2026 Watchlist Setters

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Our first look at the watchlist will start with some of the setters. This is a random list. Literally. I put the setters' names in a generator and decided to talk about the ones that made it through the process.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='232324' first='Bella' last='Asante'] - Camdenton/DC Queens</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I actually had the chance to see Asante a couple of weekends ago at a club tournament. She stood out immediately as an athletic player who can set and swing. In her debut season for Camdenton, she led the team with 722 assists. She added 57 kills. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='261302' first='Jocelyn' last='Heckman'] - Park Hill South/Mavs</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I also saw Heckman not long ago in tournament action and was impressed with her play. She plays for Mavs KC 15-2 and has a lot of upside and potential. She played on the Park Hill South junior varsity as a freshman. The thing I liked most about her when I watched live, she knows to go with the ball when her team needs a score. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='207580' first='Audrey' last='Hackney'] - Eureka/[program_tooltip program_id='428799' first='Rockwood' last='Thunder']</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hackney is in good hands in her development being a member of the Eureka and [program_tooltip program_id='428799' first='Rockwood' last='Thunder'] programs. She sets for 15 Navy and has looked good this club season. She has great quickness and utilizes her jump-setting abilities. I really like her back sets to the opposite. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='357617' first='Ellie' last='Anderson'] - Helias/Central Missouri VBC</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Central Missouri earned a bid not long ago and I had the chance to see Anderson in action. She set for the freshman squad in a two-setter system and had just under 300 assists. She was very good behind the service line with over 70 aces on the season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='222067' first='Savannah' last='Crane'] - Webb City</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Crane is a youngster in the Webb City program and should see more time in the coming years. She is a setter who has shown she has good athleticism and hands. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='222580' first='Grace' last='Holtz'] - Howell Central</strong>/<strong>HPSTL</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Holtz had 332 assists in her freshman campaign for Howell Central. She showed she is poised and can make great sets to the far pin. She is doing her thing this year for HPSTL 15 Royal. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->