2025 Rankings: More New Additions

Mike Bryant August 11, 2023 @ 10:25 PM

[player_tooltip player_id='321046' first='Julia' last='Oster'] (*pictured) Oster is one of the best defensive and ball control additions to the 2025 rankings list as she is coming off a great club season as the libero for a high level 16U team that competed very well on the national level. The Colgate commit has quickness and court vision that helps her create quality first-touch pursuit and results. She has 419 total career digs after two high school seasons and returns for the defending state champs at Lake Catholic as a key piece that helps ignite their high performance offense.   [player_tooltip player_id='151969' first='Kennedy' last='Smith'] Smith played primarily as a defensive specialist during the club season as she complemented her team's primary libero well in helping to create good stability in their back row first-touch action. She has good size for this role at 5'9 as she can create good range with her movement and platform development. Oletangy graduated their libero from 2022 as Smith was 2nd behind her statistically at 2.4 d/s. Look for her to assume the the libero jersey for the Braves this fall.   [player_tooltip player_id='445097' first='Ellie' last='Kline'] Kline was Crestview's (Convoy, OH) libero in 2022 helping lead their defensive effort as they advanced to the state semifinal round. At 4.3 d/s, she helped create great opportunities for their offense and the core group of arms that did the bulk of their point scoring, much of which returns in 2023. With a 14.9 d/m average last fall, she has picked up a total of 723 digs in two varsity seasons.   [player_tooltip player_id='289165' first='Evelyn' last='Brown'] Brown was a key piece for Bloom-Carroll in 2022 and returns to help them improve on their overall success last fall. She is an active middle with good court awareness and arm movement in the air. She contributed 2.8 k/s during her sophomore year and has 154 total blocks over her first two varsity seasons.   [player_tooltip player_id='445114' first='Liah' last='Harris'] Harris is a new rankings addition given the athleticism and impact in the middle noticed during the club season. She gets off the floor well and has a high elbow contact that can be effective in challenging the defense in front of her at the net. As she improves the quality of her movement and timing she has potential to be a big impact player. She had 121 total kills for Hilliard Darby in 2022 and should see more opportunities offensively this fall for the Panthers.

Julia Oster Julia Oster 5'8" | DS/L Lake Catholic | 2025 State OH (*pictured)
Oster is one of the best defensive and ball control additions to the 2025 rankings list as she is coming off a great club season as the libero for a high level 16U team that competed very well on the national level. The Colgate commit has quickness and court vision that helps her create quality first-touch pursuit and results. She has 419 total career digs after two high school seasons and returns for the defending state champs at Lake Catholic as a key piece that helps ignite their high performance offense.