Club Preview: Three Ohio Area 18U Contenders
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NKYVC 18 TsunamiLed by the 2023 Kentucky player of the year and University of Washington commit Julia Hunt Julia Hunt 6'1" | MB Holy Cross (Covington) | 2024 State #11 Nation KY , this team has improved their roster strength…
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Led by the 2023 Kentucky player of the year and University of Washington commit
Julia Hunt
Julia
Hunt
6'1" | MB
Holy Cross (Covington) | 2024
State
#11
Nation
KY
, this team has improved their roster strength from a season ago that saw them triple qualify for USAV nationals along with winning the prestigious Triple Crown invitational. Comprised of athletes from northern Kentucky and the Cincinnati area, other top prospects from Kentucky include 1st team all-Kentucky selections in outside hitter
Alivia Skidmore
Alivia
Skidmore
OH
St. Henry | 2024
State
#64
Nation
KY
(Western Kentucky commit) and middle
Lilly Hamburg
Lilly
Hamburg
6'0" | MB
Conner | 2024
State
KY
. They gain some big talent by adding 2nd team all-Kentucky selection
Kiana Dinn
Kiana
Dinn
5'10" | OH
Ryle | 2024
State
#139
Nation
KY
. Dinn is an athletic and versatile athlete that helps create position depth in multiple areas. She will be heading to national power Pitt. The Ohio contingency is led by a pair of DI state champions as 1st team all-Ohio selection
Sydney Barrett
Sydney
Barrett
6'0" | OH
Kings | 2024
State
#119
Nation
OH
(Dayton commit) and 1st team all-ECC setter
Abby Yoder
Abby
Yoder
5'10" | S
Kings | 2024
State
#101
Nation
OH
helped lead Kings to the crown this past fall, the first public school to win the Ohio DI title in several years.
Lilly Gillespie
Lilly
Gillespie
5'8" | OH
Turpin | 2024
State
OH
(Cincinnati commit), another 1st team all-ECC along with an all-Ohio honorable mention selection, brings some of the best six-rotation skills and experience back with her strength being in her defense and ball control. Combined with returning libero
Elizabeth Tabeling
Elizabeth
Tabeling
5'7" | DS/L
St. Henry | 2024
State
#127
Nation
KY
(all-Kentucky honorable mention; Ball State commit), this team should once again compete very well on the defensive side to match their offensive strength.
Tri-State Elite
18 Blue
Led by a pair from the Ohio DII state champions, this team has the tools to compete very well on the national stage. Outside hitter
Sophia Adkins
Sophia
Adkins
6'0" | OH
Mercy McAuley | 2024
State
#71
Nation
OH
(Providence commit) and setter
Maria Drapp
Maria
Drapp
5'9" | S
Mercy McAuley | 2024
State
OH
(Bradley commit) were both all-Ohio selections following their effort that helped Mercy McAuley prevail with a state title at the end of the fall high school season. Roger Bacon’s
Kelsey Niesen
Kelsey
Niesen
5'9" | DS/L
Roger Bacon | 2024
State
OH
(Xavier commit) had a fantastic high school career and returns to this team with her solid well-rounded skill set.
Dakota Henry
Dakota
Henry
5'5" | DS/L
Kings | 2024
State
OH
(Rhode Island commit) and Alexis Woolf (Eastern Kentucky commit) combine with Niesen to provide one of the most effective backcourt trios in their serve receive and defense. Another big arm returning is all-Ohio 2nd team selection
Faith Young
Faith
Young
6'0" | OH
Harrison | 2024
State
OH
(Western Kentucky commit) who can bring big power and pace in the middle and at the pins if needed. St. Louis commit
Addy Brus
Addy
Brus
5'10" | OH
St. Ursula | 2024
State
OH
gets off the floor well and should shoulder a fair share of the pin action given the absence of two key of arms from last season. The middle position will be occupied at times by both
Molly Dorger
Molly
Dorger
6'0" | MB
St. Ursula | 2024
State
OH
and
Anna Guard
Anna
Guard
5'11" | MB
St. Henry | 2024
State
KY
(Eastern Michigan commit; all-Kentucky honorable mention). This squad finished 5th in 17 Open at the 2023 AAU national tournament.
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A quartet of Division I all-Ohio selections are back for this team. Pin hitter
Lily Barron
Lily
Barron
6'2" | OH
Oletangy Orange | 2024
State
OH
is a Houston commit and 1st team all-Ohio selection. She pairs with the big arm of
Taylor Bahnub
Taylor
Bahnub
6'2" | MB
Dublin Jerome | 2024
State
OH
as the Clemson commit and 2nd team all-Ohio honoree brings good length and quickness in the middle. The other all-Ohio prospects include the versatile
Madison Cugino
Madison
Cugino
5'9" | DS/L
Oletangy Orange | 2024
State
OH
(Gonzaga commit) who has great range defensively while also adding pin depth offensively. She was a third team selection as outside hitter AnaCate Loftus (South Carolina Aiken commit) was selected to the all-Ohio honorable mention squad. Setter
Kaylee Musick
Kaylee
Musick
6'1" | S
Bishop Hartley | 2024
State
#112
Nation
OH
(*pictured) was a 1st team all-Ohio selection in Division II and is committed to Florida International. She is back to once again lead this team through her distribution for her final club season. Others to see include newcomer
Brooke Briscoe
Brooke
Briscoe
5'5" | S
Versailles | 2024
State
OH
, a DIII 2nd team all-Ohio selection, the versatile
Lexi Grissett
Lexi
Grissett
5'10" | S
Alexander | 2024
State
OH
(DIII 3rd team all-Ohio; Ohio University commit), and the 6’4 right side presence of Virginia commit
Becca Wight
Becca
Wight
6'4" | RS
Thomas Worthington | 2024
State
OH
. Middles
Hattie Welker
Hattie
Welker
6'2" | MB
Big Walnut | 2024
State
OH
(Eastern Michigan commit) and
Grace Thomas
Grace
Thomas
6'1" | MB
Dublin Coffman | 2024
State
OH
(Central Michigan commit) should both factor into their middle presence on both sides of the ball.