OHSAA State Tournament Top Perfomers 2023 Division II

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Division II saw Common foe Gilmour Academy and Columbus Bishop Hartley. Hartley fell in the semi to&nbsp; Gilmour and eventual champion, Mercy McAuley defeated Marlington. Mercy wins, defeating Gilmore in a 5 set thriller; 25-22, 22-25,&nbsp; 25-18, 22-25, 16-14 winning its first state championship.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stand-out players from Mercy include a powerful offense that was spread pretty evenly in the semi with [player_tooltip player_id='139276' first='Sophia' last='Adkins'] ( Providence Commit, and [program_tooltip program_id='430852' first='Tri-State' last='Elite']. Athlete, with 11) Elly Drake (14) [player_tooltip player_id='152058' first='Caroline' last='Moore'] (Oakland University, and [program_tooltip program_id='430852' first='Tri-State' last='Elite'] Athlete, with 10) and [player_tooltip player_id='152053' first='Ashley' last='Sess']( Uncommitted, [program_tooltip program_id='430852' first='Tri-State' last='Elite'] Athlete with 11) all tallying respective kills. Their leader in assisting them was [player_tooltip player_id='114574' first='Maria' last='Drapp'] (Bradley commit and [program_tooltip program_id='430852' first='Tri-State' last='Elite'] Athlete ) tallying 43 assists. The same on the defensive side as well, as Mercy tallied an almost equal balance on first contact; Adkins (12), [player_tooltip player_id='114582' first='Ruby' last='Klusman'] (Morehead State commit, and&nbsp; (11), and Drapp with 11. Leading the way was [player_tooltip player_id='403525' first='Emma' last='Adkins'] with 21. In the final, three leaders in kills from Klusman, Moore, and [player_tooltip player_id='139276' first='Sophia' last='Adkins'],&nbsp; Drapp leading the way again with 46 assists.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='403525' first='Emma' last='Adkins'], ( Uncommitted, [program_tooltip program_id='430852' first='Tri-State' last='Elite'] Athlete, led the way in digs again with 23.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>From Gilmour,&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>&nbsp;Three leaders in the semi, [player_tooltip player_id='152050' first='Aubrey' last='Anders'](Colgate Commit, and AVC volleyball athlete with 10 )[player_tooltip player_id='152066' first='Marlie' last='Davis'] (7), and [player_tooltip player_id='139301' first='Maria' last='Flynn'] (Uncommitted Rock City Athlete with 9) all close numbers in kills. The offense was led by&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='151988' first='Ella' last='Jackson'] ( Uncommitted, [program_tooltip program_id='431777' first='Eastside' last='Cleveland Juniors'] Athlete) with 23 assists and Brie Habeeb (Uncommited, CVC athlete) with 11 Out of system assists. [player_tooltip player_id='151988' first='Ella' last='Jackson'] Led the way with 12 digs. In the final, Anders added 9 kills, [player_tooltip player_id='152049' first='Kayla' last='Channell'] (Uncommited, AVC athlete) with 11, Davis with 13.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='151988' first='Ella' last='Jackson'] led the way with a strong tally of 42 assists, and 9 digs. Brie Habeeb with 19 digs.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Key players from Bishop Hartley include; [player_tooltip player_id='139283' first='Kaylee' last='Musick'] (FIU commit and [program_tooltip program_id='431555' first='Mintonette' last='Sports'] athlete) with 7 kills and 6 assists, and [player_tooltip player_id='227802' first='Mallory' last='Matheny'] ( Uncommitted, [program_tooltip program_id='431555' first='Mintonette' last='Sports'] athlete&nbsp; with 9 assists. Karah O'Malley (Uncommitted, Rogue Athlete)&nbsp; added a team-high 12 digs.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Key players from Marlington include; Kill leaders, Giana Bogunovich ( Uncommited, Infinity athlete (8) Chelsea Evanich( A Seton Hill Basketball Commit with 7) [player_tooltip player_id='289168' first='Layne' last='Graffice'] with 9. Setting them in the semi was from soloist Janelle Swisher (Uncommitted, Infinity Athlete) with 23 assists.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='289169' first='Jacsyn' last='Hilliard'] led the defensive side with 16 digs.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->