OHSAA State Tournament Top Performers 2023 Division I

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Division 1 had excitement coming from a final four that consisted of Kings, St. Joseph Academy, Olentangy Orange, and Toledo St. Ursula Academy.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kings defeated. St. Joseph Academy in the Semi, and Orange defeated St. Ursula in it's semi-final.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lead Players from Kings from the semi-final include [player_tooltip player_id='114584' first='Elise' last='Marchal'], (Appalachian State, [program_tooltip program_id='431827' first='Elevation' last=''] athlete) with 19 kills on 68 attempts with 10 errors, finishing with a .132. She also added 13 digs. [player_tooltip player_id='114565' first='Sydney' last='Barrett'], University of Dayton commit and NKYVC athlete, led the way with 25 kills on 48 attempts, she finished with a .312 and. Matched Marchal with 13 digs.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Leading the way in the offense was setter  [player_tooltip player_id='139272' first='Abby' last='Yoder'] Ohio State commit and NKYVC athlete, gathered 43 assists and 11 digs. [player_tooltip player_id='114578' first='Dakota' last='Henry'] a University of Rhode Island commit and [program_tooltip program_id='430852' first='Tri-State' last='Elite'] athlete, had a team high 18 digs.  </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the final, lead players from Kings include, [player_tooltip player_id='114584' first='Elise' last='Marchal'], with an incredible 28 kills and 8 digs,&nbsp; and Yoder finishing with 38 assists.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lead Players in the semi-final&nbsp; from Orange include Attackers [player_tooltip player_id='139282' first='Lily' last='Barron'] ( [program_tooltip program_id='431555' first='Mintonette' last='Sports'], M.81, and University of Houston commit)&nbsp; with 19 kills and Maddie Cugino ([program_tooltip program_id='431555' first='Mintonette' last='Sports'], M.81, and Gonzaga commit with 10. Izzy Schlovin lead with 40 assists [player_tooltip player_id='227636' first='Emma' last='Cugino'] added 21 digs.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the final, Orange was dominated by an offensive front of [player_tooltip player_id='114584' first='Elise' last='Marchal'], however attackers were fairly equal across the board, with Cugino, Barron and Maci Gerboth adding 7 kills.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='227636' first='Emma' last='Cugino'] added 18 digs, and Scholvin with a team high 21 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Key players from St. Joseph Academy include; [player_tooltip player_id='152043' first='Belle' last='Groomes'] University of San Diego commit, and AVC athlete (24 kills), Avery Anders, an AVC volleyball athlete, and Bowling Green State commit,&nbsp; with 26 digs, and the duo. In assists [player_tooltip player_id='199839' first='Olivia' last='Castelluccio'], Uncommitted Southwest Volleyball athlete (30 Assists) and Groomes with an incredible night also tallying 22 assists.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Key players from St. Ursula include; Kill leader Erin Maloney, Assists leader [player_tooltip player_id='139304' first='Lucy' last='Mott'] (Boston College Commit),&nbsp; and leading the way in digs;&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='239230' first='Olivia' last='Batch']. Wheeling University commit and TVC athlete.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was an exciting State tournament, with familiar foes, and newcomers coming away with the title. High School season has now come to a close; ending seemingly faster than it began. We are excited to follow these young ladies and their club teams. Come end of January when club season begins, where will these ladies be taking their club teams? Check back with us as we follow these ladies and see which players to watch for as club season begins!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->