Weekly Notes for Greater Cincy/Northern KY Area

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mercy McAuley vs. Notre Dame Academy</strong><br>It was the Wolves vs. the Pandas as Mercy McAuley traveled across the state line to take on NDA in a match up of two teams touted as significant threats to make a big impact this season in their respective states. As Mercy McAuley claimed the win what is most surprising is that they did it in a dominant way, sweeping their opponent 3-0 by scores of 25-19, 25-20, 25-22. Juniors <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139276' first='Sophia' last='Adkins']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='114582' first='Ruby' last='Klusman']</strong> led the offense as they both reached double figure kills with 14 and 10 respectively. As Adkins has steadily improved her range and effectiveness, Klusman is showing signs of growing her impact with her arm at the pins. She also added 20 digs in the win for a match double-double. It is a pair of sophomores in <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='152053' first='Ashley' last='Sess']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='152058' first='Caroline' last='Moore']</strong> that will be of big importance if they both can grow consistent offensive output to help develop more balance in the Wolves' attack. Sess was great against NDA with eight kills while hitting .438 and terminating 50% of her attempts. Moore added five kills. Setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='114574' first='Maria' last='Drapp']</strong> was terrific in her distribution with 37 total assists while also contributing three total blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='107399' first='Julia' last='Hunt']</strong> - 2024 | Holy Cross (*pictured)<br>Hunt, one of the nation's most sought after 2024 prospects, is among Kentucky state leaders offensively as she is averaging 6.3 kills per set while hitting .304. She sees a high volume of work and has the ability to terminate from any location as she has expanded her effectiveness at the pins to complement the damage she can do on quicker tempo options around the setter. Hunt should eclipse the 1,000 kill mark in the coming weeks. She gets it done in other areas as well as she has a career average of four blocks per match and has increased her serving pressure as she has earned 15 total aces over three matches so far in 2022.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='68150' first='Camryn' last='Kohrs']</strong> - 2023 | Newport Central Catholic<br>The senior libero currently ranks in the top-25 in Kentucky defensively as she picks up 12 digs per match on average. Her numbers at the conclusion of last season were slightly higher as she averaged 13.2 digs per match with a total of 490 in 2021. Kohrs is also among team leaders with 10 service aces. The Thoroughbreds are off to a 2-4 start this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Abby Hambidge</strong> - 2024 | Madeira<br>The junior dual threat hitter/setter is off to a great start in 2022 as she is leading the Madeira offense averaging 4.0 kills per set while attacking at a .405 efficiency. The Mustangs are off to a 4-2 start in large part due to the contributions that Hambidge makes in a variety of areas of the game. In addition to her offensive production she also averages seven digs per match, has earned 11 service aces, and shares the setting responsibilities where she averages 3.3 assists per set. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='195616' first='Brookelyn' last='Zeuch']</strong> - 2025 | Bishop Fenwick<br>The 5'4 setter is among state leaders early in the season in total assists with 139 for an average of 10.7 assists per set. In 2021, she posted solid numbers sharing time in her first year as a floor leader where she totaled 437 assists for the full season. She is on pace to surpass that output in the coming weeks given her expanded presence on the court to set the entirety of the Falcons' offense this season. <br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->