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<p>Career Milestones are something to be celebrated for our athletes, and this article will be a running list of career milestones reached this season. If you know someone that has reached a career milestone or is close to reaching one, please let us know. We would love to acknowledge them in this article. You can hit me up on Twitter at @RyanPrepDigMO.</p>
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<p><strong>Career Milestones Part 6</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='102554' first='Juliette' last='Myrick'] – 2023 – Setter/Opposite – Eureka</strong></p>
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<p>The lefty reached the 1000 career assist mark last week, and the stat stuffer also has 518 digs and 304 career kills.</p>
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<p><strong>Lily Ray – 2023 – Setter - Wheaton</strong></p>
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<p>Lily surpassed the 1000 career assists in action last week.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='99216' first='Ashley' last='Mullen'] -2023 – Setter – Liberty</strong></p>
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<p>The UCLA recruit broke a massive milestone by collecting her 3000 career assists last week, which moved her into 5<sup>th</sup> place on the MSHSAA all-time assists. Mullen will move into 3<sup>rd</sup> place over the next couple of games.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='213639' first='Madison' last='Williams'] – 2023 – Setter – Windsor</strong></p>
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<p>Another setter has broken the 1000 career assists mark, and Williams also has 425 digs and 325 career kills.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='150044' first='Kylie' last='Surratt'] – 2024 – Outside – Pattonville</strong></p>
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<p>Kylie broke the school's career kill record of 682 and has 688 with another year to go, and 1000 is easily within reach. </p>
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<p><strong>Career Milestones Part 5</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='150039' first='Claire' last='Fulton'] – 2024 – Setter - Visitation Academy</strong></p>
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<p>Another setter takes down the career assist milestone in another year and a half to play. 2000 career assists are within reach for Claire.</p>
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<p><strong>Paige Rowland – 2023 – Middle - Pattonville</strong></p>
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<p>5'11" middle for the Pirates broke the school's record for career blocks of 222 in the Oakville Tournament.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='124225' first='Sammi' last='Bergjans'] – 2024 - Setter – Incarnate Word Academy</strong></p>
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<p>The 5'9" setter for the Red Knights reached 1000 career assists in her match within the Oakville Tournament.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='99225' first='Maya' last='Watkins'] – 2025 - Outside – East Buchanan</strong></p>
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<p>The hammer from East Buchanan eclipsed the 1000 career kills in a sweep over Trenton. Currently, she has 1006 kills and counting.</p>
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<p><strong>Madelyn Colin – 2024 - Setter – College Heights Christian</strong></p>
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<p>Madelyn would reach a career milestone last week, surpassing the 1000 career assists mark. Another year and a half could push her close to 2000 career assists.</p>
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<p><strong>Parker Long – Outside – Seneca</strong></p>
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<p>Long reached the 500 career kills last weekend at the Strafford Tournament as her team went 2-2-1 on the day.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='102462' first='Addison' last='Kersting'] – Setter – St. Charles</strong></p>
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<p>500 kills for setter and right-side lefty Kersting in last week's action.</p>
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<p><strong>Ensley Dinkins – 2024 - Setter – South Iron</strong></p>
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<p>Class 1 South Iron runs a 6-2, and both setters are now over 1000 career assists. Both setters play middle as well for the Panthers.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='150012' first='Tess' last='McConnell'] – 2023 - Middle - Oakville</strong></p>
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<p>The beast in the middle for the Tigers reached 500 career kills during play last weekend.</p>
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<p><strong>Career Milestone Part 4</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='171213' first='Paige' last='Siebert'] – 2023 - Setter – Jefferson</strong></p>
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<p>Paige has been part of the program for four years and reached the 2000 assists mark, potentially finishing her career with over 2500. Move her up the state records for career assists with another deep playoff run.</p>
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<p><strong>Katelyn Diani - O'Day – 2025 – Setter – Lutheran</strong></p>
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<p>The sophomore sensation surpassed 1000 assists in a match against Visitation Academy. Ironically she reached the milestone playing against the Vivettes, where her father coaches.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='124854' first='Katie' last='Moore'] – 2024 – Libero – Windsor</strong></p>
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<p>The Owl's libero reached the 1000<sup>th</sup> dig milestone last week, with the 1500<sup>th</sup> milestone within reach this year with a deep playoff run.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='150038' first='Mollie' last='Thomas'] – 2024 – Setter/Outside – Marshfield</strong></p>
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<p>Thomas reached two milestones in her career this month by surpassing 1000 assists and 500 kills. She gives the Blue Jays a solid outlet on the outside and then can flawlessly run the show.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='123465' first='Reese' last='Gray'] – 2023 – Outside – Lesterville</strong></p>
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<p>Reese broke the Lesterville Bearcat career kill record last week at the SEMO Dig for Life Tournament. The record was set two years ago by Mallory Polk. Gray currently sits 4<sup>th</sup> place for career kills in the MSHSAA record books with 1600.</p>
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<p><strong>Career Milestones Part 3</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='124226' first='Autumn' last='Bax'] – 2024 – Opposite – Blair Oaks</strong></p>
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<p>Falcon's opposite hammer is now the new Blair Oaks all-time kill leader with 716 and counting.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='123460' first='Grace' last='O'Reilly'] – 2023 – Right Side – Springfield Catholic</strong></p>
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<p>The Long Beach State recruit knocked down her 1000th kill in a win over Clever 25-21, 21-25, 25-23, 25-16. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='119225' first='Abigail' last='Christian'] – 2023 – Libero – Liberty North</strong></p>
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<p>With the win over Blue Springs, Liberty North's [player_tooltip player_id='119225' first='Abigail' last='Christian'] surpassed 1000 career digs and currently sits at 1021.</p>
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<p><strong>Kelsey Cova – 2023 – Setter – Northwest</strong></p>
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<p>Cova reached the 1000 assists mark on 9/13 against Marquette.</p>
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<p><strong>Jaidyn Collins – 2023 – Setter – Lebanon</strong></p>
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<p>The 5'3" setter hit the 1000 career assists last weekend in the Hillcrest Tournament and helped her team win the championship.</p>
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<p><strong>Career Milestones Part 2</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='495283' first='Tatum' last='Kuntz'] – 2024 – Libero – Glendale</strong></p>
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<p>Kuntz reached the 1000 career digs in a 2-3 loss to Lebanon and will be close to 2000 by career end.</p>
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<p><strong>Paige Ramsey – 2023 – Libero - Eminence</strong></p>
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<p>Paige passed the 1000 career digs for the Redwings.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='168913' first='Kaitlyn' last='Belk'] – 2023 – 6'0" - Middle – Bunker</strong></p>
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<p>Big bomber Belk passed 1000 career kills this weekend Dig for Life Tournament in Cape Girardeau.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='168045' first='Callie' last='Sutton'] – 2025 – 5'7" - Setter – Bunker</strong></p>
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<p>In the early part of her sophomore year, Sutton passed 1000 career assists.</p>
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<p><strong>Career Milestones Part 1</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='168044' first='Ella' last='Keeven'] – 2025 – Setter – Marquette</strong></p>
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<p>Another sophomore has racked up 1000 career assists in the early part of her 2<sup>nd</sup> running the offense.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='150023' first='Abby' last='Chadwell'] – 2023 – Setter – Stafford</strong></p>
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<p>Indians setter surpassed the 2000 career assists and could get to 3000 by season's end with a long run into the playoffs.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='119221' first='Chapel' last='Dobbs'] – 2023 – Outside – Helias</strong></p>
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<p>Crusaders star reached 1000 career kills.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='150035' first='Audrey' last='Small'] – 2024 - Libero – Fort Zumwalt West</strong></p>
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<p>Audrey would hit the 1000 career digs in the season-opening loss. With the rest of this year and then next season still to go, Small could hit the 2000 career digs milestone.</p>
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<p><strong>Kinzie Woodside – 2023 – Libero - East Buchanan</strong></p>
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<p>The 5'3" libero would reach 100 aces for her career in a sweep of University Academy Charter of Kansas City to go along with her career digs of 1131.</p>
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<p><strong>Riley Watson – 2023 - Setter – Liberty</strong></p>
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<p>Watson would rack up her 1000 career assists in the young season and has her team off to a 2-0 start.</p>
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Career Milestones are something to be celebrated for our athletes, and this article will be a running list of career milestones reached this season. If you know someone that has reached a career milestone or is close to reaching one, please let us know. We would love to acknowledge them in this article. You can hit me up on Twitter at @RyanPrepDigMO.
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