2026’s Best Setters at the Top 250 Expo

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>This content series is sponsored by&nbsp;</em><a href="https://gc.com/home/all-other-sports?utm_source=prepdig&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=2022prepdig&amp;utm_content=gamechangeroftheevent&amp;utm_term=partner"><em>GameChanger</em></a><em>&nbsp;– The Official Scorekeeping, Stats, Team Management &amp; Technology Partner of Prep Dig.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the Top 250 Expo in Indiana this weekend, there were so many talented setters in this class! They were all so well-trained and experienced, let's discuss what makes them special here. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">[player_tooltip player_id='210192' first='Lexi' last='Shondell'] (2026, S)</span></strong></h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:image {"id":263641,"width":387,"height":258,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/12/29-Lexi-Shondell.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-263641" width="387" height="258" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Shondell is from McCutcheon High School and she is very fast on the court. I watched her sneak more than one attack over the net and catch the other team flat-footed. Smart player! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">[player_tooltip player_id='210333' first='Kenlee' last='Barnard'] (2026, S)</span></strong></h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:image {"align":"right","id":263616,"width":384,"height":256,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/12/1-Kenlee-Barnard.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-263616" width="384" height="256" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Barnard is from Evansville North High School and looks very skilled and aggressive. She has great parity, strong sets, and great communication skills on the court. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">[player_tooltip player_id='261042' first='Mya' last='Comer'] (2026, S)</span></strong></h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:image {"id":263622,"width":382,"height":254,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/12/7-Mya-Comer.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-263622" width="382" height="254" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Comer is from Greensburg High School and looked so good that I looked up her stats. I couldn't believe she was that good and that she was a freshman. She has already played in 105 sets in the high school volleyball season and had 4.7 APS, 23 service aces with a 97.9% serve efficiency, 2.0 DPS, and handled the ball 1338 times with only 18 errors. Just wow!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">[player_tooltip player_id='261026' first='Jillian' last='Deno'] (2026, S)</span></strong></h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:image {"align":"right","id":263623,"width":386,"height":257,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/12/8-Jillian-Deno.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-263623" width="386" height="257" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Deno attends William Henry Harrison High School and sets a fast tempo on her court. She moves so fast it looks really easy but that is deceptive. She is just really skilled and good at her position.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">[player_tooltip player_id='261046' first='Reese' last='Blanchard'] (2026, S)</span></strong></h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:image {"id":263618,"width":383,"height":255,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2022/12/3-Reese-Blanchard.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-263618" width="383" height="255" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Blanchard is from Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory High School. She is light on her feet, has good blocking, has great sets, and sacrifices her body to keep the ball on target to her hitters. She also caught the defense flat-footed and dinked one into no-mans-land.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->