From Volleyball to Hoops: Five Fall-to-Winter Stars

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='914696' first='Ashlyn' last='McKinney']</strong><br>McKinney is among the top 30 in our initial 2029 rankings as the 6'1 Mentor product started her varsity volleyball career with 125 total kills and a 1.4 b/m average. Competing for Force 16 National, McKinney is a lefty, bringing a unique element to that position with her dominant arm along with her length and power potential. Her freshman varsity season for the hoops team included 15.2 ppg and a near double-double average as she also grabbed 9.2 rebounds per game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='582215' first='Ariana' last='Hueter']</strong><br>One of our top-ranked 2028 prospects in Ohio, Hueter recently completed her varsity season with Lakewood basketball, averaging a near double-double at 9.2 ppg and a team high 12.1 rebounds per contest. The hoops center/power forward has been a big factor on the volleyball court for two seasons as her athleticism and physicality have led the Rangers, including a career best and team high 318 kills in 2025 for a 4.3 k/s. After two varsity seasons at the net, she has earned 523 total kills, 274 digs, 48 aces, and 42 blocks. She competes with [program_tooltip program_id='431711' first='Boss' last='CLE'] this club season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='805098' first='Caylin' last='Cox']</strong><br>The sophomore Cox has been a juggernaut of a factor for both the volleyball and basketball programs at Johnstown-Monroe this 2025-26 cycle. Her fall 2025 varsity volleyball effort included a monster effort of 307 total kills to set a new career high for a single season. She averaged 3.3 k/s along with 6.9 d/m. She has a physical arm, is athletic in her movement patterns, and just knows how to compete. This translated to the hardwood as well as she upped her season average to 16.8 ppg as the Johnnies finished 18-5 overall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='835409' first='Madi' last='Pidcock']</strong><br>Pidcock is having a heck of a junior season athletically for Nelsonville-York. She had a breakout season on the volleyball court, leading the Buckeyes with a 3.2 k/s average on a career best 264 kills. She also added over 10 digs per match. She plays the left side role well as a primary hitter with a quick turn and run effort in transition that leads to her using her athleticism well to get up and swing. At 5'8, she can be terminal with good force on the ball. Pidcock recently concluded her basketball season as well as the sharpshooter averaged 18.1 points per game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mandy Cardinal</strong><br>Cardinal is a 2026 athlete committed to play basketball at Ursuline College. At 6'0, she was a big factor on the volleyball court, including a team best 4.8 k/s that included a career high 373 kills earned through a .343 efficiency and 46% kill rate. As a middle, she also contributed 2.3 b/m. She finished her volleyball career with nearly 750 total kills. On the basketball court, Cardinal led Garfield at 19.0 ppg, a season best for her career that ended with her earning double-figure scoring for four seasons straight and a 15.0 ppg average for her overall varsity career.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->