Northwest Conference Returning Stars for 2026

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='910125' first='Kaci' last='Gregory'] </strong>- 2027 | Crestview<br>Gregory was the NWC Player of the Year in 2025 while also earning all-Ohio honorable mention honors in DVI. She provided a complete effort for Crestview, including 228 total kills for a 2.9 k/s average. She excelled in other areas as well, matching her top-five position offensively as she was among league leaders in total aces (44) and digs (324). She is an athletic prospect, also doing a lot of good things on the basketball court as the Knights' leading scorer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='843069' first='Kara' last='Suever']</strong> - 2027 | Lincolnview<br>At 6'2, Suever has some of the best length in the league. Her advantages at the net led to a second consecutive season at nearly 200 kills as she has 494 total kills over her three varsity seasons. With a career high 2.4 k/s average, she was second on in the league in hitting efficiency at .311. On the right pin, she demonstrated a lot of point scoring ability as she often is able to get up and swing over defenders in this league. The 1st team all-league honoree average 3.0 b/m of her own, good for a top three finish. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='814840' first='Karlie' last='Lora'] </strong>- 2027 | Bluffton<br>Lora was a 1st team all-league selection in 2025, as she terminated 233 total kills for a career high 2.8 k/s average. As a lengthy middle, she showed dominance at times offensively, especially in one-on-one situations where she used her spacing off the net and arm control to swing aggressively through open lanes through the defense. Approaching 600 career kills for Bluffton, she has a career efficiency of .251 and 43% kill rate. She also averaged 2.0 b/m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='790719' first='Ila' last='Hughes']</strong> - 2028 | Lincolnview<br>One of two sophomores to earn 1st team all-league honors, Hughes amassed 233 total kills in 2025, for a 3.2 k/s average. She eclipsed her freshman season numbers by a large margin and will enter the 2026 fall season with 432 total kills. The 6'1 outside hitter made big gains on the defensive side as well as she picked up a career high 8.6 d/m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='811243' first='Aubrey' last='Schroeder']</strong> - 2028 | Columbus Grove<br>Schroeder, the second sophomore to earn 1st team all-league honors, was highly terminal with 276 total kills and a career high 3.5 k/s average. A 6'0 primary pin attacker, Schroeder is athletic in her action to get up and swing with a physical arm as she can contact high and generate a lot of force on the ball. Defensively she was a star as well as she earned just over seven digs per match while also sending back 4.1 b/m. <br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->