The DMV area can be a melting pot including a number of states. The Chesapeake Region includes DC, Virginia and Maryland as well as Delaware and West Virginia. The club Blue Ridge happens to border West Virginia and Musselman High. Ada has played for Blue Ridge for a number of years. It helps that her father also coaches there.

When you watch Ada hit you are surprised at the power she can put into the ball. With her skinny frame it makes you wonder where that muscle comes from. She stands 5’11” (now 6’0″ on Max Preps), which might be considered undersized by many college coaches. For her high school career she amassed 1985 kills, averaging close to 4 kills per set. She also finished with a hitting percentage of .287.

One of her closest friends and former teammate Hannah Howard also won a Gatorade Player of the Year award for the same West Virginia high school. She eventually converted to libero during her 18 season while playing for Paramount after making a commitment to UMBC. Ada would have liked to play with Hannah at UMBC but that did not work out. So instead, she will play at Shepherd University in West Virginia.

Just think, UMBC could possibly have committed two Gatorade player of the year recruits if they had played their cards right.

Ada McCoy Ada McCoy 6'0" | OH Musselman (WVA) | 2025 State VA plays left side for both Blue Ridge and Musselman. Max Preps recently named her as the top player from West Virginia. She led Musselman to the finals of the West Virginia high school state championship. Despite her 31 kills they fell short. She also led Blue Ridge to the number 4 ranking in the Chesapeake Region, according to Avanced Event System (AES).

Ada finished number one in the state of West Virginia in kills with 708. As a frosh she finished with 13 kills in the championship match. She combined with Hannah Howard for 30 total to lead the Applemen to the West Virginia state championship. As a sophomore she finished with 15 kills, while Hannah contributed 12 to lead Musselman to a second state championship.

Hannah Howard currently plays libero for UMBC. It might be a good move for UMBC to reunite the two to win another American East championship. That duo seems pretty good at winning titles while playing together.

Ada was voted by Max Preps as the top player in West Virginia. She led her high school team Musselman to the semi-finals of the West Virginia State championships. The six rotation left side remains one of the top ranked players who has yet to commit. Her left side contributions along with Berkeley Konrady Berkeley Konrady 6'1" | OH Millbrook | 2025 State VA place Blue Ridge among the top 100 club teams nationally at 17U.