Holy Innocents’ has specifically highlighted Donnelly for both setting and serving this season. That combination immediately gives her evaluation more depth. Serving is often discussed as an isolated skill, but strategically it is an extension of volleyball IQ.

Good servers understand more than where they want the ball to land. They recognize passers, seams, rotations and when changing pace or location can force an offense away from its preferred first option. Add setting responsibility and Donnelly is seeing the game from another decision-making position.

She has to understand offensive spacing, hitter availability and where the block is forming. Players who develop that kind of broad court awareness can become valuable connectors in a lineup. The recruiting appeal is less about labeling her as one specific thing and more about the number of ways her skill set can help a team function. ~ Samantha Fitzgerald @BenchtoBeast_prepdigga