Marshall took down Langley in five with three of the five sets decided by two points. The fifth set was won by Marshall 15-13. In the match Ayla collected 33 kills in 54 swings, which could be a record for her for one match as pointed out by the Washington Sun.

Ayla has been their top hitter since her sophomore season when she strung together 354 kills. This year she has already accumulated 348. She should break that sophomore record in her next match. Since she has started for the Statesman since her frosh season it is no doubt that she has already reached the 1,000 kill mark but stats for her frosh and junior season are not available.

Last year the Statesman appeared in the Virginia Class 6 state bracket for the first time in school history. Unfortunately, they were swept by Grassfield in the first round. This year they hope to surpass that mark. With Ayla leading the way they are a strong playoff contender, recently ranked at number 14 in the DMV, the third highest ranking for a Class 6 Virginia high school.

Ayla has committed to Elon. She sits at number 13 in our 2027 rankings.

The one match that I watched of Juniors Ayla was on fire. She could not be stopped whether hitting from the front row or back row. Normally, she plays three rotations but in the match I watched she played six rotations. Ayla has committed to Elon.

Juniors was the third seed in their pool and finished third. Their only two losses were to the top two seeds in their pool.

Tomorrow they will be in a pool with SA Elite and Idaho United.