Second team All-Americans
Gabriella Palmeri helped take St. Francis to the California state final.
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MB - Leah Perri, Gull Lake (Richland, Mich.), 5-11 SeniorPerry
led Gull Lake to a 57-7 record and the state semis. She had 657 kills
(54 percent), 44 aces (605 serves), 152 blocks and 603 serve receptions (30
errors). She will attend Clemson.
MH/MB - Kelly Robertson, Parkland (Allentown, Pa.), 6-0 Senior
Nikki Hess, Horizon
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Robertson
totaled 548 kills (64 percent), 144 digs, 43 aces and 93 blocks to lead the
team to a 38-5-2 record and the state finals. She will attend Penn State.
MH - Nikki Hess, Horizon (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 6-0 Senior The
middle blocker was the leading outside hitter on the state championship
team. She totaled 378 kills and had 60 aces to go with her 94.5 service
percentage.
OH - Gabriella Palmeri, St. Francis (Sacramento, Calif.), 6-0 Senior Palmeri compiled 434 kills (46 percent), 30 aces, 392 digs, 36 blocks and 280 serve receptions in leading the Troubadours to the California D-I runner-up trophy. She will attend Pepperdine.
OH - Ashlie Williams, Marymount (Los Angeles), 5-11 SeniorWilliams led Marymount (37-5) to the California D-I state title with more than 300 kills and 50 blocks. She played her best games in pressure situations. She will attend Georgetown.
OH - Courtney Schwan, Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma, Wash.), 6-4 Junior
Skylar Dykstra, Redondo Union
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Schwan was Washington's top player and led the Lions to the state 4A title and a 31-2 record. In four state tourney matches, Schwan amassed 82 kills, 16 aces and 42 digs. She has committed to Washington.
OH - Skylar Dykstra, Redondo Union (Calif.), 5-10 SeniorThe
UCLA-bound Dykstra totaled 328 kills (40 percent), 45 aces, 51 blocks and
456 digs to lead the 38-5 Seahawks to the California D-I semifinals.
OH - Beth Prince, Avon (Ind.), 6-3 SophomorePrince led Avon to a 34-5 record and second-straight state title. She totaled 505 kills, 45 aces, 192 digs and 57 blocks.
OH - Sarah Wilhite, Eden Prairie (Minn.), 6-1 SeniorThe Minnesota
Player of the Year broke the school's season kill record with 667 kills and finished her career with
1,987 kills. She was the Gatorade State Player of the Year as a junior and has
signed with Minnesota.
S - Kayla Crook, Barnstable (Hyannis, Mass.), 5-8 SeniorCrook had 680 assists, 177 digs and 39 aces (92 percent). For her four seasons at Barnstable, she recorded more than 2,000 career assists and led Barnstable to Massachusetts D-1 state championships in 2010, '11 and '12.
S - Alexa Filley, Assumption (Louisville, Ky.), 5-8 JuniorFilley was first team All-State with 845 assists, 50 kills and 184 digs as the Rockets repeated as state champions and won 38 of 40 matches. She has committed to Western Kentucky.
DS/L - Taylor Lebo, LaPorte (Ind.), 5-9 Senior
Marina Rose, Coventry
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After missing the entire 2011 season, Lebo bounced back impressively in leading LaPorte to a 27-7 record and earning The Times Media Company's Indiana Player of the Year honor. Lebo totaled 426 kills (40 percent), 82 aces (466 and 93 percent), 62 blocks, 755 digs and in 522 serves, had only 22 errors. Lebo has signed with Indiana.
L/DS - Morganne Longoria, Burlington (Wis.), 5-1 Senior The shortest All-American has a big game. She led Burlington to a 44-2 record and state title with 297 receptions, 300 digs and 57 aces (92 percent on 402 serves).
AA/DS - Marina Rose, Coventry (Conn.), 5-9 SeniorRose
led the Patriots to their seventh-straight state title and a 24-0
record in 2012. She played on all four of Coventry's state title teams
and lost only one game in high school. She led all American preps with a
78.9 kill percentage (447 kills), and added 409 digs, served 92 aces
with only seven service errors (307 serves). She will play at
Providence.
AA - Nia Reed, Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington Township, N.J.), 6-2 JuniorReed led IHA to the state title and an 18-2 record. She led the state in kills with 525 and also totaled 100 blocks, 122 digs and had 42 aces. She was named New Jersey Player of the Year.