Third TeamMB - Shelby Conley, Johnson Central (Paintsville, Ky.), 5-11 SrConley was named 15 Region Player of the Year and also earned first team All-Kentucky honors in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Conley was awarded AVCA Under Armour All-American Honorable Mention honors after her senior season. The outside hitter tallied 688 kills with a .484 hitting percentage and 165 total blocks. She will attend Marshall.
MH - Caroline Marsh, North Henderson (Hendersonville, N.C.), 5-10 SoMarsh averaged 6.7 kills, 1.5 blocks and 2.3 digs per set while serving 41 aces and returning 325 serves with just 31 errors as the Knights went 16-8. The all-state player was named the Times-News POY.
MB - Meg Morningstar, North Allegheny (Wexford, Pa.), 6-2 Sr
Casey Hunt, Granby Memorial
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She recorded 293 kills and 117 blocks this past season, leading the Tigers to the Class AAA quarterfinals. A two-time all-state selection, she also posted a hitting percentage of .444 and earned first team All-WPIAL honors for three years. She has signed with Notre Dame and was the state Gatorade POY winner.
MH - Rachel Anderson, Sturgis (Mich.), 6-2 SrThe big hitter led Sturgis to a 50-win season with 675 kills (4.9, 56 percent) and 150 blocks. She will attend Western Kentucky.
OH - Casey Hunt, Granby Memorial (Conn.), SrHunt
led Granby to a 26-0 record and the M state title as she averaged 2.7
kills and served 92 percent with 58 aces. She also had just 11 service
errors with 219 receptions.
OH - Stephanie Williams, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (Chardon, Ohio), 6-0 SrWilliams was voted first team all-Ohio, North Coast League Player of the Year, District Player of the Year and Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin School MVP as a senior. She led Latin to the 2A state title when she recorded 458 kills, 431 digs, 70 blocks and 42 aces. She has signed with Pittsburgh.
OH - Julia Saunders, Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, Ill.), 6-3 SrSaunders guided Nazareth Academy to three regional titles. She averaged 4.1 kills, 2.1 digs and 0.6 blocks per set as a senior. She was a third-team AVCA All-American selection. She has signed with Wisconsin.
OH/MB - Tricia Brown, Big Bear (Big Bear City, Calif.), 6-0 SrBrown put up big numbers – 6.3 kills (543) and 2.1 blocks (183) – as Big Bear made the playoffs and went 21-8. She also was a 96.5 percent server with 53 aces and returned 402 serves with only 20 errors.
OH - Kayla Ellis, Century (Pocatello, Idaho), 5-8 SrDespite nursing a back injury, Ellis led Century to a 37-6 record and a fifth-straight Class 4A state title — all of which have been anchored by a player named Ellis. On the season, she slammed 381 kills while recording a .363 hitting percentage. She also collected 398 digs, 342 service receptions, 71 service aces, 28 blocks and 28 digs.
OH - Liz Twilley, Oakdale (Ijamsville, Md.), 6-2 Sr
Jessica Dillon, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
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Maryland's Gatorade winner, Twilley led the Bears to an 18-2 record and the Class 2A state championship. Twilley slammed 359 kills while recording a .502 kill percentage and .381 hitting percentage. The two-time Frederick County Player of the Year also amassed 215 digs, 198 service receptions, 56 blocks and 29 service aces. She has signed with Maryland.
S - Jessica Dillon, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Burnt Hills, N.Y.), 5-9 SrThis season, she averaged 9.6 assists, 2.57 kills and 1.7 digs per set and was named the Suburban Council's Most Valuable Player. Dillon became the first Spartan to reach 2,000 assists and 600 kills in the program's history. An all-state first team player, Dillon earned Under Armour All-America honorable mention honors.
S - Corinne Cox, Notre Dame Academy (Hingham, Mass.), 6-1 JrCox recorded 718 assists, 68 kills, 55 blocks, 51 service aces and 33 digs this past season, leading the Cougars (21-1) to the D-2 state semifinals. Cox is a two-time Division 2 first team all-state honoree and helped Notre Dame to the 2012 D2 state title. She concluded her junior year with 1,518 assists in her prep volleyball career. She was named the state's Gatorade POY.
S - Rachel Janson, Charlotte Country Day (N.C.), 5-6 SrJanson, an all-state setter, quarterbacked the Buccaneers to a 44-1 season and high national ranking by averaging 10.9 assists per set (1,277). She also recorded 41 aces and had 290 digs.
S - Emily Rahe, Bishop Hartley (Columbus, Ohio), 5-7 SrThe 2014 Central Ohio Volleyball Athlete of the Year recorded 12.3 assists and 4.3 digs per set as the Hawks reached the state finals. She served at a 97.9 rate. Rahe recorded 3,195 career assists, which is second-most in Ohio high school history. She has signed with Mount Vernon Nazarene.
L - Bailey Henington, Sonora (Calif.), 5-4 SrHenington recorded 517 digs (5.0), 96 assists and 40 aces on 338 attempts in leading a balanced Sonora team to California's D-IV state title and a 37-5 season.
A-A - Paige McKnight, Dunwoody (Ga.), 5-9 SrNamed Georgia's 5A POY and Gatorade winner, McKnight slammed 475 kills while recording a .485 kill percentage and .344 hitting percentage, leading the Wildcats (43-5) to the Class AAAAA state semifinals. McKnight amassed 301 assists, 251 digs, 245 service receptions, 107 service aces and 43 blocks. She has signed with Georgetown.
A-A - Ohiyah Shirley, Monument Valley (Kayenta, Ariz.), 5-10 SrShirley was named Arizona's small school POY after she tallied 329 kills, 286 digs and 85 blocks in leading Monument Valley to the state 3A title. She has signed with Northern Arizona.