Second TeamOH - Molly Haggerty, St. Francis (Wheaton, Ill.), 6-2 Jr. Haggerty led the Spartans to a 38-4 record and the Class 3A state title and slammed 381 kills with 152 digs, 53 blocks and 20 service aces while posting a .540 kill percentage. The 2014 News-Gazette All-State Volleyball Player of the Year was also the Illinois Gatorade winner.
OH - Lindsey Ruddins, Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), 6-2 Sr. Ruddins, who has committed to Santa Barbara, led the Wolverines to a high national ranking and a 29-2 season. She averaged 5.4 kills per set and was among team leaders in digs, blocks and serving. The was CIF Southern Section D-I Player of the Year.
OH - Khalia Lanier, Xavier College Prep (Phoenix), 6-2 Jr.
Khalia Lanier, Xavier College Prep
Photoby Mark Jones
Named Arizona's Large School Player of the Year last season as a sophomore, she led Xavier to 37-4 season as a junior. She averaged five kills and four digs per set, and led the state semifinal team with 45 aces, She has committed to USC.
OH - Taylor Lord, Musselman (Inwood, W. Va.), 5-9 Sr.Lord led the Applemen to a 49-6-1 record and a second consecutive 3A state championship. The state's returning Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year, Lord slammed 758 kills while recording a .505 kill percentage and .418 hitting percentage. A two-time State Player of the Year, Lord also amassed 479 service receptions, 341 digs, 57 service aces and 43 blocks. She has signed with West Virginia.
L - Amber MacDonald, Blessed Trinity (Roswell, Ga.), 5-4 Sr.The Titans won two state championships during MacDonald's tenure, including in 2014, and advanced to the state tournament finals all four years. She finished her career with 2,355 digs, including 787 as a senior. MacDonald, who is second all-time in Georgia state history in career digs, has committed to Wisconsin.
S - Kylie Pickrell, Coppell (Texas), 5-11 Sr.Pickrell, who has committed to Arizona State, led a young Coppell team to a 32-12 record when she totaled 197 kills, 41 aces, 73 blocks, 411 digs and 1,152 assists in 127 sets.
MB - Lexie Hamrick, Mercy (Louisville, Ky.), 6-3 Sr.Hamrick guided Mercy to the Kentucky state championship and a 41-1 record, and was named State Tournament MVP. She led Mercy in blocks (344) and hitting percentage (.496) and was named to the Kentucky High School All-State Tournament team and All-Region team in 2013 and 2014. She has signed with North Carolina.
MB - Leah Meyer, St. Mary's (Lancaster, N.Y.), 6-3 Sr.Meyer led the Lancers to a 47-0-1 record and the New York State Catholic High School Athletic Association championship. Meyer recorded 460 kills, 139 digs, 79 blocks and 53 service aces this past season, with a hitting percentage of .468. A four-time All-Conference selection and a three-time Monsignor Martin League MVP. She has signed with Duke.
MH - Jess Schaben, Harlan (Iowa), 6-1 Sr.Schaben, who has signed with Iowa State, led Harlan to a 39-2 record and the state 4A title. She boosted 472 kills (5.0 avg.), 30 aces, 70 blocks, and 175 digs on the season.
OH - Jessica Bartholomew, East Coweta (Sharpsburg, Ga.), 6-1 Sr.Bartholomew elevated her game so much from her junior to senior seasons that she was named Georgia large school Player of the Year. As a senior, she averaged 4.8 kills, 3.1 digs, 3.9 serve receptions and blocked 54 shots and served 69 aces. She has signed with Duke.
OH - Carly Skjodt, Carmel (Ind.), 6-0 Sr.Skjodt led the Greyhounds to a 32-7 record and the Class 4A state championship this past season. An Under Armour First Team All-America selection as named by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, Skjodt slammed 584 kills while recording a .414 hitting percentage. A three-time Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association Class 4A First Team All-State honoree, Skjodt also amassed 465 digs, 332 service receptions, 93 blocks, 33 service aces and 30 assists. Skjodt will attend Michigan.
S - Symone Tran, Jesuit (Portland, Ore.), 5-9 Sr.The quarterback to Jesuit's 37-0 season and 6A state title, Tran averaged 12.4 assists per set (1,078 total) and chipped in 149 digs and 39 aces with a serving average of 95.6. She has signed with Seattle Pacific University.
S - Jessie Prichard, Santiago (Corona, Calif.), 5-7 Jr.
Jessie Prichard, Santiago
Photoby Michael Jaynes
Prichard earned CIF Southern Section first-team honors for the second consecutive season after helping the Sharks reach the D-IA championship match. Prichard finished the season with an area-high 1,195 assists, the second-highest total in area history, and she also registered 63 aces and 53 blocks.
S - Caitlyn Floyd, Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington Township, N.J.), 5-7 Jr.Floyd was the setter on the nation's No. 10 team and dished out 1,151 assists (12 per set) as her team won 47 of 49 games and the New Jersey Tournament of Champions. She also served 78 aces en route to being named all-state.
L - Tori Roe, Lafayette (Wildwood, Mo.), 5-6 Sr.Roe finished with a team-high 514 digs this past season, giving her more than 1,046 over three seasons. She handled 317 serves with only 20 errors for a lofty 93.69 service-receive success percentage and led Lafayette to the 4A state title. Roe, who has signed with Oral Roberts, was named the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Player of the Year.
A-A - Amanda Carroll, Sandia (Albuquerque, N.M.), 5-11 Sr.Carroll, New Mexico's Gatorade two-time champ, tallied 331 kills, 353 digs, 113 blocks and 27 service aces this past season, leading the Matadors (20-1) to the Class 6A state semifinals. Carroll is a two-time District 5-5A Player of the Year. She will attend Florida Gulf Coast University.