MaxPreps 2013 California All-State Volleyball Teams

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: OH - Arela Williams - La Jolla Country Day, 5-8 Senior
Williams was named to the San Diego Union-Tribune's All-Area team after leading La Jolla Country Day to the state D-V title (finals win was over four-time champion Branson). On the season, Williams recorded 501 kills, 317 digs and returned 539 serves and was a MaxPreps All-American.

OH - Marine Hall Poirier - Woodside Priory (Portola Valley), Senior
Poirer led Woodside Priory to the Section title game and was named All-West Bay Athletic League first team.

OH - Rebecca Langowski - St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda), Junior
Langowski led St. Joseph Notre Dame to 33 wins with 503 kills, 57 aces (412 serves), 20 blocks, 614 serve receptions and 452 digs. Langowski was a first team All-TCAL-Rock and third team all-East Bay Area squad honoree.

OH - Sarah Wallace - Branson (Ross), 5-11 Senior
Wallace, who led Branson to its fifth-straight title game match, had 517 kills and 60 aces on the season. She was a MaxPreps All-American and will play collegiately at Swathmore in Pennsylvania.

OH - Emily Baptista - Hilmar, 6-2 Sophomore
In leading Hilmar to 38 wins, Baptista put up big numbers with 772 kills, 78 aces, 31 blocks and 303 digs. She was named the Merced Sun-Star's Player of the Year.

OH/MH - Clarivel Castillo - Los Molinos, 6-0 Senior
As she did in 2012, the MaxPreps All-American turned in big numbers as Los Molinos won 39 times: 627 kills, 67 aces, 97 blocks and 612 digs.

MH - Maddie Doud - St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda), 5-10 Senior
Doud totaled 111 blocks, 304 kills and 100 aces as St. Joe's won 33 times.

MB - Katie Grant - Minarets (O'Neals), 6-1 Senior
Grant averaged 4.2 digs and 2.6 kills, served 94 percent (57 aces) and blocked 95 shots in 90 sets as the Mustangs reached the state semifinals.

MH - Amber Erhahon - Albany, 6-0 Senior
Erhahon totaled 283 kills and earned MVP honors in the TCAL-Rock Division and was a first team all-East Bay Area squad honoree.

MB - Breanna Kirklen - Classical Academy (Escondido), 5-10 Senior
Kirklen led Classical to a 25-5 record and San Diego Section D-V title with 198 kills and 159 blocks.

MB - Summer Vercruyssen - Durham, 5-8 Junior
A front row force with 299 kills and 149 blocks, Vercruyssen led Durham to a 27-11 record before losing to Branson in the first round of the state playoffs. She also served 91 percent with 58 aces.

S - Maddy Schoenberger - Branson (Ross), 6-0 Sophomore
Schoenberger made an immediate impact as Branson reached the state finals for the fifth-straight year (finishing second) when she distributed 1,107 assists and served 97 percent with 49 aces. She also blocked 50 shots and had 218 digs and earned MaxPreps All-American honors.

S - Andie Shelton - Ripon Christian, 5-9 Senior
Shelton had team highs with 202 assists, 181 kills, 37 aces, 27 blocks and 103 digs as the Knights went undefeated in league competition for the fourth-consecutive season and reached the Sac-Joaquin Section quarterfinals. An Under Armour All-American, Shelton will play at the University of the Pacific. She was a MaxPreps All-American.

S - Annie Hasselmann - La Jolla Country Day, 6-0 Junior
The playmaker for the state title team with 7.9 assists per match (628 total), Hasselmann was an all-Section pick. She also was a 95 percent server with 46 aces, 29 blocks, 113 digs and had a kill percentage of 87.4 with 104 kills in 79 sets.

L - Val Ewing - Hilmar, 5-4 Senior
Ewing led Hilmar to the state semifinals and a 38-10 record in recording 852 digs. She also had only two service errors in 410 attempts (99.5 percent). She was a MaxPreps All-American.

L - Alexa Martinez - St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda), Senior
Martinez tallied 607 digs, 624 serve receptions and was a 92 percent server (30 aces) as the Pilots won 33 matches and reached the semifinals of the state tournament.

A-A - Darriyan Thomas - California School for the Deaf (Fremont), 5-8 Senior
In leading the Eagles to a 24-8 season and an unbeaten record in the Bay Counties League, Thomas had 279 kills, 20 blocks, 154 aces, 358 digs and only 10 errors in 224 service receptions.

A-A - Lizzy Tardieu - Santa Catalina (Monterey), 5-4 Senior
Named the Monterey County player of the year, Tardieu will play at the University of San Diego. Playing setter for the first time in 2013, she responded with 622 assists and led Santa Catalina to a league title. In four seasons at Santa Catalina, Tardieu compiled nearly 1,500 digs, including 283 this past fall in a part-time role in the back row.

A-A - Ava Payton - Sutter, 5-7 Senior
Named to the All-Area squad for the second consecutive season, Payton led the Huskies to their 17th-straight Butte View League championship and kept their 80-game BVL winning streak alive. She slammed 241 kills and had 141 digs and 187 service receptions. She was named BVL MVP and has signed with AIB College of Business in Des Moines, Iowa.

A-A - Sami Whitaker - Riverside Christian, 5-7 Senior
Whitaker had 304 digs, 155 kills and served 74 aces (365 attempts) as Riverside Christian went deep in state playoffs.