[Almost] Everyone out of the pool!
Div. 1 of the Southern Section playoffs began a week ago Wednesday when Mater Dei, Redondo Union, Sierra Canyon, and Marymount won and Los Alamitos, Huntington Beach, Temecula Valley, and Mira Costa lost the first of three pool play matches.

Pool play continued on Tuesday, with Mater Dei downing Redondo, Sierra Canyon sweeping Marymount, Los Al knocking off Huntington Beach and Costa taking care of Temecula Valley.

Mater Dei, the No. 1 team in the state according to our rankings, survived Redondo’s tough serving to win in four in Pool B. The Monarchs got strong performances from outside hitters Layli Ostovar, who had 16 kills; and Westley Matavao, who contributed 11 kills and a team-high 25 digs.

Los Al also won in Pool B. The Griffins took down league rival Huntington Beach in four sets behind red-hot Katy Foley (17 kills), Kaitlyn Herweg (20 digs), and sophomore middle Charlotte Hall (nine blocks).

Those results guaranteed that Mater Dei would win the pool and play for the title, as the Monarchs (2-0) hold the tiebreaker advantage over both Redondo and Los Al going into Saturday’s match versus 0-2 Huntington Beach. Mater Dei coach Dan O’Dell said that he will use the match to give his eight seniors extensive playing time in a playoff environment.

In Pool A, Sierra Canyon’s throttling of Marymount put the Trailblazers in the driver’s seat for the pool. Stefanie Wigfall’s team used 12 kills from Eva Jeffries, 12 digs from Lauren Lynch, and 22 assists from Lucky Fasavalu to defeat the Sailors for the third time in as many meetings this season.

The Trailblazers are 2-0 heading into tomorrow’s matchup with Mira Costa. Costa, which lost its first pool play match to Marymount in five; stayed in contention by overcoming an 18-14 deficit in Game 1 to defensive-minded Temecula Valley to win in three. The Mustangs got 23 digs from Taylor Deckert and 37 assists from Milly McGee in the win.

The sweep put Mira Costa (1-1) in position to win the pool with a Saturday win over Sierra Canyon even if Marymount (also 1-1) beats Temecula Valley to create a three-way tie at 2-1. But the Mustangs will have to sweep to make it to the championship match. Anything but and Sierra Canyon will meet Mater Dei one week from tomorrow for the title because the Trailblazers would own the tiebreaker over the other two teams.

Of course, that scenario evaporates if Temecula Valley goes to Marymount and knocks off the Sailors. In that case, Mira Costa would just have to win to take the pool. The Mustangs will play Sierra Canyon down a middle, as she suffered an ankle sprain on Tuesday.

The fortunate four

Four teams, Santa Margarita Catholic, Palos Verdes, Etiwanda, and Murrieta Valley, have survived the gauntlet that is the Southern Section Div. 2 playoffs to reach tomorrow’s semifinals.

Santa Margarita overcame 26 kills from Saugus senior Laila Ballard to win in five sets.

PV, which has been in the state Div. I championship match the past two seasons, outlasted Oaks Christian, 33-31 in Game 2 on its way to a sweep.

Etiwanda ousted South Torrance in four sets. Sophomore Lauren Furnald had 16 kills and four aces, Brooke Hansen collected 35 assists, Kelis Hawkins contributed eight blocks and Allina Perales had 18 digs in the win.

Murrieta Valley stayed perfect in five-set matches this year by downing Orange Lutheran, the second straight match where the Nighthawks were taken the distance. Three Murrieta Valley players reached double-digit kill totals in the win, led by Miley Thunstrom, who had 22 and added three aces. Ryleigh Short contributed 17 kills and added three aces of her own.

How did the Diego?

Bishop Diego started the year 15-0, which was good enough for a spot in the South Region top 25. The Cardinals then lost UCLA-bound superstar hitter Eliana Urzua to a significant injury and Dillan Bennett’s team went 8-7 to finish the regular season.

They’re baaaack!

Bishop Diego was placed in Div. 3 – not a top seed – and has won three straight playoff games. Urzua returned to the court for the final regular–season match and has made good progress since – she had 16 kills and four aces in Wednesday’s win over Royal – to help lead the Cardinals into Saturday’s semifinals.

Nicole Schuetz added a dozen kills in the win for Bishop Diego, which also scored often from behind the service line.

All that being said, Bennett stated that the team’s success is largely attributable to the play of freshman setter Karina Urzua.

“For a 14-year-old to have the presence of mind, poise, and game-management skills she does on a big stage is unreal,” he exclaimed. “She's played every match for us this season. Her play in the postseason may not be flashy, but it is a huge key to our success.”

Bennett also lauded Wynter Thorne-Thomsen, Sofia Parisotto, Tara Gregson, Annabelle Aslanian, and Natalie Chan for their significant on-court contributions as the post-season continues.

Rebel yell
Going into the Southern Section playoffs this year, A.B. Miller of Fontana had never won a playoff match dating back to the school’s opening in 1991. Nine times the Rebels had qualified for postseason play. Nine times they’d fallen in the first round.

This year looked to be “same old same old,” as Miller dropped the first two sets and trailed 13-7 in the third to Norte Vista in a Div. 8 clash. Not only did the Rebels rally to win to throw the monkey off the team’s collective back; Miller won its next two matches as well. The Rebels face Garden Grove in a semifinal test tomorrow night.

Join the party!
The Central Coast Section released its playoff brackets yesterday, becoming the last of the sections to do so. Playoffs get underway tomorrow.

The Open Division, for the best teams in the section this season, has eight teams. State-ranked Archbishop Mitty and Saint Francis of Mountain View are seeded 1-2, with the final six teams being Palo Alto, Saint Ignatius, Los Gatos, Menlo-Atherton, Mercy of Burlingame, and Burlingame. All are among the top 16 teams in this week’s Central Region top 25 produced by the CIF State office.

The top seeds in Divisions 1 through 5 also are ranked in the Central Region. Homestead headlines the Div. 1 bracket, Monta Vista tops Div. 2, Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep leads Div. 3, Harbor, the defending CCS champion, is featured atop Div. 4 and Summit Shasta is top dog in Div. 5.

Champions in all divisions will be determined on Saturday.  

About this week’s statewide top 25…
The top 16 teams remained the same in this week’s top 25, as the only losses within that group came versus higher-ranked teams.

St. Mary’s of Stockton moved up a few spots after a closer re-examination of its full-season schedule, as did James Logan. James Logan rose because Foothill of Pleasanton made news with a playoff win on Wednesday over Redwood of Larkspur.

James Logan had previously defeated Foothill.

Foothill, which has had a remarkable year after graduating two dominant senior stars, got 18 kills and 15 digs from OH Kaycie Burdick in the win over Redwood. Paige Nelson added 32 assists, 15 digs and 13 kills – a massive effort! – and Lulu Hoenninger added 10 kills and a whopping 10 blocks.

The Redwood win capped an incredible eight-day stretch for the Falcons, during which they also defeated Amador Valley, Carondelet, and San Ramon Valley for the EBAL championship. The Carondelet and SRV wins both went the full five sets.

Foothill’s excellence earned it a spot in this week’s top 25 and ousted Redwood, for now.

Foothill of Pleasanton's incredible week not only sent the Falcons to the EBAL title; it also landed them in the state top 25

Pleasant Grove and Orange Lutheran also snagged top 25 spots, with Saugus and Temecula Valley dropping out.

Pleasant Grove was in the top 25 earlier in the year but fell out after a loss to Oak Ridge on Sept. 28. Last night, the Eagles (27-5) gutted out a five-set playoff win over Oak Ridge in the Sac-Joaquin Section, defeating the Trojans for the second time since that loss.

OLu’s five-set loss to Murrieta Valley pushed the Lancers, despite 13 losses, into the top 25. Henry Valiente’s team has overcome the transfer of Westley Matavao to Mater Dei to remain in the upper echelon behind the play of senior OH Maylynn Mitchell and sophomore setter Marley Robinson.

Of the Lancers’ 13 losses, four have come to out-of-state powers and seven are to teams ranked among the top 16 in the state. The other two are versus Santa Margarita Catholic and JSerra Catholic, but Orange Lutheran is 2-1 this season against each.

In the Southern Section Div. 2 playoffs, when Santa Margarita outlasted Saugus, that dropped Saugus from the top 25. Etiwanda, which is 29-2, seemed like a perfect choice to slot into the rankings. But OLu had defeated Etiwanda earlier in the year (and also Palos Verdes), which was compelling enough to make The List.

One note on Temecula Valley: the Golden Bears were a surprise to make the Div. 1 field in the Southern Section after playing just 19 regular-season matches. They made the top 25 after squaring their books with Murrieta Valley with a win on the last day of the regular season, but being swept by both Sierra Canyon and Mira Costa caused them to fall out.

Looking at results last night from the state top 25…
The San Diego, Central, and Sac-Joaquin Sections were in action yesterday. The top 25 went eight-for-eight in winning playoff matches. This included a dominant performance by No. 6 Cathedral Catholic over a San Dieguito Academy squad that has pulled off more than its share of big wins; and a sweep for injury-riddled Torrey Pines (No. 10 in the state) over The Bishop’s.

Peering beyond the top 25 to the region rankings, San Marcos, No. 16 in the South Region, defeated South Region No. 15 Westview in four sets in an Open Division quarterfinal in the San Diego Section. Those teams are now 2-2 against one another this season.

Seeds held in the Central Region rankings, except for the four-set win by Central Region No. 14 Bakersfield Christian over Central Region No. 6 Clovis in the Central Section Div. I quarterfinals. The Eagles are now 2-0 versus Clovis this year.

News and notes…
We asked coaches on our bulk email list to share any unique, strange, or unusual talents off of the volleyball court by any coaches or players in their programs.

When we made a similar request last year, we learned that San Francisco University head coach Bob Hillman has a parallel career as a singer/songwriter, with seven album releases and tours of both the U.S. and Europe.

This time around, we received only one response but it is a doozy! Emma Kingston, the big-blocking 6-4 sophomore middle from Mater Dei, published her first novel, in the fantasy genre, last year as a freshman! It is called The One Without a Mark and is 344 pages long.

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U-Prep of Redding has won five matches in a row, all by sweep. Libero Maddy Rossman, one of only two seniors on a young team that starts two freshmen, has been a catalyst in the run, averaging 4.5 digs per game. She had 466 on the season.

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Long Beach Poly is on an eight-match winning streak and hasn’t lost a set since Oct. 4. The Jackrabbits are in the Southern Section Div. 3 semifinals after a home sweep on Wednesday over St. Joseph of Lakewood. Senior middle Layla Moore had five big blocks in the win.

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Maggie Rhew is now a member of the 2,000 assists club thanks to three Oaks Christian playoff matches in the Southern Section Div. 2 playoffs

Maggie Rhew, a senior setter at Oaks Christian, became the school’s career assist leader in the school’s Southern Section Div. 2 quarterfinal playoff loss to Palos Verdes. She now has 2,076 assists all-time, four more than the previous record holder. Rhew broke the 2,000-assist mark in a first-round win over Rancho Christian.

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James Logan made its first-ever appearance in the North Coast Section Open playoffs a successful one with a sweep of Carondelet. Mackenzie Anderson had 13 kills and 16 digs and Leann Jung contributed 35 assists and 12 digs. Next up: Marin Catholic in the semifinals on Wednesday.

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Archbishop Mitty and Saint Francis both won on Wednesday to finish WCAL play at 11-1. The teams split regular-season league matches. Mitty also won a tournament match between the longtime rivals.

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Etiwanda senior setter Brooke Hansen went over 2,000 career assists on a Senior Night win over Los Osos. The Cal Poly SLO commit has since added almost 100 more assists to her ledger, “a testament to her skill, dedication, and hard work on the court,” said coach Savannah Flores.

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Clovis West has reached the Central Section Div. I semifinals. The Golden Eagles parlayed a regular-season closing upset win, in five sets over state-ranked Clovis North, into a 3-seed, then swept past Centennial of Bakersfield in a quarterfinal.

CW head coach Rhonda DeRuiter said that Kalani Soares, Jadyn DeRuiter, Mia Petersen, and Haley Rangel were key to the win over Clovis North.

“After dropping the first league match [between the two] in three sets, CW made the right adjustments and overcame the loss of a starting OH to storm back with a reverse sweep,” DeRuiter added.

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Windsor volleyball made news this week twice.

First, the Jaguars eclipsed 30 wins for the season on Oct. 24, the first time in school history. That same night, Windsor clinched a league threepeat.

Second, on Oct. 29, senior OH Haven Trechter went over 1,000 career kills, only the second player in program history to reach four figures.

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Palo Alto beat Los Altos in four sets on Monday to clinch the Santa Clara Valley – De Anza League title outright. A year ago, the Vikings defeated Los Gatos 15-8 in the fifth on the road to clinch the league outright. This year, Paly’s 15-8 Game 5 win on the road at Los Gatos a week ago Wednesday put the Vikings in position to win league outright again with the win five days later over Los Altos. Both Maura Hambly and Mackenzie Zhao were standouts in the win over Los Gatos.

Palo Alto has now won its league in seven of the past nine seasons.

Single-match stat stars
We have been asking coaches on our bulk email list to help compile a list of astounding single-game statistical achievements! We will keep a running tally of players who stat at these levels for a single match:

50 assists or more in a match
25 kills or more in a match
30 digs or more in a match
8 blocks or more in a match
10 aces or more in a match

The standards are intentionally high in order to recognize only the best of the best in a single match.

Here’s what we have to date…

50 or more assists in a match
53 -- Ava Pablate, 5-6 Jr. S, Rocklin – Sept. 11 in win over Del Oro (Loomis)
52-- Tori Esko, 5-6 Sr. S, Huntington Beach – Aug. 17 in win over Oaks Christian
52 -- Calista Lowery, 5-7 Jr. S, Pacific Ridge – Oct. 9 in loss to Santa Fe Christian
51 -- Tori Esko, 5-6 Sr. S, Huntington Beach – Sept. 16 in win over Los Alamitos
51 -- Lulu Malakhova, 5-6 Soph. S, Amador Valley – Oct. 17 in win over San Ramon Valley
50 -- Calista Lowery, 5-7 Jr. S, Pacific Ridge – Sept. 4 in win over Mission Vista
50 -- Brielle Galli, 5-9 Sr. S, Windsor – Oct. 1 in win over Ukiah

25 or more kills in a match
38 – Jordan Beers, 5-10 Sr. OH, Big Valley Christian – Sept. 17 in win over Gregori
36 -- Kylie Moy, 5-10 Fr. OH, San Francisco University – Oct. 26 in loss to Marin Academy 
34 -- Ellie Esko, 6-0 Jr. OH, Huntington Beach – Aug. 17 in win over Oaks Christian
34 – Izzy Watson, 5-10 Jr. OH, Downey (Modesto) – Sept. 19 in win over Gregori. A school record!
32 – Korynn Mayo, 6-0 Soph. OH, Marina – Sept. 24 in five-set loss to Newport Harbor
29 – Ella Olson, 5-10 Soph. OH, Newport Harbor – Aug. 14 in five-set win over Yorba Linda
28 -- Eliana Urzua, 6-2 Sr. OH, Bishop Diego – Oct. 15 in five-set loss to San Marcos (Santa Barbara)
28 – Kaci DeMaria, 6-4 Sr. OH, Palos Verdes – Sept. 12 in five-set win over Redondo Union
25 – Kaitlyn Morrison, 5-7 Sr. OH, Monrovia – Sept. 5 in five-set win over Palm Desert
25 – Kaycie Burdick, 5-8 Sr. OH, Foothill (Pleasanton) – Sept. 12 in five-set loss to San Ramon Valley

30 or more digs in a match
52 – Makayla Boone, 5-6 Sr. libero, El Camino (Oceanside) – Aug. 27 in win over Escondido Charter. A school record!
50 -- Lailani Boonyanetr, 5-7 Sr. OH, Faith Baptist – Aug. 14 in five-set win over Geffen Academy
49 – Jourdyn Ozeta Banks, 5-7 Sr. libero, Diamond Bar – Sept. 19 in loss to Ayala.
43 -- Victoria Solis, 5-3 Sr. libero, Indian Springs – Sept. 23 in four-set win over Bloomington
37 -- McKenzie Anderson, 5-9 Jr. OH, James Logan – Aug. 29 in win over Foothill of Pleasanton
35 – Devyn Masi, 5-6 Jr. libero, Valley Christian (Cerritos) – Sept. 12 in four-set loss to Village Christian
34 – Kaylin Crewse, 5-3 Jr. libero, Calvary Baptist (La Verne) – Aug. 22 in five-set loss to Savanna (Anaheim)
34 -- Victoria Solis, 5-3 Sr. libero, Indian Springs – Oct. 3 in four-set win over San Bernardino
34 – Kaitlyn Herwig, 5-6 Soph. libero, Los Alamitos – Aug. 29 in win over St. Joseph
34 – Victoria Ochoa, 5-0, Jr. libero, McNair - Oct. 14 in win over Franklin
33 - Jizelle Castellanos, 5-6 Sr. OH, Indian Springs – Aug. 19 in loss to Eisenhower 
33 -- Kaelyn Hilmo, 5-7 Jr. OH, Faith Baptist – Aug. 14 in five-set win over Geffen Academy
32 -- Lailani Boonyanetr, 5-7 Sr. OH, Faith Baptist – Sept. 10 in win over Palmdale Aerospace Academy
32 – Kaitlyn Herwig, 5-6 Soph. libero, Los Alamitos – Sept. 16 in five-set loss to Huntington Beach
32 – Kianna De La Paz, 5-0 Sr. libero, Northwood – Sept. 17 in 3-1 loss to St. Margaret’s
32 – Nalani Goulart, 5-2 Soph. libero/SD, Oakwood College Prep – Sept. 26 in win over Pajaro Valley
31 -- Jizelle Castellanos, 5-6 Sr., OH, Indian Springs – Sept. 19 in win over A.B. Miller
30 – Tatawan Vongfak, 5-3 Jr. libero, Marlborough – Sept. 18 in four-set win over Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks)
30 – Chaela Caparros, 5-2 Soph. libero, Southland Christian – Sept. 13 in win over Avalon
30 – Kendyll Winn, 5-4 Sr. libero, Mountain View – Sept. 19 in five-set win over Monta Vista

8 or more blocks in a match
10 – Lulu Hoenninger, 5-11 Sr. MB, Foothill (Pleasanton) – Oct. 30 in win over Redwood of Larkspur
10 – Andee May, 5-11 Jr. MB, Redwood (Visalia) – Oct. 29 in win over Justin Garza
9 – Charlotte Hall, 5-11 Soph. MB, Los Alamitos – Oct. 29 in win over Huntington Beach
9 – Anja Covert, 5-10 Soph. MB, Palo Alto – Sept. 19 in win over Homestead
9 – Zariah Crosby, 5-9 Sr. MB, Diamond Bar – Sept. 24 in win over Walnut
9 – Grace Alipaz, 5-9 Sr. RS, Redwood (Visalia) – Oct. 16 in win versus Golden West
8 – Zariah Crosby, 5-9 Sr. MB, Diamond Bar – Sept. 26 in win over Claremont
8 – Olivia Britton, 6-3 Soph. MB, Carondelet – Sept. 5 in win over Branson
8 – Andee May, 5-11 Jr. MB, Redwood (Visalia) – Aug. 27 in win over Sanger
8 – Andee May, 5-11 Jr. MB, Redwood (Visalia) – Sept. 7 in win over Trabuco Hills
8 – Lilly Rowe, 5-11 Jr. MB, Orland – Sept. 5 in loss to Foothill (Palo Cedro)
8 -- Sydney Goldstein, 5-10 Sr. MB, Amador Valley – Oct. 17 in win over San Ramon Valley
8 – Kelis Hawkins, 6-4 Sr. MB, Etiwanda – Oct. 30 in win over South Torrance

10 or more aces in a match
20 – Eleanor Kailiponi, 5-5 Fr. S, Buena Park – Sept. 4 in four-set win over Magnolia
18 – Monica Posada, 5-2 Sr. OH, Calvary Baptist (La Verne) – Sept. 9 in win over Southwestern Academy
17 – Willow Davis, 5-10 Sr. MB,  Western Sierra Collegiate Academy – Sept. 26 in five-set win over John Adams Academy
16 – Adelyne Olvera, 5-4 Jr. S, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy – Sept. 12 in win over Cristo Rey
14 – Kiera Nash, 5-5 Sr. OH, Palm Valley – Sept. 10 in win over Desert Chapel
14 -- Jizelle Castellanos, 5-6 Sr., OH, Indian Springs – Aug. 14 in win over Public Safety Academy
14 – Ashlee Navarro, 5-4 Sr. OH, McNair – Sept. 4 in win over Weston Ranch
14 -- Sweethailey Felix, 5-2 Sr. S, Southlands Christian – Sept. 19 in win over Fontana 
14 – Gia Rubio, 5-6 Sr. DS, Eagle Rock – Oct. 12 in 2-0 sweep of Lake Balboa College Prep
13 -- Jizelle Castellanos, 5-6 Sr., OH, Indian Springs – Oct. 8 in win over Pacific
12 -- Talea Berry, 5-7 Jr. S, Newport Harbor – Oct. 23 in playoff sweep of Yorba Linda
11 – Izzy Watson, 5-10 Jr. OH, Downey (Modesto) – Sept. 6 in win over Stone Ridge Christian
10 – Araia Worthington, 5-7 Sr. OH, Santa Rosa Academy – Aug. 23 in win over Saint Jeanne de Lestonac
10 – Ryleigh Schoonover, 6-0 Jr. OH, Porterville – Aug. 28 in win over Lindsay
10 -- Joceline Rosiles, 5-9 Sr., MB, Indian Springs – Sept. 4 in win over Public Safety Academy
10 -- Jizelle Castellanos, 5-6 Sr., OH, Indian Springs – Sept. 18 in win over Colton
10 – Ielyzaveta Demchuchena, 5-8 Jr. OH, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy – Sept. 12 in three-set loss to John Adams Academy
10 -- Lailani Boonyanetr, 5-7 Sr. OH, Faith Baptist – Aug. 15 versus De Toledo
10 -- Zaideh Tapia, 5-6 Jr. OH, McNair - Oct. 14 in win over Franklin

Coaches may email jtawa@cifstate.org to add to the list at any time. Please replicate the format seen above.

College-Bound!
In this space, we list those players, in the current senior class and younger, who have made a commitment to attend a college or university of their choice and play volleyball.

Here’s who we have so far. We will add to this list in subsequent notebooks as we receive notifications.

Gracie Armato, 5-9 Sr. S, Heritage – St. Mary’s
Maya Baker, 5-9 Sr. S, Archbishop Mitty – Notre Dame
Leila Ballard, 5-10 Sr. OH, Saugus – Northern Colorado
Makena Biondi, 6-5 Sr. MB, Agoura -- University of Hawaii 
Kalyssa Blackshear, 6-2 Sr. MB, Torrance -- Louisville
Fallyn Blotzer, 6-1 Sr. OH, Santiago (Corona) – Cincinnati
Taylor Boice, 6-1 Jr. MB, Redondo Union – UC Irvine
Brandi Boston, 6-4 Sr. MB, Sierra Canyon – Florida A&M
Hannah Brady, 5-8 Sr. libero, Oaks Christian -- Michigan
Mikaela Brennan, 6-0 Sr. OH, JSerra Catholic -- Fordham
Laela Burgess, 5-7 Sr. S, San Luis Obispo - UC Davis
Emily Casner, 5-11 Sr. MB, Yosemite – Arizona Christian University (Beach)
Isis Castille, 5-11 Sr. OH, Pleasant Grove – Norfolk State
Kaitlynn Chastain, 5-5 Sr. OH, Yosemite – Utah (Beach)
Alanaa Clemente, 6-2 Sr. RS, Bishop Alemany -- Rutgers
Addie Coady, 6-2 Jr. MB, Mater Dei -- USC
Talula Crandell, 6-0 Sr. MB, Del Oro (Loomis) – Cal State Monterey Bay
Zariah Crosby, 5-9 Sr. MB, Diamond Bar – Cal State Fullerton
Kristen Dear, 6-1 Sr. MB, Long Beach Poly -- Howard
Taylor Deckert, 5-9 Sr. libero, Mira Costa -- USC
Angelina Dellutri, 5-7 Sr. S, Village Christian – UC Irvine
Kaci DeMaria, 6-4 Sr. OH, Palos Verdes -- Stanford
Eva Denninger, 5-11 Jr. RS, San Marcos (San Marcos) – Long Beach State (Beach)
Samantha Destler, 6-2 Jr. OH, Marymount -- Washington
Eliya Dev, 5-6 Jr. OH, Liberty (Bakersfield) – Pepperdine (Defense)
Logan Devereux, 6-0 Sr. OH, Marymount – University of Chicago
Lauren Dignan, 5-6 Sr. libero, Branson  -- Northwestern
Stella Dillon, 6-1 Sr. RS, Francis Parker -- NYU
Brooklyn Drumwright, 6-0 Sr. OH, Santa Margarita Catholic -- Samford
Olivia Durr, 5-11 Sr. MB, San Marcos (San Marcos) – UC San Diego
Ella Duong, 5-9 Sr. OH, Burlingame -- Campbell
Bella Ehrlich, 6-3, Sr. MB, Carondelet - Boston College
Maya Evens, 5-6 Sr. libero, Cathedral Catholic – Notre Dame
Lauren Farris, 6-0 Sr. OH, Santa Margarita Catholic -- Columbia
Lauren Feiler, 6-1 Sr. MB/RS, San Marcos (San Marcos) – Utah Valley University
Elena Fisher, 5-11 Sr. OH, Branson – Stanford (Beach)
Audrey Flanagan, 6-2 Jr. OH, Mira Costa -- Wisconsin
Larissa Foster,5-8 Sr. RS, Long Beach Poly – Cal State Dominguez Hills
Olivia Foye, 5-7 Sr. libero, Huntington Beach -- Princeton
Keila Gabriel, 6-4 Sr. RS, Westview – Oregon State
Neeva Gaine, 5-11 Sr. RS, Redwood (Larkspur) – Cal State Fullerton
Ryan Gilhooly, 5-9 Sr. OH, Marymount -- Pepperdine
Brooke Gilmour, 6-0 Sr. MB, Oaks Christian -- SMU
Megan Hair, 5-8 Sr. OH, Bakersfield Christian - University of South Florida (Beach)
Lala Hall, 5-11 Sr. OH, Lakewood – Fresno State
Mia Halsey, 5-11 Sr. OH, Los Gatos – Long Beach State
Brooke Hansen, 6-0 Sr. S, Etiwanda – Cal Poly
Kelis Hawkins, 6-2 Sr. MB, Etiwanda – Wake Forest
Isabel Haytayan, 5-11 Sr. MB, Crescenta Valley - Case Western Reserve
Melanie Hewitt, 5-9 Sr. S, Murrieta Valley – San Francisco State
Maddie Hliboki, 5-7, Sr. DS/libero, Harvard-Westlake – Smith
JJ Houston, 5-6 Sr. libero, Orange Lutheran – Long Beach State
Sammy Hsu, 5-10 Sr. OH, Chadwick School – Washington (Beach)
Simone Huarte, 6-2 Jr. OH, Christian Brothers -- Northwestern
Isla Johnson, 5-10 Sr. OH, Harbor (Santa Cruz) – Utah (Beach)
Madison Johnson, 6-3 Sr. OH, Chaparral -- UCSD
Bella Jones, 5-9 Sr. S, Redondo Union – San Diego State
Frankie Jones, 6-2 Jr. MB, Marymount -- Brown
Addi Junk, 5-9 Jr. libero, Redondo Union – LSU (Beach)
Avery Junk, 5-10 Jr. RS, Redondo Union – Florida State (Beach)
Maya Keller, 5-9 Sr. MB/OH/RS, Murrieta Valley – Southwest Baptist University (Indoor and Beach)
Charlotte Kelly, 6-3 Sr. MB, Amador Valley – Cal Poly
Presley Kiffin, 5-11 Sr. OH, Mater Dei -- USC
Lillie King, 5-9 Sr. RS, Carondelet – Saint Michael’s College
Grace Kool, 6-1 Sr. RS, Del Oro (Loomis) – San Francisco State
Mae Kordas, 6-3 Sr. OH, Cathedral Catholic -- Yale
Abby Krause, 5-9 Sr. OH, Monte Vista (Danville) – Washington University (St. Louis)
Finley Krystkowiak, 6-4 Jr. OH, Torrey Pines – Penn State
Mallory Labreche, 5-11 Sr. S, Palos Verdes – UCLA (Beach)
Molly Labreche, 5-7 Sr. libero, Palos Verdes – LSU (Beach)
Annette Lee, 5-3 Sr. libero, Great Oak -- Army
Corey Lemmer, 6-0 Sr. RS, St. Ignatius -- Navy
Ebony Lewis, 5-11 Sr. OH/RS, Vacaville – CSU San Marcos
Lauryn Lewis, 5-10 Jr. MB, Harvard-Westlake -- Penn
Zoe Liebel, 5-11 Sr. MB/OH, Pleasant Grove – Cal State San Marcos
Kennedy Lingenfelter, 6-0 Sr. MB, Clovis North – Montana Western
Quinn Loper, 6-2 Sr. OH, San Clemente -- USC
Chloe Luis, 5-6 Sr. libero, Aptos – Cabrillo College
Lauren Lynch, 5-6 Sr. libero, Sierra Canyon – San Diego
Emerson Macias, 5-9 Jr. OH, Murrieta Mesa –Wyoming
Meki Maile, 5-8 Sr. S, Menlo-Atherton – University of Portland
Shayla Martinez, 5-6 Jr. OH, Chaminade -- University of Washington (Beach)
Milly McGee, 5-11 Jr. S, Mira Costa -- USC
Kyra Miles, 6-1 Sr. MB, Helix Charter – Point Loma Nazarene
Maylyn Mitchell, 6-0 Sr. OH, Orange Lutheran – Chaminade
Layla Moore, 6-2 Sr. MB, Long Beach Poly – Cal State Northridge
Siena Morgan, 5-11 Sr. MB, Village Christian -- Navy
Kayla Moul, 5-10 Sr. OH, Pacific Ridge - Occidental College
McKenzie Murphy, 5-6 Sr. libero, Rocklin – Oral Roberts
Leyna Nguyen, 5-11 Sr. OH, Archbishop Mitty – Illinois-Chicago
Manaia Ogbechie, 6-3 Sr. MB, Oaks Christian -- Nebraska 
Masina Ogbechie 6-0 Jr. MB, Oaks Christian – Harvard
Maren O’Farrell, 5-9 Sr. OH, Harbor (Santa Cruz) – Cal Poly
Natalie Ojeisekhoba, 6-2 Sr. MB, La Mirada – Hawaii-Hilo
Lindsey Olsen, 5-9 Sr. MB/OH, Folsom – San Francisco State
Ayva Ostovar, 5-6 Sr. S, Mater Dei -- UCSB
Kayla Ostovar, 5-6 Sr. libero, Mater Dei – Cal State Bakersfield
Layli Ostovar, 5-11 Jr. OH, Mater Dei -- USC
Emily Page, 5-7 Sr. S, Coronado -- BIOLA
Sophie Pan, 6-0 Sr. MB, Palo Alto – Carnegie-Mellon
Tyler Parouse, 5-10 Sr. OH, Campbell Hall – Santa Clara (Beach)
Olivia Penske, 5-10 Jr. S, Marymount -- Georgetown
Ava Poinsett, 6-1 Sr. OH, Francis Parker -- Yale
Taylor Ponchak, 6-2 Sr. RS, Huntington Beach – Stanford (Beach)
Faith Rabb-Patterson, 6-1 Sr. MB, Christian Brothers – UC Davis
Bella Rasi, 5-9 Jr. S, Del Oro (Loomis) – Pepperdine
Sydney Raszewski, 5-6 Sr. libero, Mater Dei – Colgate
Maggie Rhew, 5-8 Sr. S, Oaks Christian - Montana State
Lillian Rix, 6-1 Sr. MB, Pleasant Grove – San Francisco State
Ava Rogers, 5-9 Sr. OH, Clovis North – Cal State Northridge (Beach)
Simone Roslon, 5-10 Jr. OH, Mora Costa – Stanford
Nicole Schuetz, 6-3 Sr. RS/MB, Bishop Diego – Loyola Marymount
Sarah Shaw, 6-2 Sr. MB, Chaminade – Brown
Ryleigh Short, 5-10 Sr. OH, Murrieta Valley – Sacred Heart
Rachel Smith, 6-6 Sr. MB, Liberty Ranch – Palm Beach Atlantic
Hanna Smith, 6-1 Sr. MB, Redwood (Larkspur) – UC Irvine
Saniyah Sobers, 5-6 Sr. libero, Redlands – Santa Clara
Keonahi’ilani Solaita, 5-10 Sr. OH, Oak Hills -- Sacramento State 
Maya Stillwell, 6-3 Jr. MB, Harvard-Westlake -- Northwestern
Reese Stringer, 5-11 Jr. S, Mira Costa -- Penn
Cayla Sutton, 5-10 Sr. RS, Clovis North  -- Stetson University (Beach)
Klea Tarja, 5-11 Sr. OH, Great Oak -- Bucknell
Niki Tawil, 5-10 Sr. S/RS, Village Christian -- Maryland
Nia Thompson, 5-11 Sr. OH, Westview – George Mason
Miley Thunstrom, 6-1 Sr. OH, Murrieta Valley – Saint Mary’s
Kamryn Tifft, 6-1 Sr. MB, Oaks Christian -- Nevada
Addison Townsend, 5-6 Sr. libero, Marymount -- USC
Emily Tubbs, 6-1 Sr. MB, Santiago (Corona) – Texas A&M Corpus Christi
Sarah Uebelhouer, 5-9 Jr. OH, Francis Parker – UC Berkeley (Beach)
Eliana Urzua, 6-3 Sr. OH, Bishop Diego -- UCLA
Noe Vanacht, 5-5 Jr. libero, Saint Francis (Mountain View) - Cal Poly
Elle Vandeweghe, 6-5 Jr. MB, Marymount -- SMU
Maliah Vea, 5-8 Sr. OH, Long Beach Poly -- Long Beach City College
Ava Wang, 5-5 Jr. libero, Menlo -- Penn
Hailey Wilson, 5-4 Sr. DS/libero, Oaks Christian -- Point Loma Nazarene
Ava Zamora, 5-10 Sr. S/RS, Westview – Stony Brook
Portia Zeidler, 6-4 Jr. MB, Los Gatos – Notre Dame
Abby Zimmerman, 6-1 Jr. OH, Redondo Union – UC Berkeley
Ashby Zubchevich, 6-0 Sr. OH, La Canada – Duke

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