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The high school girls volleyball season is underway as teams and players aim for a trip to the WIAA state tournament, which begins Nov. 7 at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon.
Here are the top 44 players to watch in Wisconsin this season.
Brooke Baldwin, jr., Sussex Hamilton
The 6-foot Baldwin is ranked as the No. 4 junior in the state by prepdig.com. She was a first-team Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association all-state pick in Division 1. The setter/right-side totaled 768 assists, 125 kills, 77 aces and 44 total blocks in helping Hamilton reach the WIAA state semifinals.
Allie Beers, jr., Slinger
The 6-foot middle blocker is the No. 2-ranked junior by prepdig.com. She was an honorable mention selection on the WVCA all-state team in D1. Had 368 kills, 176 digs, 64 aces and 45 total blocks. Will play collegiately at Marquette.
Kati Berezowitz, sr., Burlington
The 5-3 libero is the No. 8-ranked senior by prepdig.com. She had 435 digs and 65 aces in helping Burlington reach the D1 state quarterfinals. Will play collegiately at Vanderbilt.
Ellie Burns, sr., Hudson
The 5-9 setter is the No. 9-ranked senior by prepdig.com. She finished with 630 assists, 257 digs, 233 kills and 52 aces. Will play collegiately at Southeast Missouri State.
Peyton Carlson, jr., Waupaca
The 5-10 outside hitter was a first-team WVCA all-state pick in D2. Finished with 583 kills and a .306 hitting percentage. Also had 362 digs and 89 aces. Is the top-ranked junior in the state, according to prepdig.com. Verbally committed to play at Creighton University.
Teegan Charapata, sr., Appleton North
The 5-9 outside hitter was honorable mention in D1 on the WVCA all-state team. Finished with 275 kills, 52 aces and 241 digs in helping North reach the state semifinals. Ranked No. 25 among top seniors by prepdig.com.
Jordan Czajkowski, sr., Divine Savior Holy Angels
The 5-11 setter is the No. 5-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Was a first-team WVCA all-state pick in D1. Totaled 1,174 assists, 271 digs, 63 aces and 56 kills. Helped lead the Dashers to the state championship. Will play collegiately at Belmont.
Madison Daley, sr., Appleton Xavier
The 5-11 Daley helped lead Xavier to the Division 2 state title. Finished with 237 kills, 136 digs, 71 total blocks and 59 aces. Ranked No. 14 among top seniors by prepdig.com. Will play collegiately at Rider University.
Olivia Durst, sr., Divine Savior Holy Angels
The 5-8 outside hitter/libero is the No. 3-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Was a second-team all-state pick in D1. Totaled 502 digs and 72 aces in helping DSHA win the state title. Will play collegiately at Michigan State.
Eva Finnessy, sr., Sussex Hamilton
The 5-11 outside hitter was a second-team WVCA all-state pick in D1. Finished with 304 kills, 235 digs, 43 aces and 37 total blocks. Helped Hamilton reach the state semifinals. Will play collegiately at Northern Illinois.
Aubrey Frey, so., Luxemburg-Casco
The 5-9 outside hitter is the No. 2-ranked sophomore by prepdig.com. Was a second-team WVCA all-state pick in D2. Finished with 378 kills, 378 digs and 61 aces.
Alexis Gardner, sr., Mukwonago
The 5-6 libero is ranked No. 16 among seniors by prepdig.com. Finished with 414 digs and 29 aces. Will play collegiately at UW-Green Bay.
Hailey Goebel, sr., Milwaukee St. Thomas More
The 6-foot outside hitter is the No. 12-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Totaled 431 kills, 294 digs and 47 aces. Will play collegiately at Denver.
Adeline Goedheer, sr., Waukesha Catholic Memorial
The 6-2 middle blocker is the No. 19-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Finished with 266 kills and a .309 hitting percentage. Also had 116 total blocks and 26 aces. Will play collegiately at Bradley.
Michelyn Hansen, sr., Hillsboro
The 5-9 setter is an all-around performer and totaled 425 kills, 282 digs, 252 assists and 85 aces. Was a first-team WVCA all-state pick in D4. Ranked No. 61 amongst all seniors by prepdig.com.
Jana Jankowski, sr., Hudson
The 6-2 middle blocker is the No. 20-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Finished with 264 kills and a .384 hitting percentage. Also had 107 total blocks and 52 aces. Will play collegiately at Lehigh.
Kali Heikkinen, sr., Prentice
The 5-8 outside hitter finished with 571 kills and a .301 hitting percentage with 527 digs and 68 aces. Helped Prentice reach the Division 4 state semifinals. Was a first-team WVCA all-state pick.
Alexa Hernandez, sr., Green Bay Southwest
The 5-7 setter is the No. 29-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Finished with 602 assists, 177 digs, 138 kills and 48 aces. Will play collegiately at UW-Green Bay.
Emma Koceja, sr., Brookfield Central
The 6-1 outside hitter is the No. 18-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Finished with 337 digs, 283 kills and 43 aces. Will play collegiately at Iona.
Kayla Landerud, jr., McFarland
The 6-1 middle blocker is the No. 50-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Was a second-team WVCA all-state pick in D2 and helped McFarland reach the state championship match. Finished with 296 kills and a .367 hitting percentage. Also had 83 total blocks and 53 aces.
Madison Marx, sr., Franklin
The 5-7 setter is the No. 13-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Finished with 822 assists, 286 digs, 126 aces and 69 kills in helping Franklin reach the D1 state quarterfinals. Will play collegiately at Troy.
Karli Molnau, sr., Lake Country Lutheran
The 5-11 middle blocker is the No. 7-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Was a second-team WVCA all-state pick in D3. Finished with 318 kills, 39 aces and 32 total blocks. Will play collegiately at Loyola (Ill.).
Campbell Onell, sr., Luxemburg-Casco
The 5-10 middle blocker is the No. 15-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Had 82 kills with 18 total blocks. Had 258 kills and 168 kills her sophomore and freshman seasons, respectively. Will play collegiately at Belmont.
Chloe Parker, sr., Bay Port
The 6-2 middle blocker is the 28th-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Finished with 260 kills and a .335 hitting percentage. Also had 87 total blocks and 55 aces. Will play collegiately at Bradley.
Ava Patchett, sr., Fox Valley Lutheran
The 5-7 setter is ranked No. 49 among top seniors by prepdig.com. Totaled 425 assists, 165 digs and 57 assists.
Gabriella Pitcel, sr., Mukwonago
The 6-1 middle blocker is the No. 2-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Was a first-team WVCA all-state pick in D1. Totaled 444 kills, 53 total blocks and 37 aces. Will play collegiately at Illinois.
Natalie Powers, sr., Mukwonago
The 5-4 libero is ranked No. 17 among seniors by prepdig.com. Finished with 250 digs and 39 aces. Will play collegiately at Florida International.
Natalie Ptacek, sr., Prescott
The 6-1 outside hitter is the No. 21-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Will play collegiately at San Jose State.
Madison Quest, sr., Divine Savior Holy Angels
The 6-3 outside hitter is the top-ranked senior by prepdig.com and a returning first-team all-state pick in Division 1. Finished with 557 kills, 306 digs, 67 total blocks and 57 aces. Helped lead DSHA to the state title. Verbally committed to Wisconsin.
Ava Reis, sr., Kimberly
The 5-9 outside hitter is ranked No. 38 among top seniors by prepdig.com. Finished with 280 kills, 223 digs and 85 aces.
Billie Reiter, sr., Greendale
The 5-11 setter is ranked No. 6 among seniors by prepdig.com. Totaled 258 assists, 261 digs, 230 kills and 83 aces. Will play collegiately at the University of Miami.
Rebecca Ring, sr., Madison Edgewood
The 6-2 outside hitter is the No. 4-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Finished with 256 kills, 161 digs, 36 total blocks and 32 aces. Will play collegiately at North Carolina State.
Riley Schmitz, jr., Fox Valley Lutheran
The 5-4 Schmitz was a unanimous first-team all-North Eastern Conference selection at libero. Totaled 513 digs and 58 aces. Ranked No. 15 among top juniors by prepdig.com.
Ella Schuetz, sr., Lakeside Lutheran
The 6-2 outside hitter is the No. 33-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Finished with 459 kills, 264 digs, 46 total blocks and 43 aces. Was a second-team WVCA all-state pick in D2. Will play collegiately at UW-Milwaukee.
Payton Scifres, so., Westosha Central
The 6-foot setter is the top-ranked sophomore by prepdig.com. Totaled 734 assists, 140 digs, 105 kills and 37 aces.
Marlee Sivak, jr., Oconomowoc
The 6-1 outside hitter is the No. 3-ranked junior by prepdig.com. Finished with 321 kills, 227 digs and 57 aces in helping lead Oconomowoc to the Division 1 state final. Has verbally committed to the University of Maryland.
Camille Sobolewski, jr., Newman Catholic
The 5-10 outside hitter is the No. 41-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Was a first-team WVCA all-state pick in Division 4. Finished with 409 kills, 317 digs and 59 aces.
Morgan Stewart, sr., Green Bay Southwest
The 6-1 outside hitter is the 27th-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Finished with 507 kills and a .327 hitting percentage. Also had 240 digs, 68 aces and 44 total blocks. Will play collegiately at DePaul.
Madison Tripp, sr., Kaukauna
Tripp, a 5-8 setter, was honorable mention on the WVCA all-state team in D1. Had 835 assists, 217 digs, 114 kills and 64 aces. Ranked No. 11 senior overall by prepdig.com and No. 4 at her position. Will play collegiately at Bemidji State.
Myla Unterweger, sr., Hartland Arrowhead
The 5-11 outside hitter is the No. 23-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Finished with 101 kills and 21 digs. Will play collegiately at Central Oklahoma.
Isabella Vander Velden, sr., Luxemburg-Casco
The 6-1 middle blocker/outside is the No. 34-ranked senior by prepdig.com. Finished with 222 kills, 73 total blocks and 23 aces. Will play collegiately at Bemidji State.
Jenna Vermillion, sr., Fall River
The 5-9 outside hitter had 411 kills, 321 digs and 47 aces in leading Fall River to the Division 4 state semifinals. Was a first-team WVCA all-state pick.
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Ella Vosberg, sr., Cuba City
The 5-10 outside hitter had 363 kills, 335 digs and 34 total blocks and was a second-team WVCA all-state pick in Division 3.
Abby Weidmayer, so., Manitowoc Lincoln
The 6-foot outside hitter is the No. 12-ranked sophomore in the state. She totaled 262 kills, 252 digs and 98 aces for the Ships.
