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SJM Girls Volleyball Fall 2025 - Evergreen - FINAL_Layout 1 9 / 5 / 25 2 : 05 PM Page 1 G I R L S V O L L E Y B A L L row both offensively and defensively , and her serving skills will come in handy as well . Junior BISHOP EUSTACE CRUSADERS Izzie Hertline is an experienced libero , and other contributors include seniors Brenna O’Connor and Lauren Hak and sophomores Nora Kelly and Vanessa Candito . OUTLOOK : The Irish are coming off a 9 - 13 season in which they shared the Olympic National title with rival Bishop Eustace . They hope to be divi - sion championship contenders again and to fin - ish with a winning record . C H E R O K E E CHIEFS PLAYERS TO WATCH : Three all - conference players return for Cherokee , including first - teamers Cassie Markel and Addie Lore , both seniors . Markel , an outside hitter , led the Chiefs with 51 aces , was second with 125 kills and added 99 digs and 23 assists . Lore lined up at both setter and B I S H O P E U S T A C E C A M D E N opposite and compiled a team - high 217 assists , CAT H O L I C 119 kills , 118 digs and 42 aces . Junior outside hit - CRUSADERS ter / opposite Ava Doherty made the all - confer - IRISH PLAYERS TO WATCH : Hailey Mack has ence second team after collecting 64 kills , 49 been a difference - maker PLAYERS TO WATCH : Cam - digs and 33 aces , and other key returners in the throughout her career at den Catholic graduated front row are senior middle Jordan Johnson and Bishop Eustace and is its two top hitters but is junior outside hitter Kim Moncreif . Senior defen - looking to go out with a happy to welcome back sive specialist Lily Tandoc is also looking to play huge senior season . A senior setter Abigail a bigger role . captain and outside hit - Riley , a three - year starter who made the OUTLOOK : The Chiefs earned their most wins in a ter , she recorded 274 kills all - conference second team as a junior . season since 2019 as they went 15 - 11 and as a junior — the third She will quarterback the offense and look to reached the sectional quarterfinals last fall . With straight season she led the develop a bond with emerging hitters like jun - a strong veteran core in place , another memo - Crusaders in the category — and also had 156 ior Sophia Reynolds and seniors Layla Green , rable campaign could be on the way . digs and 63 aces to repeat as an all - conference Gabby Healey and Alyssa Korman , who will be first - team selection . Junior outside hitter relied upon for kills . Junior middle Hazel C H E R R Y Sophie Durham is another weapon who had Coughenour will also be a key piece in the front H I L L E A S T 137 kills , 259 digs and 62 aces to join Mack on the all - conference first team . Seniors Paige COUGARS Ladik and Samantha Costello are both experi - PLAYERS TO WATCH : Cherry enced setters who will continue to feed Mack , Hill East graduated three Durham and the other hitters . Ladik had 226 all - conference players , assists , 56 digs and a team - high 91 aces on including a pair of first - her way to all - conference second - team honors , teamers , but there is still while Costello paced Eustace with 251 assists . plenty of talent on the roster . OUTLOOK : The Crusaders ’ memorable 16 - 10 sea - SeniorAngie Choe and junior Leela Mon are son in 2024 was highlighted by a share of their both capable of playing multiple positions , par - second straight division title , the first playoff ticularly libero , and were honored with all - con - victory in the brief history of the program and ferencesecond - team accolades . Choe had 190 a trip to the sectional final . They will continue digs and 53 aces , while Mon collected 140 digs , to set lofty goals behind Mack and the other CAMDEN CATHOLIC’S ABIGAIL RILEY 27 kills , 19 assists and 46 aces . The key return - seniors . ers up front are senior middles Isabel Bologna 6 6 | S O U T H J E R S E Y M A G A Z I N E | F A L L 2 0 2 5 H I G H S C H O O L S P O R T S P R E V I E W | S o u t h J e r s e y M a g a z i n e . c o m

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SJM Girls Volleyball Fall 2025 - Evergreen - FINAL_Layout 1 9 / 5 / 25 2 : 05 PM Page 2 along with setter Alexis Eichel , outside hitter Liani fromlast year’s 6 - 17 squad , and they should be ( 74 kills , 15 blocks ) and Iris Yuan ( 51 kills , 17 L Jones , opposite Adriana Grippi and libero Sophia muchimproved thanks to the chemistry between blocks ) along with senior opposite Nicole Flemming , all juniors . theirreturners and promising newcomers as new Shoyele ( 61 kills , 21 blocks ) . Sophomores Madi - L coachJoe Gillespie takes the reins . sonJames and Jordan Walker showed potential OUTLOOK : The Lions have come a long way in at outside hitter , and seniors Maeve Slattery and recent seasons and were on the cusp of a win - Greta Mueller will also look to make an impact ning record last year as they finished 12 - 13 . They E A S T E R N A at the position . Senior Harper Nickel is a veter - hope to remain competitive in 2025 with a new - VIKINGS an defensive specialist who notched 34 aces as a look roster . B PLAYERS TO WATCH : Both of junior . Eastern’s all - conference play - OUTLOOK : The Cougars won their first 17 games C L E A R V I E W ers from last year graduated , Y last year on their way to a 22 - 4 record and fin - PIONEERS so the Vikings will look to ished 10 - 0 in the Olympic American to claim the E PLAYERS TO WATCH : Sen - developnew standouts . Senior division title . They also reached the South Jersey , ior Alyssa Pierson Samantha Covone is a key returner at libero and Group 4 semifinals before falling to eventual L has been led the team with 243 digs and 29 aces . Juniors statechampion Williamstown . There are some Clearview’s starting MariahButts and Andrea DeGuzman are other important spots to fill but they expect to be a L libero since she was important pieces of the defense who are also very strong team once again . a sophomore and strong servers , and juniors Madelyn Fithian and made the all - confer - Frankie Nguyen will look to spark the attack after C H E R R Y O ence second team as a junior after leading the flashing loads of potential as sophomores . Sen - H I L L W E S T Pioneers with 180 digs and finishing second ior middle Mayliah Hunter , senior opposite V LIONS with 28 aces . She will patrol the back row Bryanna Ajuria and junior outside hitters Bella along with senior Sarah Shenk and sopho - and Sophia Zapata will also be counted on in PLAYERS TO WATCH : Alaina more Angelina Bonomo . The front row will be the front row . Mendoza transitioned from anchored by seniors Hayley Drinkard ( 59 kills , OUTLOOK : The Vikings were competitive in most setter to outside hitter as a junior S 137 digs , 39 aces ) , Sophia Puglisi ( 58 kills ) , of their games last fall and finished just shy of a andended up leading Cherry Hill Sienna Garrison ( 33 kills ) and Julianna Librizzi . 500 record at 11 - 12 . If they can turn some of the Westin aces and finishing second in L ( 14 kills ) , with assistance from juniors Victoria close losses into victories , a winning season is killsand tied for second in digs . She will be a major Peretti , Roxi Hughes and Sofia Mejia and possible . forceagainfor the Lions , who also bring back key R sophomore Jolene Rea . Strong contributions front - rowveterans Salma Mitwalli , a senior middle , are also expected from junior Quinn Yeager , andTeresa Kosmaczewski , a senior outside hitter . I sophomore Sandy DiMartino and freshmen LailaArnauer is another senior leader who will look Elliot Oldt and Leena Khan . to contribute at opposite and libero . Senior middle G OUTLOOK : The Pioneers only graduated one senior HannahQuach will also look to have an impact S O U T H J E R S E Y M A G A Z I N E | F A L L 2 0 2 5 H I G H S C H O O L S P O R T S P R E V I E W | S o u t h J e r s e y M a g a z i n e . c o m | 6 7

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