Here are 25 of the top performers from Week 1 (Sept. 1-5) of the Arkansas high school volleyball season.
Players are listed in alphabetical order. Please send player nominations to Jeff Halpern by Sunday at 5 p.m. CT – jeff@naturalstatesports.com. Include player, class, position(s) and statistics for that week.
Coverage presented by Arkansas Select Volleyball.
Kaitlyn Austin, Marion
The senior had 11 kills, 3 aces and 9 digs in a 3-0 victory over Nettelton. She had 26 kills, 38 digs, 6 assists and 4 blocks in a 6 matches at the River City Invitational in Bartlett, Tenn.
Ady Bollinger, Bentonville
The senior had 15 digs in a 3-0 victory over Springdale Har-Ber. She had 19 digs and 1 ace in a 3-0 victory over Fort Smith Southside
Kali Bolinger, Huntsville
The senior had 27 assists, 2 kills, 4 aces and 8 digs in a 3-0 victory over Green Forest.
Kendall Brown, Marion
The junior had 11 kills and 7 digs in a 3-0 victory over Nettleton. She had 11 kills, 3 blocks and 6 digs in a 3-0 victory over Batesville. She had 47 kills, 26 digs and 11 blocks in a 6 matches at the River City Invitational in Bartlett, Tenn.
London Cabantac, Conway
The senior had 46 assists in a 3-1 victory over Brookland. She had 6 aces in a 3-0 victory over Little Rock Southwest.
Reagan Cowart, Cotter
The sophomore had 20 assists in a 3-0 victory over 3-0 victory over Mountain Home Christian Academy. She had 21 assists and 13 digs in a 3-0 victory over Izard County.
Lizzie Dorey Bentonville
The senior had 18 assists and 2 aces in a 3-0 victory over Fort Smith Southside. She had 16 assists 3 kills, 9 digs and 4 aces in a 3-0 victory over Springdale Har-Ber.
Brae Faulkner, Harrisburg
The junior had 63 assists in a 3-0 loss to Wynne and a 3-0 victory over Manila.
Ava Field, Little Rock Christian Academy
The junior had 18 kills and 12 digs in a 3-1 victory over Sylvan Hills.
Michaelyn Freeman, Hackett
The senior had 26 kills, 16 digs and 5 aces in a 3-1 victory over Siloam Springs. She had 9 kills, 2 aces and 2 digs in a 3-0 victory over Magazine. She had 17 kills, 8 digs and 1 block in a 3-0 victory over Farmington and passed 1,000 kills in her career.
“1,000 kills for Michaelyn is a great accomplishment. She puts a lot of work in on her own to get better and help the team. It also shows that she has played with a lot of talented players that can pass and set at a high level to reach a milestone like that.” — Hackett head coach Bridget Freeman
Kinley Freyaldenhoven, Conway St. Joseph
The sophomore had 25 assists and 5 aces in a 3-1 victory over Cutter Morning Star.. She had 20 assists and 9 kills in a 3-0 victory over Mountain Pine.
Adeline Godwin, Mansfield
The sophomore had 20 digs, 7 kills, 23 assists and 2 aces in a 3-0 victory over Lavaca. She had 28 digs, 4 kills, 23 assists and 3 aces in a 3-1 victory over Thaden.
Tristen Hamilton, Bentonville
The sophomore had 16 kills and 4 aces in a 3-0 victory over Fort Smith Southside. She had 16 kills and 9 digs in a 3-0 victory over Springdale Har-Ber.
Leelana Kennach, Haskell Harmony Grove
The senior had 36 assists, 15 digs and 6 aces in a 3-2 loss to Bauxite.
Kennedy Lovin, Harding Academy
The senior had 37 assists and 19 digs in a 3-2 loss to Searcy.
Macie Murray, Brookland
The senior had 12 assists and 7 digs in a 3-1 loss to Conway. She had 3 aces, 13 digs and 32 assists in a 3-2 victory over Wynne.
Asa Perry, Bauxite
The sophomore had 20 kills with a .421 pct and 21 assists and 13 digs in 3-2 victory over Haskell Harmony Grove.
Lauren Rauls, Mountain Home
Rauls had 27 digs in a 3-2 loss to Greene County Tech. She had11 digs and 2 aces in a 3-0 victory over West Memphis.
Ella Reed, Wynne
Reed had 28 assists, 2 aces, 9 digs and 1 kill in a 3-0 victory over Harrisburg. She had 29 assists, 2 kills, 16 digs and passed 1,000 career assists in a 3-2 loss to Brookland.
Mary Kate Rees, Valley View
Reese had 19 assists 12 digs, 4 kills and 3 aces in a 3-0 victory over Paragould.
Kayson Reeves, Harding Academy
The senior had 16 kills while hitting .538 with 4 blocks in a 3-2 loss to Searcy. She had 16 kills while hitting .3i7 with 3 blocks and 5 digs in a 3-1 victory over Dover.
Haley Thomas, Siloam Springs
The senior topped the 2,000 career assists with 24 and had 6 aces in a 3-0 victory over Pea Ridge. She also had 30 assists with 7 kills and 4 aces in 3-1 loss to Hackett.
Kaylee Ward, Mansfield
The senior had 17 kills, 10 digs,1 block and 1 ace in a 3-0 victory over Lavaca. She had 4 blocks, 8 digs, 25 kills, 1 ace and 1 assist in a 3-1 victory over Thaden.
Chloe Whittington, Mayflower
The junior had 21 assists and 9 digs in a 3-0 victory over Conway St. Joseph. She had 27 assists, 9 digs and 3 kills in a 3-0 victory over Booneville.
Bree Williamson, Bryant
The senior had 28 digs and 2 aces in a 3-2 loss to Baptist Prep. She had 19 digs and 4 aces in a 3-0 loss to Pulaski Academy.
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