THE TEAM
HAILEY McNEE
Bentonville
CLASS: Senior
POSITION: Outside hitter/middle hitter
HEIGHT: 5-10
NOTABLE: A three-year varsity player, she led her team with 305 kills, including a season-high 18 in a Class 7A State Tournament match against North Little Rock. ... She was second on the team in aces (39) and digs (279) and tied for third in total blocks (44) ... Signed a letter of intent with Southern Arkansas in November.
MARIAH KING
Springdale High
CLASS: Junior
POSITION: Middle blocker
HEIGHT: 6-3
NOTABLE: Provided the Lady Bulldogs with a dominant force at the net, recording 195 kills and 59 blocks ... Also made an impact at the service line with 29 aces ... Helped lead Springdale to the Class 7A State Tournament.
TAYLEAH NEAL
Springdale Har-Ber
CLASS; Senior
HEIGHT: 5-11
POSITION:Middle blocker
NOTABLE: Had 11 blocks and seven kills against Van Buren while leading Har-Ber to five-game conference win streak ... Averaged 8 blocks and 6 kills during the season ... Also a starting center on Lady Wildcats’ basketball team.
LAUREN COOK
Siloam Springs
CLASS: Junior
HEIGHT: 5-10
POSITION: Outside Hitter
NOTABLE: Cook led the Lady Panthers with 234 kills to go with 26 aces and 79 digs. She was all-state in Class 6A and all-conference in the 7A/6A-West ... Helped the Lady Panthers to a Class 6A state quarterfinals appearance and overall record of 19-16 and 8-6 in 7A/6A-West Conference.
MIKAYLA AVERY
Fayetteville
CLASS: Senior
HEIGHT: 5-9
POSITION: Outside Hitter
NOTABLE: Named all-conference and all-state .. Led the Lady Bulldogs with 556 kills ... Second on the team with 44 aces and also one of team’s top passers. Had 18 kills, one block and one ace in state finals match against Fort Smith Southside.
ANDREA KATHOL
Fayetteville
CLASS: Senior
HEIGHT: 5-6
POSITION: Libero
NOTABLE: All-conference selection in her first year as the starting libero after taking over for all-state senior Tatum Marshall, who missed the season with a torn ACL ... Led team with 591 digs, third on the team with 41 aces and was team’s top passer.
EMILY OSBORNE
Rogers High
CLASS: Senior
HEIGHT: 5-10
NOTABLE: Averaged 3.43 kills a set and had a set high of 11 while finishing with 341 kills ... Twice had 19 kills in a match ... Three-year letterman and was team captain this season ... Carries a 4.1 grade-point average.