An
"outside hitter" is a term used in sports like volleyball. It refers to a player who usually stands on the left side of the court and is responsible for hitting or spiking the ball towards the opponent's side of the net.
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• THE STATS: The
senior outside hitter led the Troubadours with 447 kills, 403 digs, 36 blocks, 30 aces, and 321 serve receptions.
Griffin Galvin — The Vista del Lago junior
outside hitter led the Eagles to a second consecutive SJS Div.
The
junior outside hitter for Ponderosa High School's girls volleyball team has her sights set on a championship run, and her team has shown the promise to back up her claim through one half of the Capital Valley Conference season.
Sophomore outside hitter Allie Barber went for TWENTY - ONE kills in just three sets as Marquette shredded their way through # 12 ranked Creighton for the 3 - 0 (25 - 16, 25 - 15, 25 - 21) victory.
Sara Schell — The Bear River - Grass Valley senior
outside hitter recorded 16 kills in the Bruins» 3 - 0 victory over Placer - Auburn to claim a share of the Pioneer Valley League championship.
The Xceleration team coached by Andy Schroeder and led by the Liberty - Brentwood duo of
outside hitter Taylor Dixon and setter Kaitlynn Zdroik, were competing at the AAU National Championships in Orlando.
The Golden Eagles jumped out to an 8 - 0 lead with star
outside hitter Allie Barber sitting on the bench for the first seven points.
She will be an asset to Colorado State, whose coach wants her to be that
outside hitter who plays all the way around.»
NCVC 18 - 1 features Long Beach State -
bound outside hitter Dawson Fugate of Del Oro - Loomis and Whitney - Rocklin standout setter Danny Sharrah.
Gina Mancuso PAPILLION, NEB. > VOLLEYBALL Gina, a senior
outside hitter at Papillion — La Vista High, is the Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year.
Spor Kulubu will be hoping the
dynamic outside hitter will help the team to a 10th domestic crown and a third CEV Champions League title.
Sophomore
outside hitter Autumn Bailey was named the Big East's preseason Player of the Year and was a unanimous choice to the league's preseason all - conference team.
«It's our family bond that comes out when we're in these close situations,» senior middle blocker and
outside hitter Ashley Hedt said.
The middle blocker /
outside hitter paced the Broncos to a 12 - game winning streak that included a 3 - 1 win over defending Capital Valley Conference and Division III section champion Oakmont - Roseville.
The Golden Eagles return just one
outside hitter with collegiate experience, so hopefully Miley will benefit from whatever coaching Ryan Theis was handing out to Autumn Bailey and Nele Barber last season.
Balance is the key for the Cougars, and if they are going to make a deep postseason run, sophomore middle Carley Ward,
outside hitters Ni'Yesha Brown and Bailey Gamez along with setter Brooke Hadfield and libero Marissa Angeja will be leading the way.
«First team to win a section championship for boys volleyball at our school, and then we come out and win NorCals for our section,»
Roseville outside hitter / libero Jason Cole said after the victory at Dublin High.
Outside hitters Nikki Cavote and Amanda Thornton are in their third year, as is middle blocker Maddie Dailey.
JOSH JOHNS: Antioch senior
outside hitter delivered 20 kills, 12 digs and two aces in a 3 - 1 win over Heritage - Brentwood on April 28.
«We have a goal to not lose two games in a row all season long,» senior
outside hitter Erin Chelini said.
Cole Rodgers: The Granite
Bay outside hitter recorded 21 kills and 11 digs in a five - set victory in the Sac - Joaquin Section Div.
«This definitely feels great,» said junior
outside hitter Breyan Ashley, enjoying the aftermath of the Gaels» win, which was one to relish.
The communication and trust between the two setters allows for senior
outside hitters Katie Carte and Emily Larson and sophomore middle blocker Kyra Rogers to record uncontested kills before defenses can set up their blocks.
In doing so, the team found a way to slow down the Wolfpack's 6 - foot - 2
outside hitter Amaria Kelley, a junior who already has a handful of Div.
Maya Gilardi: The Davis senior
outside hitter posted 24 kills in a 3 - 2 win over Delta League rival St. Francis vaulted Davis into a tight race for the league volleyball title.
Both teams feature potent offenses — although it will be interesting to see how the Rockies
fair outside the hitter - friendly confines of Coors Field.
Maddie Haynes — The Rocklin junior
outside hitter got her first USA Volleyball experience as a member of the USA U18 Youth National Team which took silver in the NORCECA Continental Championships.
The 6 - foot -
tall outside hitter led the Rockets to a Division 1 state title this fall, the first for Neenah High since 1978.
Allie Barber's 14 kills were good enough for match high on this particular night, as the sophomore
outside hitter connected for a hitting percentage of.257.
On Thursday evening, Marquette
volleyball outside hitter Taylor Louis took to Instagram to announced that she's transferring to Iowa.
Smidova was joined on the preseason all - Patriot League team
by outside hitter Kristyna Lindovska (2.7 kills, 1.2 blocks) and middle blocker Kelly McCaddin (2.5 kills,.457 avg., 1.0 digs, 1.3 blocks).
The sophomore
outside hitter crushed Butler last Wednesday, but it still turned into a loss for the Golden Eagles.
Back on February 24, Marquette volleyball head coach Ryan Theis announced that
outside hitter Joy Miley is transferring to MU from Long Beach State.
Speaking of returns, all - Conference
USA outside hitter Dajana Boskovic returned to the court for the Roadrunners on their trip to Milwaukee for the first time since their opener, and she was a terror against the Golden Eagles.
Richmond - Burton senior
outside hitter Ali Frantti has been named Gatorade's player of the year for Illinois.
Maddie Deters — Granite Bay's senior
outside hitter recorded 12 kills and nine digs in the Grizzlies» 3 - 0 sweep of Palo Alto in a CIF NorCal semifinal on Nov. 30.
She is the middle blocker /
outside hitter who paced the Broncos to a 12 - game winning streak that included a 3 - 1 win over defending Capital Valley Conference and Division III section champion Oakmont - Roseville.
The Colorado State -
bound outside hitter might possibly be the best player in the East Bay and is a force for any team to deal with.
Spor Kulubu will be hoping the
dynamic outside hitter will help the team to a 10th domestic crown and a third CEV Champions
Marquette had two players,
outside hitter Taylor Louis and middle blocker Meghan Niemann, named to the league's all - conference First Team.
Kara Campbell — The Vista del Lago
junior outside hitter is led the section with 87 kills through the Eagles» first 12 matches.