The Lafayette Journal & Courier Small School All-Area volleyball team is voted on by coaches and includes players from Class A and 2A schools.
Hannah Anderson, Tri-County
The senior setter helped lead the Cavaliers to a 25-4 record and their first sectional championship since 1986. Anderson averaged 8.4 assists per set, totaling 685 for the season to go with 45 aces, 158 digs, 20 kills and 19 blocks.
Liv Barber, Faith Christian
The sophomore setter helped the Eagles go 30-4 and repeat as sectional champions. Barber delivered better than an ace per set on average, totaling 89 on the season to go with 784 assists and 15 blocks while adding 33 kills and 85 digs.
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Taylor Cripe, South Newton
The junior outside hitter had more responsibility after the loss of a talented senior class, but answered the call, hitting .388 with 360 kill, averaging 3.9 per set. Cripe surpassed 1,000 kills in her career with a season to go and also went over 200 career aces with 60 last season. She also had 183 digs and 17 blocks.
Kaitlyn Kuckkan, Central Catholic
The junior setter kept the CC volleyball train strong with another sectional title and a 23-10 record with Kuckkan facilitating the offense. She racked up 816 assists and added 66 kills and 41 aces, while also bolstering the Knights defense with 51 blocks and 265 digs.
Chase Lemming, Seeger
The sophomore outside hitter is the latest in the Patriot pipeline of talented arms. Lemming collected 443 kills last fall, hitting .432 in the process. She also added 60 aces, 362 digs and 16 blocks.
Maddix Minnick, Covington
The senior middle blocker guided the Trojans to a 24-10 record with 272 kills on .346 hitting. Minnick also had 63 blocks, 31 aces and pulled up 68 digs.
Emma Segal, Frontier
The Indiana University-bound senior was asked to do a lot for the Falcons. And she did, racking up a ridiculous 6.7 kills per set, finishing her career just shy of 2,000 after piling 677 to her career total last fall. Segal hit .342 and also served 81 aces while adding 317 digs and 23 blocks.
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Abbey Swan, Clinton Prairie
The junior outside hitter led the Gophers with 372 kills, averaging 4.4 per set as Prairie's primary offensive target. Swan also served 46 aces and assisted on 63 kills. Defensively, Swan's 292 digs and 27 blocks led the Gophers.
Aesha Vogt, Faith Christian
The senior outside hitter joined the 1,000 kills club and finished with 1,245, helping elevate the Eagles program to new heights during her career. Faith finished 30-4 with a second straight sectional title thanks to Vogt leading the way with 418 kills at a .301 clip to go with 86 aces, 231 digs and 17 blocks.
Rachel Vorst, Central Catholic
Central Catholic's record-breaking senior libero carried another strong back row for the Knights last fall, registering 531 digs to help the Knights go 23-10 and win a sectional championship. Vorst's 1,755 career digs are most in program history. She also had 67 aces as a senior.
Sara Zarse, Tri-County
The junior middle hitter had a banner year for the Cavaliers, leading them to a 25-4 record and ending a 37-year sectional drought. Zarse hit .441 and totaled 456 kills, averaging 5.2 per set. Zarse added 66 aces, 45 blocks and 266 digs.
Honorable mention
Hannah Arvin, Tri-County; Carley Barrett and Grace Bordenet, Central Catholic; Addi Gorbett and Meilee Thorp, Rossville; Grace Kelley and Ashlyn Minniear, Frontier; Addi Kirby and Anna Riley, Faith Christian; DeLorean Mason, Southmont; Lacey Pickering, Delphi; Brooke Rottman and Alex Sutherlin, Covington; Makenna Schleman, North Newton; Rylee Simko, Fountain Central; Kortney Surber, Clinton Central; Hailey VanDeWater, Attica; Shelby Warren, South Newton; Haven Wilson, Clinton Prairie
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