Our Favorite Subject - VBall Recruiting rumors

Not our next priority - our only priority left. The coaches have lined up replacements for all positions except possibly the most important one, that is the left side hitters. If we don't get some excellent pin hitters there, then it will be time to lower expectations. Some of the best 2018 LS hitters have already committed (and a few 2019 ones too) while PSU hasn't had a LS hitter arrive since 20114. Apparently the staff has whiffed on several elite hitters and is getting ready to go to Plan B. We desperately need a recruit like Thayer Hall. While you would think there is plenty of time to get these recruits the truth is the best ones are committing earlier all the time except the ones waiting to get into Stanford.

What is Plan B?

I think you are probably right on point regarding the impact of staff turnover.  Obviously, the most important recruiter is Coach Rose, but the assistant coaches do build relationships, as you point out, and over the past years PSU has had Salima Rockwell leave (then return), Dennis Hohenshelt, Kalena Davidson, and Steve Aird leave as assistants, and Adam Hughes -- an exceptional DOV -- leave to become an assistant coach with Aird.  That's alot of turnover.  It had to have some effect -- hard to measure how much.

Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly does this mean: "growing touch on the ball?"

If I recall correctly I heard that Megan had a great touch on the ball.  I took this to mean she could vary the speed of her attacks to confuse the opponents.  

I would really like to see the coaching staff scouting international players as well. There is such a huge field of prospects out there. If necessary, PSU should even hire someone to scout just the international youth. There are so many talented players, who, I think, would love to come to the USA.

This is old news but still interesting. Of course most of the seniors have already committed.


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Gatorade State Players of the Year (FREE)
Posted by: ctobolski in High School News December 8, 2015 0 Comments

Alabama – Sara Carr, Sr, 5-11 OH, Mountain Brooks HS
Alaska – Brynn Sulte, Jr, 6-2 MB, Dimond HS
Arkansas – Ella May Powell, Soph, 6-0 S, Fayetteville HS
Arizona – Khalia Lanier, Sr, 6-2 OH, Xavier College Prep
California – Kathryn Plummer, Sr, 6-6 S/Opp, Aliso Niguel HS
Colorado – Shannon Webb, Sr, 6-1 OH, Cherokee Trail HS
Connecticut – Gabriela Vazquez, Sr, 5-7 OH, Platt HS
D.C. – Jeanne Westney, Sr, 6-3 MB/OH, St. John’s College HS
Delaware – Sydney Fulton, Jr, 5-8 S, Delaware Military Academy
Florida – Jac’cara Walker, Sr, 5-10 OH, P.K. Yonge
Georgia – Gabby Curry, Jr, 5-8 OH, Buford HS
Hawai’i – Bailey Choy, Sr, 5-9 S, Iolani School
Idaho – Maya Taylor, Jr, 5-11 OH, Idaho Falls HS
Illinois – Molly Haggerty, Sr, 6-1 OH, St. Francis HS
Indiana – Kendall White, Sr, 5-5 L, Cathedral HS
Iowa – Carlee Ketchum, Sr, 5-7 S, West Delaware HS
Kansas – Jenna Gray, Sr, 6-1 S, St. James Academy
Kentucky – Morgan Hentz, Sr, 5-9 OH/L, Notre Dame Academy
Louisiana – Kristen Nuss, Sr, 5-6 OH, Mount Carmel Academy
Maine – Jocelyn Moody, Sr, 5-8 OH, Biddeford HS
Maryland – Megan McTigue, Sr, 6-1 OH, Academy of the Holy Cross
Massachusetts – Corinne Cox, Sr, 6-1 S, Notre Dame Academy
Michigan – Gia Milana, Sr, 6-2 OH, Romeo HS
Minnesota – Sydney Hilley, Jr, 6-0 S, Champlin Park HS
Mississippi – Conley Chinn, Sr, 6-1 MB, Jackson Academy
Missouri – Meghan Donovan, Sr, 6-3 S, Villa Duchesne HS
Montana – Caitlin Lonergan, Sr, 6-2 OH, Bozeman HS
Nebraska – Raegan LeGrand, Sr, 5-10 OH, Papillion-La Vista South HS
Nevada – Cali Thompson, Sr, 5-11 S, Coronado HS
New Hampshire – Jo Coffey, Sr, 5-9 S, Merrimack HS
New Jersey – Maria Bellinger, Sr, 6-1 OH, Paramus HS
New Mexico – Abby Stomp, Sr, 5-9 S, La Cueva HS
New York – Sam Burgio, Jr, 5-10 OH, Eden HS
North Carolina – Julia Scoles, Sr, 6-1 OH, South Iredell HS
North Dakota – Katie Scherr, Sr, 6-0 OH, Century HS
Ohio – Hunter Atherton, Sr, 5-11 S, Dublin Coffman HS
Oklahoma – Hannah Rose Frohling, Sr, 6-0 OH, Edmond North HS
Oregon – Nicole Peterson, Sr, 6-0 S/OH, Jesuit
Pennsylvania – Kristin Krause, Sr, 5-9 S, Parkland HS
Rhode Island – Jenna Bridges, Sr, 6-2 MB, Exeter-West Greenwich HS
South Carolina – Thayer Hall, Soph, 6-3 OH, Dorman HS
South Dakota – Jenna Reiff, Sr, 6-2 MB, Chester HS
Tennessee – Lauren Dorrell, Sr, 6-0 OH, Father Ryan HS
Texas – Morgyn Greer, Sr, 6-3 OH, Dripping Springs HS
Utah – Jaiden Farr, Sr, 6-1 OH, Morgan HS
Virginia – Holly Carlton, Sr, 6-5 S/Opp, Potomac Falls HS
Washington – Shayne McPherson, Sr, 5-7 OH, Kennedy Catholic HS
West Virginia – Tessa Wyner, Soph, 5-10 OH, George Washington HS
Wisconsin – M.E. Dodge, Sr, 5-11 OH/L, East Troy HS
Wyoming – Cosette Stellern, Jr, 6-0 OH, Cheyenne East HS