Meet The News-Gazette's 48th All-State Volleyball Team

The News-Gazette newspaper in Champaign-Urbana recently released its 48th All-State Volleyball Team for the 2025 IHSA Volleyball Season:

---PLAYER OF THE YEAR---
Addison Lucht | Cissna Park

---FIRST TEAM---
Madison Anspaugh | Rockford Christian | 6-2 | Sr. | OH
Clemson-bound star propelled the Royal Lions to a 34-7 season and Class 2A fourth-place finish with 468 kills, 229 digs, 57 aces and 26 blocks

Avery Boehm | Mascoutah | 5-10 | Sr. | OH
Future Saint Louis outside hitter was a force for the 28-win Indians, wrapping up her prep career with 507 kills, 302 digs, 48 blocks and 29 aces

Lily Bosworth | Mahomet-Seymour | 6-4 | Sr. | MB
Bosworth flipped her commitment from Michigan State to Purdue and then went on to lead the Bulldogs to 32 wins with 302 kills and 65 blocks

Haley Burgdorf | St. Charles North | 6-0 | Sr. | OH
The N-G's player of the year dominated at the net for the 35-4 North Stars and will head to Penn State after totaling 435 kills, 198 digs and 52 aces

Cassidy Cage | Marist | 6-2 | Sr. | MB
Next stop for Cage after putting up 236 kills and 92 blocks for the 36-win Class 4A champs is Mississippi State

Trixie Carroll | Eastland | 5-10 | Sr. | OH
Uber productive outside hitter finished with 535 kills and 279 digs for the 27-11 Cougars, which should thrill Central Michigan fans

Elayna Davidson | Marist | 5-6 | Sr. | L
Maryland-bound libero did it all in the back row for the Class 4A state champion Redhawks with 402 digs, 125 assists and 36 aces

Abbey Knight | Providence Catholic | 6-1 | Sr. | OH
Wright State-bound outside hitter was the go-to option for the Class 3A third-place Celtics, finishing with 470 kills, 218 digs, 64 aces and 34 blocks

Kalia Kroth | DePaul Prep | 5-9 | Jr. | OH
Kroth, a North Carolina commit, put up 440 kills, 215 digs and 40 aces while being an ace passer for the 33-6 Rams this fall

Mia Lamberti | Limestone | 6-0 | Jr. | S/OPP
Lamberti committed to Illinois this summer and went on to post 406 assists, 402 kills, 137 digs and 67 aces for the 34-win Rockets

Addison Lucht | Cissna Park | 5-10 | Sr. | OH
Lucht capped her volleyball career - she's off to Northwestern to play softball - with 339 kills, 202 digs and 48 aces in a run to a Class 1A state title

Lucy Maloney | Mother McAuley | 5-6 | Sr. | L
Clemson landed an impressive piece for its defensive future in Maloney, who helped the Mighty Macs go 34-5 with 627 digs, 75 assists and 26 aces

Kampbell Niepagen | Bloomington Central Catholic | 6-0 | Jr. | OH
Auburn commit was a driving force in the Saints' 36-6 season and Class 2A state runner-up finish with 395 kills, 241 digs, 60 aces and 42 blocks

Morgan Petelin | Normal U-High | 5-11 | Sr. | S/OPP
Tennessee Tech landed a versatile option in Petelin, who helped the Pioneers win a Class 3A state title with 582 assists, 300 digs, 122 kills, 43 blocks and 40 aces

Caroline Simmons | Carmi-White County | 5-5 | Sr. | OH
Simmons is also headed to Cookeville, Tenn., to join Tennessee Tech's beach team after posting 515 kills and 51 aces for the 37-3 Bulldogs

Ellie Stiernagle | Benet Academy | 6-2 | Sr. | S
Future Northwestern setter was a key cog in the Redwings' 39-win season and Class 4A runner-up finish with 815 assists, 158 digs, 51 kills and 42 aces

Lynney Tarnow | Benet Academy | 6-5 | Sr. | MB
Wisconsin signee, like Burgdorf, was an AVCA All-American and put up 227 kills, 40 blocks and 22 aces in the Redwings' state run this fall

Alana Whitfield | Normal | 6-0 | Sr. | OH
Ironmen got to 34 wins with the future Michigan State outside hitter - and high-level passer - leading the way with 418 kills, 276 digs and 34 blocks

---SECOND TEAM---
Brooklynne Brass | Benet Academy | 5-10 | Jr. | OH
Maryland commit played an important role in the Redwings' state tournament run, finishing the year with 283 kills, 248 digs, 50 blocks and 23 aces

Alayna Briggs | Hartsburg-Emden | 6-0 | Sr. | OH
Future Parkland outside hitter was a key cog in the Stags' 35-win season, putting up 361 kills, 219 digs, 97 blocks and 39 aces in her senior year

Haven Enselman | Marist | 5-11 | Fr. | S
Star freshman set the bar high for her prep career, posting 951 assists, 205 digs, 43 blocks and 36 kills to help the Redhawks win the Class 4A title

Charlie Fleegle | Libertyville | 5-6 | Jr. | L
Illinois State commit was more than just a standout defender with 309 digs given she added 107 assists and 53 aces and was a 2.24 passer

Taylor Haas | Stockton | 6-1 | Jr. | MB
Blackhawks' 36-6 season and Class 1A state runner-up finish was built on Haas' two-way impact with 302 kills and 129 blocks

Peyton Heatherly | Mother McAuley | 5-10 | Jr. | S
Coastal Carolina commit ran the show again for the 34-5 Mighty Macs, closing out her junior year with 676 assists, 157 digs, 75 kills and 22 aces

Maryam Hussein | Oak Lawn | 5-11 | Sr. | OH
Spartans senior was one of the most productive six-rotation outside hitters in the state, finishing the season with 460 and 219 digs

Kenzie Jones | Shelbyville | 6-2 | Sr. | MB
Missouri State-bound middle blocker was the catalyst to the Rams' 27-win season with 273 kills, 111 digs, 91 blocks and 42 aces

Jaydee Melton | Norris City-Omaha-Enfield | 5-8 | Sr. | S
Melton will stick close to home next season at Rend Lake after leading the Cardinals to a Class 1A third-place finish with 954 assists, 110 digs and 74 kills

Bella Potempa | Timothy Christian | 5-8 | Sr. | OH
Team captain and Tennessee Tech signee led the way for 29-6 Trojans with 359 kills, 174 digs, 39 aces and 30 blocks in senior season

Lola Robertson | Durand | 6-0 | Jr. | OH
Marquette commit helped Bulldogs post a 28-8 record thanks to her do-everything 369 kills, 252 digs, 60 assists, 33 aces and 27 blocks

Sawyer Secrist | ROWVA/Williamsfield | 5-10 | Sr. | MB
Senior middle blocker was a force at the net for the 32-win Tigers with 468 kills to go with 289 digs, 44 assists, 37 aces and 21 blocks

Addison Smith | Prairie Ridge | 5-10 | Sr. | S
Purdue Northwest-bound setter kept the Class 3A fourth-place Wolves rolling after Maizy Agnello's injury with 924 assists, 219 digs, 106 kills and 43 aces

Laney Snow | Normal U-High | 6-0 | Sr. | OH
Future Ferris State outside hitter pushed the Pioneers to a Class 3A state title with 329 kills, 298 digs and 34 blocks for the season

Khloe Stear | Limestone | 5-4 | Sr. | L
Defensive ace was the star of the Rockets' back row, passing an impressive 2.4 while contributing 587 digs, 101 assists and 26 aces

Kara Stephens | Augusta Southeastern | 5-10 | Jr. | S/MB
A rare athlete to split her time at setter and middle blocker, Stephens had 562 kills, 301 digs, 249 assists, 33 aces and 30 blocks for the Suns

Robyn Ward | Taylorville | 6-3 | Sr. | MB
Dominant middle blocker will play at UIC next season after totaling 316 kills, 81 blocks and 52 aces for the 32-6 Tornadoes this fall

Savanah Weathers | Marist | 5-8 | Sr. | OPP
Right-side hitter bound for Division II Davenport University helped Marist win a Class 4A title with 262 kills, 235 digs, 87 blocks and 26 aces

HONORABLE MENTION 100
Lauren Abbott Erie-Prophetstown 5-11 Sr. MB
Isabelle Axelson Eureka 5-11 Sr. MB
Emma Behrmann Nashville 5-10 Sr. OH
Peyton Benhoff Breese Central 6-1 Sr. MB
Taylor Berg Marist 5-10 Jr. OH
Peyton Biekert Marissa/Coulterville 6-0 Jr. MB
Annabelle Bischoff Tri-Valley 6-0 Jr. MB
Natalie Bochantin Lockport 5-7 Jr. S
Jacie Bosler Carlyle 5-3 Jr. L
Eva Breckenkamp Quincy Notre Dame 6-0 Sr. MB
Farryn Burridge Glenbard West 6-1 Jr. MB
Jaycie Buss Okawville 5-9 So. MB
Sofia Campos Niles North 5-11 Sr. MB
Demi Carbone Providence Catholic 5-10 Sr. S/OPP
Zoey Carlson Newark 5-11 Fr. MB
Laila Carr LeRoy 5-10 Sr. OH
Sophia Chinetti Benet Academy 6-0 Sr. OH
Mariella Ciaravino Saint Ignatius 5-8 Xx. OH
Ava Crabtree Normal U-High 6-1 Sr. OH
Celia Cross Hartsburg-Emden 5-10 Sr. S ICC
Arabelle Cunningham Athens 5-6 Jr. S
Catherine Daniels Bolingbrook 5-11 Jr. S
Madelyn Doggett Westville 5-9 Jr. OH
Sophie Duis Cissna Park 5-10 Sr. MB
Hannah Edwards Massac County 5-7 Sr. S
Meghan Edwards Carlyle 6-0 Sr. OH
Emma Eeten Hartsburg-Emden 6-0 Jr. MB
Addie Elliott Carmi White County 5-5 Sr. S
Eden Eyassu Joliet West 6-1 Sr. L
Aubrey Fair Bloomington Central Catholic 6-0 Sr. OH
Kelsey Frederick LaSalle Peru 5-10 Sr. MB
Madison Funk Normal U-High 5-8 Sr. S/OPP
Delaneigh Garner Warrensburg-Latham 5-4 Sr. L
Maddy Gesky Manteno 5-11 Jr. MB
Addison Glenn Nokomis 5-10 Sr. MB
Kinley Glover Benton 5-9 Jr. MB
Livia Goebel Edwardsville 6-0 Jr. MB
Lina Govoni Joliet West 5-9 Sr. S/OPP
Skylar Greene Saint Ignatius 5-10 Sr. OPP
Adeline Grider Prairie Ridge 6-0 Jr. OH
Miranda Hari Prairie Central 5-8 Jr. OH
Molly Harrison Decatur Unity Christian 5-7 Jr. OH
Neve Hayes Evergreen Park 5-9 Sr. S
Cara Herbert Glenbard West 5-11 Jr. S
Hannah Herrick Oswego 6-1 Jr. OH
Hannah Holliday Williamsville 5-9 So. OH
Campbell Hopkins Hartsburg-Emden 5-8 Jr. OH
Dani Hopp Richmond-Burton 6-0 Jr. OH
Kallie Hubbard Highland 5-9 Jr. OH
Abby Inman Stevenson 5-11 Jr. OH
Kinley Jany Columbia 5-8 Sr. OH
Alyssa Jepson Morris 5-6 Sr. L
Zoe Johnson Palatine 5-10 Sr. OH
Ella Keene Pinckeyville 5-9 Sr. OH
Ellie Kowalski Saint Ignatius 5-7 Jr. L
Kamryn Kruger Riverdale 5-6 Sr. L
Ava Lampe Breese Mater Dei 5-5 Jr. L
Taylor Langland El Paso-Gridley 5-6 Sr. S
Sami Liaromatis Wilmington 5-6 Jr. L
Madison Loos Quincy 5-11 Sr. MB
Mckenzie Love Effingham 5-8 Sr. MB
Brooklyn Lynch Shelbyville 5-3 Sr. L
Erin Lynch Saint Viator 5-11 Sr. OH
Reis McFarland Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin 5-11 Sr. OH
Mady Melton Monticello 5-5 Sr. L
Ireland Mensendike Stockton 5-7 Jr. OH
Maggie Michaels Normal 5-8 Sr. OH
Cassidy Monahan St. Thomas More 6-2 Sr. OH
Klarke Mosby Lincoln-Way East 5-9 Jr. OPP
Harper Neill Fremd 5-9 So. OH
Josie Neukomm Cissna Park 5-10 Sr. OH
Madelyn Ohlau Edwardsville 5-10 Jr. OH
Maddy Ohrmundt DePaul Prep 5-6 Jr. L
Ihuoma Ozoh Homewood-Flossomoor 6-3 Sr. MB
Nora Parsons Tremont 5-10 So. MB
Avery Patton Breese Mater Dei 5-11 Jr. MB
Cayla Prohaska Mother McAuley 6-0 Sr. OH
Kinze Reese Mascoutah 5-8 So. OH
Kolby Ross Lincoln-Way East 5-8 So. OH
Jillian Schlittler Unity 5-10 Sr. S/OPP
Brooke Schumacher Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 5-11 Jr.
Kymora Scott Homewood-Flossmoor 6-2 Sr. OH
Hallee Smallman Massac County 5-3 Sr. L
Abigail Smith Prairie Ridge 5-11 Sr. OPP
Rachel Smith Wilmington 5-10 Sr. OH
Molly Southall Wilmington 5-10 Sr. S/OPP
Kendall Stotlar Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 6-0 Sr. MB
Hutsyn Timosciek Lockport 5-11 Jr. OPP
Tess Tortorello Nazareth Academy 5-3 So. L
Abby VanMeenen Morton 6-1 Jr. MB
Dia Villahard Father McGivney 5-6 Sr. L
Alayna Vincent Taylorville 5-8 Sr. OH
Tegan Vrbancic Prairie Ridge 5-7 Jr. L
Claire Weather s Benet Academy 5-9 Jr. L
Molly Welge Benet Academy 6-3 Sr. OPP
Emily Westerhold Macomb 5-5 Sr. L
Carly Whitcomb Tremont 5-3 So. L
L'Rae White Chicago Christian 5-6 Sr. OH
Sidney Wright St. Charles North 6-1 Sr. MB
Ava Yeakel Mahomet-Seymour 6-1 Sr. OH