Iowa By the Numbers: Class of 2023
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Ranking stat leaders in the Iowa freshman class for the 2019 season based on numbers from QuikStatsIowa.com. Freshman kills leaders Name (school) kill total (attack attempts, kill percentage) Schubert Grace Schoonhoven (Unity Christian) 322 (806, .261) Ellie Anderson Ellie Anderson…
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Continue ReadingRanking stat leaders in the Iowa freshman class for the 2019 season based on numbers from QuikStatsIowa.com.
Freshman kills leaders
Name (school) kill total (attack attempts, kill percentage)
Schubert- Grace Schoonhoven (Unity Christian) 322 (806, .261)
- Ellie Anderson Ellie Anderson 5'11" | OH South Hardin | 2023 State IA (South Hardin) 312 (885, .160)
- Ava Schubert Ava Schubert 6'1" | RS Assumption | 2023 State #153 Nation IA (Assumption) 311 (894, .172)
- Lily Dykstra Lily Dykstra 6'0" | OH Urbandale | 2023 State #127 Nation IA (Urbandale) 306 (826, .233)
- Riley Batta Riley Batta 5'7" | OH South Central Calhoun | 2023 State IA (South Central Calhoun) 304 (778, .274)
- Reagan Jansen Reagan Jansen 6'1" | OH Sioux Center | 2023 State IA (Sioux Center) 270 (1003, .181)
- Kalvyn Rosengarten Kalvyn Rosengarten 6'3" | MB Wapsie Valley | 2023 State IA (Wapsie Valley) 263 (606, .318)
- Cassidy Hartman Cassidy Hartman 5'10" | MB Iowa City Liberty | 2023 State #130 Nation IA n (Iowa City Liberty) 242 (479, .349)
- Gabby Deery (Burlington Notre Dame) 227 (659, .209)
- Kayla Knowles (Denver) 227 (567, .132)
— Schoonhoven’s freshman-leading kill total is fairly far down the overall list, but that’s not at all a knock on a player undergoing her first varsity season against primarily older competition.
— Jansen finished with the most attack attempts in her class with only 88 errors on 1,003 swings. That kill rate is bound to pick up with three more varsity seasons for her to build on.
— The top kill rate among Iowa’s top 10 freshman hitters belongs to Iowa City Liberty’s Hartmann at .349. Wapsie Valley’s Rosengarten isn’t too far off at .318.
Freshman assists leaders
Name (school) total assists (assists per set)
VanHook- Mandy Chizek (Belle Plaine) 884 (8.34)
- Emma McClintock (Gladbrook-Reinbeck) 678 (6.71)
- Allie Barlow Allie Barlow 5'9" | S Cedar Rapids Jefferson | 2023 State IA (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) 658 (7.39)
- Kylee Flynn (Solon) 575 (6.46)
- Molly Trachta (Johnston) 570 (6.63)
- Abbey Bence (West Burlington) 555 (6.85)
- Nia Howard (Springville) 547 (5.42)
- Brielle Coulter Brielle Coulter 5'9" | RS Dike-New Hartford | 2023 State IA (Dike-New Hartford) 516 (4.65)
- Ashlyn Badding Ashlyn Badding 5'7" | S Carroll-Kuemper | 2023 State IA (Kuemper Catholic) 514 (4.51)
- Avery Van Hook Avery Van Hook 5'9" | S Marion | 2023 State #134 Nation IA (Marion) 509 (4.71)
— Chizek’s assist total was good for 21st in Iowa, not at all a bad debut season for the young setter.
— VanHook (4A), Badding (3A) and Howard (1A) all made their way to the state tournament with Badding setting her team to the state championship match in 3A, a three-set loss to Mount Vernon.
Freshman digs leaders
Name (school) total digs (digs per set)
- Peyton Robinson (Lisbon) 542 (5.02)
- Monica Morales Monica Morales 5'4" | DS/L West Liberty | 2023 State IA (West Liberty) 455 (5.17)
- Ellen Waller (Aplington-Parkersburg) 379 (4.41)
- Ella Meyer Ella Meyer 5'5" | DS/L Western Dubuque | 2023 State IA (Western Dubuque) 379 (3.68)
- Alivia Lange (Sumner-Fredericksburg) 342 (3.93)
- Oliva Lombardi (Valley) 327 (2.79)
- Gracie Schoonhoven Gracie Schoonhoven 5'11" | OH Unity Christian | 2023 State IA (Unity Christian) 325 (3.35)
- Kelly DeMeulanaere (Grand View Christian) 296 (3.02)
- Jaden Francis Jaden Francis 5'6" | DS/L Osage | 2023 State IA (Osage) 293 (2.96)
- Emma Jones (Wapsie Valley) 277 (2.50)
— Robinson’s dig total was good for eighth overall in the state. Five seniors and two juniors ranked ahead of her in 2019.
— Morales had the most digs per set in the freshman class at 5.17. That was good for 24th overall in Iowa.
Freshman blocks leaders
Name (school) total blocks (blocks per set)
- Gabby Deery (Burlington Notre Dame) 98 (1.01)
- Sahara Williams (Waterloo West) 96 (.91)
- Lily Clark (Springville) 83 (.83)
- Sage O’Brien (ACGC) 74 (.77)
- Sophie Badding Sophie Badding 5'11" | MB Carroll-Kuemper | 2023 State IA (Kuemper Catholic) 73 (.63)
- Emily Williams (East Mills) 72 (.77)
- Kalvyn Rosengarten Kalvyn Rosengarten 6'3" | MB Wapsie Valley | 2023 State IA (Wapsie Valley) 70 (.62)
- Megan Cooley (Gladbrook-Reinbeck) 67 (.66)
- Libby Lansing Libby Lansing 6'0" | MB Western Dubuque | 2023 State IA (Western Dubuque) 67 (.60)
- Grace Nelson (Bishop Heelan) 65 (.76)
— Deery’s block total ranked 24th overall in the state and also was best among freshmen with 1.01 blocks per set and 49 solo blocks.
— O’Brien had the most block assists among freshman with 57. East Mills’ Williams finished a close second in that category with 56 and Western Dubuque’s Libby Lansing Libby Lansing 6'0" | MB Western Dubuque | 2023 State IA was right behind at 55.