2018 NCAA Preseason news & rosters

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USC

2018 Roster
Jenna Belton .......... 6-1 Sr. Aptos, CA
Terese Cannon ....... 6-3 Sr. Pittsford, NY
Jo Kremer ............. 5-8 Sr. Pacific Palisades, CA
Abril Bustamante .... 6-0 Jr. Redondo Beach, CA
Katrina Kernochan .. 5-9 Jr. Manhattan Beach, CA
Joy Dennis ............ 6-1 So. Cypress, CA
Cammie Dorn ........ 6-1 So. Laguna Beach, CA
Lainy Thomas ...... 5-10 So. Frisco, TX
Newcomers
Alexandra Poletto .. 6-3 Gr. Toronto, Canada 
Brianna Sizemore .. 6-1 Jr. Carlsbad, CA
Tina Graudina ....... 6-0 Fr. Jurmala, Latvia
Peri Green ............ 5-7 Fr. Honolulu, HI
Haley Hallgren ...... 6-1 Fr. Southlake, TX
Maja Kaiser .......... 6-0 Fr. Bulverde, TX
Sammy Slater ..... 5-10 Fr. Ventura, CA
Subtractions
Becca Dunn ........ 5-11 Jr. San Clemente, CA
Avery Hazelrigg .... 5-7 So. Manhattan Beach, CA
Brigitte Canty ..... 5-11 Fr. Half Moon Bay, CA

#1 Last Season

2018 Losses: Kelly Claes, Sara Hughes, Sophie Bukovec, Allie Wheeler, Nicolette Martin


Photo: usctrojans.com


Photo: @uscbeach

[JB Southpaw]

Lots of good seniors are gone across the country, who are going to be the top 5 squads??

[BeachbytheBay]

Hope to see long beach pair nele barber and hailey harward

And kruidhof with nieto as a 2 or 3

Frosh to watch out for will be radi marinova

[Deleted]

Got some home cooking going on with some of those USC height listings. And frankly, IMHO some of those freshman have a mediocre resume for what I would expect for USC. 

[geddyleeridesagain]

Sept 19, 2017 12:49:31 GMT -5 @padcrasher said:

Got some home cooking going on with some of those USC height listings. And frankly, IMHO some of those freshman have a mediocre resume for what I would expect for USC. 

Hallgren, Slater, and Graudina are all very good and will be immediate impact players. Kaiser will contribute as well. The others are walk-on's. I didn't see anything out of the ordinary in the listed heights, but I just skimmed the list.

Also, it's pretty early to be listing rosters. The USC roster, for example, will look different in the Spring than it does now, with one or two subtractions and one addition. Other programs will be adding grad transfers and/or internationals.

[vballfreak808]

Hawaii

Player	Height	Year	Hometown
Clare-Marie Anderson	5-7	RJr.	Honolulu, HI
Jenna Banz	5-8	Fr.	Cambridge, Canada
Cali Bunn	6-0	Soph.	Encinitas, CA
Casey Castillo	6-3	Jr.	Oceanside, CA
Paige Dreeuws	5-7	Fr.	San Marcos, CA
Allyssah Fitterer	6-2	Gr.	Victoria, Canada
Presley Forbes	5-4	Fr.	Manhattan Beach, CA
Gianna Guinasso	5-9	Sr.	Huntington Beach, CA
Cyrene Hertzog	5-9	Soph.	Snohomish, WA
Ari Homayun	5-6	Jr.	Woodland Hills, CA
Hi'ilawe Huddleston	5-9	RJr.	Oceanside, CA
Regan Hurkett	6-2	Soph.	Sedona, AZ
Carly Kan	5-9	Sr.	Honolulu, HI
Sydney Kidd	5-8	Soph.	San Diego, CA
Chloe Luyties	5-9	Soph.	San Diego, CA
Emily Maglio	6-4	RJr.	Coquitlam, Canada
Morgan Martin	6-1	Soph.	Mission Viejo, CA
Arden Misraje	6-2	Fr.	Santa Monica, CA
Lea Monkhouse	6-0	Fr.	Mississauga, Canada
Julianna Napoleon	5-7	Fr.	Chula Vista, CA
Amy Ozee	6-1	Soph.	Haiku, HI
Ka'iwi Schucht	5-9	Sr.	Escondido, CA
Ashley Stevens	5-6	Fr.	Huntington Beach, CA
Laurel Weaver	5-11	Sr.	Winnetka, CA
Hannah Zalopany	5-9	Sr.	Spokane, WA

2017 AVCA Final Ranking: 3rd

Players Lost:
- Mikayla Tucker (AVCA All-American, Big West Pair of the Year)
- Nikki Taylor (x2 AVCA All-American, First Team All-Big West)
- Sydney Shinn
- Tayler Higgins
- Emma Smith (High School All-American)

Also removed from the roster was Brooke Garlick, Julia Chizanskos, and Kirsten Sibley. Garlick and Chizanskos are still at UH so not sure if they are not actually on the team or not. Homayun has also changed her jersey to #1

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Pepperdine

2018 Roster
Maddie Dilfer ….... 5-11 Sr. Saratoga CA
Corinne Quiggle .. 5-10 Sr. Ponte Vedra Beach FL
Kaity Bailey ……..... 6-2 Jr. Ojai CA
Skylar Caputo .…. 5-10 Jr. Manhattan Beach CA
Heidi Dyer ……….... 6-2 Jr. San Clemente CA
Nikki Lyons ……..... 6-2 Jr. Fort Lauderdale FL
Madalyn Roh ….…. 5-11 Jr. Scottsdale AZ
Jordan Ferrari ….... 6-1 So. Mission Viejo CA
Gigi Hernandez .. 5-10 So. Dana Point CA
Deahna Kraft ....... 6-0 So. Seattle WA
Newcomers
Brook Bauer ........ 6-1 Fr. Fort Lauderdale FL
Alexis Filippone .... 6-2 Fr. Del Mar CA
Katie Gavin ......... 5-8 Fr. Laguna Beach CA
Subtractions
Jenna Tunnell …... 5-11 Jr. Phoenix AZ
Anika Wilson ……... 5-9 Jr. Santa Barbara CA
Shannon Murphy .. 6-1 Fr. Friendswood TX

#2 Last Season

2018 Biggest Losses: Delaney Knudsen, Brittany Howard, Sarah Seiber


Photo: pepperdinewaves.com


Photo: @peppbeachvolley

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Nick Lucena Returns to Florida State as Volunteer Assistant Coach

seminoles.com/lucena-returns-to-florida-state-as-volunteer-assistant-coach/

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First Fall Tournament
Oct 07, 2017
Vero Beach Bash, FL
Florida State, Florida Atlantic, Stetson and more
www.facebook.com/events/1490683174329186

Edit: The Vero Beach Bash has moved to Hickory Point Beach

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LSU

2018 Roster
Emmy Allen ............6-1 Gr. Mill Creek, WA
Mandi Orellana ....... 5-7 Sr. Guatemala City, Guatemala
Cheyenne Wood ..... 5-7 Sr. Angier, NC
Riley Young ............ 6-1 Sr. La Jolla, CA
Ashley Allmer ....... 5-10 Jr. Sarasota, FL
Jeni Clark .............. 5-7 Jr. Carlsbad, CA
Megan Davenport .. 5-11 Jr. Metairie, LA
Lilly Kessler .......... 5-10 Jr. Augusta, GA
Taylor Bradley ........ 5-9 So. Round Rock, TX
Claire Coppola ........ 6-1 So. Scottsdale, AZ
Maddie Ligon .......... 5-8 So. Bedford, TX
Kristen Nuss ........... 5-6 So. New Orleans, LA
Olivia Powers .......... 6-1 So. Merrit Island, FL
Newcomers
Gina Tillis ............. 5-11 Sr. Rockwall, TX
Emily Hardesty ....... 6-3 Gr. Plano, TX
Haleigh Nelson ....... 6-4 Gr. Cary, NC 
Tatum Ballard .......... 5-8 Fr. Mandeville, LA
Nicole Decker ........ 5-10 Fr. Coral Springs, FL
Hunter Domanski ... 5-10 Fr. New Braunfels, TX
Savannah Wininger .. 5-9 Fr. Baton Rouge, LA
Kahlee York ........... 5-11 Fr. Bradenton, FL

#6 Last Season

2018 Biggest Losses: Katie Lindelow, Cati Leak, Callan Molle


Photo: @lsubeachvb

[houdini]

USC poor frosh?  Think again.  Slater may be the best lefty of any freshman. European women's 5th for Graudina. Hallgren youth FIVB silver. Some good pairs coming up.

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UCLA

2018 Roster
Lexi Jasper-Baylin .. 5-6 Sr. El Cajon CA
Elise Zappia .......... 5-8 Sr. Huntington Beach CA
Izzy Carey .......... 5-11 Jr. Westlake Village CA
Megan McNamara .. 5-9 Jr. Vancouver Canada
Nicole McNamara .. 5-9 Jr. Vancouver Canada
Zana Muno ......... 5-10 Jr. Hermosa Beach CA
Chanti Holroyd ..... 5-9 So. Mountain View CA
Lily Justine ........ 5-10 So. Chico CA
Savvy Simo ....... 5-10 So. Rancho Santa Fe CA
Remy Wilson ....... 6-0 So. Newport Beach CA
Madi Yeomans ..... 6-0 So. Ocean Beach CA
Newcomers
Sarah Sponcil ..... 5-10 Jr. Phoenix, AZ
Mac May .............. 6-3 Fr. Dubuque IA
Jamie McQuarrie ... 6-0 Fr. Carlsbad CA
Megan Muret ........ 5-9 Fr. Encinitas CA
Hannah Phair ...... 5-10 Fr. Huntington Beach CA
Cami Sanchez ..... 5-10 Fr. Huntington Beach CA
Alyssa Slagerman .. 5-7 Fr. Pacific Palisades CA

#5 Last Season

2018 Biggest Losses: Kamila Tan, Torrey Van Winden, Jordan Anderson




Photo: @uclabeachvb
 

[bradenvolleymob]

Sept 19, 2017 8:40:46 GMT -5 JB Southpaw said:

Lots of good seniors are gone across the country, who are going to be the top 5 squads??

Lots of good seniors gone...but in the next 2-3 years, the level of talent coming to beach volleyball is going to trump the seniors lost. There are special cases (Hughes/Claes are obviously the real deal), but I think we're just scratching the surface of beach talent in the NCAA.

[socalplayer]

Did Fuller announce Stanford's yet?