Baton Rouge, La. – The LSU Seashore Volleyball group kicked off apply for the 2024 season Tuesday afternoon with a apply centered round passing and protection.
“Observe was nice immediately,” stated head coach Russell Brock. “Anytime we come again after a protracted break, it’s nice to be reunited with the Seashore Fam. There’s at all times going to be somewhat window the place the touches aren’t as crisp, and that’s unavoidable after we haven’t been coaching each day, however what I used to be most pleased with was our capability to convey effort and vitality at a mid-season degree. I actually just like the togetherness of this group.”
The Tigers convey again a number of key gamers from final season’s beginning lineup, together with Second Crew All-American Gabi Bailey, CCSA Pair of the Yr and NCAA All-Event Crew honoree Parker Bracken, CCSA All-Freshman Crew standout Skylar Martin, and AVCA Prime Flight members Aubrey O’Gorman, Emily Meyer, and Yali Ashush. The group will look to management from the important thing returners.
“This season has an awesome steadiness of latest faces, returning starters, and veteran gamers,” stated Brock. “We positively have a good suggestion of the person expertise degree that we’ll convey into the season, however we’re excited to experiment with our pairs over the subsequent couple of months. We all know that we’ve got lots of people who’re able to contributing at a very excessive degree, and dealing on the chemistry inside pairs is the principle process as we construct in the direction of one other thrilling season.”
The Tigers have 4 additions to the roster seeking to make a distinction within the lineup, together with early enrollee Bella Lagemann.
Camryn Chatellier, a two-time state champion for St. Mary’s Dominican Excessive Faculty, had a standout highschool profession crammed with quite a few accolades. As a sophomore, she was named 1st Crew All-District, MaxPreps Participant of the Week, and Prime 150 within the 2024 class. Her junior yr noticed even higher recognition, together with AVCA Phenom, Geaux Preps Participant of the Week, MaxPreps Participant of the Week, Division One Excellent Participant of the Recreation, Clarion Herald Elite Crew and MVP, MaxPreps Underclassman All-American, MaxPreps Louisiana Participant of the Yr, All-District MVP, LVCA All-State Crew and Participant of the Yr, Prep Volleyball Excessive Faculty All-American Honorable Point out, Prep Volleyball Fallstars Class of 2024, and All-Metro Crew and MVP. Throughout her senior yr, she was named to the Prep Volleyball Class of 2024 Excessive Faculty Watchlist, MaxPreps Preseason Greatest Participant in Louisiana, MaxPreps Pre-Season Second Crew All-American, AVCA All-American Watchlist, MaxPreps Participant of the Week (twice), Sports activities Illustrated Prime 25 in Louisiana, AVCA Excessive Faculty First Crew All-American, and MaxPreps Louisiana Participant of the Yr 2023. To crown her spectacular highschool journey, Chatellier earned the distinguished title of 2023-24 Louisiana Gatorade Participant of the Yr.
Julia Sprecher was a dual-sport athlete in indoor volleyball and monitor and subject throughout her time in highschool. On the courtroom in 2022, she was a state champion, and in 2023, she earned Offensive MVP and group captain. In monitor and subject, Sprecher was Rookie of the Yr in 2021 and a 2023 Observe State Qualifier. Together with all of her athletic honors, she takes her skills to the classroom as effectively. Sprecher was concerned in Key Membership, Investing Membership, Leukemia & Lymphoma Scholar Visionary, Scuba Diving Membership Officer, and Seeds of Service and earned Educational All-Ohio for monitor and subject.
Elle Evers was an All-Educational Honorable point out. 2022-23 Area 6 Champions, 2023 State Finalist, 2021 First Crew All-Area, 2022 First Crew All-Area, 2022 Offensive Participant of the Yr, 2023 First Crew All-Area, 2023 Area Participant of the Yr. To complete off her highschool indoor volleyball profession, Evers had an total file of 67-14.
Lagamenn, a two-time state champion in 2022 and 2023, had a highschool profession filled with achievements each on and off the courtroom. She was a member of the Nationwide Honor Society, the Outdoor Membership, and Sending Sunshine. In 2022, she was named to the Arkansas All Prep Underclassmen Crew. As a junior in 2023, she earned spots on the Arkansas All Prep First Crew, the All-State Crew, and the All-State Event Crew, the place she was additionally named MVP. In her senior yr, she led the state of Arkansas in aces, ending her highschool profession as a key participant for her group.
Gracey Campbell, Kylie Mueller, Madison Meyers, Forbes Corridor, Kate Baker, Cassidy Chambers, Amelia Taft, Tatum Finlason, and Amaya Messier all look to compete for taking part in time as effectively.
