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Liz spent four seasons at Wisconsin, helping the Badgers to four Big 10 Championships and the program’s first NCAA National Championship title in 2021. Three-time all-state selection, two-time first team all-conference honoree and named conference player of the year as a sophomore at Xavier High School
Aliyah is a career K-Stater racking up several accolades during her time here including Big 12 Freshman of the Year, AVCA Midwest Region Freshman of the Year, Unanimous All-Big 12 First Team (2x) and All-Big 12 Freshman Team selections, AVCA Midwest All-Region First Team, and 2023 All-Big 12 Preseason Team.
Molly is heading into her third season as a Wildcat. After appearing in 14 matches and 29 sets as a freshman, she saw significantly more time as a sophomore playing in 29 matches (six starts) and 109 sets. Molly was named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in 2022.
2019 Gatorade Player of the Year for the State of South Dakota. Kadye started all 21 matches as a freshman at K-State and all 29 matches as a junior. Kadye has made Academic All-Big 12 First Team and has been named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll each year at K-State. She was also named to K-State Invitational All-Tournament Team in 2021.
A four-year starter in high school, Aniya earned 2020 District 2-6A Outstanding Hitter Award in addition to her selection to the 2020 Texas 6A Girls Coaches Association’s All-State Team.
Attended Topeka West High School competing in volleyball, track, softball, and basketball. Four-year honor roll student and three-time dean’s list honoree. Makinsey plans to major in animal science at K-State.
Symone was named a four-time First Team All-District 5A and four-time Academic All-District Team selection. Finished her high school career with a school record 1,677 digs and excelled in the classroom as a National Honors Student.
Lauren was named 6A AVCA First Team Best & Brightest and to AVCA All-America Watch List in 2022, in addition to First Team All-District 6A. She is a three-time Academic All District 6A selection and plans to major in engineering at K-State.
Dalia is the first player from Turkiye in K-State history. Helped her U16 national team win the 2019 European Championships and her U18 national team to a second-place finish at the 2020 European Championships. Dalia was named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in 2022.
Appeared in 10 matches (one start) as a freshman. Ava was named a High School All-America First Team selection by VolleyballMag.com and received All-American honors from both AVCA and MaxPreps. A three-time all-state selection, she led her high school to two state championships and a state runner-up finish over her last three seasons. Ava was named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll as a freshman and is majoring in Business.
Loren is a career K-State and in 2022 became just the 21st Wildcat to reach 100 service aces in her career. She has also recorded 875 career digs. Loren is a four-time Academic All-Big 12 performer with a 4.0 GPA recognition in 2022 and was named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll six times. She is majoring in biochemistry and hopes to become an orthopedic surgical physician’s assistant.
Shaylee was named to the All-Big 12 Rookie Team as a freshman in 2022. Appeared in 23 matches with 11 starts as a true freshman in 2022. A four-year starter in high school, she graduated as the program’s all-time leader in kills and service aces. Led her team to the state quarterfinals as a senior and was named First-Team Super-State by the Lincoln Journal Star.
Izzi transferred to K-State after three seasons at Oregon State where she earned All-Pac-12 honors. Registered the program’s first triple-double in five years in the Beavers’ sweep over Portland where she recorded 22 digs, 12 assists, and 11 kills. Izzi earned her second triple-double just two matches later to become the only athlete from the Pac-12 with multiple triple-doubles in 2022. She plans to major in human development and family sciences at K-State.
Sydney transferred to K-State from Jacksonville in 2021. During her junior year she appeared in 22 matches with 18 starts. She was named AVCA Midwest All-Region Honorable Mention and earned Second Team All-Big 12 honors in 2022. Finished second in the Big 12 with a team-best 141 blocks while starting in all 29 matches in 2022. Sydney has been named to the 2023 All-Big 12 Preseason Team.
Brenna appeared in five matches and eight sets during the 2022 season. A four-year letterwinner in high school, she totaled 1,209 kills, 310 blocks, and 78 services aces. Brenna led her team to the state semifinals as a senior and was named a 2020 All-State Class C2 Honorable Mention selection in basketball by the Lincoln Journal Star.
Mackenzie played in every set as the Wildcat libero in her freshman season. She became just the 13th Wildcat to compile 1,000 career digs in 2022 and has led the team in digs each year at K-State. Mackenzie is a three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection and has been named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll four times in her career. She was named Big 12 Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2022.