After Two Rounds of the NCAA DI Volleyball Tournament, Seven Ladies are Left Standing

There are sixteen teams left. Six of them with local connections. Of the remaining, three are No. 1 seeds, twp are No. 2's and one is a No. 3. Real possibilites of a National Champion in our midst!

Sixty-four NCAA Division I schools entered the post season tournament this weekend. Twenty-four of those schools got there with the help of talent from our local high schools. If you missed the bios for every one of the 45 local participants, you will find them here. We are now two rounds into the tournament. You can follow each match, point by point, on the dates noted below at this link.

There are seven ladies, on six teams, from this area who are still alive. All focusing on a national championship. That prospect actually looks good as three of those seven are on teams seeded No. 1 in their regional. The seven still competing are:

Elise McGhie - Setter - Junior - St. Teresa’s Academy - No. 2 Seed Minnesota

Taylor Beaven - Defensive Specialist - Sophomore - Seckman - No. 1 SeedStanford

Gabby Blossom - Setter - Graduate Student - St. Joseph’s Academy - No. 2 SeedSan Diego

Caroline Crawford - MB - Junior - Lansing - No. 1 Seed Wisconsin

Birdie Hendrickson - Setter - Junior - Logan-Rogersville - No. 3 Seed Florida

Ayden Bartlett - Libero - Junior - Leavenworth - No. 1 Seed Louisville

Amaya Tillman - MB - Senior - Shawnee Heights - No. 1 Seed Louisville

Below is how all of the area ladies have fared.

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Tennessee State University

Kennedy Davis - MB - Junior - Villa Duchesne

The unseeded Lady Tigers lost in the first round to No. 3 seeded Ohio State, 3 to 0. Season ended.

High Point University

Kathryn Wesolich - MB - Graduate Student - Lafayette-Wildwood

The unseeded Panthers lost in the first round to No. 6 seeded Southern California, 3 to 0. Season ended.

University of Northern Iowa

Sydney Golden - Setter - Freshman - Nixa

The unseeded Panthers upset No. 7 seeded Floriday State, 3-0, in the first round. They then lost to No. 2 seeded Minnesota in the second round, 3 to 0. Season ended.

University of Minnesota

Elise McGhie - Setter - Junior - St. Teresa’s Academy

The No. 2 seeded Gophers beat unseeded Southeastern Louisiana in the first round, 3 to 0. They beat unseeded Northern Iowa 3 to 0 in the second round. The Gophers will play No. 3 seeded Ohio State on December 8 at 11:00.

University of San Diego

Gabby Blossom - Setter - Graduate Student - St. Joseph’s Academy

The No. 2 seeded Toreros defeated unseeded Northern Colorado in the first round, 3 to 1. They then beat No. 7 seeded Washington State, 3 to 1. The Toreros will play No. 3 seeded Kentucky on December 8 at 7:00.

University of Northern Colorado

Rachel Hickman - OH - Senior - Free State

Kailey Jo Ince - OH - Graduate Student - Hesston

The unseeded Bears lost to No. 2 seeded San Diego in the first round, 3 to 1. Season ended.

University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Keyana Cruse - OH - Sophomore - Bonner Springs

The unseeded Rebels lost to No. 7 seeded Washington State in the first round, 3 to 0. Season ended.

Loyola University-Chicago

Kelsey Watson - MB - Junior - Cor Jesu Academy

Anna Feldkamp - MB - Junior - St. James Academy

Olivia Lovett - OH - Sophomore - St. James Academy

The Ramblers lost to No. 3 seeded Kentucky in the first round, 3 to 0. Season ended.

Creighton University

Morgan Colangelo - Defensive Specialist - Freshman - Blue Valley West

Kendra Wait - Setter - Sophomore - Gardner-Edgerton

Ellie Bolton - Defensive Specialist - Junior - St. James Academy

Ava Martin - OH - Freshman - St. Thomas Aquinas

The No. 4 seeded Bluejays were upset in the first round by unseeded Auburn, 3 to 2. Season ended.

Auburn University

Madison Scheer - Pin Hitter - Freshman - Eureka-Mo.

Sydney Handel - Pin Hitter - Freshman - Lee’s Summit West

Bel Zimmerman - Pin Hitter - Freshman - Liberty North

The unseeded Tigers upset No. 4 seeded Creighton in the first round, 3 to 2. Auburn lost to No. 5 seed Houston in the second round, 3 to 2. Season ended.

University of South Dakota

Evelyn Diederich - OH - Junior - Blue Valley

Kamryn Farris - Defensive Specialist - Freshman - Lansing

The unseeded Coyotes lost in the first round to No. 5 seeded Houston, 3 to 2. Season ended.

Louisiana State University

Ella Larkin - Libero - Sophomore - Bishop Carroll

The unseeeded Tigers upset No. 8 seeded Hawaii in the first round, 3 to 1. In the second round, LSU lost to No. 1 seeded Stanford, 3 to 0. Season ended.

Pepperdine University

Vanessa Polk - MB - Freshman - John Burroughs

The unseeded Waves lost to No. 1 seeded Stanford in the first round, 3 to 1. Season ended.

Stanford University

Taylor Beaven - Defensive Specialist - Sophomore - Seckman

The No. 1 seeded Cardinal defeated unseaded Pepperdine in the first round, 3 to 1. In the second round, Stanford defeated unseeded LSU, 3 to 0. Stanford will play No. 5 seeded Houston On December 8 at 9:30.

Universtiy of Wisconsin

Caroline Crawford - MB - Junior - Lansing

The No. 1 seeded Badgers defeated unseeded Quinnipiac in the first round, 3 to 0. They then defeated unseeded Texas Christian University, 3 to 0, in the second round. They will play No. 4 seeded Penn State on December 8 at 5:00.

University of Florida

Birdie Hendrickson - Setter - Junior - Logan-Rogersville

The No. 3 seeded Gators defeated unseeded Florida A & M in the first round, 3 to 0. In the second round, they defeated No. 5 seeded Iowa State, 3 to 0. Florida will play No. 2 seeded Pitsburgh on December 8 at 1:30.

Iowa State University

Brooke Stonestreet - Defensive Specialist - Sophomore - DeSoto-KS

The No. 6 seeded Cyclones defeated unseeded Florida Gulf Coast in the first round, 3 to 2. Iowa State lost to No. 3 seeded Florida, 3 to 0, in the second round. Season ended.

Colgate University

Harper Snyder - MB - Junior - Lee’s Summit

The unseeded Raiders lost to No. 2 seeded Pittsburgh in the first round, 3 to 0. Season ended.

University of Kansas

Kim Whetstone - OH - Junior - Bonner Springs

Riley Foltz - OH - Junior - Eudora

Kennedy Farris - Libero - Junior - Lansing

Karli Schmidt - OH - Sophomore - Lansing

Rhian Swanson - OH - Freshman - McPherson

Kaiti Parks - MB - Freshman RS - Olathe Northwest

Bryn McGehe - Defensive Specialist - Freshman RS - Platte County

Gracie Van Driel - MB - Senior - Rose Hill

Camryn Turner - Setter - Sophomore - Seaman

Caroline Bien - OH - Sophomore - St. Thomas Aquinas

The unseeded Jayhawks lost to No. 7 seeded Miami-Florida, 3 to 0. Season ended.

University of Miami-Florida

Tyanna Omazic - MB - Graduate Student - Olathe Northwest

The No. 7 seeded Hurricanes defeated unseeded Kansas in the first round, 3 to 0. Kansas then was defeated by No. 2 seeded Nebraska, 3 to 1, in the second round. Season ended.

University of Arkansas

Jillian Gillen - MB - OH - Senior - Barstow

Abigail Archibong - MB - Graduate Student - Mill Valley

Courtney Jackson - Libero - Sophomore - Olathe Northwest

The No. 6 seeded Razorbacks defeated unseeded Utah State in the first round, 3 to 0. In the second round Arkansas lost to No. 3 seeded Oregon, 3 to 1. Season ended.

Loyola Marymount University

Audrey Klemp - OPP - Sophomore - St. James Academy

The unseeded Lions lost to No. 3 seeded Oregon in the first round, 3 to 0. Season ended.

Rice University

Ellie Michelmeyer - OH - Setter - St. Teresa’s Academy

The No. 5 seeded Owls defeated Colorado in the first round, 3 to 1. In the second round, Rice lost to No. 4 seeded Baylor, 3 to 2. Season ended.

University of Louisville

Ayden Bartlett - Libero - Junior - Leavenworth

Amaya Tillman - MB - Senior - Shawnee Heights

The No. 1 seeded Cardinals defeated Samford in the first round, 3 to 0. In the second round, Louisville defeated No. 8 seeded Purdue, 3 to 0. The Cardinals will play Baylor on December 8 at 12:30.