Depth is the biggest key for Pella Christian volleyball this fall.
Head Coach John Evenhouse is entering his 22nd season at the helm of the program, and tells KNIA/KRLS Sports he has likely never had this many athletes who are game ready coming into a season than this fall.
“We are the deepest we have ever been,” he says. “I’ve got twelve players on the team, and all twelve of them can play. We don’t have the superstar–we lost Bekah Horstman who was an all-state hitter, but we’ve got a lot of kids who can hit, the setter [Emma Huisman] is great, and we should have a good year.”
He says it’s a realistic possibility that all the varsity players see the floor on a given night and compete with whoever is on the other side of the net. Pella Christian opens the volleyball season at the Bondurant Invitational on Saturday, August 25th.
Roster:
1. Anna Van Zee, JR, libero/defensive specialist; 2017: JV
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2. Lizzy Posthuma, JR, libero/defensive specialist; 2017: 3 digs , 1 assist (JV rest of season)
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3. Mary Kate Bandstra, SR, outside hitter; 2017: 108 kills, 22 service aces, 233 digs
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4. Emma Huisman, SR, setter, all-district in 2017; 2017: 722 assists, 245 digs, 39 blocks, 61 service aces (13th best in 2A), 67 kills
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5. Delaney Vroom, SR, outside hitter; 2017: 1 kill, 1 ace
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6. Danielle Vande Voort, SR, middle; 2017: 89 blocks (T-7th most in 2A), 104 kills
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7. Emerson Sarver, JR, outside hitter; 2017: JV
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8. Molly Bolt, JR, outside hitter; 2017: JV
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9. Morgan Fopma, SR, middle; 2017: 61 blocks, 175 kills
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10. Ivy Terpstra, SR, right side hitter; 2017: 2 service aces, 17 digs
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12. Emma Dunsbergen, JR, right side hitter; 2017: JV
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15. Cora Groenenboom, SR, serving specialist; 2017: 1 assist 3 digs (JV rest of season)