Newsday's top 100 girls volleyball players for 2025
Clockwise, from top left: Savanna Appleton, Sabrina Asadurian, Jayden Axelrod, Amy Berenbroick.
Newsday's annual look at the top high school girls volleyball players on Long Island, listed in alphabetical order, heading into the season. All statistics are from last season, unless otherwise noted.
Cali Addeo, Islip, OH, Jr.
Addeo is returning from injury and will be a big factor in Islip’s offensive game plan.
Taleah Angus, Glenn, OH, Sr.
Angus had 189 digs, 128 kills and 26 aces.
Savanna Appleton, Massapequa, S, Sr.
Appleton had 450 assists, 171 digs and 34 kills.
Chloe Arnaiz, Centereach, OH, Sr.
Arnaiz led Centereach in kills and was second on the team in aces.
Sabrina Asadurian, Wantagh, L, Sr.
Asadurian had 189 digs for the Nassau Class A runner-up.
Jayden Axelrod, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, RS/S, Sr.
Axelrod had 157 assists and 139 kills.
Amy Berenbroick, South Side, S, Sr.
Berenbroick had over 400 assists for the Nassau class A champions.
Kayla Blitz, Harborfields, M, Sr.
Blitz had 132 kills, 39 blocks and 17 aces.
Khylee Boesch, Sayville, M/OH, Jr.
Boesch had 153 kills and 35 blocks for the Suffolk Class A champions.
Brooke Borkowski, Miller Place, L, Sr.
Borkowski is a key contributor for the Panthers, demonstrating strong leadership and versatility.
Sophie Brennan, Oceanside, S, Sr.
Brennan had 200 assists.
Bailey Brown, Southampton, OH, Jr.
Brown had 228 kills and 219 digs for the Suffolk Class B runner-up.
Katie Burke, Westhampton, OH, Sr.
Burke had 204 kills, 150 digs, 25 blocks and 15 aces for the Suffolk Class A runner-up.
Clockwise, from top left: Bailey Brown, Katie Burke, Mary Chesna, Khylee Boesch, Angela Bush.
Angela Bush, Kellenberg, OH, Sr.
The University of Scranton commit had 87 kills, 45 blocks and 26 aces as a middle hitter for the CHSAA state champions.
Kelly Caiaccia, Mepham, RS, Sr.
Caiaccia had 71 kills and 34 blocks. The senior will be an even bigger part of the Pirates' offense this season.
Maria Cerulli, Ward Melville, L, Jr.
Cerulli returns from injury to anchor Ward Melville’s defense as the team looks to repeat as county champions.
Brianna Cerullo, Smithtown East, OH, Jr.
Cerullo had over 140 kills, 150 digs and 40 aces.
Mary Chesna, Mineola, OH/RS, Sr.
Chesna had 89 kills, 14 blocks and 10 aces.
Khloe Collins, Hauppauge, M, Jr.
Collins had 11 kills and four aces in a matchup against West Babylon.
Casey Colombo, Commack, OH, Sr.
Columbo had 59 digs, 48 kills and 17 aces.
From left: Khloe Collins, Ella Corso.
Ella Corso, Half Hollow Hills West, OH, Soph.
Corso totaled over 100 kills to help Hills West achieve a 21-0 season.
Maya Cosmo, Centereach, L, Sr.
Cosmo led Centereach in digs and aces.
Claudia Cusa, Syosset, OH, Sr.
Cusa had 110 kills playing on the right side for Syosset.
Emily Dantona, Half Hollow Hills West, M, Jr.
Dantona had 162 kills and 30 blocks for the Class AA state champions.
Kylie DiMenna, Sachem North, M/RS, Jr.
DiMenna had 235 kills, 53 blocks and 22 aces.
Jorjia Domingo, Long Beach, L, Sr.
Domingo had over 200 digs for the Marines.
Tess Egan, Oyster Bay, M, Sr.
Egan averaged 10 kills and three blocks a match for the Long Island Class B champions.
Keira Elfenbein, Massapequa, M, Jr.
Elfenbein had 50 kills and 27 blocks.
Sophia Gaglione, Mineola, L, Sr.
Gaglione had 93 digs and 17 aces for the Mustangs.
Alexa Galletti, Bethpage, S/H, Sr.
Galletti had 153 assists, 82 digs, 52 aces and 31 kills.
Nicole Gatti, Oyster Bay, OH, Jr.
Gatti missed time last season with an injury and averaged 11 kills and 13.5 digs a match upon her return.
Clockwise, from top left: Jorjia Domingo, Dylan Katz, Tess Egan, Nicole Gatti.
Grace Gicewicz, East Rockaway, L, Sr.
Gicewicz had 139 digs and 27 aces.
Emma Graziano, West Islip, OH, Soph.
Graziano ranked second on the team in kills, digs and aces.
Bridget Hansen, Sachem East, S/OH, Jr.
Hansen had 175 kills, 26 aces. 18 digs and 15 blocks.
McKenna Hansen, St. John the Baptist, OH, Sr.
Hansen had 226 digs, 120 kills and 72 aces.
Kylie Hoffman, Wantagh, OH, Jr.
Hoffman had 124 kills, 115 digs, 22 aces and 16 blocks.
Dylan Katz, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, S/OH, Sr.
The Newsday All-Long Island first-team member had 230 assists, 97 kills and 56 aces.
Jessica Katz, Calhoun, L, Sr.
Katz had 240 digs and 24 aces.
Kelsie Kennedy, Bay Shore, L, Jr.
Kennedy had 281 digs, 61 aces, 21 assists and was named League II Defensive Player of the Year.
Ava Khan, Commack, L, Jr.
Khan had 163 digs, 24 aces and 20 assists.
Lily Kolasinski, Newfield, S, Sr.
Kolasinski had 234 assists, 33 digs, 27 blocks and 19 kills.
Callie La Personerie, Oceanside, L, Jr.
La Personerie had 274 digs.
Emily Layton, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, L,
Layton had 190 digs and 61 assists for the Nassau Class AAA champions.
Maria Loaiza, Floral Park, OH, Jr.
Loaiza will continue to be a big part of the offense for a Knights team that lost just one regular season match last year.
Julianna Lucie, Kellenberg, L, Sr.
The Adelphi commit had 270 digs and 25 aces as the Firebirds finished 16-0.
Top row, from left: Taylor Marsh, Emily Layton, Annalia McCarthy, Julianna Lucie.
Emily Madden, Sacred Heart, OH, Jr.
Madden will be a focal point of the offense this season and will continue to be an effective defender.
Devyn Mandell, North Shore, OH/M, Soph.
Mandell had 137 kills, 50 aces and 43 blocks.
Taylor Marsh, Smithtown West, M/RS, Sr.
Marsh had 243 kills, 102 digs, 25 aces and 22 blocks.
Adriana Martinez, Riverhead, S, Sr.
Martinez had 269 assists, 128 digs, 39 kills and 19 aces.
Cate Marvin, Port Washington, OH, Sr.
Marvin had 257 digs, 202 kills and 53 aces.
Annalia McCarthy, Bellmore JFK, M, Sr.
McCarthy had 73 kills, 43 blocks and 16 aces.
Gabriella McGuinness, Farmingdale, RS, Sr.
McGuinness had over 200 kills, 60 aces and 50 blocks.
Kaitlyn McNamara, Glenn, M, Jr.
McNamara had 102 kills and 31 blocks.
Abbie Menninger-Low, Calhoun, OH, Sr.
Menninger-Low had 224 digs, 86 kills and 19 aces.
Haven Mills, Bay Shore, OH, Soph.
Mills had 62 kills, 19 digs, 12 blocks and nine aces despite missing three quarters of the season with an injury.
Miyah Mirelis, Division, M, Jr.
Mirelis had 66 blocks and 66 kills.
Caitlin Moller, Bayport-Blue Point, OH, Sr.
Moller is a powerful hitter and strong defender at the net.
Navaeh Moody, Westbury, OH, Sr.
Moody had 151 kills, 148 digs, 94 blocks and 92 aces.
Maddie Mulderig, Patchogue-Medford, S, Sr.
Mulderig had 455 assists and 49 aces.
Keira Mullaney, South Side, OH, Sr.
Mullaney had over 150 digs, 100 kills and 20 aces.
Veronica Murray, St. Anthony’s, M, Jr.
Murray will continue to be an integral part of the CHSAA runner-up
Ava Nitsch, Plainedge, S, Jr.
Nitsch had 423 assists, 203 digs, 89 kills and 46 aces.
Emma O’Came, Westhampton, S, Sr.
O’Came had 257 assists and 73 digs for the League I champions.
Victoria O’Neil, Massapequa, OH, Sr.
O’Neil had 100 digs and 72 kills for the Nassau Class AAA runner-up.
Chidera Okocha, Longwood, Longwood Jr.
Okocha had 87 blocks.
Katelyn Oliveto, Hauppauge, OH, Sr.
Oliveto finished with 13 kills in a matchup against Harborfields.
Clockwise, from left: Emma O'Came, Keira Mullaney, Katelyn Oliveto, McKayla Pollard, Veronica Pelis.
Claira Parente, Floyd, L, Sr.
Parente had 268 digs, 62 assists and 51 aces.
Giuliana Pamatat, Garden City, S/RS, Sr.
Pamatat had 454 assists, 228 digs, 156 kills and 66 aces.
Evangelia Paterakis, Division, L, Sr.
The Queens College commit had 257 digs.
Alex Patsos, Connetquot, OH, Sr.
Patos had 179 digs, 177 kills and 38 aces.
Veronica Pelis, Half Hollow Hills West, L, Sr.
Pelis had 212 digs and 54 aces.
Faith Peluso, St. Dominic, L, Fr.
Peluso has already impressed her coaches with strong court awareness, quick reflexes, relentless energy and exceptional communication skills.
Hannah Pflaster, Port Jefferson, DS/L, Sr.
Pflaster had 204 digs and 64 aces.
McKayla Pollard, Port Jefferson, OH, Sr.
Pollard had 275 kills and 127 digs for the Long Island Class C champions.
Kayla Proscia, Sachem North, M, Sr.
Proscia had 114 kills and 49 blocks.
Kendall Quinones, Oceanside, OH, Sr.
The Pace commit had 235 kills.
Ava Reilly, Port Jefferson, S/L, Jr.
The Johnson & Wales commit had 573 assists, averaging over 30 a match, 70 digs and 55 aces.
Cassandra Rhodes, St. Anthony’s OH, Jr.
Rhodes will provide the power for the Friars as they look to finish atop the CHSAA.
Gabriella Rice, Sachem East, OH/RS, Sr.
Rice had 187 kills, 59 blocks, 17 digs and 12 aces.
Shayleigh Robson, Bayport-Blue Point, M/OH/RS, Jr.
Robson is a versatile player who can impact a match from multiple positions on the court.
Liv Rochlin, Harborfields, L, Jr.
Rochlin had 237 digs and 38 acess.
Isabella Ruehle, Ward Melville, OH, Sr.
Ruehle finished third on the team in kills and digs and will take on more responsibility for the reigning Long Island Class AAA champions.
Liz Sabino, Harborfields, OH, Sr.
Sabino had 257 kills, 98 digs, 26 aces and 22 blocks.
Julia Sack, Sayville, RS, Sr.
Sack had 61 kills and will be an offensive threat from the front row.
Zahara Saintyl, Uniondale, M, Sr.
Saintyl is a versatile athlete who can play all over the court and is a captain.
Isabella Sallie, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, OH, Sr.
Sallie had 137 kills and 85 digs.
Clockwise, from top left: Ava Reilly, Isabella Ruehle, Nicole Zarcone, Isabella Sallie, Kalia Wheeler, Morgan Wolcott.
Alexis Schiff, Sacred Heart, DS/L, Sr.
Schiff is a captain who will anchor the back line on defense.
Sophie Schwartz, Port Washington, L, Sr.
Schwartz had 256 digs and 14 aces.
Ashley Shiu, Herricks, M, Sr.
Shiu had 46 blocks and 37 kills.
Savannah Speicher, Plainedge, M, Jr.
Speicher had 294 digs, 194 kills and 42 aces.
Lily Sullivan, Smithtown East, L, Sr.
Sullivan had over 230 digs and 20 aces.
Jane Tierney, Islip, OH, Jr.
Tierney possesses a big arm and makes up a formidable duo with Addeo.
Violet Tirelli, Patchogue-Medford, OH, Sr.
Tirelli had 174 kills and will captain the Raiders this season.
Anne Toth, Syosset, S, Jr.
Toth had 144 assists in just five matches before suffering an injury.
Kalia Wheeler, Smithtown West, S, Sr.
Wheeler had 437 assists, 164 digs, 81 kills and 45 aces.
Leah White, Connetquot, S, Sr.
White had 267 assists, 106 digs and 46 aces.
Morgan Wolcott, Half Hollow Hills West, OH, Sr.
Wolcott had 137 digs, 126 kills and 37 aces despite missing some time last season.
Violet Worms, Herricks, OH, Sr.
Worms had 171 kills.
Jade Young, Sewanhaka, OH, Jr.
Young had 60 kills and 33 aces.
Nicole Zarcone, Smithtown West, L, Sr.
Zarcone had 240 digs, 45 aces and is the reigning League IV Defensive Player of the Year
Christopher Matias covers high school sports for Newsday after spending time in Athletic Facilities and Operation at St. John’s and in Sports Information at CUNY York college.
