2023 girls volleyball All-Scholastics and league All-Stars
Quinn Anderson (Westborough)
Abby Bettencourt (Peabody)
Giani Boerner (Newton South)
Natalie Brojek (Attleboro)
Devon Burke (Newton North)
Lea Carangelo (Wakefield)
Molly Fredo (Barnstable)
Sarah Hilliard (Oliver Ames)
Sadie Jaggers (Melrose)
Maiwenn Kamdje (Wellesley)
Fielding Mayhugh (Weston)
Mia Milani (Bellingham)
Addyson Moore (Westborough)
Lacey Murphy (Bishop Fenwick)
Addison O’Donovan (Arlington Catholic)
Addison Pillis (Ipswich)
Isabella Radojevic (Belmont)
Grace Seaman (Burlington)
Sasha Selivan (Newton North)
Ellen Swanson (Dennis-Yarmouth)
Samantha Tam (Needham)
Elena Timo (Bourne)
Gabriella Velazquez (Dartmouth)
Julia Webster (Bishop Feehan)
Sadie Wellbeloved (Barnstable)
Jess Wright (Canton)
QUINN ANDERSON
WESTBOROUGH
The senior outside hitter amassed 420 kills, 191 digs and 63 aces in leading Westborough to a 22-1 record and a Div. 2 state title. For her career, Anderson compiled 1,148 kills, 86 blocks, 606 digs and 183 aces. A member of the National Honor Society and Gatorade Player of the Year, Anderson will play her college volleyball at Stony Brook University.
ABBY BETTENCOURT
PEABODY
The senior setter had 469 assists, 92 aces, 296 service points and 138 kills as she was named to the MAVCA All-State Team. For her career, Bettencourt finished with 1,515 assists, 209 aces and 406 kills. A member of the National Honor Society, Bettencourt is a three-time Northeastern Conference softball Player of the Year. She will play softball at Brown.
GIANI BOERNER
NEWTON SOUTH
An all-MAVCA selection, the sophomore led the team in kills with 313. She was part of a Newton South team which made the Div. 1 state semifinal in 2022. Boerner plays basketball and enjoys beach volleyball. In the offseason, Boerner competes with SMASH volleyball club.
NATALIE BROJEK
ATTLEBORO
A first-team Hockomock League All-Star for the third time, the senior setter ended her career with more than 1,500 assists. A four-year varsity starter, Brojek was a Boston Herald Honorable Mention selection as a junior. A member of the Spanish National Honor Society, Brojek will play her college volleyball as Assumption.
DEVON BURKE
NEWTON NORTH
A member of the MAVCA Div. 1 All-State team, the junior outside hitter amassed 336 kills and 32 aces in helping the Tigers take home the Div. 1 state title. Burke also plays on the basketball team where she earned Bay State Conference All-Star honors.
LEA CARANGELO
WAKEFIELD
The senior setter recorded 610 assists, 64 kills and 44 aces in leading Wakefield to its most successful season in school history. An all-Middlesex League and MAVCA selection, Carangelo ended her career with 1,028 assists. A member of the National Honor Society and Class President, Carangelo recently committed to Saint Joseph’s College of Maine for volleyball.
MOLLY FREDO
BARNSTABLE
The senior outside hitter had 296 kills, 97 digs and 23 blocks in 83 sets during the season. The kills ranked second in the Cape and Islands League and ninth in Div. 1. For her career, Fredo had 556 kills, 187 digs and 33 blocks. A 2022 and 2023 AVCA High Honors Team Academic Award winner as well as a member of the National Honor Society, Fredo plans to major in biology/health sciences.
SARAH HILLIARD
OLIVER AMES
The Hockomock League’s Most Valuable Player, the senior outside hitter registered 382 kills on the season, pushing her over the 1,000-kill mark for her career. Hilliard also had 227 service receptions, 215 digs and 40 aces. For her career, Hilliard finished with 1,045 kills, 121 aces, 578 digs and 652 service receptions. A member of the National Honor Society, Hilliard will play volleyball and study biomedical engineering at Bucknell.
SADIE JAGGERS
MELROSE
The senior outside hitter earned All-Middlesex League All-Conference honors after registering 312 kills in leading her team to a 20-5 record and a berth in the Div. 2 state quarterfinals. A three-year starter, Jaggers ended her career with 607 kills. A member of the National Honor Society, Jaggers is part of the Mass. Impact Club Team.
MAIWENN KAMDJE
WELLESLEY
The senior had 335 kills and her .358 hitting percentage ranked second in Div. 1. A Bay State Conference All-Star and Div. 1 All-State player, Kamdje is an honor roll student who received the African American Recognition Award. She will play college volleyball at Tufts.
FIELDING MAYHUGH
WESTON
The junior outside hitter played a key role in leading the Wildcats to the Div. 3 state title. The Dual County League Player of the Year, Mayhugh had 372 kills, 247 digs and 56 aces. A two-time all-MAVCA All-State selection, Mayhugh competes with the SMASH 17s.
MIA MILANI
BELLINGHAM
The freshman outside hitter earned Tri-Valley League All-Star honors after registering 249 kills, 162 digs and 84 service aces in leading her team to the Div. 4 state finals. In the offseason, Milani competes with Lockdown Volleyball Club 15U National Team.
ADDYSON MOORE
WESTBOROUGH
A senior libero, Moore had 45 aces, 207 digs and three kills for the Div. 2 state champions. An all-MAVCA selection, Moore ended her career with 143 aces and 494 digs. Moore plans on majoring in business management in college.
LACEY MURPHY
BISHOP FENWICK
The senior middle hitter/blocker, Murphy had 216 kills, 106 blocks, 57 aces and a .365 hitting percentage. A member of the National Honor Society, Murphy was the recipient of the Yale Book Award. Murphy plans on studying biology.
ADDISON O’DONOVAN
ARLINGTON CATHOLIC
The senior outside hitter finished with more 200 kills, 150 digs and 68 aces. A two-time Catholic Central League All-Star and a member of the MAVCA All-State team, O’Donovan concluded her career with more than 450 kills, 400 digs and 140 aces. A member of the Student Council, O’Donovan plans on attending nursing school.
ADDISON PILLIS
IPSWICH
The junior middle blocker led the state in hitting average at just under 50 percent to go along with 60 blocks, which led the Cape Ann League. A MAVCA All-State performer, Pillis has the school record for career blocks. A member of the National Honor Society, Pillis plays for the 18s National Team her club team, MGA Volleyball.
ISABELLA RADOJEVIC
BELMONT
The senior outside hitter earned Middlesex League Liberty MVP and MAVCA All-State honors after recording 218 kills for a Belmont team which won its first-ever Middlesex League title. Radojevic established school records for most career kills (532), single game kills (30), career aces (158) and career digs (662). She plans on majoring in molecular and cellular biology.
GRACE SEAMAN
BURLINGTON
The MVP of the Middlesex League Freedom, the junior outside hitter had nine aces, 12 blocks, 280 digs, 35 assists, 306 kills and 265 service receptions. A member of the MAVCA All-State team, Seaman ended her career with 201 aces, 37 blocks, 602 digs, 394 assists, 496 kills and 540 service receptions. A member of the National Honor Society, Seaman plays with the SMASH Volleyball Club in the offseason.
SASHA SELIVAN
NEWTON NORTH
The freshman setter had 93 aces, 123 kills and 426 assists for the Div. 1 state champions. Selivan earned all-Bay State Conference and MAVCA All-State honors in the process. In the offseason, Selivan competes with NTDP Beach Volleyball. The honors student carries an impressive 4.0 GPA.
ELLEN SWANSON
DENNIS-YARMOUTH
The senior libero was named to the MAVCA Div. 3 All-State team after recording 437 service receptions, 397 digs and 47 aces. For her career which consisted of 327 sets, Swanson finished with 897 digs, 1,047 service receptions, 201 kills and 176 aces. A five-year varsity member, Swanson is a member of the National Honor Society as well as Spanish National Honor Society.
SAMANTHA TAM
NEEDHAM
The senior outside hitter recorded 287 kills on her way to being the Bay State Herget League MVP and a member of the MAVCA All-State Team. A three-time Bay State Conference All-Star, Tam is a member of the National Honor Society. In the offseason, Tam plays for the SMASH 18s.
ELENA TIMO
BOURNE
The senior had 107 kills, 343 assists, 218 digs and 54 aces for a Bourne team which made it to the Div. 4 state finals. A MAVCA All-State recipient, Timo is a member of the National Honor Society as well as the National Art Honor Society. In the offseason, Timo competes with the Coastal Volleyball Club.
GABRIELLA VELAZQUEZ
DARTMOUTH
The senior libero finished with 295 service receptions, 214 digs, 43 aces and seven kills on her way to being named the Southeast Conference MVP. For her career, Velazquez finished with 171 aces, 450 digs, 129 kills and 679 service receptions. A member of the National Honor Society, Velazquez plans on majoring in nursing.
JULIA WEBSTER
BISHOP FEEHAN
The Catholic Central League MVP, the senior outside hitter had 317 kills, 43 aces and 182 digs. For her career, Webster amassed 625 kills, 99 aces and 473 digs. A member of the National Honor Society as well as a few other academic honor societies, Webster is a captain of the team’s basketball team.
SADIE WELLBELOVED
BARNSTABLE
The senior setter competed in 83 sets this season and finished with 733 assists, 37 kills, 57 aces, 190 service points, 23 blocks and 150 digs. The Cape and Islands MVP, Wellbeloved surpassed the 1,000 mark in career assists. For her career, Wellbeloved amassed 1,405 assists, 396 service points, 317 digs, 58 kills and 45 blocks.
JESS WRIGHT
CANTON
The senior outside hitter had 400 kills, 118 digs and 37 aces for a Canton team which made it to the Div. 2 state finals. A member of the National Honor Society, Wright also plays basketball and softball. Wright plans on majoring in engineering in college.
LEAGUE ALL-STARS
BOSTON CITY LEAGUE
Becca LaForest, Ana Tran, Kelly Tran (Latin Academy); Akasha DeLeon, Noemy Genao, Loraini Soto (Boston International); Mishelle Chavez Gomez, Savannah Lewis, Tatyana Louis Jacques (Brighton); Brianna Clark, Michaela Alston Reed (Burke/Dearborn); Aaliyh Turner (CASH); Briana Martinez (Charlestown); Jordynn Copeland, Alexmayri Peguero Soto (East Boston); Yuleiki Moreta (English); Giohnny Sy’ria Bowden, Neelia Carmen Ruiz, Ariana Rosalie Velasquez (Excel); Caicha Dalembert, Dana Duran, Barbara Wilson (Madison Park); Joy Coburn, Maria Olmo (Margarita Muniz); Liselott Fermin, Victoria Pessoa, Aicyles Velasquez (New Mission); Gierisber Cordero, Timandi McFali, Shaleeca Joseph (O’Bryant); Amanda Chen, Jessica Patrone, Patty Wu (Snowden); Bamari Davis, Jenelis Espino, Dianny Felix (Tech Boston)
CAPE ANN LEAGUE
BAKER: Tess O’Flynn, Addison Pillis, Claire Buletza (Ipswich); Gaby Campbell (Hamilton-Wenham); Chase Carangelo (Lynnfield); Jocelyn Bickford (Pentucket)
MVP: Tess O’Flynn
KINNEY: Zoey Calitri, Nora Geerlings (Newburyport); Elsa Richards, Christine Mbachi (Essex Tech); Kendall Liebert (Triton); Kaitlin Murnane (North Reading)
MVP: Elsa Richards
CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
Olivia Flaherty, Sofia Danick, Jainine Pierre (Notre Dame Hingham); Bridgette Afonso, Carly Tarantola (Ursuline); Ann Harrington, Ava Green (Malden Catholic); Roisin Burke (Fontbonne)
COMMONWEALTH ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
UPPER: Danna Cabreja, Maria Rosario (Greater Lawrence); Annabel Senechiame, Casey Ziemba, Rozali Phon (Greater Lowell); Melanie Bouzan, Emily Garcia, Susannah Goodrich (Innovation); Kylee McDonough, Mollie Mine, Amanda Grace (Lowell Catholic); Lexi Beacom-Domotor, Ashley Cohen, Melody Sullivan (Mystic Valley); Cade Barron, Francesca Reardon, Fiona Rexford, Reagan Bowden (Shawsheen); Julia Taveres, Bella Laverduer (Whittier)
MVP: Annabel Senechiame
LOWER: Lazuli Clark, Erinma Nwoke, Jadalys Baez (KIPP); Maria Grosco, Zahara Belizaire, Lia Morales, Ava Bishop (Lynn Tech); Dillen Pritchett, Emma Memont, Aro Dickerson (Minuteman); Milena Garrett, Dominic Andino, Marisa Boccelli (Northeast); Elizabeth McKnelly, Meghan Former, Lily Carrion (NDA Tyngsboro); Eric Caulfield, Jocelyn Soly, Jay Feoli (Nashoba Tech)
MVP: Elizabeth McKnelly
DUAL COUNTY LEAGUE
ALL-LEAGUE: Chloe Heitman (Acton-Boxboro); Gianni Boerner (Newton South); Eva Harvey, Teagan Yuen (Boston Latin); Dasha Tveretinova (Wayland); Joyce Li (Lincoln-Sudbury); Ella Gardner (Concord-Carlisle), Fielding Mayhugh (Weston)
THORPE: Jocelyn Woods, Natalie Huang, Sasha Vorobyov (Newton South); Josie Hanlon, Loammi Santana Concepcion (Acton-Boxboro); Isabel Jaffe, Isabella DiRocco (Concord-Carlisle); Maddie Gulko, Penelope Cramer (Lincoln-Sudbury); Jenny Alexander, Sophie Krauss (Westford Academy); Vivianne Little (Boston Latin)
FOLEY: Riley Huml, Eleanor Wilkins, Katya Marchant (Weston); Vera Jacobson, Georgia Stavros (Boston Latin); Julianna Perdomo, Samantha Lee (Wayland); Carleigh Orr, Shriya Raut (Bedford); Abbie Guzzi (Waltham)
MVP: Fielding Mayhugh
GREATER BOSTON LEAGUE
Amanda Hughes, Linda Jallow, Emma Chevalier, Mia Pento (Lynn Classical); Ashley Martinez, Tatiana Sanabria Herrera (Chelsea); Keira Lin, Chloe Chen (Malden); Nicole Brandao, Kaesta Sandy (Everett); Alexis Bowie (Somerville); Molly Lappin (Medford); Bianca Martins (Lynn English); Susan Lemus Chavez (Revere)
MVP: Amanda Hughes
HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE
Julia Leonardo, Natalie Brojek (Attleboro); Jess Wright, Soley Rodriguez-Martinez, Erin Bigham (Canton); Ava Hill (Foxboro); Taylor Lacerda, Makayla Kuykendall, Grace Lacerda (Franklin); Fiona Bailey (King Philip); Gabrielle Moore, Elyssa Buchanan (Mansfield); Maeve Driscoll (Milford); Lincoln Abramaitys (North Attleboro); Rachel Fleischman, Clare Kavolius, Sarah Hilliard (Oliver Ames); Sonja Gray (Sharon); Maya Ashu (Stoughton)
MVP: Sarah Hilliard
MAYFLOWER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
LARGE: Isabella Burke, Isabella Thurston (Southeastern); Lindsey Moniz, Vitoria DeOliveira, Gloria Moniz (Diman); Nevaeh Sullivan (Bristol-Plymouth); Kailey Hixon (Blue Hills): Ava Cossette, Shannon Feeney, Ivy Young (Tri-County)
MVP: Lindsay Moniz
SMALL: Sarah Ashley (Bristol Aggie); McKenna Benoit (Old Colony); Meghan Abbott, Alanna Hobbs, Bella Doherty (Norfolk Aggie); Laura Feliz de Jesus, Adelyn Burlingame (Cape Cod Tech); Mia Bradshaw, Hannah Nota (South Shore); Ella Kerrigan (Upper Cape)
MVP: Alanna Hobbs
COMPREHENSIVE: Riley Florindo, Evelyn Francis, Olivia LaCava (Wareham); Kylie Anderson (Avon); Debbie DaSilva, Katelyn Knott (Holbrook); Zoey Sylvain, Jayda Pequita (Westport)
MVP: Riley Florindo
MERRIMACK VALLEY CONFERENCE
ALL-CONFERENCE: Jessie Wang, Erin Workman, Sowol Lee (Andover); Ella Quin, Meghan Downs, Melissa Panaligan (Billerica); Julie Hall (Central Catholic); Kyra Ward, Ellen Griswold (Chelmsford); Gabby Burdier, Sydney Riley, Taylor Lewis (Haverhill); Kathryn Driend, Sydney Chalupa (Methuen); Katherine Crateau, Ella Mancuso (North Andover); Ava Fernandes (Tewksbury)
PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Adrie Waldinger, Emmerson Cerasuolo, Nyrah Joseph
MIDDLESEX LEAGUE
LIBERTY: Isabella Radojevic, Wuyee Ke, Gabrielle Hashioka (Belmont); Norah Greer, Keira Doherty, Erin Govostes (Woburn); Shirley Xi (Lexington); Gabi Williams, Margo Kaduson (Winchester); Ella Robinson, McKenna Varney (Reading); Cecilia Keating (Arlington)
MVP: Isabella Radojevic
FREEDOM: Sadie Jiggers, Leah Fowke, Grace Gentile, Sabine Wenzel (Melrose); Grace Seaman, Ula Rinkeviciute, Karina Boyadjiev (Burlington); Lea Carangelo, Maddie Keohane (Wakefield); Annabelle Lozzi (Wilmington); Chole Johnson (Watertown); Sarah Tamayo (Stoneham)
MVP: Grace Seaman
NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
ALL-LEAGUE: Abby Bettencourt, Lizzy Bettencourt (Peabody); Megan Brady (Masconomet); Kaitlyn Cicerone, Riley Devitt, Audrey Lapine (Danvers); Megan Parkman (Marblehead); Cate Wettstone (Masconomet)
DUNN: Kayla Landry, Sydney Lynch (Peabody); Maddie McClearn, Abby Sullivan (Danvers); Lidia Benedetto, Jordan Draper (Masconomet); Deysha Amadis, Eva Burke (Marblehead); Tehya Killam (Beverly)
LYNCH: Sofia Comfort, Brooke Farnum, Jamila Oriakhi (Swampscott); Ava Rogers, Ana Silva (Saugus); Cristal Severino Fabian, Mia Silva (Salem); Lily Conway (Winthrop)
MVP: Abby Bettencourt
PATRIOT LEAGUE
KEENAN: Schuyler Cerow, Caroline Cusson, Agnes Buell, Caleigh Ryan (Duxbury); Caroline Gray, Riley Codero, Sophie Ennis (Whitman-Hanson); Kaitlyn Montgomery, Jasmyne Fillippini (Plymouth North); Nora Schulze (Hingham); Reese Helisek (Silver Lake); Maddie Burns (Marshfield)
MVP: Kaityn Montgomery
FISHER: Kathy Mo, Ava Bryan, Brooklynn Rizzo, Sadie Johnston (North Quincy); Lenox Garron-Ciberay, Chloe Brady, Molly Simpkins (Plymouth South); Sumner Harris, Lauren Thompson (Scituate); Paige Mann (Quincy); Meghan Murray (Pembroke); Tessa Madden (Hanover)
MVP: Kathy Mo
SOUTH COAST CONFERENCE
Hannah Storm, Jayna Surrell (Case); Aubrie Letourneau, Arielle Troupe, Caroline Brogioli (Old Rochester); Elena Timo, Sofia Halunen (Bourne); Layna Ross, Elle McCormack (Greater New Bedford); Abigail Vieira, Annabella Karpicz (Somerset Berkley); Kiana Coppa (Fairhaven); Kohana Fontina (Apponequet); Jenella Jacobs (West Bridgewater)
MVP: Hannah Storm
SOUTHEAST CONFERENCE
Gaby Velazquez, Brooke Davis, Adeline Ablett, Haley Jenkins, Alaina Strozik (Dartmouth); Jillian Russell, Holly Clary, Lily Berman (Bridgewater-Raynham); Kesmyn Alves, Breecila Santos (Brockton); Annabelle Huston (New Bedford); Alexis Layne (Durfee)
MVP: Gaby Velazquez
TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE
LARGE: Tamlyn Shu, Anna Koch, Kaelyn Larkin (Medfield); Gabrielle Pattie, Siena Verna, Adriana Aquino (Hopkinton); Kennedy Lehnen (Westwood); Colleen Brady, Natalie Gale (Norwood); Lucie Barrie, Vanessa DeSimone, Ava Darling (Holliston); Siri Bachina (Ashland)
MVP: Tamlyn Shu
SMALL: Sophia Soto, Mia Milani, Val Nolan, Ciara Crayton (Bellingham); Meryl McCormick, Priscilla Pouliot, Grace Bayiates (Dedham); Amanda Calhoun, Gabby Graham, Molly Carter (Norton); Meredith Gatz (Millis); Alicia Pacheco (Medway)
MVP: Sophia Soto