LSU Volleyball Class Rated Among Nation's Best
BATON ROUGE – PrepVolleyball.com released its top women’s volleyball recruiting classes for the 2010 season, placing LSU at the No. 27 spot in the nation.
LSU’s incoming freshmen class for 2010 includes Desiree Elliott, 6-0 MB, Cypress, Texas; Shelby Pursley, 6-0 S, Winter Springs, Fla.; Brittany Steele, 5-4 Libero, Georgetown, Texas; Avery Striebel, 6-1 OH, Raleigh, N.C.; Nicole Willis, 6-2 RS, Raleigh, N.C.
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Elliott, Striebel and Willis were ranked among the PrepVolleyball.com’s Senior Aces Top 150 last fall.
Comments from PrepVolleyball.com’s John Tawa on the class …
The Tigers are bringing a very physical, quick and exciting class to Baton Rouge for 2010. All five recruits should come in and compete for major time as LSU defends its SEC Title and bids to remain one of the elite programs in the country. Elliott is a lightning fast middle blocker for Texas Tornados who will jump right in with LSU’s fast-paced offense. Pursley, a National Merit Scholar Finalist, is a gifted athlete and very cerebral setter. Striebel hails from Cardinal Gibbons High, a North Carolina volleyball factory. She is an excellent passing outside hitter and will be able to terminate at an even higher level after diving into LSU’s strength and conditioning program. Willis is an explosive athlete who has a whip for a left arm and should be able to terminate balls from both the front and back row. Last but certainly not least, Steele, who was named to the 2009 Texas All State team, is solid and consistent in the back row.
Under head coach Fran Flory, LSU is one of only 20 programs to appear in each of the last five NCAA Tournaments. The Tigers open the 2010 season with Pacific, Siena and Texas A&M on August 27-28 as part of the Texas A&M Invitational.
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Prep Volleyball’s Top 30 Recruiting Classes
1. Southern Cal
2. Penn State
3. Stanford
4. Tennessee
5. Texas
6. Minnesota
7. Illinois
8. Wisconsin
9. Virginia
10. Hawai`i
11. California
12. Long Beach State
13. Notre Dame
14. Missouri
15. Colorado State
16. Iowa State
17. Northwestern
18. Saint Louis
19. Pepperdine
20. Louisville
21. UCLA
22. San Diego State
23. Virginia Tech
24. Ohio State
25. Oklahoma
26. Kansas
27. LSU
28. Oregon
29. Marshall
30. Nebraska
