Girls volleyball / Top 20
Girls volleyball
Team Comment
1. St. Francis (38-4) Ranked third nationally
2. Benet (41-1) Defending Class 4A champion
3. Hersey (31-6) Fuerst one of top players in state
4. Glenbard West (33-6) Two four-year starters back
5. Geneva (30-8) Loberg (Wisconsin) as powerful as they come
6. St. Charles North (27-10) Krage (NU) leads veteran crew
7. Cary-Grove (31-8) Langanis likes her team's defense
8. Schaumburg (25-14) J. Pancratz has 787 career wins
9. Naperville North (26-10) Hoping to defend DVC title
10. Fremd (26-9) Vikes young, athletic and talented
11. St. Charles East (30-8) Lots of new faces in the Saints' lineup
12. Wheaton North (25-9) Should contend in the DVC
13. Palatine (23-14) Heather Holz tough at the net
14. Neuqua Valley (25-11) Undefeated in UEC last year
15. Crystal Lake S. (32-8) Lost in 3 in last year's supersectional
16. Lakes (28-8) Demo sets to Behrendt and all is well
17. Huntley (24-14) Red Raiders hope to challenge in FVC Valley
18. Glenbard South (27-9) Will lean on Watterson
19. Wauconda (27-9) Number of key players back for tall team
20. Stevenson (23-15) Hard-hitting Jori Radtke returns