METRO DREAM TEAM
All are seniors unless noted
HITTERS/BLOCKERS
• Ellie Koontz, Holy Angels
• McKenna Melville, Eagan
• Maizy Jackson, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, jr.
• Lauren Clark, Armstrong, jr.
• Kayla Bair, Prior Lake
• Grace Persson, Eden Prairie
SETTERS
• Izzy Ashburn, Champlin Park, jr.
• Tara Lee, Hopkins
• Kennedi Orr, Eagan, fr.
LIBEROs
• C.C. McGraw, Prior Lake
• Isabella Ratzloff, East Ridge
• Marissa Hinkle, Rosemount, jr.
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