Meet the players who have been selected to the 2011 ESPNHS All-America volleyball team.
First team
(With name, position, year, school and college destination)
Taylor Morey, L, senior, Muncie Burris (Ind.), Notre Dame
Comment: Although her FAB 50 No. 45 team had its run of consecutive state titles end at 14, the 5-foot-6 Morey put up better numbers across the board. From her junior year, she went up in kills (415 to 436), digs (233 to 424) and aces (59 to 105).
Inky Ajanaku, MB, senior, Bishop Kelley (Okla.), Stanford
Comment: There was nothing dinky about the accomplishments for the 6-foot-4 Inky in her career for the FAB 50 No. 49 Comets. She led the team (32-3) to three state titles in four years with a .634 kill percentage as a senior.
Molly McCage, MB, senior, Klein Collins (Spring, Texas), Texas
Comment: A 6-foot-3 player who was captain of the U.S. Women’s Junior National Team last summer, McCage also led her high school team to a 32-10 record. She had 260 kills and 107 blocks and is known for her leaping ability.
Megan McGehee, MB, senior, Lee’s Summit West (Mo.), Stanford
Comment: She came into this season as a two-time all-state pick and was academic all-state three times. The 6-foot-3 blocker then did even more, leading her team to a runner-up finish in the Class 4 state playoffs with 393 kills, 80 blocks and 103 digs.
Melanie Wade, MB, senior, Palo Alto (Calif.), Washington
Comment: The 6-foot-5 Wade was a major reason the FAB 50 No. 9 Vikings (36-3) became the first school from Northern California to win back-to-back CIF Division I state titles. She had 27 kills in the final match against Marymount of Los Angeles and ended the season with 594 kills, 65 aces and 255 digs.
Jordan Burgess, OH, senior, Berkeley Prep (Tampa, Fla.), Stanford
Comment: The Gatorade Florida Player of the Year for 2010 and 2011 also was the ESPNHS National Junior of the Year for 2010. Burgess, who is 6-foot-1 and multi-talented, led FAB 50 No. 5 Berkeley Prep (30-2) to its third straight state title. She had 553 kills, 366 digs, 48 aces and 32 blocks.










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