WORCESTER, Mass. - Holy Cross volleyball head coach Matthew Cribbin is thrilled to announce the addition of ten student-athletes that will comprise the class of 2029. 

"I am thrilled to announce my first recruiting class to Holy Cross Volleyball," Cribbin said. "These ten first year student-athletes will immediately make a positive impact on the court as well as in the classroom. They are impressive young women with the potential to join our student-athletes as we pursue excellence in the Patriot League and within their academic endeavors. I am so excited to see what their experiences from across the best clubs in the country can bring to the program. The caliber in the gym rises as we add one of the biggest classes in HCVB history to our ranks as we chase a new era of Crusader Volleyball."
 
Take a closer look at the 10 newcomers below:
 
Adriana Aquino | DS | 5-6 | Hopkinton, Mass. | Hopkinton| Central Massachusetts Juniors

• Played four seasons of varsity volleyball with three coming at Hopkinton under head coach Emma Sweetapple.
• Team MVP (2024).
• TVL MVP (2024).
• Two-time TVL all-star (2023, 2024).
• Two-time All-State first team (2023, 2024).
• Two-time Metrowest All-Star (2023, 2024).
• Boston Herald All-Star (2024).
• Boston Globe All-Scholastic Honorable Mention (2024).
• TVL Champions (2024).
• WCAC Champions (2021).
• State Championship Runner-up (2021).
• Finished her career with 588 kills, 109 service aces and 466 digs.
• Played for the Central Massachusetts Juniors under head coach Paul Mccormack.
• Was the No. 1 ranked team in New England (2024).
• Was class secretary and treasurer in 2021 and 2022.
• AP Scholar (2024).
• A four-time member of the National Honors Society (2021, 2023, 2024, 2025).
• A member of the principals cabinet, hello hillers club and UNITE mentor group.
• Biology major with plans to go to medical school and go into emergency or sports medicine.

Coach Cribbin on Adriana Aquino "Adriana is a tenacious defender who brings a ton of energy and intensity to her team. A proven competitor who will help raise the competition level every day."

Savannah Baron | DS | 5-5 | San Jose, Calif. | Archbishop Mitty | Encore Volleyball Club

• Played two seasons of varsity at Archbishop Mitty under head coach Jon Wallace.
• Two-time PrepDig Top Watch List (2024, 2025).
• Two-time PrepDig Top Performer (2023, 2024).
• One-time WCAL conference champions (2023).
• Two-time NorCal champions (2023, 2024).
• Two-time CIF State Championship Runners-Up (2023, 2024)
• Played for the MaxPreps No. 8 women's volleyball program in the USA (2023).
• Also competed for the Encore Volleyball Club under head coach Ali Magner.
• Had a NCVA Top-15 finish in the region (2025).
• Was asked by Coach Magner to step out of the libero jersey and into the setting role.
• Made the honor roll twice.
• Pre-Law major at Holy Cross with a career objective of being an attorney.

Coach Cribbin on Savannah Baron: "Savannah brings a championship pedigree to Holy Cross and will help greatly improve our serve receive passing and defense."

Madelyn Blakey | RS | 6-2 | Lexington, Ky. | Lafayette Senior | E18-1s Nationals

• Played four seasons of varsity under head coach Taylor Lamantia.
• Two-time team captain (2023, 2024).
• Two-time second team All-City (2023, 2024).
• Four-time KHSAA All-Academic Award (2021-2024).
• Team reached the quarterfinals in 2024.
• Earned the MVP in 2024.
• Also competed for four years on the varsity track & field team under head coach Leslie Davis.
• Three-time team captain (2023-2025).
• Central Kentucky Conference Women's Champion and City Champion in 2023.
• Set the school record for the women's weight throw in 2025.
• Earned the Worker Bee award.
• Played for 18-1s Nationals Club team under head coach Jenni Morgan.
• Was named to the JVA Watchlist (2021-2025), KVCA Watchlist (2021-2025) and AVCA Phenom (2023-2024).
• Straight A Honor Roll from (2021-2025).
• Part of the Science National Honor Society, FCA, Student Council and Black Student Union.
• Plans to major in biology.

Coach Cribbin on Madelyn Blakey: "Madelyn is incredibly athletic with great size that should bring an impressive blocking force to our right side." 

Isa Glover | MB | 6-1 | Kansas City, Mo. | St. Teresa's Academy | Mavs KC

• Played four seasons of varsity under head coach Victoria Henson.
• Team captain her senior year.
• Team MVP (2024).
• Team Leadership Award (2024).
• Two-time First Team All-District (2023, 2024).
• Second Team All-District (2022).
• Four-time Academic All-State (2021-2024).
• 2022 District Champions.
• Finished her career with 668 kills and 157 total blocks.
• Led Class 5 District 7 in hitting percentage (2024).
• Competed for Mavs KC under head coach Kelley Kelley.
• Finished Top-10 at Nationals open Division (2024).
• Four-time Academic All-State selection (2021-2025).
• Made the first honor roll four times (2021-2025).
• Earned first place at the Kansas City Invention Convention and Most Patentable (2023).
• Excellent Award for Sports Writing (2023).
• Political science major at Holy Cross.

Coach Cribbin on Isa Glover: "Isa has one of the best work rates I've seen in the middle. She has an everlasting motor that keeps her available at all times and her success at the club level should translate extremely well."

KK Green | S/RS | 5-9 | Orlando, Fla. | Lake Highland Prep | GP 18 ROX

• Played six seasons of varsity under head coach Katie Gallagher.
• Two-time team captain her junior and senior year.
• Two-time high school state champions (2019, 2024).
• Four-time AVCA Phenom List.
• AVCA All-American Watch List.
• AVCA All-Regional.
• Three-time State Semifinalist (2020, 2022, 2023).
• Finished her career with 919 kills, 1,595 assists, 947 digs, 85 blocks and 145 aces.
• Also played three seasons of beach volleyball under head coach Katie Gallagher.
• Competed for the GP 18 ROX club team under head coach Kevin Lopez.
• Team captain from 2018-2025.
• AAU Open National Champion (2020).
• AAU Open Second Place (2021).
• Two-time club All-American (2020, 2021).
• Prep Volleyball National 17s Setters All-Season Honor (2023-2024).
• Prep Dig Volleyball Florida 16 Setters All-Season Honor (2022-2023).
• A member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society.
• Economics major at Holy Cross.

Coach Cribbin on KK Green: "KK is a gamer who thrives in competition. Able to set and attack at a high level, she brings an intensity and competitive side that will serve HCVB almost as well as her versatility!"

Elizabeth Hall | DS | 5-6 | Winnetka, Ill. | New Trier | MOD Volleyball Club

• Played three and a half seasons of varsity under head coach Hannah Hsieh.
• Two-time team sectional champions (2023, 2024).
• Also competed for the MOD Volleyball Club under head coach Christopher Steponaitis.
• Team finished in third place at UA Nationals 2025.
• Made the all-tournament team in UA Nationals 2025.
• Undeclared major.

Coach Cribbin on Elizabeth Hall: "Elizabeth brings a consistent presence to our back line. She seems to be always alert and making plays on defense while always keeping a cool head and supporting her teammates.  She will instantly help solidify the defense of Holy Cross volleyball."

Kyla Harris | MB | 6-1 | Gaithersburg, Md. | Bullis School | Metro Volleyball Club of Washington D.C.

• Played four seasons of varsity volleyball under head coach Cheryl Weaver.
• Named to the All ISL Team (2024).
• ISL Champions (2024).
• Named to the NEQ 17 Travel All-Tournament Team.
• Competed for the Metro Volleyball Club of Washington D.C. under head coach Silivia Johnson.
• Earned high honors for three years.
• Part of the medical minds and red cross club.
• Plans to major in political science with plans to be an attorney.

Coach Cribbin on Kyla Harris: "Kyla brings great power and physicality to the middle, a great armswing and vertical should prove to be a significant weapon for us."

Emilia Powderly | S | 5-9 | Newton, Mass. | Newton Country Day | Smash Volleyball Club

• Competed for four seasons on the varsity team under head coach Preston Yong.
• One-time team captain (2024).
• Two-time EIL champions (2022, 2023).
• Named the EIL Player of the Year in 2022.
• Four-time EIL All-League (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
• Three-time All-NEPSAC (2021, 2023, 2024).
• All-NEPSAC Honorable Mention (2022).
• 2022 Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic.
• Team made the NEPSAC Class B quarterfinals four-times (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).
• Played three seasons on the varsity tennis program under head coach Lisa Foley.
• Earned EIL Honorable Mention honors.
• Competed for the Smash Volleyball Club under head coach Andrew Bliss.
• Named to the JVA Watch List in 2025.
• Inducted into the National Honors Society in 2023.
• Part of the Organization of Latin American Students, American Sign Language, Peer Education, PRISM and a senior mentor.
• Plans to major in psychology at Holy Cross.
• Her parents and her sister graduated from Holy Cross.

Coach Cribbin on Emilia Powderly: "Emi brings a calmness and poise to the setter position, trains very very hard yet makes running the offense seem effortless. She will be a huge asset to the way we train and run our offense."

Emma Sorensen | OH | 6-0 | Dallas, Texas | Ursuline Academy of Dallas | TAV 18 Black

• Competed for three seasons of varsity under head coach Caitlun Robinson.
• Team captain (2024).
• Team offensive MVP (2024).
• First Team All-District (2023, 2024).
• Second Team All-State (2023, 2024).
• Academic All-State (2023, 2024).
• Honorable Mention All-District (2022).
• Team reached the quarterfinals.
• Competed for the TAV 18 Black club team under head coach Paul Baxter.
• Plans to major in biology at Holy Cross.

Coach Cribbin on Emma Sorensen: "Emma brings 6 rotation experience to The Hill, with no true weaknesses in her position. She blocks and defends very well, plays as a primary passer and can score from both pins as well as back row."

Ava White | OH | 6-0 | Raleigh, N.C. | Millbrook Magnet | Triangle Volleyball Club 18 Blue

• Competed on varsity for two seasons under head coach LuCinda McCurdy.
• Named the Player of the Match twice versus Green Level in 2023 and 2024.
• Two-time NAC-VI Academic All-Conference (2024, 2025).
• NAC-VI All-Conference Honorable Mention (2024, 2025).
• AVCA Girls High School All-Region-Region 3 (2024, 2025).
• Two-time Raleigh Sports Club Student-Athlete of the Week (2024, 2025).
• Competed for Triange Volleyball Club 18 under head coach Steven Abbott.
• Two-time AVCA Phenom Watch List (2022, 2023).
• Three-time JVA Watchlist by Fivestar, Class of 2025 (2022, 2023, 2024)
• 2024 AVCA Class of 2025 All-American Watchlist.
• 2024 AVCA Girls High School Third Team All-American.
• 2024 Prep Volleyball All-Region Team – The Atlantic Coast.
• Led the team in kills (351) and hitting percentage .204 through April 2025.
• Was the Junior class council social media liaison.
• A member of the English National Honors Society, Rho Kappa National Honors Society, Mu Alpha Theta National Honors Society and the Science National Honors Society.
• Neuroscience, pre-dental major at Holy Cross.

Coach Cribbin on Ava White: "Ava brings a heavy arm and great athleticism to the pin attacker position. She is used to the "go to" role on her teams and rises to the occasion We will look to her to terminate often!"

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