Notre Dame senior McKenna Brown has taken the volleyball court by storm posting superstar numbers in a season she hopes brings a trip to the Final Four of the Division II-A state volleyball tournament.
Opposing defenses have had few answers for Brown, who has delivered an area-leading 490 kills (5.2 per set) in 32 matches.
“We need two more wins to get to the Final Four. I am really excited and proud of our team,” said Brown, whose Lady Fighting Irish (28-4) will host Middle Tennessee Christian (18-5) in the first round of the state tournament at 6:30 Tuesday evening in a win or go home match.
“We have come a long way and we have worked really hard to put ourselves where we are right now,” said Brown. “This season we have adapted and had girls step up in different positions all around the court. We all have pushed each other to keep going and have been playing some really good volleyball.”
Mary Fillauer has led the area in assists this season while Riley McCormick and Maggie Fillauer have stepped up their defense after standout libero Gwen Jimenez suffered a season-ending knee injury earlier this season. Lindsay Burns, Emmeline Crisp, Beth Voges and Regan Wolf are all capable of supplying the attack with fuel when teams try to double Brown, who can still hit multiple blockers as well with her forceful hits.