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Nine recruits join Rock program

The list of new additions includes four all-state performers

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Veteran Rock head coach Laurie Lokash recently announced the addition of seven players to the Green and White roster.

The list of new additions includes four all-state performers and one transfer.

The following are thumbnail profiles of the newest members of The Rock program.

Lisa BakaitisA middle hitter from Avon Lake, Ohio (Avon Lake High School), Bakaitis earned first-team All-Southwestern Conference honors last fall. She plays club volleyball for the Southwest Volleyball Club, which is coached by former SRU All-America performer Jenny Howser.

Sarah Cadwallader: A Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association all-state selection last fall, Cadwallader is an opposite from York (York Catholic High School) and plays for the Mizuno Yorktowne Volleyball Club.

Lindsay Franz: A defensive specialist from Oakdale, Franz helped lead West Allegheny High School to the PIAA Class AA state championship in 2006.

Alee Kromer: An outside hitter from Punxsutawney (Punxsutawney High School), Kromer earned PVCA all-state honors last fall.

Kristin Slavoski: An outside hitter from Bethlehem (Freedom High School), Slavoski is a three-time PVCA all-state performer and a member of the Xceleration club team.

Kaylee Smith: An outside hitter from Muncie, Indiana (Cowan High School), Smith earned ICGSA Class A first-team all-state honors last fall. She also plays for the highly touted Asics Munciana Volleyball Club team.

Caitlin Veling: An opposite from Indianapolis, Indiana (Hamilton Southeastern High School), Veling competed for the Indiana Volleyball Academy.

Katie Willison: A defensive specialist from Butler, Willison has been a solid performer for both the Butler High School and Odyssey Sports Volleyball Club teams.

Kim Wilson: A transfer from Glenville State (W. Va.), where she earned West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Freshman team honors as a setter, Wilson hails from Macomb, Mich.

The new additions join a Rock program that finished the 2007 season with a 22-15 record and finished fourth in the highly competitive Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division. The Rock ended their season with a third consecutive berth in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional Tournament and looks to continue its winning ways in 2008.
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