University of Minnesota Athletics
Volleyball Recruiting Class Ranked Nationally
5/27/2014 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball
May 27, 2014
The University of Minnesota owns one of the top-20 recruiting classes this season, according to John Tawa and prepvolleyball.com. Ranking the top 30 recruiting classes nationwide, Minnesota ranked 19th overall.
While losing senior starters Tori Dixon, Alexandra Palmer and Ashley Wittman, the Gophers bring in four outstanding individuals into the program: Maddie Beal (6-0 MB/RS, Colorado Springs, Colo./Cheyenne Mountain); Alyssa Goehner (5-11 OH, Lakeville North, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North); Molly Lohman, 6-3 MB, North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West) and Dalianliz Rosado (5-9, L, Morovis, Puerto Rico).
Minnesota returns a young squad this upcoming season with two seniors (Morgan Bohl and Adrianna Nora), a junior (Daly Santana), six sophomores (Brittany Jack, Kalei Mau, Katie Schau, Hannah Tapp, Paige Tapp and Sarah Wilhite) and sophomore transfer Erica Handley.
Quote on Minnesota's 2014 recruiting class: The 2014 class for the University of Minnesota Volleyball team adds depth, talent and experience to the Gopher roster. Goehner, the 2011 PrepVolleyball.com National Sophomore of the Year and 2012 National Junior of the Year, is one of the best all-around volleyball players in the country. She originally signed with Marquette but came to the U after head coach Bond Shymansky left Marquette to take the Iowa job. Goehner has a very high volleyball IQ to go along with unique scoring ability and pinpoint ball control. Goehner has been named an Open All-American five years running and won the 2013 Ms. Baden Volleyball award as the state of Minnesota's best senior. Lohman, an All-State middle blocker, comes in as one of the best natural blockers in the state over the last two seasons. A terrific athlete who has long arms and jumps well, Lohman was an AAU All-American in 2013 and No. 38 in the Senior Aces. The versatile Beal brings a ton of passion and experience to the court. She was part of Cheyenne Mountain's string of state titles back in 2011 and 2012 and was also a part of USA Volleyball's A1 team in 2012. The Gophers also add 5-9 Dalianliz Rosado, a libero out of Puerto Rico originally expected to join the Golden Gophers last year. Rosado knows how to compete and win, and she was a member of the Puerto Rican Junior National Team that qualified for the World Cup in Cuba. She has great feel for the game, and the ability to read at a high level. These athletes make great additions to a young and talented Gopher roster.
