Volleyball Adds Five Newcomers to 2021 Incoming Class

Sally Tietjen / 5'10" / Outside Hitter

Smithtown, NY / Smithtwon HS West

Brooklyn Elite VB Club

Sally's Resume:

Tietjen attends Smithtown High School West where she currently holds the record for career kills (865 and counting). She is a five-year varsity starter, three-year captain, and scholar athlete. She has led her team to three consecutive league championships, and has compiled many accolades including All-State, All-County, and MVP honors. Tietjen has also earned academic honors in each of the last four years at Smithtown West. 

Jaden Reasor / 5'4"/ Libero

Fairfax, VA / W.T. Woodson HS

Paramount VB Club

Jaden's Resume:

Reasor was a team captain and four-year varsity starter at W.T. Woodson High School. During her sophomore year, Reasor was awarded the Patriot District Second Team Libero of the Year, and during her Junior Year, and then she topped that her senior year with accolades including Patriot District First Team Libero of the Year, Occoquan Region 6C First Team Libero of the Year, VHSL Class 6 All-State First Team, and Washington Post’s All-Metropolitan First Team - the first time an athlete in my high school’s history to have received this honor! She also eclipsed the 1,000 career digs mark in her junior campaign. 

Jaya Bhagat / 5'10"/ Outside Hitter

Emmaus, PA / Emmaus HS

East Coast Power VB Club

Jaya's Resume:

Bhagat was a four-year varsity starter for Emmaus High School and team captain. She was named EPC MVP of the League once, was named to the PVCA 4A All-State Team twice, named to the District XI 4A First-Team twice, and was a LVHN Athlete of the Week. Bhagat was also First Team All-County in her time at Emmaus. For her career in high school, she totaled 884 kills, 487 digs, 106 blocks, and 98 aces. Bhagat also has quite the resume with her club team, having qualified for nationals five years in a row, as well as being the number one team in their region for the same five years. 

Julianna Lavner / 6'0"/ Middle Blocker

Wayne, NJ / Wayne Valley HS

Allegro VB Club

Julianna's Resume:

Lavner’s high school team went 25-5 last year before losing in the state finals, due in large part to Lavner’s stellar play. Among numerous all-conference and all-county accolades, She was First Team All-North Jersey, Second Team All-State, and nominated for the 2019 North Jersey Player of the Year award. Lavner totaled over 300 kills in her high school career.

Lauren Lietzke / 5'9"/ Setter

Austin, TX / St. Andrew's Episcopal HS

Austin Junior VB Club

Lauren's Resume:

Lietzke was a four-year varsity starter for St. Andrew’s where she was a captain for three of those seasons. She led her team to an undefeated season in 2020, which came after she was named All-southwest Prep Conference in 2018 and 2019, and All South Zone in 2018. For her club team, she qualified for GJNC in the National Division in 2021, and has many other successful seasons including being named to the GJNC All-Tournament Team in 2019 and Placing third at the USA High Performance Championships in 2017.