VOLLEYBALL: KNIGHTS EXCELLING AT THE NEXT LEVEL

Danae Ford
Danae Ford

Danae Ford (Class of 2020) – University of Maine at Fort Kent
Ford was one of two sophomores for the Knights in 2019 and signed to play for University of Maine at Fort Kent (UMFK) in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA). She heads to a program that finished 15-12 last fall, losing in the USCAA Division I National Championship to Florida National University. Ford totaled 412 assists, 105 kills and 40 aces for the Knights in 2019.

Cameron Wallace (c/o 2019) – College of Idaho
After finishing eighth in the state in hitting percentage (.370) and total blocks (101) to earn her all-Golden Valley Conference honors as a Knight in 2018, Wallace headed to nationally ranked College of Idaho (NAIA). She redshirted during 2019 due to an ankle injury but is expected to be an "immediate impact player" for the Yotes, according to the athletics website.

Grace Lommen (c/o 2019) – Ottawa University (Kansas)
The Knights' freshman setter in 2018 recorded 376 assists and 145 digs, recording a career-high 25 assists against Lassen Community College. The Fall River High product transferred to Ottawa University in Kansas (NAIA) where she played on the junior varsity team for the Braves in 2019 and went 8-18 overall.

Jessica Troxclair (c/o 2019) – Simpson University
Troxclair recorded 188 kills and a team-high 101 blocks across 59 matches in two seasons for the Knights in 2017-18. She signed to Simpson University (NAIA) to stay in Redding and appeared in 22 matches and started four times for Simpson in 2019, recording 42 kills, five aces and accounting for 50.5 points. Troxclair had a season-best seven kills against Providence Christian.

Jenna HodgesSouthern Oregon University
Hodges played one season for the Knights in 2018 but her impact was made. She totaled 472 digs, which ranked seventh in the state. Hodges decided to continue her athletic career by competing in track and field where her sophomore season in spring 2020 was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Lacy Asdourian (c/o 2017) – Texas A&M International
Asdourian was named to the 2016 CCCAA All-Northern California Region team as a libero during her sophomore year as a Knight for racking up 643 digs in 2016, which led the state. Asdourian totaled 1,128 digs as a Knight. She went on to play at Texas A&M International in Laredo, Texas, where she racked up a team-high 313 digs across 23 matches in 2017 and totaled 409 digs, 80 assists and 21 aces as a senior in 2018. She was the Heartland Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 23, 2018. Her 409 digs were the sixth-best in single-season history for TAMU and her 722 career digs were eighth-best in school history.

Haley West (c/o 2017)– University of Maine at Fort Kent
West racked up 1,745 assists in 60 matches across 2015-16 for the Knights before transferring to play for UMFK. She totaled 857 and 511 assists respectively in the 2017 and 2018 seasons, both were good enough for fourth in the USCAA Division I. West earned USCAA 2017 First-Team All-American honors while the Bengals lost in the USCAA Division I semifinals and she was also named to the USCAA Division I National All-Academic Team in 2018. During her time with the Bengals, the program went 56-15 overall.

Dreux Bertolucci (c/o 2017)Willamette University
Bertolucci totaled 140 kills in her one year as a Knight in 2016. She moved on to play for Willamette University (NCAA Division III) in Salem, Ore., where she recorded 110 kills, 106 digs and 22 blocks in 29 matches in her two years as a Bearcat.

Cassidy Lee (c/o 2017) – Chico State
Lee racked up 416 kills, 640 digs and 173 blocks for the Knights from 2015-16, finishing fourth in the state in blocks as a freshman in 2015. She transferred to Chico State for academics.