WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State University head volleyball coach Chris Lamb announced the signing of OH Ava Anderson, L/DS Olivia Brown, S Simone Grieser, OH Alyssa Gonzales, L/DS Grace Hett, OH Gracie Morrow, S Sarah Musial and OH Nadia Wasilewski. Gonzales and Musial are enrolled at Wichita State for the 2024 spring semester, while the remaining six incoming freshman will join the Shockers beginning with the fall semester.
 
Alyssa Gonzales
6-1 | OH | Aledo, Texas (Aledo HS)
TCU (2023): Redshirted.

High School: A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter who finished her high school career at Aledo High School…named a 2022 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American after tallying a team-leading 370 kills on .249 hitting to propel Aledo to a 31-16 record and a 10-2 district mark…named District Offensive Player of the Year and selected to the AVCA All-Region team.
 
Personal
Daughter of Chris and Rachelle Gonzales…has two brothers, Ryan and Jett…father, Chris, played basketball collegiately at Westmont and professionally overseas…mother, Rachelle, played basketball collegiately at UC Santa Barbara…born March 31…majoring in communication at Wichita State.

Coach Lamb: "What I liked about Alyssa is that while she's a transfer, she looks exactly like someone we would try to recruit. The physical talent is there, watching her move in practice and on her tape at TCU, she fits physically and looks like she belongs in our gym. She's got a nice hand on the ball and her eyes are great, she sees the block and hits around it well and hits off it well. Each day we've seen her in the gym she seems a little more aggressive and a little more powerful. I think she's going to blossom this spring and we've got big plans for her."

Sarah Musial
6-1 | S | St. Charles, Illinois (St. Charles East HS)
High School: Three-year letterwinner and starter for head coaches Jennifer Kull and Kathleen McCullagh at St. Charles East High School in St. Charles, Illinois…named All-State as a junior in 2022…earned All-Conference and All-Area honors in both 2022 and 2023…powered St. Charles East to the Class 4A state tournament as a junior…tabbed to the AVCA Phenom List in 2022…a four-time Academic All-Conference honoree…selected for National Honor Society as a junior and senior.
 
Personal: Daughter of Mike and JoEllyn Musial…has a twin sister, Meredith…has two brothers, Joseph and Mark…grandfather, George Donnelly, played football collegiately at the University of Illinois and three seasons with the San Francisco 49ers…born March 16…undecided on a major at Wichita State.

Coach Lamb: "Sarah has adapted very well to our team right off the bat. She's been active and busy in practice to go along with the fact that she's a quick study who picks things up fast. There's no question about her natural talent and she's been getting noticeably better daily, plus just a fun person to have in the gym with us. I think the other girls see already how she can impact our program moving forward."

Ava Anderson
5-11 | OH | Overland Park, Kansas (Bishop Miege HS)
High School: Played club volleyball.

Personal: Daughter of Nicole and Mark Anderson...cousin, Paige Anderson, was an All-Big 12 middle blocker at Oklahoma...born October 26...undecided on a major at Wichita State.

Coach Lamb: "We had her at camp and I loved her motor. I'm always keeping an eye on regional players if they play hard and are interested in us. I remember after listening to her recruiting story and meeting her parents I thought, 'this is someone who is going to take advantage of the opportunity.' It's going to be a big step for her physically, but if she's determined and works hard she can help improve the program."

Olivia Brown
5-2 | L/DS | Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound HS)
High School: Helped Flower Mound High School to three district championships in four years, including a 34-8 mark and a regional finals appearance as a senior in 2023…team finished the season ranked #58 nationally according to MaxPreps…named Academic All-District in 2023…named to the 2022 JVA Phenom Watch List…earned the 2022 Lady Jags "Jag Award" for outstanding leadership and performance.

Personal: Daughter of Scott and Julie Brown…born October 4…plans to major in Criminal Justice and Psychology at Wichita State.

Coach Lamb: "I was coaching my club team and Olivia was on the other side of the net. Her club coach came up to me and I told them, 'your libero (Olivia) could play at a lot of places.' That turned into her calling us and coming to camps. My staff and I are always interested in hard-working kids who like to train. She was late to the recruiting party but did everything right. I know she's super excited about her opportunity and is taking it very seriously. I expect her to make plays."

Simone Grieser
6-0 | S | Woodinville, Washington (North Creek HS)
High School: Four-year letterwinner and starter for head coach Octavio Medina at North Creek High School in Bothell, Washington…as a senior in 2023 racked up 500 assists, 155 digs, 55 blocks and 41 aces…named Second Team All-Conference…helped North Creek to a runner-up finish in Class 4A as a senior…named to High Performance All-Region Team in 2018, 2019, and 2022…also played softball.
 
Personal: Daughter of Jim and Karen Grieser…has two brothers, Jacob and Nathan, and two sisters, Jocelyn and Miranda…sister, Miranda, played volleyball collegiately at Alaska Fairbanks…cousins Kendra and Sonya Sandhu each played field hockey collegiately for Lehigh and York, respectively…born April 18…undecided on a major at Wichita State.

Coach Lamb: "One of my favorite recruiting stories. Simone was a right side player by title, but a setter by my evaluation. We saw her in a camp in a setting drill and assumed she was a setter. She acted like a setter, moved like a setter. Later on when she played she was a right side, but I really thought if she made the jump to setter recruiting would change for her immediately. I loved her attitude and how hard she worked and how quickly she picked things up. I can't wait to start training her."

Grace Hett
5-5 | DS/L | Marion, Kansas (Marion HS)
High School: Four-year letterwinner and starter for head coaches Kris Burkholder and Keri Collett at Marion High School in Marion, Kansas…played libero each of the first three seasons before moving to outside hitter as a senior…a three-time KVA All-State selection, earning Second Team honors in 2023, First Team in 2022 and Honorable Mention in 2021…a four-time Heart of America League selection, including First Team accolades in 2021, 2022 and 2023…averaged 5.8 digs per set to go along with 285 kills and 65 aces as a senior…committed just nine reception errors in more than 300 chances…finished her career with 2,017 digs, 404 kills, 211 aces and 167 assists…also participated in softball, track and basketball at Marion…an All-State basketball player who tied the school record with six three pointers in a game and broke the school record with a 38% three-point field goal percentage…named High Honor Roll all four years at Marion.
 
Personal: Daughter of David and Diane Hett…has a brother, Ethan, and a sister, Emily Overton…cousins Jason, Jared and Jordan Hett all played basketball collegiately at Tabor…cousin, Kayley Davis, played basketball collegiately at Kansas Wesleyan…aunt, Lori Heerey, played volleyball collegiately at Friends…uncle, Jerry Hett, played basketball and ran track at McPherson College…born May 10…undecided on a major at Wichita State.

Coach Lamb: "I think Grace has everything she needs to be a top-third libero in our league. When we go out recruiting that's what we look for, and as I break down the numbers I think she can pass in the top-third of her position, dig in the top-third and also set hitters out of system. I actually think the most difficult thing for Grace is to become a server at this level, that's my challenge to her to develop that skill and I think she's talented enough to do that."

Gracie Morrow
6-0 | OH | Wichita, Kansas (Maize South HS)
High School: Four-year letterwinner and four-year starter for head coach Alexis Head at Maize South High School…finished her career with 1,141 kills and 703 digs…a three-time All-State selection, First Team as a senior in 2023, Second Team as a junior in 2022 and honorable mention as a sophomore in 2021…a four-time All-Conference selection, including First Team honors in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons…twice named Class 5A State First Team All-Tournament…a two-time All-Metro selection by the Wichita Eagle as a junior and senior… participated in the 2023 Midwest Battle for Team Kansas…named to the AVCA All-American Watch List…helped Maize South to four consecutive league and regional titles… hit .294 with 344 kills as a senior, adding 220 digs and 31 aces for a Mavericks team that went 38-5 and finished third in Class 5A…also a member of the track & field team at Maize South, set the school record in the high jump.
 
Personal: Daughter of Matt and Tobie Morrow…has a sister, Norah…father, Matt, played football collegiately at Bethany…mother, Tobie, played soccer collegiately at Friends…born January 7…plans to major in elementary education at Wichita State.

Coach Lamb: "Gracie is one of the better Wichita volleyball athletes I've seen since I've been here. My expectation is for her to become a six-rotation pin player; I expect her to pass and dig and score front row and back. When all the stars line up for Gracie she does things at a really high level. We're looking to decide how we want to use her right off the bat. Is she more of a point scorer, is it more about serve and pass? Eventually, I hope it all comes together because I envision her becoming a very complete player in the program."

Nadia Wasilewski
6-1 | OH | Jackson, Missouri (Jackson HS)
High School: Four-year letterwinner and four-year starter for head coach Dave Mirley at Jackson High School…finished her career with 1,031 kills, 119 aces and 180 blocks…set the school single-season record for kills as a senior with 333 terminations, hitting .290 in the process…a four-time All-District selection, including First Team honors in 2023, 2021 and 2020 and a Second Team nod in 2022…a four-time First Team All-Conference selection…a four-time Academic All-State selection…led Jackson to four consecutive conference and district championships, finishing her high school career with an overall record of 121-11-23…also a member of the basketball team at Jackson.
 
Personal: Daughter of Todd and Cheryl Wasilewski…has a brother, Nicholas…mother, Cheryl, played basketball collegiately at Belmont…brother, Nicholas, plays basketball collegiately at Missouri Baptist…born October 26…plans to major in business at Wichita State.

Coach Lamb: "Nadia was late to the recruiting scene, she didn't get a lot of exposure until a year ago. She's been a diamond in the rough in my opinion. She's powerful and she tries really hard. I watched her improve at every tournament I got to see her at, each time I'd see her out she was making strides. I think she can score for us on both pins and I won't be surprised if she makes an impact sooner than people think. I've got this feeling about her."