JET MANZI

School: Marlboro

Year: Junior

Position: Outside hitter

Highlights: Manzi powered the Mustangs to a share of the Shore Conference Class A North title with Wall and to the Shore Conference Tournament championship. Marlboro lost to Southern Regional in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV Tournament quarterfinals. It was the Mustangs’ first SCT title in school history. Manzi finished the match with four kills, six aces, eight assists and two digs. With the Rams ahead, 24-23, in the first game, Manzi blasted home two straight kills, putting the Mustangs ahead to stay, 25-24. Manzi served six aces in the opening game. Manzi put up 177 kills, 79 aces, 10 blocks, 238 assists and 38 digs. She finished with seven kills, 17 assists, five digs and four aces in a win over Manchester in the semifinals of the Shore Conference Tournament. Manzi is a player who never gives up.

LILI MENG

School: Marlboro

Year: Senior

Position: Libero

Highlights: Meng closed the season with 169 digs, 23 aces and 10 kills. She put up 11 digs in a win over Manchester in the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals and scored 10 aces in a win over top-seeded host Southern Regional in the championship match. Meng, who captained the Mustangs with Manzi, plays the sport year round. She’s everywhere on defense. She played setter for the Mustangs last season, but saw action at libero at the club level. She thrived at libero, prompting Marlboro coach Margie McNamara to give her a shot at playing the position this season. Meng was known to dive to the floor for balls. She led the Mustangs in the unofficial category of floor burns.

KRISTEN GELENITIS

School: Red Bank Catholic

Year: Senior

Position: Middle hitter

Highlights: With Gelenitis in the lineup, the second-year Caseys went 22-4 overall and won Shore Conference Class B North at 13-1. They set a school single-season record for wins as they captured Class B North for the second straight year. Gelenitis this year finished with 44 aces, 125 digs, 10 assists, 34 solo blocks, 18 block assists, 52 total blocks and 133 kills. She notched four kills, two blocks and one dig in a loss to Southern Regional in the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals. The 6-footer has the ability to attack the ball from pretty much anywhere on the court. She owned a strong presence as a blocker