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NAME: Elise Marchal
SCHOOL: Kings High School
SPORT(S):
Basketball-Volleyball
GRADUATING YEAR: 2024
GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: 2nd
in the state in 2024 class
WEIGHT: 6'1"-163 lbs.
RESIDENCE: Kings Mills
PARENTS: Phil & Stephanie
BIGGEST INFLUENCE:"My
Dad."
FUTURE GOAL: Win state in
volleyball (Realized)
These days Kings High School senior Elise Marchal is busy on the
hardwood, where last season she helped the basketball squad go 22-6
and appeared in the DI regional final. She averaged 6.4 points and 5.7
rebounds a game and was named second-team all ECC. She already has two
double-digit scoring efforts in the early going this year with 12
points in a win vs. Milford and 11 in a win vs. Anderson.
But Elise is better known as an elite, All-American volleyball player
for the Knights, who are the reigning ECC and Ohio Div. I state
champions. An outside hitter/middle blocker, Elise was listed in
PrepDig Ohio as the No. 2 player in the state in the class of 2024 and
she was this season's ECC Offensive Player of the Year, the Ohio
District 16 Player of the Year by the Coaches' Association and
first-team all-Ohio.
Kings this past season earned the program's second straight league
title. The Lady Knights finished the regular season undefeated in
conference play at 18-0. Kings captured the school's first-ever
district title in volleyball after a straight-set win against
Springboro then the Lady Knights defeated Ursuline in the regional
semifinals, becoming the first non-GGCL volleyball team to make it to
the regional finals since 2012; Kings then beat St. Ursula in the
regional finals to become regional champions.
In the Ohio Div. I volleyball tournament, Kings won its first-ever
Ohio state championship in three sets vs. Lewis Center Olentangy
Orange to finish 28-1 on the season. Elise made history as her 28
kills in the three-set match set an Ohio state tournament record.
During the season, she led the ECC with a single-season record-setting
479 kills and was second in pass points with 1,175. She also had 198
digs, 59 blocks and 58 service aces. She had 1,330 kills in her great
varsity career.
Elise had a strong junior campaign, too, when she notched a
league-leading 389 kills, 57 blocks (second in the ECC), 194 digs, 53
aces (third in the ECC) and 675 pass points. She was a finalist for
Cincinnati Volleyball Player of the Year by the Cincinnati High School
Sports Awards. A great student (4.1 GPA) who is active in community
service, Elise will play volleyball at the next level at Appalachian
State University.
In her spare time, she enjoys dog-sitting, Sudoku, bike riding,
swimming and working out. Her favorite athlete is Ashley Evans,
favorite entertainer is Taylor Swift, favorite book is The People We
Keep, favorite movie is La La Land and most-like-to-meet is Joe
Burrow.
COACH'S QUOTE – "Elise's dedicated work ethic, along with an
abundance of God-given talent, has made her one of the best volleyball
players in the state. She is also an amazingly supportive teammate."
— Amanda Meadows, Volleyball Head Coach
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