Tonight’s NCAA Division III women’s volleyball quarterfinal between #13 Colorado College and #4 Washington University of St. Louis features three Palisadians–Laura Goldsmith of Colorado and Ali Hoffman and Drew Hargrave of Washington. A starting outside hitter for the Tigers (35-4), Goldsmith was named L.A. City Player of the Year last fall and won the Post Cup Award as the outstanding female athlete at Palisades High. As a freshman she is third on the team in kills (237) and first in aces (49). Her sister Zoe is a junior opposite hitter at PaliHi. Hoffman, a junior, is the starting defensive specialist for the Bears (31-4), who reached the quarterfinals for the 20th time in school history. She had 194 digs and 11 aces in 49 games when Washington won the Division III championship her freshman year. She won the state title her senior year at Marymount High and played on Sports Shack’s 18-1s club team. Her sister Lauren won three straight City titles at PaliHi from 1997-99. Hargrave, a starting outside hitter for the Bears, was an All-CIF player last fall at Brentwood, which won the Southern Section Division III-AA title and finished third in the state. Only a freshman, Hargrave is fourth on the team in kills (133) and also has 51 digs and 24 blocks. She and Goldsmith were teammates on Sports Shack’s 17-1s squad that finished 10th in the Open Division at the 2008 Junior Olympics.
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