Fox Valley Lutheran's Kenzie Loberger, left, and Xavier's Sydney Neilitz were both unanimous first-team picks on the 2025 All-Bay Conference Girls Volleyball Team. (Loberger photo by Julie Detjen/Neilitz photo by Paul Lecker)

Fox Valley Lutheran, Xavier nab five first-team selections on 2025 All-Bay Conference Girls Volleyball Team

November 13, 2025 plecker

By Paul Lecker
AppletonSportsPage.com

Fox Valley Lutheran senior setter/right-side hitter Kenzie Loberger was named Player of the Year and was one of three Foxes that were unanimous first-team selections on the 2025 All-Bay Conference Girls Volleyball Team.

Senior libero Riley Schmitz and junior outside hitter Alaina Patchett were also unanimous first-team picks for the Foxes, which won the Bay Conference title with a perfect 8-0 record.

Xavier senior setter Sydney Neilitz, Shawano senior hitter Natalie Bystol, and Winneconne senior middle blocker Malia Bodoh were also unanimous first-team selections. Rounding out the 10-player first team were Xavier outside hitter Braelee Kiepert, Isabella Stephani of Menasha, Alyssa Koval of Winneconne, and Kylie Zahn of Seymour.

Loberger was an all-around force for FVL, finishing the season with 128 kills, a team-high 86 service aces, 226 digs and 463 assists. Schmitz led the Foxes with 419 digs, and added 96 assists and 81 aces, and Patchett had a team-high 236 kills with a .293 hitting percentage and 22 total blocks.

Neilitz finished with an astounding 850 assists (7.8 per set), 217 digs, 68 service aces and 48 kills, while Kiepert had 272 kills with a .201 hitting percentage, 22 blocks and 124 digs for Xavier.

Xavier libero Grace Hackl and middle hitter Lexi Allen, and Fox Valley Lutheran middle hitter Brianna Stewart, outside hitter Ellie Hayes and defensive specialist Amara Jahner were among the second-team selections.

2025 All-Bay Conference Girls Volleyball Team
(*denotes unanimous selection)
First team: *Riley Schmitz, sr., libero, Fox Valley Lutheran; *Sydney Neilitz, sr., setter, Xavier; *Alaina Patchett, jr., outside hitter, Fox Valley Lutheran; *Kenzie Loberger, sr., setter/right-side hitter, Fox Valley Lutheran; *Natalie Bystol, sr., outside hitter, Shawano; *Malia Bodoh, sr., middle blocker, Winneconne; Isabella Stephani, sr., middle blocker/defensive specialist, Menasha; Alyssa Koval, sr., outside hitter, Winneconne; Kylie Zahn, sr., outside hitter, Seymour; Braelee Kiepert, sr., outside hitter, Xavier.
Second team: Grace Hackl, libero, Xavier; Bailey Church, jr., setter, Winneconne; Brianna Stewart, sr., middle hitter, Fox Valley Lutheran; Ellie Hayes, sr., outside hitter, Fox Valley Lutheran; Lexi Allen, so., middle hitter, Xavier; Amara Jahner, sr., defensive specialist, Fox Valley Lutheran; Emma John, so., libero, Seymour; Riley Leisgang, sr., setter/middle blocker, Seymour; Kendra Rettler, so., outside hitter, Seymour; Neela Gardner, sr., outside hitter, Winneconne.
Honorable mention: Hallah Josephson, so., libero, Winneconne; Rose Kendall, so., right-side hitter, Xavier; Kendra Vang, sr., libero/defensive specialist, Green Bay West; Allison Guyette, sr., setter/right-side hitter, Menasha; Ayden Smith, sr., outside hitter, New London; Hayden Massonet, jr., setter, Fox Valley Lutheran; Brianna Dahlke, so., middle hitter, Fox Valley Lutheran; Bree Schuettpelz, sr., defensive specialist, Seymour.
Player of the Year: Kenzie Loberger, Fox Valley Lutheran.