Volleyball Announces 2025 Signing Class
7/30/2025 10:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Roos add seven freshman, three upperclassman transfers in busy offseason
KANSAS CITY, MO. - Kansas City Volleyball strengthened its numbers in the offseason as the Roos welcome in 10 new faces ahead of the 2025 season. Included in that group are seven true freshmen as well as two juniors and one graduate student that were added in the transfer portal. To go along with the Roos seven returning players, Kansas City aims to have a strong core of newcomers and familiar faces that are ready to compete in 2025. Single game and season tickets are available now!Â
Of the three transfer additions, Chloe Kaminski leads the pack in experience, coming in as a graduate student with two years left of eligibility. Kaminski is a 5'9 libero/defensive specialist who hails from Blue Springs, Mo. and previously played at Oklahoma. The former Sooner racked up 21 service aces in 42 matches played in Norman.Â
The Roos were able to poach away junior transfer Alaina Larson from Summit League foe Oral Roberts. Larson is a 5'8 libero/defensive specialist from Hudson, Wisconsin. As a Golden Eagle, Larson recorded 51 service aces and 172 digs in 47 matches played. In 2024, Larson ranked 25th in service aces throughout the whole Summit League with 20 in 24 matches. Â
Rounding out the Roos transfer portal additions for 2025 is Lyla Jones who arrived in the spring and has been practicing with the team throughout the offseason. Jones is a 5'7 senior setter who last played at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. In two seasons with the Golden Lions, Jones posted 434 assists and 23 service aces in 42 matches played.Â
The Roos will have an influx of young talent coming through the pipeline in the form of seven true freshmen with six different states representing the Roos new first year players. Starting with the lone in-state recruit, Megan Lawson. The 5'5 freshman libero/defensive specialist is from O'Fallon, Mo. and attended St. Dominic High School.Â
Moving to the Roos six out-of-state recruits, Clarke Henry comes in as a 6'0 freshman outside hitter from Charlotte, North Carolina. At Independence High School, Henry was the 2024 SWA4A Player of the Year, a two-time SWA4A All Conference athlete and the Independence Volleyball MVP. Henry averaged 3.9 kills per set and a .259 hitting percentage in her high school career.Â
Narrowing back in on the Sooner State, Emry Brown arrives as a 6'0 freshman outside hitter from Bartlesville, Okla. and attended Bartlesville High School. Brown was a three-time All Conference First Team member and an All Conference MVP her senior season at Bartlesville. Brown holds her schools record for most career kills, aces and digs.Â
Traveling in from the same state, Ashley Nielsen joins the Roos as a 5'9 freshman libero/defensive specialist from Bixby, Okla. Nielsen was a volleyball team captain at Bixby High School and played for two club teams including Ultimate Performance Volleyball Club and Oklahoma Charge Volleyball Club.Â
Hailing from the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Mia Weaver joins Kansas City as a 6'0 freshman outside hitter from Minnetrista, Minn., who attended both Minneapolis Southwest High School and Mound Westonka High School. Weaver racked up over 1,000 career kills and was an All State player her senior year. Weaver also led her team in aces and kills all four years of high school.Â
Joining the Roos front line in 2025 will be 6'2 freshman middle blocker Stella Smith. The Davenport, Iowa native attended Pleasant Valley High School where she was a MAC Second Team member and helped the Spartans claim the 2024 5A State Championship. Smith is also the younger sister of former Roo standout Raina Smith, who played for KC from 2018-22.Â
Adding once again to the front line, the Roos picked up Natalie Ptacek, a 6'0 freshman opposite hitter from Prescott, Wis. Ptacek attended Prescott High School where she racked up over 1,000 kills and 700 digs in her career. Ptacek was also a two-time All-Conference and a team captain for two years as well.Â
Kansas City serves up the 2025 campaign on August 29 by taking on Marshall in the Radford Invitational.
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