Last season, the Pinelands Regional girls volleyball team collectively smashed 996 kills. A whopping 70% of them came from three players who graduated in June.

“We graduated much of our front-row firepower, but much of the back row is returning,” said head coach Kathy Bennett, whose Wildcats finished 26-5 as the NJSIAA Group 2 runner-up last fall. “Our defense will be a strength and will have to carry us, especially early in the season.