Third-year Montana State head volleyball coach Matt Houk has announced the addition of three high school standouts that will join the Bobcat program for the 2026 season.

Signing with MSU are Taylor McDonald, a 6-foot-1 middle blocker/outside hitter from Valley Center, Kansas, Elli Esko, a 5-11 outside hitter from Huntington Beach, California, and McKenna Kimbell, a 6-2 middle blocker from Agoura Halls, California.

McDonald is a four-time letterwinner at Valley Center High School and was a first-team Art Valley Chisholm Trail League selection in 2024 and was a second team pick as a sophomore. The No. 14-ranked player in Kansas by Prepdig.com , she holds the Hornets’ single-season and career blocking records. McDonald has twice been named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association wa

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