ROSS TWP With each powerful swing of her right arm, the ball whistled toward the floor.

North Allegheny players could only flail away, hoping to make contact with a hand, an arm, a leg and sometimes a face anything to keep the ball alive.

More times than not, however, Seman celebrated another kill with her teammates.

“She just wanted it,” said Seneca Valley coach Karen Martini. “She just came alive at the net.”

Coming alive at the net is nothing new for Seman, who had 15 kills against the Tigers and now is the team leader with 250.

Not bad for a girl who was thought to be too short to be a dominant hitter.

“It's taken a lot of work. I was always small,” said Seman, who had a late growth spurt and now stands 5-feet-11. “So I always worked on a lot of cut shots. As a middle (hitter), I'm still considered a little small compared to the other girls around the WPIAL.”

Because she had to overcome her height disadvantage as she was learning the game, she developed power.

That has been on display the last two seasons.

Last year, Seman was named to the all-state team as a sophomore.

She didn't rest in the offseason, however.

“There's always more ways to improve,” Seman said. “You can never stop.”