Each Wednesday through the membership season, VolleyballMag acknowledges a Dream Staff of eight women volleyball gamers (15s to 18s age teams) who had been standouts the weekend earlier than. The crew, most weeks, consisted of the next:
Setter or S/RS
Setter, S/RS or RS
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We embrace our eight-player Dream Staff beneath, in addition to others we thought of, based mostly completely upon nominations obtained.
Observe to coaches and administrators: whereas there isn’t a science to how we select members of our Dream Staff, acting on greater levels will give gamers an edge, as will nomination varieties that describe with specificity how effectively a participant carried out the earlier weekend.
VolleyballMag DREAM TEAM for March 6
S: Kaia Pixler, 6-0 Jr., AZ Storm Elite 17 Thunder (AZ) – It’s simple to be efficient when you have got terminators like Teraya Sigler and Devyn Wiest on the left aspect. Pixler made her crew much more potent, and led it to the 17 Open title at Sunshine this previous weekend, by balancing the offense between the outsides, the suitable aspect and middles.
RS: Jordin Southall, 5-11 Soph., Recreation Level 16 Rox (FL) – Earlier than Southall received damage, she was terminating like no different on the suitable aspect for GP. The Florida membership certified second thanks largely to her work, however may need received all of it along with her on the court docket for the championship match.
OH: Sara Snowbarger, 6-1 Soph., Mintionette m. 61 (OH) – Mintonette received the primary 16 Open nationwide qualifier of the 2024 season, with Snowbarger because the catalyst. When the remainder of her crew was sluggish to begin on Saturday, Snowbarger was on hearth. Her skill to terminate was a relentless for 3 days and carried Mintonette to the title with out a loss on its resume.
OH: Cate Palmi, 5-7 Soph., Recreation Level 16 Rox (FL) – Palmi could stand solely 5-7, however she is a beast and proved it once more this previous weekend on the Sunshine Basic. This firecracker is a crew kill chief at all times and performs with a ardour that’s infectious.
MB: Brooke Harwood, 6-4 Soph., AZ Storm Elite 16 Thunder (AZ) – Harwood was a beast for Storm, which certified in 16 Open on the Sunshine Basic this previous weekend. The sophomore was terrific in entrance of the setter and as a blocker, however she was stupendously good off of 1 foot. Close to computerized.
MB: Aubrey Bellus, 6-2 Jr., AZ Sky 17 Gold (AZ) – Bellus was an unstoppable drive within the center for Sky, which certified second in a stacked 17 Open area at Sunshine in Orlando.
Libero: McKenna Model, 5-6 Sr. Dallas Skyline 18 Royal (TX) – Model was excellent, particularly on protection, as Skyline overcame area to win 18 Open on the Boston qualifier. “She amazes me each match,” stated coach Robert Brown. “She took it up a notch to assist us safe our bid.”
DS: Alexis Sowers, 5-4 Soph., JJVA 16 Teal (FL) – Sowers was a standout for JJVA this previous weekend and helped 16 Teal safe a bid within the 16 USA division on the Sunshine Basic. Her unbelievable save in Recreation 3 of the finals was instrumental to the win for the Jacksonville membership. Tied at 17-17, Sowers laid out to dig up a ball that was heading out of bounds. The crew, which had been rebuffed in 9 earlier match factors, received the following level to take the title. Sowers additionally was a spark for JJVA with lengthy service runs periodically all through the three-day match and had some key digs within the semifinals.
Additionally thought of (by place, so as of consideration)
S: Campbell Flynn, 6-3 Jr., Legac7 17-1 Adidas (MI) – Thought of the premier setter within the ’25 class, Flynn may make this checklist each time she performs, that’s how good she is! This previous weekend on the Sunshine Basic, the Nebraska recruit recorded 161 assists, 39 kills (hitting .386) and 44 digs as Legacy checked in fifth within the 17 Open division. “Campbell strikes the ball round extraordinarily effectively and does an impressive job of getting her teammates one on one hitting alternatives whereas additionally being a risk herself on the internet,” stated coach Kacy Byron.
S: Ava Martin, 5-9 Sr., Pohaku 18.1 (KS) – Martin is the glue for this gritty Pohaku crew. Her consistency makes the hitters on Pohaku’s crew shine. This weekend, at Boston, that was adequate to take an 18 Open bid again to Kansas.
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OH: Georgi Stein, 6-0 Jr., AZ Sky 17 Gold (AZ) – Stein overcame flu-like signs to be a six-rotation asset at each ability for Sky, which was seeded twenty third to begin the 17 Open division on the Sunshine Basic and completed in second place with an Open bid.
OH: Maggie Kurpeikis, 6-2 Fr., Adversity 15 adidas (IL) — Kurpeikis was unstoppable all weekend on the Nice Lakes Regional Qualifier. She helped 15 adidas get third place within the match. The crew went 6-1 in matches and 12-3 in units. The freshman swung .429 on the weekend with 74 kills in seven matches. She additionally led the crew in aces with 13. “Maggie is a 6-rotation pin who performed each outdoors and proper aspect and introduced excessive grit and competitiveness all weekend,” stated Adversity’s Kyle Masterson. “The longer term is past vivid for this athlete!”
OH: Jada Ingram, 6-0 Sr., Pohaku 18.1 (KS) – A transformed center, Ingram led her membership in kills and to an Open bid this previous weekend on the Boston Nationwide Qualifier.
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MB: Olivia Grenadier, 5-11 Jr., Legacy 17-1 Adidas (MI) – The Colorado recruit had an ideal weekend in Orlando on the Sunshine Basic and lead Legacy to fifth place in a stacked, 48-team area. She completed the weekend with 65 kills, hit an outrageous .467, and added 21 blocks and 14 digs. “Liv is at all times obtainable in transition and is persistently an choice from all places as a center attacker,” stated coach Kacy Byron.
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Libero: Lily LaFlesch, 5-7 Jr., AZ Sky 17 Gold (AZ) – La Flesch handed half the court docket and shut down OHs after they swung angle for Sky, which was a shock qualifier in a stacked 17 Open division on the Sunshine Basic. “Lily was the center and soul of our protection,” stated head coach Beau Lawler.
Libero: Summer season Suppik, 5-5 Sr., Mizuno Lengthy Seashore 18 Rockstar (CA) – Suppik was a standout for Rockstar, which received a neighborhood SCVA Energy League occasion on the weekend.
Libero: Carli Grace Criddle, 5-3 Soph., Infinity 16 REN (MS) – Criddle was all effort this previous weekend at March Insanity in Alabama. Her crew was in a position to safe first place within the 16 American division. Stated coach Taylor Mraz: “She always communicated along with her again row gamers and along with her hitters telling them the place to put the ball. She additionally had some actually nice serves. She is a large asset to our crew.”
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