Most Wednesdays throughout the membership season, VolleyballMag acknowledges a Dream Workforce of eight women membership volleyball gamers (15s to 18s age teams) who had been standouts the weekend earlier than.
Gamers are chosen EXCLUSIVELY from nominations. To appoint, coaches might want to get on our bulk e-mail record (information at backside).
The workforce, most weeks, consists of the next:
Setter or S/RS
Setter, S/RS or RS
OH
OH
MB
MB
Libero
DS
We embrace our eight-player Dream Workforce under, in addition to others we thought of, primarily based solely upon nominations acquired. This week, we add a 3rd center as a result of no DS nominations had been acquired.
Be aware to coaches and administrators: whereas there is no such thing as a science to how we select members of our Dream Workforce, acting on greater levels will give gamers an edge, as will nomination types that describe with specificity how effectively a participant carried out the earlier weekend.
VolleyballMag DREAM TEAM for April 17:
S: Penelope Reisman, 5-11 eighth grade, Tri-State Elite 15 Blue (OH) – Reisman set Tri-State to a 9-0 document and the 15 Open title on the JVA World Problem. She had 23 aces and enabled her offense to hit .271 for the weekend. Within the championship match versus vaunted Munciana 15 Blue, she delivered 26 assists, 5 aces, eight digs and two kills and her workforce hit .338 within the sweep.
S: Riley McGalliard, 5-7 sophomore, East Carolina Juniors 16 Nationwide (NC) – McGalliard set ECJVC 16 Nationwide to an undefeated document and the 16 Premier title on the JVA World Problem final weekend. The sophomore completed with 200 assists, 44 digs, 13 aces and 9 kills. “She was very aggressive on the web, profitable a lot of jousts towards massive attackers,” famous coach Kelley Kraniak. “Riley additionally hustled all around the courtroom and had a fantastic angle, specializing in her teammates and easy methods to make them profitable. On prime of all of it, Riley was complimented by a lot of refs on her exhausting work and general sportsmanship throughout play and refereeing.”
OH: Asia Thigpen, 5-11 senior, Triangle 18 Black (NC) – Thigpen had the ultimate kill that clinched Triangle’s title on the UA 18U Nationwide Championships. She was named event MVP and was the workforce’s heartbeat all through the three-day occasion. “She led the workforce together with her dominant play and indomitable spirit,” stated coach Logan Barber.
OH: Elle Schara, 6-0 sophomore, 1st Alliance 16 Gold (IL) – Schara was a crucial element in her workforce’s vanquishing six Open-qualified groups on the best way to first place in 16 Open on the Salt Lake Metropolis Showdown. “Elle saved our serve obtain and protection in rhythm by passing a 2.48 off of 169 makes an attempt in addition to 52 digs,” famous coach Trish Samolinski. “Elle’s capacity to assault in each the back and front row affords our workforce the choice to all the time use her as an offensive weapon. Along with her stellar defensive and serve obtain play, Elle completed the weekend with 88 kills, 10 blocks, 15 assists and 5 aces. Elle’s capacity to affect the sport in each the back and front row was key to our Championship win.”
MB: Lynney Tarnow, 6-5 sophomore, 1st Alliance 16 Gold (IL) – Unbelievable all season lengthy, Tarnow was at her best this previous weekend, when she led 1st Alliance to the 16 Open title in Salt Lake Metropolis. She completed the three-day event with 101 kills, whereas hitting .432; plus 31 blocks and 7 aces.
MB: Jillian Forrest, 6-0 freshman, Tri-State Elite 15 Blue (OH) – Forrest had 55 kills on .414 hitting, and added 14 blocks, serving to Tri-State go 9-0 to win 15 Open on the JVA World Problem.
MB: Ashlyn Philpot, 6-2 senior, Triangle 18 Black (NC) – The Illinois signee hit over .850 within the championship match to assist Triangle topple Munciana 18 Samurai within the championship match on the UA 18U Nationwide Championships.
Libero: Elayna Davidson, 5-5 sophomore, Sports activities Efficiency 16 Elite (IL) – SPVB received 16 Open on the World Problem down two of its finest offensive gamers. That made Davidson’s efficiency in Louisville – 5.29 digs per set and close to excellent passing with only one error on the final day – all that extra vital and essential to workforce success.
Additionally thought of (by place, so as of consideration):
S: Campbell Flynn, 6-3 junior, Legacy 17-1 Adidas (MI) – The nation’s prime junior setter was excellent in main her workforce to a qualifying place on the Sale Lake Metropolis Showdown. She had 156 assists, 50 digs, 44 kills and 10 aces and made her hitters look good whereas calling her quantity sufficient to maintain opposing defenses guessing.
S: Emma Wang, 6-0 junior, Dallas Premier 17 Black (TX) – Wang set Premier to an 8-1 document and bid place within the 17 USA division on the Salt Lake Metropolis Showdown. Working a 5-1 offense for the primary time this season, Wang mastered the place to the tune of 192 assists, 42 digs, 13 kills, 13 aces and 7 blocks. “The workforce fairly actually couldn’t and wouldn’t be the place it’s with out Emma’s play and management,” famous Allison Camp.
S: Bailey Rafferty, 5-6 junior, Rise 17.1 (WV) – Raferty had 140 assists over three days to assist Rise to fifth place on the OVR Bid Event final weekend. She well remoted her hitters and, regardless of being simply 5-6, had 15 kills of her personal and 6 blocks. She additionally led the workforce in ace serves.
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RS: Sadie Williamson, 5-8 sophomore, Infinity 16 Ren (MS) — Williamson helped IVBA place third within the 16 Membership division on the Lone Star Basic in Dallas. She was a constant scorer, an ace-serving machine and blocked effectively additionally. “She is a go getter and can step up in any state of affairs, even when her coach asks her to play again row within the semifinals,” stated coach Taylor Mraz. “Her hustle, drive, and willpower to develop as a participant and to be the most effective she might be for her workforce are merely wonderful.”
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OH: Ana Vetter, 6-1 senior, Adversity 18 Adidas (IL) – Adversity crashed the social gathering on the Beneath Armour 18U Nationwide Championships, inserting in a fifth-place tie among the many nation’s elite groups. Vetter was a catalyst in that effort. She handed a 2.1 on the weekend and had 82 kills, 11 aces and eight blocks. “Ana is a 6 rotation lefty exterior who handles a lot duty for 18 adidas,” stated coach Kyle Masterson. “We now have used her all alongside the online and backrow, in system and out of system. It’s been outstanding to see her enchancment over the a number of years she’s been with our membership. She is dedicated to Wake Forest and I can’t wait to see her affect their program the best way she has Adversity over the 5 years she’s been with us.”
OH: Westley Matavao, 6-0 freshman, Forza1 North 16 ONE (CA) – After lacking time with strolling pneumonia, Matavao returned to the ground final weekend at Far Westerns and was a key cause that Forza1 prevailed in 16 Open.
OH: AJ Zeno, 5-9 junior, Dallas Premier 17 Black (TX) — Zeno was a distinction maker this weekend for Premier, which went 8-1 and certified third in 17 USA on the SLC Showdown. Enjoying solely in her first season on the left, she was instrumental to her workforce’s success, hitting .262 with a team-high 54 kills. Zeno added 39 digs, 10 aces, and 6 blocks. “Her development within the place and the sport culminated this weekend within the workforce’s bid and wouldn’t have been potential with out her consistency!” famous coach Allison Camp.
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MB: Kate Williams, 5-10 junior, Rise 171 (WV) — Williams was integral a part of the Rise 17.1 success in taking fifth on the Ohio Valley Area Bid Qualifier final weekend. She was terminal each in entrance and behind the setter and boasted an general hitting share of .449 over the three-day event. “Kate’s greatest affect was her capacity to realize a primary ball kill out of serve obtain practically 40% of the time,” stated coach Heidi Lee. “This led the workforce to see minimal serving runs towards them and preserve their fast tempo working.”
MB: Reese Roundtree, 6-0 sophomore, Infinity 16 Open (MS) – Roundtree was excellent at an occasion in Alabama this previous weekend. She hit .450 and averaged two blocks per set. “Her angle was electrical and the workforce actually rallied to assist her,” stated coach Kelsey Taylor.
MB: Sydney Davis, 6-0 junior, Dallas Premier 17 Black (TX) – Davis mastered the sport this previous weekend within the 17 USA division of the Salt Lake Metropolis Showdown. Offensively she contributed from the center and the proper aspect, hitting .340 with 22 kills. From the service line she delivered 7 aces, and defensively she tallied 14 digs and 6 blocks. Premier went 8-1 and completed third to safe a bid. Mentioned Allison Camp: “To get the bid, tied 23-23, we subbed her in to serve, figuring out that her robust serve and lights out protection would make a distinction. We had been proper and he or she contributed two massive serves to get them out of system, an enormous dig that saved a degree, and a hustle ball to safe it.”
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Libero: Devin Dzienny, 5-9 junior, Legacy 17-1 Adidas (MI) – The Florida commit had 88 digs, 26 assists and 5 aces to assist Legacy qualify in 17 Open after a number of earlier close to misses. “Her elevated stage of communication and being the eyes for our hitters was tremendous impactful as effectively,” stated coach Kacy Byron.
Libero: Ava Johnson, 5-8 sophomore, Colorado Juniors 16Kaleena (CO) – Johnson had 75 digs, virtually one-third of the workforce’s whole; and handed a 2.2 for a workforce that certified 16 Open in Salt Lake Metropolis.
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