Each Wednesday through the membership season, VolleyballMag.com will acknowledge a Dream Group of eight ladies 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 listing (information at backside).
The staff, most weeks, consists of the next:
Setter or S/RS
Setter, S/RS or RS
OH
OH
MB
MB
Libero
DS
We embody our eight-player Dream Group beneath, in addition to others we thought-about, based mostly solely upon nominations acquired. This week, our staff contains three middles, as a result of no defensive specialists had been nominated.
Observe to coaches and administrators: whereas there isn’t any science to how we select members of our Dream Group, acting on greater levels will give gamers an edge, as will nomination varieties that describe with specificity how nicely a participant carried out the earlier weekend.
VolleyballMag.com DREAM TEAM for April 24:
S: Marissa Jones, 6-1 Fr., A5 15 Kelly (GA) – Jones set A5 to the 15 Open title at NEQ and her numbers had been astronomical. She averaged 11 assists, 2.3 kills and 1.3 blocks per set for the weekend. “She is getting higher and that’s SCARY to assume about,” stated coach Kelly Audia.
RS: Layla Dunn, 6-0 freshman, A5 15 Kelly (GA) – Dunn hit .425 for the match and over .500 within the championship as A5 took 15 Open at NEQ.
OH: Abby Vander Wal, 6-2 junior, 1st Alliance 17 Gold (IL) – The most effective juniors within the nation, the College of Texas recruit was a beast on the Lone Star Qualifier in Dallas over the weekend. She had 123 kills and hit .373 to ship her staff to the 17 Open remaining. “There have been many occasions the place all the gymnasium knew Abby was getting the ball and she or he nonetheless scored,” famous coach Danielle Mikos. Along with dominating the web, Vander Wal recorded a 2.4 serve obtain proportion off of 132 makes an attempt. “It doesn’t matter what we wanted Abby to do, she rose to the event!” Mikos concluded.
OH: Taylor Berg, 5-9 freshman, 1st Alliance 15 Gold (IL) – Berg was instrumental in getting her staff to the bid promised land within the 15 Open division at NEQ. The six-rotation outdoors can, and did, do all of it in Philly, passing a 2.28 with 53 kills, 14 aces and 38 digs. “She is a go-to hitter each within the entrance row and again, considered one of our hardest servers and her protection and serve obtain helped preserve our staff in rhythm all weekend,” stated coach Trish Samolinski. “Taylor is the entire bundle and a firecracker who needs the ball in each scenario. She has all of the intangibles that assist elevate our staff in opposition to the hardest opponents.”
MB: Taylor Harrington, 6-2 freshman, Paramount VBC 15 Nick (VA) – Lauded as maybe the most effective freshman center on the East Coast, Harrington beat triple blocks repeatedly on offense and was a wall on protection as Paramount certified in 15 Open at NEQ.
MB: Zoe Humphrey, 6-2 senior, HJV 17 Elite (TX) – Humphrey, a UCLA commit, led HJV’s qualifying effort at Lone Star by main her staff in blocks with 24 and hitting a tidy .415.
MB: Kylee Evans, 5-11 freshman, A5 15 Kelly (GA) – Evans was a terminator supreme for the 15 Open NEQ champs this previous weekend. “She thumps balls to the ground so typically that it doesn’t actually shock us anymore,” stated coach Kelly Audia. “She additionally had a number of blocks that saved us in or gained matches on Sunday.”
Libero: Jules Hernandez, 5-6 sophomore, TAV 16 Black (TX) – Hernandez sparked TAV’s 16 Open win at Lone Star over the weekend. “Jules Hernandez contributed a ton in all facets,” stated coach Paul Baxter. “She continues to maintain our offense in test whether or not it’s first contacts or when she has to step in and ship the ball for our hitters. She created a ton of nice 2nd possibilities off some loopy covers and simply stable protection normally.”
Additionally thought-about (by place, so as of consideration):
S/RS: Mollie VanDeusen, 6-0 freshman, JJVA 16 Teal (FL) — VanDeusen helped lead JJVA 16 Teal to a third-place end within the Asics Florida Problem in Orlando this previous weekend. 16 Teal posted large wins over metropolis rivals Jax Skyline 16 Royal and OT 16 J Will on Day 1. VanDeusen had 51 kills for the weekend (2.42 per set) on .223 hitting, and added 62 digs, 34 assists, six blocks and eight aces.
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OH: Callie Gibson, 5-10 freshman, Circle Metropolis 15 Purple (IN) – Blessed with a giant arm, Gibson hit and served Circle to a qualifying place within the 15 Open division at NEQ on Sunday.
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Libero: Aniya Warren, 5-6 junior, 1st Alliance 17 Gold (IL) – Warren managed the again courtroom, as she often does, for the second-place finishers in 17 Open at Lone Star. She handed a 2.5 in serve-receive whereas masking an enormous quantity of the courtroom, and added 103 digs. “There have been a number of occasions all through the match the place Aniya’s wonderful defensive performs had spectators in awe, cheering for a participant who was not even related to their very own staff,” stated coach Danielle Mikos. “Her infectious power and energy saved us getting in very tough rallies and moments. She is really a enjoyable participant to look at!”
Libero: Rachel Megna, 5-6 sophomore, OP2 16-1 Elite (OK) – Megna was all over the place for OP2 at Lone Star, serving to her staff qualify within the 16 Open division.
Libero: Tiani Shaw, 5-8 sophomore, Mizuno Lengthy Seaside 16 Rockstar (CA) – Shaw helped Mizuno take first on the final SCVA regional occasion. She led her staff in digs, handed a 2.2 and chipped in six aces.
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