Nebraska ONE 12 Shockerz Earn Bid to USAV Nationals
KANSAS CITY – It’s not often you can lose the championship match of a USAV qualifier and still come out as winners, yet that’s exactly what happened for the Nebraska ONE 12 Shockerz on Monday in Kansas City.
Shockerz, the top-ranked 12s team, reached the 12 National division championship match at the Show Me Qualifier in Kansas City before falling 25-23, 25-19, 15-11 to Dynasty 12 Black. While only one bid to the national championships was up for grabs in the tournament, it still went to the second-place Shockerz because Dynasty had already earned a bid at the Colorado Crossroads Qualifier earlier this year.
That makes Nebraska ONE 12 Shockerz – based out of Lincoln – the first team from Nebraska to earn its bid to the USAV Championships in New Orleans later this summer. The Shockerz entered the 16-team tournament as the #6 seed overall.
The Shockerz had lost to Dynasty 25-21, 26-24, 15-12 on the opening day of the tournament in pool play, but swept both Club ONE 12 Black of Oklahoma and High Performance St. Louis to stay in the title hunt after the first day.
One day two of the tournament, Shockerz dominated its pool, sweeping Oklahoma Peak Performance, Tejas 121 and TAV 12 Black to advance to the four-team championship bracket on Monday.
Nebraska ONE rallied to win its semifinal match 21-25, 25-16, 15-6 over Sunshine 12 Westside of Manhattan Beach, CA, before falling in the rematch with Dynasty.
Members of the Nebraska ONE 12 Shockerz are Maisie Boesiger, Alexis Markowski, Holly Ochsner, Brooke Peltz, Molly Ramsey, Kylen Sealock, Kaysia Woods and Brittany Wulf.
Two other teams from Nebraska got within one win of also qualifying for the USAV Championships. In the 14 American division, Premier 14 Black reached the championship and nearly claimed the one available bid, but fell in the championship match 25-18, 25-15 to PVA 14 Elite of Kansas City.
In the 14 USA division, two bids were available and Nebraska ONE fell 25-22, 25-20 in the semifinals to Club ONE 14 Black of Oklahoma to come up just one win short.
Also last weekend, a pair of Nebraska teams earned regional championships and a free entry to the AAU National Championships in Orlando later this summer at the Pentagon AAU Grand Prix in Sioux Falls.
Nebraska Juniors dominated the tournament and in the 17/18 Open Division, the club took four of the top six spots, which included Nebraska Juniors 18 Black defeating Nebraska Juniors 17 Black in the championship 25-21, 25-23.
In the 16 Open division, Nebraska Juniors put four teams in the top six places as Nebraska Juniors 16 Black defeated Kairos Elite 16 Alpha 25-21, 22-25, 15-11 in the championship.
Nebraska Juniors 18 BlackMembers of the Nebraska Juniors 18 Black team are Sarah Allick (Lincoln North Star), Tarrin Bellar (Humphrey-Lindsay Holy Family), Sara Boothe (Lincoln Pius X), Kelsey Green (Elkhorn South), Jamie Hauptman (Millard South), Kylie Hohlen (Norris), Hanna Justesen (Elmwood-Murdock), Carley Remmers (Freeman), Meagan Roth (Lincoln Southeast), Brittany Witt (Omaha Marian) and Kylee Wurster (Lincoln Southeast).
Members of the Nebraska Juniors 16 Black team are Brooke Fredrickson (North Bend),
Nebraska Juniors 16 BlackMaddie Grendahl (Lincoln Pius X), Madison Jurgens (Diller-Odell), Callahan Netsch (Millard West), Makenna Niemoth (Hastings), Carson Opfer (Gretna), Jaisa Russell (Gretna), Cameron Scott (Gretna), Mary Katherine Wolfe (Omaha Marian) and Mallory Yost (Gretna).
Show Me USAV Qualifier at Kansas City
15 Open (16 teams)
Nebraska Elite 15 Revolution – 5th
Nebraska Impact Power 15 Banzai – tied for 11th
Premier 15 Gold – tied for 11th
15 USA (36 teams)
VCNebraska 15 Elite – tied for 5th
Nebraska ONE 15 Krush – tied for 9th
Nebraska ONE 15 Dynomite – tied for 15th
VCNebraska 15 Black – tied for 31st
Club Legacy 15 ROX – tied for 33rd
15 American (103 teams)
South Central Nebraska 15 Black – tied for 17th
Premier 15 Red – tied for 17th
Premier 15 Black – tied for 17th
Nebraska Elite 15 Fuego – tied for 29th
Nebraska ONE 15 SMASH – tied for 31st
Nebraska Impact DV8 – tied for 31st
South Central Nebraska 15 Red – tied for 42nd
Nebraska ONE 15 Blitz – tied for 44th
VCNebraska 15 Blue – tied for 44th
Club Legacy 15 Prism – tied for 55th
GI Vikes 141s – tied for 90th
Club Legacy 15 Shattered – 93rd
VCNebraska 15 White – tied for 96th
Nebraska ONE 15 Intensity – tied for 101st
Nebraska Impact 153 Matrix – 100th
14 Open (14 teams)
Nebraska Elite 14 Havoc – 6th
Premier 14 Gold – tied for 7th
14 USA (28 teams)
Nebraska ONE 14 Titanium – 3rd
VCNebraska 14 Black – tied for 11th
VCNebraska 14 Elite – tied for 13th
Papillion Volleyball Club 14 Cyclones – tied for 27th
14 American (76 teams)
Premier 14 Black – 2nd
Premier 14 Red – tied for 9th
Nebraska ONE 14 Platinum – tied for 23rd
Nebraska Impact 141 Voltage – tied for 25th
Premier 14 Silver – 45th
VCNebraska 14 Blue – 50th
VCNebraska 14 White – 54th
Nebraska ONE 14 Ignite – tied for 57th
Club Legacy 14 Shattered – 64th
GI Vikes 131s – 74th
13 Open (12 teams)
Premier 13 Gold – tied for 9th
13 American (73 teams)
Premier 13 Black – tied for 3rd
Club Legacy 13 ROX – tied for 3rd
Nebraska Impact 131 Lanakila – tied for 9th
Nebraska Elite 13 Storm – tied for 17th
Premier 13 Silver – tied for 21st
VCNebraska 13 Elite – tied for 21st
Nebraska ONE 13 Fusion – tied for 32nd
Nebraska ONE 13 Crush – 38th
Nebraska Impact 132 Shattered – 41st
Premier 13 Red – 46th
Papillion Volleyball Club 13 Thunder- 64th
VCNebraska 13 Black – 65th
VCNebraska 13 Blue – tied for 66th
12 National (16 teams)
Nebraska ONE 12 Shockerz – 2nd
Premier 12 Gold – tied for 7th
12 American (47 teams)
Premier 12 Black – tied for 9th
Nebraska ONE 12 Havoc – tied for 9th
Nebraska Impact 121 Explosion – 14th
Premier 11 Gold – tied for 17th
Premier 12 Gold – 25th
Club Legacy 12 ROX – tied for 27th
Papillion Volleyball Club 12 Storm – 31st
Premier 12 Silver – 37th
Club Legacy 12 Shattered – tied for 45th
Pentagon AAU Grand Prix at Sioux Falls
17/18 Open (16 teams)
Nebraska Juniors 18 Black – 1st
Nebraska Juniors 17 Black – 2nd
Nebraska Juniors 17 Red – 5th
Nebraska Juniors 18 Red – 6th
16 Open (12 teams)
Nebraska Juniors 16 Black – 1st
Nebraska Juniors 15 Black – tied for 3rd
Nebraska Juniors 16 Red – tied for 5th
Nebraska Juniors 14 Black – tied for 5th
15 Open (9 teams)
Nebraska Juniors 14 Red – 7th