Week 2 – Wisconsin Preview

<p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black;">Week 1 is in the books.  Most teams have at least one tournament under their belts and are prepping for dual matches this week.  Here are the 5 events in the spotlight for the week of August 27^th-31^st.  A weekend preview will come out later this week.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white;"><strong><u><span style="color: black;">WAUWATOSA EAST AT BROOKFIELD CENTRAL – Tuesday, August 28^th</span></u></strong></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Tosa East and Brookfield Central will kick off conference play on Tuesday.  It has been almost an entire year since these 2 have crossed paths, but this will certainly be a match-up between the power of the young McKenna Wucherer and the cunning skill of veteran [player_tooltip player_id="33056" first="Chloe" last="Tome"].  Wucherer is leading her team so far with 116 kills, 73 digs, 17 blocks, and 17 aces.  [player_tooltip player_id="81283" first="Tatum" last="Kebisek"] has been feeding her teammates with 140 assists.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">WATCH OUT:</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Wauwatosa East</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">-<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="33056" first="Chloe" last="Tome"]</strong> – 2019 – Outside Hitter – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Brookfield Central</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">-</span></b><strong><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="22407" first="Mckenna" last="Wucherer"]</span></strong><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"><strong> </strong>– 2022 – 6’1 – Outside Hitter – Minnesota</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">-</span></b><strong><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="81283" first="Tatum" last="Kebisek"]</span></strong><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">– 2022 – 5’8 – Setter – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white;"><strong><u><span style="color: black;">CUMBERLAND AT ELK MOUND – Tuesday, August 28^th</span></u></strong></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Cumberland has more matches under their belt with an 8-6 record, while Elk Mound has only 3 matches recorded with a 2-1 record, but this should be a good Division 3 match-up.  Cumberland has a very well distributed cast of players with strong contributors. Ania Hyatt leads her team with 103 kills and 26 blocks, while Kiya Talbot leads with 31 aces.  Lauren Green holds down the defense with 56 digs, and Isabella West is the main distributor with 160 assists.</span></p> <p>WATCH OUT:</p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Cumberland</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">-</span></b><strong><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Ania Hyatt</span></strong><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">– 2020 – 6’2 – Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">-</span></b><strong><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Kiya Talbot</span></strong><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> –<b> </b>2020 – Pin Hitter – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">-</span></b><strong><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Lauren Green</span></strong><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">– 2019 – 5’7 – Outside Hitter – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">-</span></b><strong><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Isabella West</span></strong><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">– 2019 – Setter – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><strong><u><span style="color: black;">LIVING WORD LUTHERAN AT LACONIA – Thursday, August 30^th</span></u></strong></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Living Word Lutheran (LWL) is coming off a 3-2 finish at the Milwaukee Lutheran Tournament and will go to Laconia for a non-conference match-up.  Laconia is coming off a 3-2 finish at the New Holstein Early Season Tournament.  They have similar records, and this should be a good Division 3 match-up.  LWL is a senior-led group with [player_tooltip player_id="10260" first="Keri" last="Walker"] leading her team with 50 kills, 15 blocks, and 8 aces.  Alicia Gutknecht is leading LWL with 32 digs, while Maggie Fox is running a 6-2 with Walker and leading the team with 50 assists.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">WATCH OUT:</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Living Word Lutheran</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: black;">-</span></b><strong><span style="color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="10260" first="Keri" last="Walker"]</span></strong><span style="color: black;">– 2019 – 6’1 – Middle Blocker/Setter – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: black;">-</span></b><strong><span style="color: black;">Alicia Gutknecht</span></strong><span style="color: black;"> – 2019 – Outside Hitter – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: black;">-</span></b><strong><span style="color: black;">Maggie Fox</span></strong><span style="color: black;">– 2019 – 5’7 – Setter – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white;"><strong><u><span style="color: black;">WATERTOWN AT STOUGHTON – Thursday, August 30^th</span></u></strong></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">The Badger – South Conference is already on its 2^nd week of Conference play.  Watertown has been on a tear winning their last 12 matches.  [player_tooltip player_id="56020" first="Isabelle" last="Schauer"] was named the MaxPreps/AVCA Wisconsin Player of the Week, leading her team with 296 assists in Week 1.  Seniors have been leading the charge before and after the second contact.  Brianne Korducki leads with 86 kills and 19 aces, Ashley Stas leads with 21 blocks, and [player_tooltip player_id="33055" first="Sheridan" last="Dettman"]n leads with 171 digs. </span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">This will be a battle of the setters. Schauer dominates by feeding her hitters, but Stoughton’s [player_tooltip player_id="33139" first="Megan" last="Adams"] is working double time.  Adams not only leads her team with 99 assists but also 14 aces and 7 blocks.  Kat Eugster leads Stoughton with 36 kills and [player_tooltip player_id="33140" first="Hannah" last="Wirag"] holds down the defense with 57 digs.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">WATCH OUT:</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Watertown</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">-<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="56020" first="Isabelle" last="Schauer"] </strong><b>– </b>2020 – 5’7 – Setter – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">-<strong>Brianne Korducki</strong><b> – </b>2019 – 5’11 – Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">-<strong>Ashley Stas</strong><b> –</b> 2019 – 6’ – Right Side/Middle Blocker – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: black;">-</span></b><strong><span style="color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="33055" first="Sheridan" last="Dettman"]n</span></strong><span style="color: black;">– 2019 – 5’6 – Libero – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Stoughton</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">-<strong>Kat Eugster </strong><b>– </b>2020 – 6’ – Right Side – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">-<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="33139" first="Megan" last="Adams"]</strong><b> – </b>2019 – 5’6 - Setter – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">-<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="33140" first="Hannah" last="Wirag"]</strong>– 2019 – 5’3 – Libero – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> </span></b></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white;"><strong><u><span style="color: black;">UNION GROVE AT BURLINGTON - Thursday, August 30^th</span></u></strong></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Two top 10 Division 1 schools will provide for a fun match-up.  There are a lot of big contributors on both teams. This will be a match that will keep you on the edge of your seat.</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">WATCH OUT:</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">Union Grove</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: black;">-</span></b><strong><span style="color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="80156" first="Olivia" last="Dir"]</span></strong><span style="color: black;">– 2020 – 5’10 – Outside Hitter – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="color: black;">-</span></b><strong><span style="color: black;">Bailey Berger</span></strong><span style="color: black;">– 2020 – Outside Hitter – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">-</span></b><strong><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="80217" first="Kelsey" last="Henderson"]</span></strong><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> – </span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">2020 – Defensive Specialist/Setter – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">-</span></b><strong><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="56016" first="Karlee" last="Lois"] </span></strong><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">– 2020 – 5’8 – Setter – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">Burlington</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">-</span></b><strong><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="80159" first="Emily" last="Alan"]</span></strong><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;"> – </span></b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">2020 – 6’ – Middle Blocker – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">-<strong>Grace Peyton</strong>– 2019 – 5’11 – Right Side – Not Committed</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">-</span></b><strong><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">[player_tooltip player_id="56004" first="Kaley" last="Blake"]</span></strong><span style="font-family: ’Calibri’,sans-serif; color: black;">– 2020 – 5’8 – Setter – Committed to UW-Milwaukee</span></p> <p class="xmsonormal" style="background: white; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black;">-<strong>[player_tooltip player_id="10227" first="Maddie" last="Berezowitz"]</strong> – 2019 - 5’6 – Outside Hitter – Committed to Kentucky</span></p>