Northern Lights Recap: Nebraska Elite 16 2.0 Secures Open Bid
MINNEAPOLIS – In the final USAV Qualifier on the 2019 club season, Nebraska Elite 16 2.0 was able to punch its ticket to the USAV National Championships in 16 Open. Nebraska Elite 16 2.0 finished fifth in Minneapolis over the…
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Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS – In the final USAV Qualifier on the 2019 club season, Nebraska Elite 16 2.0 was able to punch its ticket to the USAV National Championships in 16 Open.
Nebraska Elite 16 2.0 finished fifth in Minneapolis over the weekend, which normally would have been a dicey finish when it comes to trying to secure a bid to the national championships, but since the four teams that finished ahead of it – Academy Volleyball of Cleveland, Colorado Juniors 16 Shannon, Houston Skyline 16 Royal and OT 16 Roberto – already had a bid to national clinched, Elite was able to punch its ticket.
After going 4-2 in the first two days of competition, Nebraska Elite 16 2.0 was able to qualify for the championship round of eight on Sunday. In their four-team pool on Sunday, Nebraska Elite defeated Skyline 16 Royal, but then suffered a 25-22, 25-21 loss to OT 16 Roberto and a 30-28, 25-23 setback against Colorado Juniors 16 Shannon to finish third in its pool and tied for fifth overall.
Members of the Nebraska Elite 16 2.0 team – coached by Omaha Duchesne’s Andrew Wehrli – are:
Brilee Wieseler – Elkhorn South
Allison Petry – Council Bluffs St. Albert
Ellie Miller – Omaha Marian
Shayla McCormick – Skutt Catholic
Rayliene Jones – Elkhorn
Sofia Bressani – Omaha Duchesne
Rylee Gray – Elkhorn South
Molly Jenkin – Millard West
Kaitlyn Knobbe – Omaha Duchesne
Allison Gray – Skutt Catholic
Here is a look at how all the teams from Nebraska did in Minneapolis over the weekend at the Northern Lights Qualifier.
17 American
Premier 17 Red – tied for 17th place
Banzai 171 – tied for 27th place
Nebraska ONE 17 Platinum – tied for 29th place
16 Open
Nebraska Elite 16 2.0 – tied for 5th place
VCNebraska 16 Elite – 22nd place
16 USA
Banzai 161 – tied for 7th place
Club Legacy 16 Ren – 26th place
16 American
Nebraska Elite 16 Black Ice – tied for 5th place
VCNebraska 16 Blue – tied for 21st place
Club Legacy 16 Shattered – tied for 45th place
Omaha Starlings 16 Erin Chloe – tied for 50th place
Nebraska Elite 16 Ohana – tied for 54th place
Banzai 16 Mark – tied for 54th place