AAU 17s National Championships Recap: VCNebraska 17 Elite Ties for 9th in Open

<p>ORLANDO - Of the six teams from Nebraska that competed in the AAU National Championships in Orlando in the 17s age division, only VCNebraska 17 Elite came away with a top-25 finish, and the team from Lincoln finished in a tie for ninth in the 17 Open division.</p> <p>After winning its first five matches against some of the top competition in the country, VCNebraska 17 Elite hit a slight skid, dropping three straight matches and putting its chances of reaching the championship bracket on thin ice. However, VCNebraska battled back to sweep Wisconsin Juniors in a must-win match and then won single-set tiebreakers against Wisconsin Juniors Shockwave Adidas to advance to the championship bracket.</p> <p>In the first round of the championship bracket, however, PNK of Kentucky knocked off VCNebraska 17 Elite 25-19, 25-17. PNK would go on to reach the championship semifinals before losing to eventual champion Mintonette.</p> <p>Here is a look at how all the teams from Nebraska that competed in the 17s age division did in Orlando, starting with the most difficult division and working down.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>17 Open (59 teams)</strong></span></p> <p>VCNebraska 17 Elite - tied for 9th place.</p> <p>Team Roster</p> <p>Corinee Boyd<br /> Sadie Emmett<br /> Annika Evans<br /> Elise Gilroy<br /> Addison Heidemann<br /> Abby Plouzek<br /> Carly Rodaway<br /> Jensen Rowse<br /> Cameron Young</p> <p>Nebraska Elite 17 Frost - tied for 29th place.</p> <p>Team Roster</p> <p>Allison Brown<br /> Atley Carey<br /> Mayah Delgado<br /> Kathryn Kilzer<br /> Payton Kirchoefer<br /> Tria McLean<br /> Kaitlin Neely<br /> Molly Plahn<br /> Mary Pat Taylor</p> <p>Nebraska Juniors 17 Black - tied for 42nd place.</p> <p>Team Roster</p> <p>Saige Christo<br /> Ashlyn Dierks<br /> Josie Jakubowski<br /> Alexis Johnson<br /> Lauren Justesen<br /> Carolyn Maser<br /> Katie Maser<br /> Kelsie Sears<br /> Lauren Taubenheim<br /> Halle Theis<br /> Mackenzie Vitosh<br /> Paige Wilkinson</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>17 Premier (98 teams)</strong></span></p> <p>Nebraska Juniors 17 Red - tied for 80th place</p> <p>Team Roster</p> <p>Lauren Anderson<br /> Erin Bigelow<br /> Carly Coen<br /> Elizabeth Ehlers<br /> Lauren Feely<br /> Julia Holz<br /> Katie Otte<br /> Elizabeth Stacy<br /> Emily Swanson<br /> Anna Wagner</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>17 Club (134 teams)</strong></span></p> <p>Nebraska Elite 17 Crossfire - tied for 57th place.</p> <p>Team Roster</p> <p>Jamie Bac<br /> Kiersten Capelle<br /> Delaney Demman<br /> Emma Heglin<br /> Emily Kaup<br /> Lauren Kemp<br /> Isidora Nahayo<br /> Caroline Ortman<br /> Meghan Pellett<br /> Anna Stavneak<br /> Liz Zobel</p> <p>River City Juniors 17 Navy - tied for 74th place</p> <p>Team Roster</p> <p>Lulu Ahl<br /> Karli Ahlers<br /> Grace Boles<br /> Lily Butler<br /> Rosie Butler<br /> Elyse Globe<br /> Sydney Hobscheidt<br /> Ella Matthies<br /> Emily Thompson<br /> Claire Wilson</p>