Players to Watch: Kandi Elite 17s
Kandi Elite has steadily been increasing their depth of talent throughout their club and will continue to represent the west central area of Minnesota well this club season. With a number of athletes in attendance at the MN Top 250…
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Continue ReadingKandi Elite has steadily been increasing their depth of talent throughout their club and will continue to represent the west central area of Minnesota well this club season. With a number of athletes in attendance at the MN Top 250 showcase, they are becoming more well known and increasingly gaining respect for their quality of athletes and competitiveness. Their 17-1 team includes previously committed standouts such as Elizabeth Dille Elizabeth Dille 5'11" | OH Sartell-St. Josephs | 2021 State MN (OH | Wisconsin-Green Bay), Abby Stark Abby Stark 5'7" | DS/L Willmar | 2021 State MN (L | North Dakota State), and Ashlyn Olson Ashlyn Olson 6'1" | RS New London-Spicer | 2021 State MN (RS | North Dakota). With two teams set to compete a the 17s age division, here are notes about some of their key uncommitted athletes.
17-1
Bailey Olson
Bailey
Olson
5'10" | OH
Willmar | 2021
State
MN
– 5’11 | OH
Developing as one of the west central area’s most impactful attackers throughout the high school season, Olson has good tools and a relentless offensive mindset. She has good footwork to pursue the ball, elevates well, and swings aggressively, all of which puts good pressure upon the defense. She has good experience and growing confidence in her ability to be an offensive leader and this club season she will get a lot of opportunity to measure all of that against some great competition.
Karsee Kampsen
Karsee
Kampsen
5'5" | S
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa | 2021
State
MN
– 5’6 | S
With great experience as a floor leader, Kampsen is a big asset to this squad. She is athletic and plays bigger than her 5’6 height might indicate. Kampsen provides a commanding floor presence through her leadership, distribution and what she offers defensively. She has good speed to get through the second contact and delivers with good touch and location. Her effort is consistent, composed, and competitive, which helps to elevate the play of her teammates around her.
Isabelle Mrozek – 6’0 | MB
Mrozek has the ability to swing from the pins if needed but her attacking strength is from the middle. She has a high contact point that can be difficult to defend as she can swing over the defense to deeper areas of the court. She has good versatility as she can also produce behind the setter off of one foot. Her length allows her to get her hands up and over the net to fill up good blocking space. If she can improve her foot and arm speed she will be increasingly dangerous offensively and will complement this team’s dynamic pin attackers that much better.
17-2
Sophia Kobienia – 6’0 | RS
The lefty opposite provides a presence and dimension on the right side that stretches defenses well in having to defend dynamic arms and quick tempo on both sides of the court. She is a great complement to the outside hitters on this team with good slow-to-fast approach work and quick arm speed at the top of her jump. She displays good eye work and athletic movement when blocking that will be a key factor to KE’s defense.
Aleah Zieske
Aleah
Zieske
5'10" | OH
New London-Spicer | 2021
State
MN
– 5’10 | OH
Zieske shows good composure throughout many facets of her game. She is one of the west central area’s best six-rotation outside hitters. She has great platform skills with her ball control and defense while also providing good patience in her approach patterns. She builds momentum well, which leads to heavy contact and good movement through her arm work. Look for her to garner some good attention over the club season as she will standout for this team.