Club Preview: ’21s at Empowered
<p>Located in Fort Wayne, Empowered has the ability to house both indoor hard court tournaments and indoor sand tournaments. With 25+ teams traveling, this club seems to be growing every time I see them. Here are their senior-laden teams and some unsigned players you need to know.</p>
<p><strong>18 Elite Black</strong></p>
<p>The top program for Empowered has some impressive names on the roster. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="101178" first="Cara" last="Cresse"] (Louisville)</strong> brings her 6’5" frame to the middle, and will be a force for anyone she faces. To know that <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="100988" first="Kennedy" last="Lauck"] (Illinois-Springfield) </strong>is the "other" middle, at 6’1", will give opposing programs no break. <strong>Anna Moster (Eastern Illinois) </strong>also brings size, but to the outside hitting position. <strong>Belle Hogan (Citadel)</strong> will run a 5-1 for this program<strong>. </strong>The two unsigned players for the top team include <b>Avery Yoder, </b>who will anchor the DS position, and <strong>Maddie Brooks, </strong>another 6’+ pin attacker that can definitely make a difference at the next level.</p>
<p><strong>17/18 Elite Black</strong></p>
<p>This hybrid roster includes a good mix of kids from the ’21 and ’22 classes, as well as a few coming over the border from Ohio. The signed kids from Indiana include six foot setter <strong>Brooke Lepper (IU-East), </strong>who should run a 5-1 for the majority of the season. <strong>Ellie Garland (IU-Kokomo)</strong> looks to wear the special jersey this season. <strong>Grace Mummert (Saint Francis)</strong> rounds out the three NAIA signees by being a six-rotation outside. The two unsigned seniors from Indiana on this team are <strong>Madison Smith </strong>and <strong>Mariah Milliage. </strong>Madison brings her attacking abilities to the left pin, while Mariah can bang away on the right.</p>
<p><strong>17/18 Elite Red</strong></p>
<p>The youngest of the three teams that will play in the 18s divisions this season also has a couple of signees. <strong>Christina Yarian (Wilmington)</strong> will bring stability and size to the middle position, while <strong>Jessica Tarr (Manchester)</strong> looks to her solid all-around game to carry the weight of this young roster. The lone unsigned senior is <strong>Cat Ondria, </strong>another defensive specialist that will compete for time at the libero spot. </p>
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