10 ‘Bros Who Were in Beast Mode at the Top 250 Expo
The liberos that played in the Wisconsin Top 250 Expo were genuinely incredible. There were so many gritty plays, fast reactions, and overall great volleyball athletes on the court. Kati Goba Kati Goba DS/L Wisconsin Lutheran | 2023 State WI…
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Continue ReadingThe liberos that played in the Wisconsin Top 250 Expo were genuinely incredible. There were so many gritty plays, fast reactions, and overall great volleyball athletes on the court.
Kati Goba Kati Goba DS/L Wisconsin Lutheran | 2023 State WI – 2023 – Sting 17 Gold
Kati is confident and relaxed in the back row. She reads hitters well, is a stud on serve receive, and picks up a lot in coverage. She talks well on the court and has a lot of experience in high-level competitions. Kati is an overall great libero who sees the court well.
Natalie Harris Natalie Harris 5'7" | DS/L Racine Case | 2023 State WI – 2023 – Wisconsin Juniors 17-1
Natalie has proven time and time again why she is such a talented libero. She is scrappy, quick, and very efficient on the court. Natalie traveled with the Badger High Performance team last summer. She is all-around an awesome athlete who has a great serve, reads the court well, and makes great plays.
Faith Radecke – 2023
Faith really impressed me at the Top 250 Expo. She has very clean angles and really sets herself up for success with a solid base. She doesn’t have a lot of extra movement on defense or serve receive. Unnecessary extra movement is the downfall of a lot of liberos but Faith seems to know exactly what she needs to do to make a good play on the ball.
Kennedy Schmitz Kennedy Schmitz 5'2" | DS/L Fox Valley Lutheran | 2023 State WI – 2023 – FC Elite 17 Navy
Kennedy is a very talented libero who has great ball control. She is consistent in the back row and is a great leader on the court. Kennedy has an awesome platform and gets her angles out early. She reacts well to the ball and is great in out-of-system situations and on serve receive.
Olivia Baierl Olivia Baierl 5'8" | DS/L Howards Grove | 2024 State WI – 2024 – FC Elite 16 Navy
Olivia is so fun to watch because she is competitive in every skill. Not only is she a great passer, but she has a tough serve, a rocket for a back-row attack, and is not afraid to use her hands in out-of-system balls. She has a lot of control in serve receive and brings a lot of consistency to the court.
Kati Berezowitz – 2025 – Sting 15 Gold
Kati is a fearless libero. She digs in on the court and will get in front of any hitter to make a play. She is also very fast and scrappy in coverage. Her quickness is a huge asset on scramble plays and she gets a touch on nearly every ball that comes to her side of the net.
Jae Fitting Jae Fitting 5'8" | DS/L Cedarburg | 2024 State WI – 2024 – Sting 16 Gold
Jae is very relaxed and confident in the back row. She anticipates the ball well and has great angles. Her efficiency makes her very consistent especially on serve receive. She is great at transitioning from controlled on serve receive to scrappy on defense. Jae sees the court very well.
Alexis Gardner – 2025 – Motion Volleyball Program
Alexis has a great foundation. Her fundamentals are simply awesome and her angles are clean and crisp. She has solid movement to the ball and is very consistent in the back row. Alexis has a lot of potential to be a great libero.
Kennedy Myers – 2025
Kennedy really impressed me at the Top 250 Expo. She stood out because of her great ball control and simple movements to the ball. She was engaged and present during every play and always got to her defensive spots and covered well. She was consistent and solid from start to finish and made some awesome plays throughout the day.
Gracie Tallier Gracie Tallier 5'7" | DS/L Gilman | 2023 State WI – 2023 – Wisconsin Ice
Gracie has an incredible reaction time to the ball. She is great at reading hitters and servers and reacts very quickly. She is scrappy and gets a touch on even the toughest balls. Gracie makes it her mission not to let a single ball touch the ground and she is pretty successful at it!