More Day 1 Fun From CZ: Grand Park 16E Pegasus
For a squad that is widely considered a “regional” team, this 16-1 team from Grand Park threw that label right out the convention center window. Here are the ten players I saw play for the Pegasus showing promise for their…
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Continue ReadingFor a squad that is widely considered a “regional” team, this 16-1 team from Grand Park threw that label right out the convention center window. Here are the ten players I saw play for the Pegasus showing promise for their future and the future of the club.
Lucy Hoyt (’24, 5-7 S, Westfield) ran a very efficient and well-balanced offense in a 5-1, and got to virtually every ball. She got tight passes located well and made the poorer passes hittable. Miss Hoyt can’t do her job without a first-contact genius like Lillian Tucker (’24, 5-6 DS/L, Westfield), whose constant talk and effort kept her team in every point that I saw. On the pins, there were three kids that consistently put balls away and kept teams on their toes. Addison VanGorder (’24, 5-9 OH, Zionsville) was probably the best of the bunch, and she was set a ton of high-pressure balls and found ways to score points regularly. Paige Mascari (’24, 5-7 OH, Guerin Catholic) has quick feet and a high reach to help overcome her shorter stature. Kali Chamberlain Kali Chamberlain 5'8" | RS North Central | 2024 State IN (’24, 5-8 RS, North Central) was more adept in blocking against her opponent’s top left sides, which is hard to teach at this age. Middles Brooke Littell (’24, 5-9 MB, Carmel) and Abigail Allen (’24, 5-10 OH, Harrison) both contributed a ton of offense and defense, respectively. Miss Allen is listed as an outside on the roster website, so it was nice to see her have the ability to play multiple positions at this young of an age. Wrapping up the “team” concept are three regular DS’s that kept this squad in every point. Cara Snedeker (’24, 5-5 DS, Westfield) was the strongest of the three, and her pursuit was relentless. Molly Klopfenstein (’24, 5-5 DS, Westfield) was solid on defense and got to a ton of balls in serve receive to bail out others that might not have taken up as much area. The youngest of the bunch, Aurora Schmidt (’25, 5-9 OH, Carmel), is listed as an outside on the roster, and her team-first mentality is very marketable to schools at the next level. I could see Miss Schmidt being a six-rotation passer at the next level, depending on her attack touch and arm swing, of course.