Recruiting 2023’s of the Prep Dig Circuit
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Kreutzmann We’re beyond the halfway point of the Prep Dig Circuit with plenty of Top Performers, Champions Crowned, and plenty of athletes who need to be on the radar of college coaches – especially from the Class of 2023. We’ve…
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Continue ReadingWe’re beyond the halfway point of the Prep Dig Circuit with plenty of Top Performers, Champions Crowned, and plenty of athletes who need to be on the radar of college coaches – especially from the Class of 2023. We’ve seen these athletes live, some of them multiple times, and what is fun for us as scouts is we get to see their progression as athletes on the court each time. Here is a little glimpse for college coaches for athletes who have played at some of our Prep Dig Circuit events.
Setters:
I love watching athletic and dynamic setters who can do a little bit of everything. These setters have shown they can lead, run the show, and can contribute. Rachel Koss Rachel Koss 5'11" | S Freedom | 2023 State WI and Alexandra Kreutzmann Alexandra Kreutzmann 5'9" | S Hamilton | 2023 State WI are a solid duo for FC Elite 17 Navy, they have a variety of attackers who score points and these two can scramble to get their hands on the ball out of system. Out of Illinois there were a couple who stood out at the Stateline Slam and Chi-Town Classic that are under the radar and would be next level players. Olivia Gustafsson is a really dynamic athlete who can swing on the right side and is a crafty left handed player. She just makes so many things happen for her side of the net. Louisa Battin of Top Flight 18 Elite is on the rise! She’s 6’1 and is touching just under ten feet. Her athleticism above all is the name of her game and her potential at the college level is way up there. Evinae Jordee Evinae Jordee 5'9" | S Middleton | 2023 State WI had a nice weekend at the Chi-Town Classic. The Capital 17 Adidas setter is another lefty who can contribute in a variety of ways where she can be offensive as well. Sophia Schneider Sophia Schneider 5'10" | S Waterloo | 2023 State WI is one of the top all around players in 2023 in Wisconsin who is a swiss army knife type player who can set and score points from the outside as well.
Huge left handed swing by right side Olivia Gustafson of Prime Time 17 Blue. This is a really aggressive squad, tight battle with Rapid Fire #pdstatelineslam pic.twitter.com/pdaAwESw1p
— Chris Fitzgerald (@PrepDigChris) February 6, 2022
Middle Blockers:
College coaches are always looking for middle blockers, especially ones who can do a variety of things from taking away space from opposing attackers, running multiple tempos, and being efficient. When it comes to touching high, Gabrielle Peter plays extremely high above the net. The Top Flight 18 Elite middle is listed at touching at 10 feet and after seeing her play live, I definitely see it. Another athlete who is playing real high is Sierra Pertzborn Sierra Pertzborn 6'3" | MB Middleton | 2023 State WI from Capital 17 Adidas, she has made plenty of gains this past year and has a high ceiling at the next level. A new athlete on the radar is Lauren Grier of Impact 17 National. Grier had a huge Chi-Town Classic where she was automatic on the slide. She was scoring plenty of points and showed a ton of athleticism.
Pin Hitters:
Plenty of attackers who know how to put a ball away for teams in the Prep Dig Circuit. Milwaukee Sting 17 White kicked off the Prep Dig Resolution with a final four finish where Kenna Kornely and Ella Kern Ella Kern 5'8" | OH New Berlin West | 2023 State WI provided big swings where they can attack with power, but also hold their own in the backrow. Wisconsin Ice 17 National has two big time pin attackers in Samantha Perlberg Samantha Perlberg 5'10" | OH Chippewa Falls | 2023 State WI and Emily Brenner Emily Brenner 5'10" | OH Stanley-Boyd | 2023 State WI . Perlberg plays a really solid middle back defense while Brenner is really physical in the front line. Impact 17 National has two Fox Valley Lutheran athletes in Kate Henze Kate Henze 5'11" | MB Fox Valley Lutheran | 2023 State WI and Samantha Kempinger Samantha Kempinger 5'10" | OH Fox Valley Lutheran | 2023 State WI who can put a hurt on the ball and score plenty of points. They were runner up in the Chi-Town Classic 17s Division. FC Elite 17 Navy has two powerful swings on the pin with Kaitlin Schulz Kaitlin Schulz 6'0" | OH Kimberly | 2023 State WI and Finley Charapata Finley Charapata 5'10" | OH Appleton North | 2023 State WI . Schulz is the six rotation player who can attack from the backrow and Charapata has a heavy swing that makes it tough to keep in system.
Ella Kern Ella Kern 5'8" | OH New Berlin West | 2023 State WI with a huge kill for @stingvb1988 17 White to hold off a late Ice rally. Sting advances 15-13 in set three pic.twitter.com/6bT8B5T0rM
— Chris Fitzgerald (@PrepDigChris) January 23, 2022
Libero/DS:
One of the top available liberos in the Class of 2023 in Wisconsin as well as one of the top liberos in the Prep Dig Circuit is Amelia Albers Amelia Albers 5'5" | DS/L Stoughton | 2023 State WI from Capital 17 Adidas. She moves well, has a really quiet platform and doesn’t have any wasted motion about her game. She keeps things simple. Kyleigh Coghlan Kyleigh Coghlan 5'6" | DS/L Kettle Moraine | 2023 State WI is part of a solid Sting 17 White squad where she has always been consistent among the 2023’s. She is an All State player from Kettle Moraine. FC Elite defensive specialist Kennedy Schmitz Kennedy Schmitz 5'2" | DS/L Fox Valley Lutheran | 2023 State WI always plays with plenty of grit and is one who has been a standout on the high school scene as well. Ella Rosner Ella Rosner 5'6" | DS/L Kimberly | 2023 State WI had a big weekend for Impact 17 National in Chicago with her scrappy play.
Other 2023s To Note.
Jordan LaScala Jordan LaScala 6'0" | OH Middleton | 2023 State WI – Capital 17 Adidas – Outside Hitter
Tryna Vander Zwaag – ImpactDt – Setter
Grace Rodebaugh – Prime Time 17 Blue – Outside Hitter
Molly Rohde Molly Rohde 5'11" | MB Hortonville | 2023 State WI – FC Elite 17 Navy – Middle Blocker
Grace Tallier – Wisconsin Ice 17 National – Libero
Brielle Wrench – MKE Sting 17 White – Middle Blocker
Riley Laine Riley Laine 6'1" | MB South Milwaukee | 2023 State WI – MKE Sting 17 White – Middle Blocker
Lilly Bandle Lilly Bandle 6'1" | MB West Bend East | 2023 State WI – I AM VBC 17 Red – Middle Blocker
Alicia Burgos Alicia Burgos 6'1" | MB Dominican | 2023 State WI – I AM VBC 17 Red – Middle Blocker
Bridget Moen Bridget Moen 5'9" | OH Hortonville | 2023 AZ – Impact 18 National – Outside/Right Side
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