2024 Rankings Update! MN Best Liberos – Part 1

<p>The class of 2024 is deep in talent and the liberos were not easy to rank out.  There is versatility, speed, and grittiness in this group, as well as AVCA Phenoms and players with North Country Region High Performance Camp invitations. </p> <p><strong>#7 [player_tooltip player_id="107900" first="Luca" last="Bredenberg"] – Northern Lights 16-1 </strong></p> <p>Bredenberg showed her versatility at the Gauntlet when her team was down 3 players and she stepped up to swing on the outside.  She even had some block kills that got her team pretty excited.  Bredenberg will be gearing up to take on more of the defensive court as her sister, Jayna, graduates.  Her consistency in her serve-receive could help Southwest Christian take another trip to the X in November. </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Everyone loves when a defensive specialist gets a kill but a BLOCK kill is going to mean a BLOCK PARTY 🥳 for [player_tooltip player_id="107900" first="Luca" last="Bredenberg"] of <a href="https://x.com/nlightsvball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nlightsvball</a> at the <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/PDGauntlet?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PDGauntlet</a> <a href="https://x.com/PrepDigChris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepDigChris</a> <a href="https://x.com/PrepDig?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepDig</a> <a href="https://x.com/PrepDigEvents?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepDigEvents</a> <a href="https://x.com/PrepDigMN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepDigMN</a> <a href="https://t.co/fabcWLXFCh">pic.x.com/fabcWLXFCh</a></p> — Breit Nelson (@BreitNelson) <a href="https://x.com/BreitNelson/status/1530667191124774912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2022</a></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p><strong>#11 [player_tooltip player_id="108103" first="Emma" last="Rommes"] – Xtreme VBC 16 Adidas</strong> </p> <p>Rommes plays as a setter for her high school team, but she makes plenty of big defensive plays.  She was a part of the 2021 Caledonia squad that won the Three Rivers Conference Championship while going 10-0 in conference play.  Rommes also earned All-Conference Honorable Mention honors in her sophomore season. </p> <p><strong>#13 [player_tooltip player_id="107901" first="Sophia" last="Kuntz"] – MN Select 16-1 </strong></p> <p>Kuntz has been playing as an exceptional defensive specialist for MN Select.  She can play left back or middle back and does a great job of protecting the deep corners.  Kuntz also shows versatility as an outside hitter for her high school. </p> <p><strong>#17 [player_tooltip player_id="135313" first="Lucille" last="Larson"] – Northern Lights 16-2 </strong></p> <p>Larson has a strong serve-receive platform and she is quick on her first step to the ball.  I was really impressed with Larson at the Gauntlet and her ability to run the backcourt.  She does a great job using her hands-on defense and keeping digs on her side of the net. </p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Larson with the dig, Kunze-Hoeg with the dish, and with the 💥 for <a href="https://x.com/nlightsvball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nlightsvball</a> 16-2<br /> <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/PDGauntlet?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PDGauntlet</a> <a href="https://x.com/PrepDigChris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepDigChris</a> <a href="https://x.com/PrepDig?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepDig</a> <a href="https://x.com/PrepDigEvents?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepDigEvents</a> <a href="https://x.com/PrepDigMN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrepDigMN</a> <a href="https://t.co/cay33jYi0O">pic.x.com/cay33jYi0O</a></p> — Breit Nelson (@BreitNelson) <a href="https://x.com/BreitNelson/status/1530660320406118402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2022</a></blockquote> <p><script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p><strong>#19 [player_tooltip player_id="174365" first="Izzy" last="Saffert"] – M1 16-1 </strong></p> <p>Saffert was chosen to attend the 2022 North Country Region High Performance Camp.  As a defensive specialist this past fall, she did a nice job of staying deep in middle back and keeping her digs off the net.  Saffert also earned a spot on the 2021 AVCA Phenom Watch List.  She does a great job covering her hitters as a left back and moves quick and smooth in serve-receive.  Saffert has a strong platform, high motor, and is a ball of energy. </p> <p><strong>#21 [player_tooltip player_id="108661" first="Lauren" last="Schnettler"] – [program_tooltip program_id='429186' first='Kandi' last='Elite'] 17-1 </strong></p> <p>Schnettler is the type of player who will step into any role with which she can help her team find success.  For Browerville she is an outside hitter, so she is passing in 5-6 rotations and making an offensive impact.  Schnettler is sound on serve-receive and steps in for the 2^nd contact smoothly. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>#30 [player_tooltip player_id="135284" first="Grace" last="Therrien"] – MN Select 16-1 </strong></p> <p><strong>#32 [player_tooltip player_id="117659" first="Rachel" last="Ryan"] – SMV 16-1 Black </strong></p> <p><strong>#34 [player_tooltip player_id="166331" first="Giselle" last="Thao"] – Northern Lights 16 Black </strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>