GJNC- Keep an Eye out for 17 Liberty

<p>The Girls Junior National Championship is fast approaching. Indiana is the place to be on July 1st - 4th to watch the  17s showcase their talents and skills. Here are 4 players who will be playing on that huge platform amongst the best of the best and deserve to be on the radar. We begin with the Mamea twins.</p> <p><strong>Mania Mamea</strong> (2023) | 5’8 OH | Summit HS/Rancho Valley Volleyball Club 17P <a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2022/06/Mania-Mamea-32-crop-1556x1022-1655447941.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-202837" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2022/06/Mania-Mamea-32-crop-1556x1022-1655447941-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a></p> <p>At 5’8, Mania Mamea is strong and mighty. She is an all around smart player who reads the court very well. One of her noticeable skills is tooling off the block making a ball unreachable to defend. That ability tends to compensate for her height as it is accompanied by her powerful arm swing. She is great at serve receive and passing the ball, finding the perfect placement. Mamea’s serve is aggressive yet controlled, often resulting in an ace. </p> <p><strong>Loleauleile Mamea</strong> (2023) | 5’9 RS | Summit HS/Rancho Valley Volleyball Club 17P<a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2022/06/Loleaulelei-Mamea-9-crop-1556x1022-1655448118.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-202839" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2022/06/Loleaulelei-Mamea-9-crop-1556x1022-1655448118-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a></p> <p>At 5’9, [player_tooltip player_id="160336" first="Loleaulelei" last="Mamea"] (aka Lole) is a left handed right side hitter. She is very aggressive and a versatile player on the court because she is quick on offense and defense. She is capable of hitting the ball from the front and back row along with setting if the setter can’t get to it fast enough. Mamea’s vertical adds to her strong blocking skills to stop an opponent from scoring and she has no difficulties playing a ball off the net.</p> <p><strong>Madison DiGiorgio</strong> (2023) | 6’0 OPP/OH | Serrano HS/Rancho Valley Volleyball Club 17P<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-202840" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2022/06/Madison-DiGiorgio-7-300x198.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="198" /></p> <p>Standing at an even 6’0 Madison DiGiorgio plays OH and OPP. She has a very strong hit from both sides of the court. She is good at the net and able to adjust her approach for both positions. She is capable of playing in the front and back row and can dig quick attacks. DiGiorgio has great court awareness and can set second ball as right side or attack the set on outside. Blocking a teams outside hitter comes easy to her when she’s playing right side, and scoring on a set looks easy when she’s on the outside.</p> <p><strong>Kylie Proctor</strong> (2023) | 6’3 MB | Yucaipa HS/ Rancho Valley Volleyball Club 17 P</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-202843" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2022/06/Kylie-Proctor-44-300x177.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="177" /></p> <p>Kylie Proctor’s height helps her excel in the position as middle blocker. On defense she gets the block by covering the middle of the net. She connects with her OH and RS by transitioning to their sides to help cover the block. She is able to read the setter and adjust her approach in an effort to score off the set. Proctor is capable of spreading out the opposing blockers by acting like she is going to attack the ball leaving them confused. Her offense is noticeable because she has the ability to hit the ball straight down and her blocking defense is completely solid.</p>