GJNC – Teams/Players to Watch – 15/16/17 Freedom

<p>The Girls Junior National Championships will be held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis June 27-30^thand the second wave is July 1^st-4^th.  There will be 48 talented teams in each age group from across the country competing in this awesome tournament and hundreds of college coaches in attendance. Oklahoma will be well represented with three awesome teams in the Freedom Divisions.  It will be a weekend full of amazing volleyball and I couldn’t be more excited to cover it in person.  We will be previewing a few of the players that will be showcasing their abilities for these awesome Oklahoma teams.  They are some of the best players in their grad classes.  Let’s meet a few of the talented players who college coaches need to watch this weekend.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Oklahoma Peak Performance 15-2</strong></p> <p>This team has had a great season this year.  They are currently 36-16 overall and have played some great competition.  OP2 15-2 finished 5^thoverall in the American division of the Sunshine Classic Qualifier in Orlando.  They won their bid via the Oklahoma Regional tournament in which they placed 3^rd.  Jaidyn Reid holds the fort down for this team in both the front row and back row.  She is very steady in serve receive and does a fantastic job keeping her team in system. Her offensive skill set is strong as she scores almost at will.  Keely Lake has a whip of a right arm and uses it to keep her team competitive.  She can score from both front row and back row as she is not scared to swing and swing hard.  Katelyn Meyer is a solid right side who does a great job at the net hitting and blocking.  She uses her long arms well and overpasses are her specialty.  Avery Anaya and Jaylea Laughlin do a fantastic job running the 6-2 offense for their squad.  They spread the ball evenly and run down errant passes with ease. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Ok Charge 16 National</strong></p> <p>They are currently 41-17 overall and are currently ranked 4^thin the Oklahoma Region according to AES results. They finished 21^stoverall in the Liberty division of the Red Rock Rave National Qualifier and the Lone Star National Qualifier.  They won their bid via the Oklahoma Regional tournament and are looking to prove themselves amongst the best in the country.  I was able to watch this team in person at both the Redland Rendezvous tourney early in the season and also at the Lone Star National Qualifier and they made some tremendous improvements throughout the year.  [player_tooltip player_id="196019" first="Anna" last="Degraffenreid"] and her colorful shoes do a great job dishing dimes to her wonderful hitters.  She is a fearless competitor on the court and her team feeds off of her great leadership.  [player_tooltip player_id="200523" first="Ashleigh" last="Graves"] is a solid middle who can take over matches at times with both her blocking and attacking.  Libero Taylor Vann is a fiery and fierce defender who backs down from no one on the court.  Jaedyn Brown-Adams is one of the left side pins who help Charge stay potent on offense.  [player_tooltip player_id="189997" first="Jocelyn" last="Copple"] is another middle who I am intrigued by and will be watching very closely at nationals to see if she can crack the rankings. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Ultimate Performance VBC 17 Mint</strong></p> <p>UPVBC 17 Mint currently sits ranked as the 6^thbest team in the Oklahoma region according to AES results.  They are currently 22-15 overall and have played some great competition.  They won their bid via the Oklahoma Regional tournament by placing 5^thoverall. They are peaking at just the right time and are looking to show just how good they are in Indianapolis against teams from all over the country.  Claira Warren has a lot of pop on the ball and she is not afraid to swing hard from the back row during out of system plays.  Avery Hudson is a smaller middle compared to others in the age group, but don’t sleep on her as she has a great vertical and great hang time, which makes it very difficult to time her attack.  She also has a wicked tough serve that stifles opposing serve receivers. Lauren Ferrari and Callie Bates are both tall setters who do a great job distributing for their squad.  We are looking forward to watching them in person and reporting on their success.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I will be in attendance at nationals and will try to cover as many players/teams as I can.  Be sure to share your schedules with me on Twitter once they become live. There are some other great players that we will be covering during the three-day weekend.  Stay tuned to see who plays well and deserves kudos as we will be writing articles on how they perform.  We will have some good pictures of their play also.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>As always stay tuned for more articles on your favorite athletes.  If you have anyone you think we should watch out for, please shoot me an email with some info at nov8vb@yahoo.com.  Also don’t forget to help these kids get more exposure by sharing our stories with your friends.  Help us help them by simply retweeting on Twitter or sharing on Facebook.  Thanks for following us, Prep Dig Oklahoma Family! Don’t be afraid to interact with us. We love the likes, shares, and quotes/comments.  Keep them coming!</p>