15s Recap from GJNC

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We are wrapping up our summer coverage with our teams competing in the 15s divisions at USAV Girls Junior National Championships. We did a piece last week on [program_tooltip program_id='428799' first='Rockwood' last='Thunder'] 15 Elite capturing a national championship. Though they walked away with the only championship, there were other teams representing the Show Me state who had positive showings. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HPSTL 15 Royal: Open</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When we checked in with 15 Royal during the tournament, they were fresh off the heels of a tough 2-3 pool that placed them in 5th place. Their finish placed them in the second grouping of pool play, which essentially knocked them out of contention for a championship. They rebounded though winning four of their final five matches including a win over Kansas City team Mavs KC 15-1. They would eventually win both of their flight matches. [player_tooltip player_id='168044' first='Ella' last='Keeven'] continued her steady play over the four days. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mavs 816 15-1: National</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While Rockwood 15 Elite went and took home the top prize, Mavs 816 15-1 didn't go down without a fight over the four days. They started the tournament with a 3-2 pool record which kept them in the hunt. Their pool was brutal on day 3 and they dropped matches to Premier Nebraska 15 Gold and Club Ignit Select 15 Blue. They didn't hang their heads and rebounded with a crossover match win over SA Juniors to send them to the bronze bracket where they dropped their lone match in three. Mavs would finish 4-5 and tied for 19th place. Libero Brookelyn Hatton shined along with [player_tooltip player_id='219776' first='Madeline' last='Sallee']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mavs 816 15-2: National</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Over four days, Mavs 816 15-2 was able to walk away .500 with a 5-5 record. In pool play, they sprinted out the gate with three straight wins before dropping their final two matches. 3-2 wasn't enough to keep them in grouping one, however. A 1-2 record in their next pool sent them to flight 4 where they split those two matches. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HPSTL 15 Orange: National</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>15 Orange had a tough go over the four days but picked up a ton of national experience playing strong competition. Their sole victory came in their second match of the tournament. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Club North 15-1: Liberty</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 15th place tie was where Mizuno Club North 15-1 finished after four days in Indianapolis. The 3-2 pool record kept them alive in title contention but a disappointing finish in their re-pool and a crossover match defeat knocked them out. Their final record would be 3-6. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Invasion 15 Black: Liberty</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Invasion finished a slot ahead of Club North in 14th behind the play of Riley Hayes and [player_tooltip player_id='219765' first='Madison' last='Harris']. Their path was strikingly similar to Club North's, going 3-2 in the pool and dropping their next pool and crossover matches. They did rebound in their first flight match getting a much-needed win before bowing out to the Iowa Rockets. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>KC Legends 15-1: American</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Legends went 4-5 over four days to end up tied for 31st with [program_tooltip program_id='428799' first='Rockwood' last='Thunder'] 15 Navy who we'll talk about later. They were able to earn all of their wins in pool play going 4-3 before falling in a crossover match that ended in a 15-10 third set. [player_tooltip player_id='222247' first='Jordyn' last='Krebs'] had flashes of strong play throughout the tourney in the clips we checked out. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>417 Juniors 15-1: American</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A 5-5 showing was impressive for the Springfield area program in Indy. Their 3-4 record in pool play included a couple of back-and-forth three-set fights. They did etch out a crossover win to send them to Flight 3 where they won their first match before falling to the Texas Pistols in straight sets of -15. [player_tooltip player_id='219780' first='Chloe' last='Burke']'s stock increased over the four days. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Club North 15-2: American</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>15-2 gained some valuable experience in their four days of action that saw them garner one victory. They found some grit to win that match after coming back to win a 26-24 second set after an ugly opening set. They kept that fight going winning the third 15-13. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='428799' first='Rockwood' last='Thunder'] 15 Navy: American</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As mentioned earlier, 15 Navy tied for 31st with a 4-5 record. They also went 4-3 in pool play before dropping their remaining matches in epic three-set showdowns. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='428760' first='Core' last='STL'] U15 Navy: Freedom</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Core finished in the top 15 tied for 13th place. Like some of the teams mentioned above, 4-5 was their final record also. Five of their nine matches went three sets! All but one of the ended in two-point margins with the other being 15-12. This experience will surely help this team come next club season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->