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Standout 2023 Defenders From the Sizzle

Standout 2023 Defenders From the Sizzle
Breit Nelson
Breit Nelson July 18, 2022 @ 01:14 PM
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Elise Uphoff
Elise Uphoff 5'4" | DS/L | 2023
WI
Hannah Soblewski
Hannah Soblewski 5'3" | DS/L | 2023
WI
Natalie Boehmer
Natalie Boehmer 5'9" | S | 2024
WI
Kennedy Schmitz
Kennedy Schmitz 5'2" | DS/L | 2023
WI
Abi Banitt
Abi Banitt DS/L | 2023
WI
<p>The Prep Dig Sizzle held in Appleton, WI was a blast.  While it started with a 1 day JV tournament, the Varsity then took over the last 2 days.  PD Scouts were buzzing from court to court over the course of the 3 days trying to take in all the action.   Here are five 2023 defenders that were standing out. </p> <p><strong><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">[player_tooltip player_id="92023" first="Abi" last="Banitt"]</span></strong><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">  </span></p> <p><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Banitt simply does not give up on the ball, and she keeps her team in-system with a solid first contact in serve-receive with consistent passing.  She does a nice job reading the attack and helping direct defensive efforts and strategize.  From the service line Banitt has a nice flat, hard serve that can be tough to stick with. </span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">[player_tooltip player_id="149044" first="Hannah" last="Soblewski"] </span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-209831 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2022/07/Hannah-Soblewski.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" />Horicon has some solid attackers but their strength is in Soblewski’s defensive play and distribution by [player_tooltip player_id="122476" first="Natalie" last="Boehmer"].  Soblewski has great communication skills to go along with strong serve-receive.  She also plays with a lot of energy as she covers a majority of the court. <strong> </strong></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Maggie Paulios  </span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Paulios is everywhere on the court, and you can oftentimes find her directing defensive efforts.  Teams typically don’t serve her too much once they find she is solid in serve-receive.  Paulios is also proficient at covering her hitters and using fast twitch reaction to keep a blocked ball alive and playable. </span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">[player_tooltip player_id="119396" first="Kennedy" last="Schmitz"]  </span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2022/07/Kennedy-Schmitz-crop-4232x2779-1658167580.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-209833 alignright" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2022/07/Kennedy-Schmitz-crop-4232x2779-1658167580-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a>Schmitz is extremely active from sideline to sideline on defense.  It isn’t uncommon to see her flying just about everywhere to keep a ball alive because she often reads the attack before most other defenders and is quick enough to get to the ball before them.  Schmitz helps make up a balanced FVL roster and anticipates the path of the play well ahead of time.<strong> </strong></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">[player_tooltip player_id="159655" first="Elise" last="Uphoff"]  </span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Uphoff is quick and super scrappy in defense.  She’s got a lot of energy and gives her team a ton of confidence knowing she is in the back court.  Opponents should probably serve away from Uphoff as she efficiently makes a good first contact to start the rally and typically her squad can get a first ball kill.   </span></p>
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