Seven Lakes vs. Katy Taylor – Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The regular season ended for most high school volleyball teams in the state of Texas last Tuesday, but there were still some highly relevant matches being played on Friday, with playoff spots and better seeding up for grabs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We took that opportunity to once again offer your our perspective on how some of the top prospects around the Lone Star State performed in a big moment of the season and will provide you with another Top Performers Report.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This time's featured match is the one reuniting the Seven Lakes Spartans (25-15) and the Katy Taylor Mustangs (24-19) in the Katy area. As both teams completed their Conference 6A - District 19 schedules with ten wins and six losses and split their regular season series, a tie-breaker was needed to determine which of them would advance to the playoffs in third place.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Spartans came from behind to win in four sets (20-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-13) and will now face Fort Bend Travis in the bi-district round. Ranked fourth, the Mustangs will play against Ridge Point.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/grtorres/status/1586144658132176896?s=20u0026t=ZYIKevxhC5uYlN7iWx7Pyg","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/grtorres/status/1586144658132176896?s=20&amp;t=ZYIKevxhC5uYlN7iWx7Pyg </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>Top Performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_635c8af621826","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["199664"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Seven Lakes' athletic middle blocker was a beast at the net, controlling the traffic on both ways with her dynamic and efficient game. Beaty was extremely productive on offense, registering 11 kills on hard-driven hits and tips, and proved to be especially lethal when hitting the slide set. She was also very active with her blocking and got five stuffs, most of which in important moments. Beaty dominated the net, handling well some overpasses that went her way and winning most of the 50-50 balls she contested.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"align":"","mode":"preview"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_635c8c2821827","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["196106"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"The Spartans' playmaker played a very solid match from both technical and tactical standpoints. Her accuracy remained on point all match and her ball distribution was also impeccable as she did an excellent job of feeling out the moment of each of her hitters, which guided her decision-making. Romriell complemented what was already a very good showing of 40 assists with two aces, five kills and four digs.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"align":"","mode":"preview"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_635c8cb521828","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["124148"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Burns has been playing as an outside hitter since the start of the season and every time I've watched her play, she feels more comfortable in her new position. Her offensive game improved both in terms of consistency and efficiency and, if some weeks ago she'd only use her power and length to overcome blockers, now she's more versatile, also putting the ball down with tips and roll shots. Like her entire team, Burns started a little slow, but found her rhythm on set two and remained strong until the end, tallying a match-high 18 kills.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"align":"","mode":"preview"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_635c8db121829","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Tessa Woods","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2023","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'6u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32926","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Katy Taylor","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Taylor's senior libero played an excellent match was hard to beat all night. She was excellent with her passing, delivering the ball consistently with great accuracy to the team's setters. Woods takes a prominent role in the Mustangs' defensive system, handling the middle position, and she tallied several digs. Even when she couldn't control the swing, she would very often at least get a hand on the ball, slowly hurting the hitter's confidence. She also fired an ace in a key moment on set one.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"align":"","mode":"preview"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_635c8e8f2182a","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Hannah Fan","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'6u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32564","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Katy Taylor","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Katy United","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Fan is a truly impressive player considering how much she can produce at a high level despite her size limitation. She's very technical and intelligent with each of her actions on the court and is the kind of player that won't hand out free points out of errors. She was very effective against Seven Lakes, handling very well the serves that went her way and siding out at a good clip. Fan had an important serving run that helped the Mustangs create good separation on set one and even registered a block at the start of set two.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"align":"","mode":"preview"} /-->