Club Preview: Tri-State Elite 17 Blue
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This team is loaded with talent and considered one of Ohio’s best squads in this age group. With multiple next-level Division I prospects, they will be a big threat on the path to the podium each weekend. Here are some…
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Continue ReadingThis team is loaded with talent and considered one of Ohio’s best squads in this age group. With multiple next-level Division I prospects, they will be a big threat on the path to the podium each weekend. Here are some of their key elements.
Pin Hitters
With
Reese Wuebker
Reese
Wuebker
5'10" | OH
Centerville | 2024
State
#57
Nation
OH
anchoring their offense, this team has too many weapons for any defense to key in on her. She is dynamic with big elevation and range to terminate at a high rate even if opponents overload her direction. The Ohio State commit was the GWOC Athlete of the Year for the 2022 high school season.
Kelsey Niesen
Kelsey
Niesen
5'9" | DS/L
Roger Bacon | 2024
State
OH
, a Xavier commit, was big-time for Roger Bacon this recent season and has a full toolkit of skills to help at the pins and in the serve and pass game.
Addy Brus
Addy
Brus
5'10" | OH
St. Ursula | 2024
State
OH
and
Sophia Adkins
Sophia
Adkins
6'0" | OH
Mercy McAuley | 2024
State
#71
Nation
OH
were both leading factors for their high school teams at St. Ursula and Mercy McAuley respectively. Adkins is committed to Providence. Add
Kiana Dinn
Kiana
Dinn
5'10" | OH
Ryle | 2024
State
#139
Nation
KY
, a Pitt commit, and the pin depth for this group is crazy good. Dinn can hit a heavy ball on either side of the court while also being able to contribute in other areas such as defense and setting. Power, range, and athleticism define this corps of attackers, which should allow their offense variety and balance through their arms.
Middle Hitters
Molly Dorger
Molly
Dorger
6'0" | MB
St. Ursula | 2024
State
OH
and
Faith Young
Faith
Young
6'0" | OH
Harrison | 2024
State
OH
will provide enough offense to be able to keep opponents honest in their defense of this team’s big pin action. Young, a Western Kentucky commit, can score in the middle and has versatility as well to do some damage at the pins. She is the team’s tallest athlete at 6’1, which increases the impact her ability to hit with a heavy arm can create across the net. Dorger is 5’11 and improved the quality of her experience this high school season for St. Ursula, helping them sustain a position as one of the best DI teams in Ohio all season. An area where she can make a big impact each weekend is on the defensive side as she finished third overall in total blocks this high school season in the highly competitive GGCL.
Setters
As Dinn can contribute in this role when needed it was
Maria Drapp
Maria
Drapp
5'9" | S
Mercy McAuley | 2024
State
OH
that was this group’s primary setter and ran this their 5-1 offense all last club season. The Bradley commit has full range ability to locate the ball and does some good work in her pursuit of the second touch to create multiple options often for her decision-making process. She has solid depth of offensive tools available to her so it will be interesting to see how she gets them all involved.
DS/Libero
Dakota Henry
Dakota
Henry
5'5" | DS/L
Kings | 2024
State
OH
is one of the better libero prospects in the greater Cincy area and helped guide her Kings team to a 1st place finish in the ECC. In doing so, she picked up 315 total digs while earning a 1st Team All-ECC selection. She is simple in her preparation yet dynamic in her ability to pursue the ball with good angle production. Alexis Woolf adds depth to this position along with all the pins that can also pass and play defense well.