ATX Showcase – Players to Watch – Setters

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another big club volleyball tournament is coming up this weekend in the state of Texas as teams from all over the Lone Star State will head to its capital Austin for the 2023 ATX Showcase.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The massive event will feature 17 divisions and as many as 414 teams, which will compete in six different venues around the city. There will be some real talent in action in those teams and we'll take the week to present some of the names that have what it takes to stand out during the ATX Showcase.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We start looking at the setters:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"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":"[player_tooltip player_id='318138' first='Sydney' last='Lund']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'1u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32561","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Dripping Springs","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Austin Skyline","_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":"Lund emerged as one of the most promising setters in the class of 2026 during the last high school season when, as a freshman, she played a big role in Dripping Springs' victory at the State Tournament. 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