Club Team Close-Up: Iowa Select 18 Mizuno

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>IOWA CITY, Iowa –&nbsp;</strong>We dug in with some club team previews (see bottom of this story for links) before the New Year. Since then, the season tipped off.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I'll make it out to some events through the season and will be at regionals, but wanted to continue highlighting some teams in conjunction with in-person evaluations.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's take a look at Iowa Select 18 Mizuno today:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Siena Roethler, '23, S, Pleasant Valley - </strong>Roethler was a setting machine for a Spartan outfit that reached the Class 5A state title match. She handed out 929 of them to go with 76 kills, 212 digs, 45.0 blocks and 28 aces. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='108442' first='Mckenna' last='Blackwell'], '23, OH, Sherrard - </strong>Blackwell posted 336 kills, 25.0 blocks, 171 digs and 41 aces as a senior for Sherrad (IL) in '22. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ava Finley, '23, S, West Branch - </strong>Finley produced 665 assists for the Bears last Fall. She added 42 kills, 192 digs, 26 aces and 7.0 blocks. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Megan Depoorter, '23, L, Moline - </strong>A force in the back row, Depoorter racked up 487 digs for the Maroons as a senior in '22. She also contributed 40 aces and 78 assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='135829' first='Karin' last='Fowler'], '23, DS, Pleasant Valley - </strong>Fowler helped the Spartans reach the state championship match this season after they won it all in '21. She chipped in with 21 digs, six aces and four assists. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='79708' first='Ava' last='Schubert'], '23, RS/OH, Davenport Assumption - </strong>The Tennessee Tech recruit piled up 366 kills in '22 to go with 204 digs, 62.0 blocks and 65 aces. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='108423' first='Caylee' last='Brandes'], '23, OH, Moline - </strong>Brandes produced 276 kills, 57.0 blocks, 131 digs and 40 aces during her senior campaign for the Maroons. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='180593' first='Emily' last='Goodpaster'], '23, OH/RS, Pleasant Valley - </strong>Goodpaster provided the Spartans with 187 kills, 222 digs, 27.0 blocks and 20 aces in '22. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='135830' first='Isabelle' last='Van De Wiele'], '23, MH/RS, Pleasant Valley -</strong> Van De Wiele gave the Spartans a defensive presence at the net, blocking 99.0 with 186 kills last Fall. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='108425' first='Delaney' last='Graves'], '23, MH/OH, Davenport Central - </strong>As a senior in '22, Graves recorded 49 kills, 21.0 bocks and 36 digs in 28 sets for the Blue Devils. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PREVIOUS CLUB TEAM CLOSE-UPS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-mvp-united-16-red/">MVP United 16 Red</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-adrenaline-16-doug/">Adrenaline 16 Doug</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-iowa-select-17-mizuno/">Iowa Select 17 Mizuno</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-powerplex-17-1/">PowerPlex 17-1</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-platform-elite-17-adidas/">Platform Elite 17 Adidas</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-powerplex-16-515/">PowerPlex 16-515</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-closeup-adrenaline-15-paul/">Adrenaline 15 Paul</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-mvp-united-16-red/">MVP United 16 Red</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-close-up-six-pack-15u/">Six Pack 15U</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/02/club-team-closeup-six-pack-16u/">Six Pack 16U</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/02/club-team-close-up-six-pack-17u/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Six Pack 17U</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/02/club-team-close-up-ipva-16-black/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">IPVA 16 Black</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/02/club-team-close-up-iowa-rockets-15r/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[program_tooltip program_id='431948' first='Iowa' last='Rockets'] 15R</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/02/club-team-close-up-iowa-rockets-14r/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[program_tooltip program_id='431948' first='Iowa' last='Rockets'] 14R</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/02/club-team-close-up-six-pack-18/">Six Pack 18</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/02/club-team-close-up-iowa-rockets-18r/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[program_tooltip program_id='431948' first='Iowa' last='Rockets'] 18R</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/02/club-team-close-up-iowa-powerplex-18/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Iowa PowerPlex 18</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PREVIOUS CLUB TEAM PREVIEWS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2022/12/club-team-preview-iowa-rockets-16-r/">[program_tooltip program_id='431948' first='Iowa' last='Rockets'] 16 R</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2022/12/club-team-preview-club-ignit-select-17-blue/">[program_tooltip program_id='428936' first='Club' last='Ignit Select'] 17 Blue</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2022/12/club-team-preview-club-ignit-select-16-blue/">[program_tooltip program_id='428936' first='Club' last='Ignit Select'] 16 Blue</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2022/12/club-team-preview-iowa-rockets-17r/">[program_tooltip program_id='431948' first='Iowa' last='Rockets'] 17R</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/01/club-team-preview-six-pack-14/">Six Pack 14U</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->