Club Team Close-Up: North Iowa Blaze 16-1
IOWA CITY, Iowa – 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. I’ll make it out to some events through the season and will…
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Continue ReadingIOWA CITY, Iowa – 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.
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.
Let’s take a look at Blaze 16-1 today:
Ashlyn Bechler, ’25, OH, North Iowa – As a sophomore last Fall, Bechler delivered 219 kills, 213 digs, 16.0 blocks and 46 aces.
Rayne Becker, ’25, DS, North Butler – Becker played varsity as a sophomore in ’22, contributing 39 digs in 31 sets for the Bearcats. She added three assists.
Dottie Byars, ’24, OH, Lake Mills – Byars produced 191 kills for the Bulldogs last Fall. She chipped in with 17.0 blocks, 60 digs and 46 aces as well.
Kaci Crum, ’25, MB, Central Springs – Crum paced the Panthers with 261 kills as a 10th-grader in ’22. She also registered 53.0 blocks, 65 digs and 35 aces.
Abigail Drier, ’25, L/DS, Hampton-Dumont-CAL – Drier led the Bulldogs with 263 digs during his sophomore season of ’22. She added 19 assists, 18 kills and seven aces.
Aubrey Hoeft, ’24, OH/MB, Central Springs – A sophomore last Fall, Hoeft produced 134 kills, 39.0 blocks, 34 digs and 19 aces for the Panthers.
Natalie Holland
Patience Katter, ’25, S, Garner Hayfield Ventura – Katter posted 27 aces for the Cardinals as a sophomore in ’22, the third most on the squad. She added 11 digs, a block and an assist in 41 sets.
Lylah Knowlton
Azaria McDonough, ’25, S, Central Springs – McDonough pumped out 721 assists last Fall as a sophomore for the Panthers. She also had 60 kills, 178 digs, 24.0 blocks and 14 aces.
Rowan O’Keefe, ’25, OH/MB, Clear Lake – In 32 sets as a sophomore in ’22, O’Keefe contributed 16 kills and 12.0 blocks for the Lions.
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