Unified 18-1 2023 Club Profile

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Located in Rochester Hills, the Unified Volleyball Club is ready to put its foot down in the 2023 club season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The club has produced Division 1 college talent in recent years and has high hopes that it can elevate itself with the other talented clubs in Michigan and the Detroit area for this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Starting with 18-1, Unified has a group of talent that is motivated and working hard to get better with each set.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2><strong>Unified 18-1</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lawrence Patton is coaching this squad, which features a lot of driven players eager to make a name for themselves during the club season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This team features some powerful arms that you've hear of before.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Stella Day </strong>is a great all-around athlete that Unified can use all over the net. A rowing commit to Louisville, Day brings a nice mix of size and explosion to the net.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='180987' first='Paityn' last='Hasselbring']</strong> and <strong>Addisyn Calcamuggio</strong> are the primary outsides for 18-1. Calcamuggio is from the Rochester Adams program and brings a strong overall skillset to the court. She's also got a lot of leadership skills and is a great communicator. Hasselbring comes from the Oxford program and also is someone that plays with a lot of command on the floor. She's a cagey player that does a good job of finding ways to finish points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the middle, <strong>Kennedy Knox</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='191817' first='Carleigh' last='Santavy'] </strong>and <strong>Makayla Bolnick</strong> are available for Unified 18-1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santavy can also be used on the right side. She's got a lot of power when she gets a full wind up on her swing. She plays with a lot of fire and helped Walled Lake Northern have a strong showing during the fall season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Similarly, Knox can shift to the outside as well. She doesn't have all the size as other middles, but she reads the court really well and can get a lot of velocity out of out-of-system swings. She comes from the West Bloomfield program where she adds a lot of details to her game this fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bolnick can move around as well, but brings that 6-foot size to the middle. The Seaholm product has good blocking instincts and attacks angles well at the net.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Unified relies on <strong>Daria Igonin</strong> to run this set of offensive pieces. Igonin is a setter from the Belleville program that also has hitting experience of her own. That's helped her develop good instincts for the setting position and gives her a good feel for where to get the ball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One strength this team has is depth in the back row. <strong>Rylee Karlewski</strong>, <strong>Adriana Lane</strong> and <strong>Hannah Maynard </strong>are all listed on the roster as DS/L options. Coming from Clarkton, Belleville and Rochester Adams, respectively, all three have proven to be defensive assets. Each brings their own strengths, but communication and leadership are traits all three bring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While the wins have been hard to come by early on in the club season, Unified 18-1 has been competing in a highly-talented set of events.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Though the team has taken a number of losses, the competitiveness has been growing with each event and they definitely aren't far from breaking through. A little more consistency while cutting out a few unforced errors each set should help Unified 18-1 take that next step.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->