Big South Qualifier – Texas Setters to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The qualifying season continues at full pace as teams from all around the country attempt to secure their spots in the 2023 USA Girls Junior National Championship. Texas club teams are no exceptions, as they are flying all across the nation to play in those events and book their tickets to Chicago from June 28-July6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This coming weekend will present several opportunities with National Qualifiers taking place in different locations and one of them is the Big South Qualifier, a 24-division event that will take place in Atlanta from Friday to Sunday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Some Texas teams will make the trip East and we'll preview the tournament by featuring some of the players who can have big roles for their clubs. We begin with the setters:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["323202"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Cook emerged as a promising freshman during the last high school season, earning considerable playing time in a loaded Stratford team. She's been tested during the club season and has been a solid player for her Houston Skyline 15 Black team that will appear in the 15 USA division in Atlanta. Cook is very technical and intelligent and knows how to operate in each situation. 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