Mizuno Showcase To Kick Off March Madness

Breit Nelson March 2, 2023 @ 09:18 PM

<p>I can't believe it's already March and teams from all over the midwest will be taking on Wisconsin Dells this weekend. There aren't any bids but there could be some future influence in qualifier seedings to be determined this weekend. A huge perk for teams competing is the large variety of clubs so the chance of playing teams they've never seen before is high. Minnesota will be well represented this weekend and here are a few teams that will be in attendance.</p>   <h2>SMV 18-1</h2>   <p>SMV 18-1 is a favorite to win the Showcase this weekend in the 18's division. They've already secured a win in the Frostbite Volleyball Festival and top 3 finishes in the JVA MKE Jamboree, Big City Luau, and Mizuno Uni-Dome JVA Challenge. SMV has some great athletes that could lead them to another big weekend win. [player_tooltip player_id='86656' first='Paige' last='Decker'], [player_tooltip player_id='73474' first='Hannah' last='Hanson'], and [player_tooltip player_id='195124' first='Reese' last='Bauman'] have established a highly effective offense that will eliminate a lot of teams.</p>   <h2>Kokoro 18-1</h2>   <p>Kokoro will likely be battling with SMV all weekend. They start out in a power pool together and will probably meet again on Sunday during playoffs. This team is full of talented and dynamic athletes including [player_tooltip player_id='172014' first='Bethany' last='Weiss'] and [player_tooltip player_id='86410' first='Katherine' last='Arnason'], two big arms. Teams will have to start with finding ways to take them out of system to disrupt Weiss and slow down Arnason. They both take a heavy swing and make some real explosive plays at the net.</p>   <h2>MN Attack 18-1</h2>   <p>MN Attack may be coming into this event as a dark horse that could take some teams by surprise. This team has established they can compete with top 3 finishes at the Iowa Invitational and Mizuno M1 Series as well as a 1st place finish in the NVC Tournament in February. This is a team full of skilled athletes who can not only get the job done but also want to break into the top ranks. [player_tooltip player_id='230474' first='Brianna' last='Swenson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='261229' first='Brooke' last='Miles'] are highly competitive and drive this group to some big wins.</p>

I can't believe it's already March and teams from all over the midwest will be taking on Wisconsin Dells this weekend. There aren't any bids but there could be some future influence in qualifier seedings to be determined this weekend. A huge perk for teams competing is the large variety of clubs so the chance of playing teams they've never seen before is high. Minnesota will be well represented this weekend and here are a few teams that will be in attendance.