Club Team Spotlight: NPJ Salem 15 National

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As one of only three 15s teams playing in the CEVA Open division, the NPJ Salem 15 National team is holding its own and competing at the highest level. Although the team is ranked 25th out of 28 total teams in the Open division, they have a solid 5-7 record - an impressive feat for being one of the younger teams in the division - and they have played solidly at the national level. At the CEVA GJNC Bid Tournament, the team finished in third, earning a bid to the 2023 GJNC Tournament. The NPJ Salem 15 National team also finished 25th out of 152 teams at the 2023 Matt Hartner Memorial Classic and 13th of 37 teams at the 2023 Salt Lake City Showdown. The athletes on this team have a ton of potential to become top level competitors within the next few years. The team is coached by Troy Shorey, who's coached for NPJ for several seasons and who has been the head coach for Crescent Valley High School since 2018. Shorey is assisted by Lily Snook, who played a season for Portland State University and who currently plays at Corban University as a defensive specialist.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["267160"],"_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":"u003cspan style=u0022font-weight: 400u0022u003eBrewer, a six-rotation outside hitter, is an athlete to watch over the next few years. Brewer is a powerful weapon from the front row, jumping high and swinging fast to bury the ball anywhere on the court. In the back row, she is quick and unafraid to make tough diving plays to pick up hard driven attacks from opponents. 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