Updated ’26 Rankings: Five Pins Establish Themselves

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Whenever we do a ranking update, we try to break down each position and highlight a few athletes that are making moves in Minnesota. Here are five pins that you really should know about and keep an eye on.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["256571"],"_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":"The ball just sounds different when Peters gets a hold of it.  You can hear it and you can feel her heavy armswing.  She takes a powerful approach that helps her go through most blocks.   Peters can make a nice high contact and go over the block as well.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["199397"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"Major knows how to work the deep cross corner and she does it quite masterfully.  She also knows how to set a strong block and get around the ball to press it back to the middle of the court.  Major can swing effectively from either pin and knows how to find a way to score. And watch out if you see her coming into the middle on a free ball or out of serve receive.  She will put the ball away.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["199394"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"Chlebecek moves smoothly on defense in the middle back and fills the split seamlessly.  On the offensive side she exposes any space between blockers and can bury the ball.  If the block gets closed she just goes over them and finds the deep cross corner for the kill.  Some of the shots she takes make me think she's played some beach because they are so crafty and calculated.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":3,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-644ffc8d1cdfa"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/19001299/643c5db302bc6311e88735df' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6451c3f1088b5"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["338394"],"_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":"Kreiser is solid in serve receive and can be lethal from the back row.  She takes a big aggressive approach and gets a solid contact on top of the ball.  Kreiser puts pressure on from the service line and is very effective out of system.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["338397"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"Lunski is athletic and energetic.  She's a solid 6 rotation player that knows how to fire up her squad.  Lunski plays good off blocker defense and isn't afraid to go one on one with an attacker.  She's got a wicked float serve that takes a dive on opposing passers.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":2,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6451d168be4af"} /--> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Other Pins To Watch</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='261233' first='Ellie' last='Friedrichs'] - 5'9 - [program_tooltip program_id='428866' first='Vital' last=''] 15-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='199400' first='Grace' last='Murphy'] - 5'11 - M1 15-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='364683' first='Finley' last='Lane'] - 5'8 - [program_tooltip program_id='428866' first='Vital' last=''] 15-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='389641' first='Brooke' last='Paetzel'] - 6'0 - Northern Lights 15-2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='358686' first='Kira' last='Brundage'] - 5'6 - [program_tooltip program_id='428866' first='Vital' last=''] 15-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='389638' first='Bridget' last='Budzius'] - 5'5 - MN Select 15-2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='364713' first='Lauren' last='Barker'] - 5'9 - [program_tooltip program_id='428866' first='Vital' last=''] 15-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='389639' first='Jada' last='Johnson'] - 5'10 - Northern Lights 15-2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='364651' first='Brooke' last='Schuler'] - 5'10 - [program_tooltip program_id='428866' first='Vital' last=''] 15-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='348406' first='Kyla' last='Klein'] - 5'9 - Northern Lights 15-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='338415' first='Brielle' last='Ogdahl'] - 5'11 - [program_tooltip program_id='429186' first='Kandi' last='Elite'] 15-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='207307' first='Miracle' last='Jensen'] - 5'10 - AVB Fire</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->