2023 GJNC Texas Preview: 15 Patriot

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The season finale of the 2023 club volleyball season is just around the corner as the very best teams in the country are all ready to make the trip to Chicago to compete in the 2023 USAV Girls Junior National Championship, from June 28-July 6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The state of Texas will be very well-represented in the tournament, with as many as 148 teams from the Lone Star State headed to Illinois to battle in the 15s, 16s and 17s divisions of the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We'll use the weeks leading up to the Girls Junior National Championship to highlight each of these teams and preview the 21 divisions that will have Texas clubs as contenders for the title.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>15 Patriot</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Division Size: 128</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Teams from Texas: 12</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Team Previews</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>AJV 15 Helix</em> </strong>– [program_tooltip program_id='431061' first='Austin' last='Junior Volleyball'] (Austin)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 23-19</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Reece Harrison (outside hitter), Aaniya Thornton (libero) and Alize Manuel (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>AJV 15 Molten</em> </strong>– [program_tooltip program_id='431061' first='Austin' last='Junior Volleyball'] (Austin)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 18-24</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Kiana Stokes (setter), Urissa Stephens (right side) and Bailey McGehee (outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Austin Velocity 15s Nat</em> </strong>– Austin Velocity Volleyball Club (Austin)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 12-38</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> Natasha Mendoza (outside hitter), Mya Guthiel (setter) and Addison Lawhead (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr7QR8AsdpL/?hl=pt","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr7QR8AsdpL/?hl=pt </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>CTX Juniors 15 Apex</em></strong> – CTX Juniors (Buda)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 17-31</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Angela Huffman (setter), Lucia Talbert (outside hitter) and Teyla Woody (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CpnXiBYub7N/","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/CpnXiBYub7N/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>CTX Juniors 15 Mizuno</em></strong> – CTX Juniors (Buda)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 35-24</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Summer Spatcher (middle), Makena Smelley (right side) and Berkeley Dean (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/ConKPP8pQVo/","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/ConKPP8pQVo/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>H Skyline 15 BCS Royal</em> – </strong>Houston Skyline BCS Juniors (Bryan)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 35-18</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Julia DeWitt (setter/right side), Mia Cross (outside hitter) and Haley Nash (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CqRFLoOPEtq/","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/CqRFLoOPEtq/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>H Skyline 15 Black</em> – </strong>Houston Skyline Juniors (Houston)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 47-13</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='323202' first='Audrey' last='Cook'] (setter), [player_tooltip player_id='226814' first='Jasmyn' last='Walker'] (middle) and [player_tooltip player_id='269819' first='Madelynn' last='Coy'] (outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CpYpwFHP7Js/","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/CpYpwFHP7Js/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>HOU Stellar 15 Premier </em></strong>– Houston Stellar Volleyball Club (Pasadena)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 40-22</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='254135' first='Casey' last='Hyde'] (outside hitter), Audrina Silva (middle) and Elizabeth Jones (outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr_JtMqAMqK/","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr_JtMqAMqK/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>HVA 15 Red Nationals</em></strong> – [program_tooltip program_id='431171' first='Houston' last='Volleyball Academy'] (Houston)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 23-21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Lea Afonso-Chambon (outside hitter), Vanessa Reed (middle) and Bella Law (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Roots 151 Green</em></strong> – Roots Volleyball (Austin)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 33-25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='318200' first='Ava' last='Carrasquillo'] (setter/outside hitter), [player_tooltip player_id='245380' first='Kaitlyn' last='Hutchins'] (outside hitter) and [player_tooltip player_id='452776' first='Kate' last='Leakey'] (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>TAV Houston 15 Molten</em> </strong>– TAV Houston (Houston)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 45-20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='254240' first='Katelyn' last='Marti'] (outside hitter), Kate Weninger (libero) and Samantha Kuehnle (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq0NYLAs1cN/","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq0NYLAs1cN/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>TAV Houston 15 Royal</em> </strong>– TAV Houston (Houston)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 36-15</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='254280' first='Mikaia' last='Moore'] (middle), Ella Lynch (setter) and Cassidy Williams (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq01Qa7SwwB/","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq01Qa7SwwB/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->