2023 GJNC Texas Preview: 16 Liberty

<!-- 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>16 Liberty</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Division Size: 24</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Teams from Texas: 10</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Team Previews</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>360 16 HP Elite</em></strong> – 360 Volleyball Club (Arlington)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 36-17</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Arieanna Jefferson (right side), McKenzie Charles (middle) and [player_tooltip player_id='375116' first='Paityn' last='Winters'] (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqme5TDO6W8/","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/Cqme5TDO6W8/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>AVA TX 16 Attack</em></strong><em> – </em>Absolute Volleyball Academy (Webster)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 42-25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='442949' first='Emmarie' last='McFarland'] (outside hitter), Adrienne Enriquez (libero) and Haleigh Pham (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqi4XDwOF9Y/?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/Cqi4XDwOF9Y/?hl=pt </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Elevate 16 Blue </em></strong>– Elevate Volleyball Club (Allen)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 39-15</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Gabrielle Parisi (setter), [player_tooltip player_id='751902' first='Sydney' last='Atkinson'] (outside hitter) and Peyton Cox (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CrrVboFLXw3/","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/CrrVboFLXw3/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>H Skyline 16 Black</em></strong> – Houston Skyline Juniors (Houston)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 47-16</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='253963' first='Alexys' last='James'] (setter), [player_tooltip player_id='209454' first='Ruth' last='Ochelli'] (right side/middle) and Brooke Barnes (outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr8_bqaOpE_/","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/Cr8_bqaOpE_/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>H Skyline 16 White</em></strong> – Houston Skyline Juniors (Houston)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 36-12</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Piper Dailey (middle), Caroline Dawson (setter) and Myah Watkins (right side)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Co0ta9Es5zU/","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/Co0ta9Es5zU/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>SA Force 161 Darkside</em></strong> – San Antonio Force Volleyball Club (San Antonio)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 39-20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='391192' first='Campbell' last='Guess'] (outside hitter), [player_tooltip player_id='236052' first='Elizabeth' last='Cleveland'] (setter) and Reagan Grubbs (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CpvvAvcv5HY/","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/CpvvAvcv5HY/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>TAV Houston 16 Adidas</em></strong> - TAV Houston (Houston)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 47-21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Lauren LeRoux (setter), Cambry Gerardi (outside hitter) and [player_tooltip player_id='254083' first='Brooklin' last='Frazier'] (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CpLWq6wue1-/","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/CpLWq6wue1-/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[program_tooltip program_id='431337' first='Texas' last='Tornados'] 16 Adidas </em></strong>- [program_tooltip program_id='431337' first='Texas' last='Tornados'] Volleyball (Houston)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 45-10</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='269801' first='Jaeda' last='Rawls-Fletcher'] (middle), Jaya Rimm (outside hitter) and [player_tooltip player_id='269809' first='Kenadii' last='Winfrey'] (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CrHQXg_vb18/","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/CrHQXg_vb18/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>TX Storm 16 Smack Jorge</em></strong> - [program_tooltip program_id='431333' first='Texas' last='Storm Volleyball'] Academy (Plano)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 46-18</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Montserrat Soto (middle), Violeta Flores (outside hitter) and Alexis de Vries (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq4W6gIOfB4/","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/Cq4W6gIOfB4/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>UEPA 16D </em></strong>– Untouchables Volleyball Club (Plano)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 29-10</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='254292' first='Ryleigh' last='Davis'] (setter), Ashanti Bruck (middle) and Isabella Bueno (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CrCr0lzOb_D/","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/CrCr0lzOb_D/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->