2023 GJNC Texas Preview: 17 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>17 Liberty</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Division Size: 23</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Teams from Texas: 6</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Team Previews</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Ama Xtreme 17 Queens - </em></strong>[program_tooltip program_id='431053' first='Amarillo' last='Xtreme Volleyball'] (Amarillo)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 34-9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Jacqueline Fansler (middle), [player_tooltip player_id='252886' first='Jordyn' last='Gove'] (outside hitter) and Jaycie Scott (right side)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CnM5xNdOreL/","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/CnM5xNdOreL/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Impact – 171 </em></strong>– [program_tooltip program_id='432194' first='Impact' last='Volleyball Club'] (San Antonio)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 42-27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='206933' first='Giana' last='Brown'] (middle), [player_tooltip player_id='269797' first='Grace' last='Owens'] (outside hitter) and [player_tooltip player_id='192043' first='Kiana' last='Souza'] (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_FfkKrIg7/","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/Cp_FfkKrIg7/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Katy United 17 Adidas</em> </strong>– Katy United Volleyball (Katy)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 60-19</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='177534' first='Makenna' last='Loo'] (outside hitter), [player_tooltip player_id='186678' first='Sophie' last='Ilagan'] (libero) and [player_tooltip player_id='189645' first='Leah' last='Hoss'] (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq0Xwher50A/","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/Cq0Xwher50A/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>NRG VBC 17 AMPD Navy</em> </strong>– NRG Volleyball (Mansfield)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 18-16</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='155127' first='Kinzley' last='Brown-Riggins'] (middle), [player_tooltip player_id='177823' first='Ruby' last='Rumohr'] (setter) and [player_tooltip player_id='178184' first='Ashley' last='Howland'] (right side/outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CmVuiUOuLQo/","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/CmVuiUOuLQo/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>STVA 17 Mizuno</em> </strong>– South Texas Volleyball Academy (Universal City)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 37-21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='179158' first='Kaylee' last='Cavazos'] (outside hitter), [player_tooltip player_id='194169' first='Maria' last='Avendano'] (libero) and [player_tooltip player_id='382036' first='Iyonna' last='Sherwood'] (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CrHQwLxsAP5/","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/CrHQwLxsAP5/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Texas United 17 Red</em> </strong><em>– </em>Texas United Volleyball Club (Pearland)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 27-22</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='254078' first='Bea' last='Angeles'] (libero), Addison Moss (outside hitter) and Christian Fairbanks (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CrribNetc4Y/","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/CrribNetc4Y/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->