2023 GJNC Texas Preview: 17 National

<!-- 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 National</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Division Size: 48</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Teams from Texas: 5</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Team Previews</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>TAV 17 Blue </em></strong>– [program_tooltip program_id='431308' first='Texas' last='Advantage'] (Lewisville)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 34-19</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='189439' first='Rachel' last='Resta'] (setter), Jamia Jonhson (right side) and Morgynne McQueen (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr9U_atPKvq/","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/Cr9U_atPKvq/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>TAV Houston 17 Adidas </em></strong>– TAV Houston (Houston)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 47-23</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='142639' first='Peyton' last='Fadal'] (setter), [player_tooltip player_id='230789' first='Caelyn' last='Emmerling'] (outside hitter) and [player_tooltip player_id='180088' first='Chloe' last='Morgan'] (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CpqsHLTs6pX/","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/CpqsHLTs6pX/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>TIV 17 Black </em></strong>– [program_tooltip program_id='431321' first='Texas' last='Image'] (Grand Prairie)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 35-15</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='221412' first='Drew' last='Bridges'] (setter), [player_tooltip player_id='124121' first='Baylee' last='Mobley'] (outside hitter) and Natalia Newsome (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CqEx5YHMPhb/","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/CqEx5YHMPhb/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Tx Performance 17s </em></strong>– Texas Performance (El Paso)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 33-9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Victoria Leyva (libero), Ashley Macias (outside hitter) and Amar'e Stout (right side)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>United VBA 17 Purple </em></strong>– United Volleyball Association (New Braunfels)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 50-23</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='186236' first='Lusia' last='Langi'] (middle), [player_tooltip player_id='185848' first='Taylor' last='Helms'] (right side) and [player_tooltip player_id='177713' first='Courtney' last='Church'] (outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/UnitedVba/status/1655549621534437377?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> 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