2023 GJNC Texas Preview: 17 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>17 Patriot</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Division Size: 128</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Teams from Texas: 7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Team Previews</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>CTX Juniors 17 Mizuno</em></strong> – CTX Juniors (Buda)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 25-24</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Aniston Vazquez (outside hitter), Calen Kelly (middle) and Kimora Contreras (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CrJFFsSucA0/","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/CrJFFsSucA0/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>H Skyline 17 BCS Royal</em> – </strong>Houston Skyline BCS Juniors (Bryan)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 35-20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='142222' first='Jasmine' last='Rau'] (libero), Avery Psencik (outside hitter) and [player_tooltip player_id='177530' first='Reagan' last='Aponte'] (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CnvDRCmPemL/","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/CnvDRCmPemL/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>HOU Stellar 17 Premier</em></strong> – Houston Stellar Volleyball Club (Pasadena)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 28-35</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='195248' first='Melody' last='Herrin'] (middle), [player_tooltip player_id='124122' first='Tylisee' last='Brinkley'] (right side) and Cadence Lippe (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/melody_herrin/status/1655278012286337026?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"> https://x.com/melody_herrin/status/1655278012286337026?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>HVA 17 CL 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> 24-24</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Chloe Beck (setter), Averie Tracy (middle) and [player_tooltip player_id='382566' first='Addison' last='Stanley'] (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>TAV Houston 17 Molten</em> </strong>– TAV Houston (Houston)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 41-27</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch:</strong> Gabrielle Smith (middle), [player_tooltip player_id='254133' first='Carly' last='Johnson'] (outside hitter) and [player_tooltip player_id='450647' first='Brookelynn' last='Anderson'] (right side)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CrDjuEOOhAF/","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/CrDjuEOOhAF/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[program_tooltip program_id='431337' first='Texas' last='Tornados'] 17 National</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> 31-22</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='194131' first='Leah' last='Rios'] (setter), [player_tooltip player_id='189269' first='Caitlin' last='Hayes'] (outside hitter) and [player_tooltip player_id='254080' first='Breanna' last='Swanson'] (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>United VBA 17 Black</em></strong> - United Volleyball Association (New Braunfels)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 36-22</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Arissa Carbonara (outside hitter), Daphne Garcia (libero) and Elal Frost (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/UnitedVba/status/1647969083743248384?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"> https://x.com/UnitedVba/status/1647969083743248384?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->