2023 GJNC Texas Preview: 17 USA

<!-- 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 USA</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Division Size: 36</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Teams from Texas: 8</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Team Previews</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Alamo 17 Premier</em></strong> – [program_tooltip program_id='431050' first='Alamo' last='Volleyball Association'] (San Antonio)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 54-25</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='197070' first='Thea' last='Carter'] (middle), [player_tooltip player_id='142213' first='Lola' last='Davila'] (libero) and [player_tooltip player_id='155128' first='Kalina' last='Calvillo'] (outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CsEy5d4x5XW/","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/CsEy5d4x5XW/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Areté 17 Navy Telos</em></strong> – Areté Athletics (McKinney)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 36-21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Brianna Hamilton (outside hitter), [player_tooltip player_id='142638' first='Lilly' last='Carstens'] (setter) and Alyssandra Boyte (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Crhq4OiMKtb/","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/Crhq4OiMKtb/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>AVA TX 17 Adidas</em></strong> – Absolute Volleyball Academy (Webster)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 43-24</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='179904' first='Kenedy' last='Massie'] (setter), Wylie Singleton (middle) and [player_tooltip player_id='519543' first='Emma' last='Dunwoody'] (outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr9EY67uoP9/","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/Cr9EY67uoP9/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>[program_tooltip program_id='431200' first='[program_tooltip program_id='431200' first='Madfrog' last='']' last=''] 17's N Black</em></strong> - Mad Frog Volleyball (Plano)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 43-19</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='245945' first='MJ' last='McCurdy'] (outside hitter), [player_tooltip player_id='187910' first='Sydney' last='Thornton'] (middle) and [player_tooltip player_id='223313' first='Kaylin' last='Ginsburg'] (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CqOlyOuvFqZ/","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/CqOlyOuvFqZ/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Roots 171 Green </em></strong><em>- </em>Roots Volleyball (Austin)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 43-26</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Madeline Stuesser (setter), Ahslynn Axtell (middle) and Nicole Rojas-Avila (right side)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CqjHqdpOMwp/","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/CqjHqdpOMwp/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>SA Juniors 17 Adidas </em></strong>– [program_tooltip program_id='431254' first='San' last='Antonio Juniors'] (San Antonio)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 42-28</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='212726' first='Mya' last='Allen'] (outside hitter), [player_tooltip player_id='201902' first='Vanessa' last='Burton'] (setter) and [player_tooltip player_id='177539' first='Kaylen' last='Lembcke'] (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr9vCqCs7iT/","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/Cr9vCqCs7iT/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Skyline 17 Black</em></strong> – Skyline Juniors (Dallas)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 41-15</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>Payton Tompkins (outside hitter), Katherine Holtman (right side) and [player_tooltip player_id='214338' first='Eryn' last='Peek'] (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/CrHx8YJsEqD/","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/CrHx8YJsEqD/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Texas Fury 17 Legacy</em></strong> – Texas Fury (Austin)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Season Record (on AES):</strong> 41-19</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='124155' first='Molly' last='Cravens'] (right side), Riley Cliton (setter) and Melaina Grissom (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/Crt-ksLOdMx/","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/Crt-ksLOdMx/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->