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The lone Ohio Valley Region team to qualify for this division at next week’s national tournament, they are one of seven teams in Pool 1 and will play six preliminary round matches, including versus top-seeded Dyansty, over the first two…
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Continue ReadingThe lone Ohio Valley Region team to qualify for this division at next week’s national tournament, they are one of seven teams in Pool 1 and will play six preliminary round matches, including versus top-seeded Dyansty, over the first two days of the event to try and secure a spot in the upper half of teams to stay in contention for a podium finish. Here are some of their top athletes.
Julia Sprecher
Julia
Sprecher
5'10" | OH
Magnificat | 2024
State
OH
– OH
Sprecher may be one of the most important athletes on this team given the complete skill set and athleticism that she provides. She helps create some big depth in the arms they have available offensively, but it is in her ball control and defense that she can make an incredible impact. The future LSU Beach athlete has great court sense and movement, range to cover a lot of floor, and tools to make defensive plays look easy.
Alexa Strandberg
Alexa
Strandberg
6'3" | OH
Copley | 2024
State
OH
– OH
The South Alabama commit is long and provides a big arm through a lot of opportunities on the left side for this team. At 6’3, she can create big contact point. Over the course of the season the quality of her attacking decisions looks to have improved in her increased ability to swing successfully with range, aggressively through space in the block, or in challenging the edges of the hands in front of her at the net.
Hannah Pattie
Hannah
Pattie
5'7" | S
Lake Catholic | 2024
State
OH
– S
The Campbell commit has continued to prove her value for this team as a new addition this club season and in a critical role as the setter and floor leader. She has had a terrific year in leading her high school team to a state title and now facing elite 17U teams in the country with a national title on the line. Her court awareness is impressive in that she has great touch to deliver the right tempo and force to locate the ball consistently when on the move. She is a competitor and her team follows that example while also benefitting from her distribution.
Avery Anders – L/DS
Anders is a quality anchor for this team’s ball control both in serve receive and defensively. The way she dials in upon opposing servers is key precursor to her footwork and quickness that creates quality first-touch results consistently. She is dynamic in that movement and creates great angles to ignite the tempo and variation they like to create in their offense across the net. She will stay in Ohio at the next level as she will play at Bowling Green State.
Sydney Waller
Sydney
Waller
6'2" | RS
Hudson | 2024
State
OH
– RS
At 6’2, Waller can be a formidable presence at the net on as a blocker as she gets her hands across well to put a lot of pressure on opposing outside hitters. Her ability to make moves against teams with fast tempo options will be critical to establishing herself and that will allow their defense to do their thing behind her through their vision and reaction to the ball. As an offensive threat she can terminate with good contact point and when on time with their tempo at either pin she can generate good movement and power. She is committed to Samford.