Californians Battling Within the Windy City at USAV Nationals

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below are some athletes from the 2024 and 2025 class playing in Chicago this week:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ashlee Sento</strong> | 2024 | OH | FORZA1 NORTH<br>The entire process of attacking the ball is very complicated with a lot going on and Ashlee Sento excels at the end of that process. Therefore, she hits out of system sets really well. There are a few reasons for this. Those being that she uses torque, hits the edges of the block, and adjusts with her arm while the ball is in the air. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='370334' first='Mariana' last='Alvarado-Rivera'] </strong>| 2025 | MB | A4 <br>[player_tooltip player_id='370334' first='Mariana' last='Alvarado-Rivera'] is a player that plays with a lot of trust of her teammates. As a middle, this means she looks to her teammates when closing a ball. This also means she takes an approach every time regardless of the pass. Alvardo-Rivera touches a height of the second red on the antenna and then presses her hands low across the net when blocking. Additionally, she identifies the hitter before every serve which should build trust to her teammates. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lauryn Mann</strong> | 2024 | RS | COAST<br>This player, Lauryn Mann, is a hustler. Specifically, she very noticeably picks up tips across the court as an offside blocker. Therefore, Mann is a player to count on for continuing a rally and keeping the ball of the floor time and time again. She plays in a 6-2 offense which provides her a lot of swings. With a great finish on her approach, she can really put down an inside set down the line very well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kamryn Deleon</strong> | 2024 | L | FORZA1<br>Positioning herself to always pass on the leftside of her body, Kamryn Deleon finds herself in the action of serve receive a lot. To do that, she has to hustle. And does she ever. Additionally, her athletic ability to break down a corner and change direction quickly likely furthers her hustling. Deleon also stays upright and makes the easy play. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='478918' first='Rebecca' last='Woodward'] </strong>| 2025 | S | [program_tooltip program_id='429333' first='Bakersfield' last='Volleyball Club'] <br>The start and stop to the ball of [player_tooltip player_id='478918' first='Rebecca' last='Woodward'] is something to watch. Whether she hustles to the net or abruptly stops to make contact with the ball, she is quick. Tactically, she moves the ball around to all of her hitters well. This leads to a flow of an offense that feels like a director leading an orchestra. Truly, orchestrating the offense. And just at the right time she seems to find the middles to make an emphatic point.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Reese Dover </strong>| 2025 | RS | [program_tooltip program_id='429333' first='Bakersfield' last='Volleyball Club']<strong><br></strong>This left handed hitter, Reese Dover, in one to stop and pay attention to. After working hard to get outside of the court to hit, she takes angled approach that leads most attacks to go cross court to the middle or right back. Additionally, she is a gritty play that will fight the ball through the blockers hands. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->