Players to Highlight From an Early Week CIF SS Match

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below are five athletes to watch in the CIF Southern Section:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='412076' first='Lauren' last='Furnald']</strong> | 5'11" | 2027 | OH | Etiwnada High School<br>The straight ahead approach to the ball of [player_tooltip player_id='412076' first='Lauren' last='Furnald'] is a no nonsense point scoring path to the ball. Additionally, this approach allows her to utilize her shoulder a lot. As Furnald continues to produce for the Eagles, watch for her to get more creative how and where she hits. Specific to her production, she scored an amazing one of every three swings on Monday night. If that seems great, her season total is scoring a point one of nearly every other swing. Not only is she productive in the front court, her aggressive serving tallies points too.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='224759' first='Brooke' last='Hansen']</strong> | 6'0" | 2025 | OH | Etiwanda High School <br>Brooke Hanson has a contact point pretty close to her forehead. Additionally, that contact point is consistent regardless of where she is setting the ball. Hansen also has a quick touch and release of the ball. All these factors lead to her being difficult to read as a blocker. When watching her attacking, start with a one-handed, left hand setter dump. As she backs up and takes an approach, look for even more difficulty for a blocker to read. She will approach one direction and hit the other way. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='161312' first='Keira' last='Andrews']</strong> | 5'7" | 2024 | S | Etiwanda High School<br>A 6-2 setter, [player_tooltip player_id='161312' first='Keira' last='Andrews'], can be counted on to jumpset on every pass that goes up to the net. Additionally, she uses a lot of her shoulders to push her sets. Add her leg use of jump setting with her shoulder push and get potential to set many hitters from all over the court. Her hand contact when back setting is a smooth catch and release that leads to a great location every time. She leads the Eagles in assists by just a narrow margin. Andrews will also assist the team on the scoreboard with her deep jump float serve scoring points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='391115' first='Rylee' last='Dale'] </strong>| 5'7" | 2026 | OH | Roosevelt High School <br>An explosive attack like [player_tooltip player_id='391115' first='Rylee' last='Dale'] is unpredictable to defend against. Her explosiveness covers a lot of ground going toward the net. Different than many at her height, Dale starts her approach from about 16-18 feet off the net. Blocks may be caught off guard because she will close in on the ball quickly. When she is in the air, she drives the ball consistently to middle back. Additionally, her decision to make an offspeed attack is shown early and she confidently stays with that to ensure a point scoring decision.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='493348' first='Jordan' last='Rall'] </strong>| 6'0" | 2027 | MB | Roosevelt High School <br>Touching a height of the second red on the antenna, [player_tooltip player_id='493348' first='Jordan' last='Rall'] is a formidable presence at the net. While the space she takes is excellent, she also moves well laterally. Rall gets close to her outside blockers and moves with timing that matches her partner in that block. When turning her attention to offense, she brings power to the ball. This starts as she generates a lot of momentum with her approach. Her natural attack is to left back which makes for an interesting middle versus libero matchup on each hit. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->