STL – Defenders of the Week

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dalton Pace – 2024 - John Burroughs</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Getting the call to wear the different color jersey, Pace made it a memorable match getting 28 digs. Even though her team took the loss Dalton got a career high in digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Allie Buesking – 2024 - Hermann</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the 5-set loss to Washington Buesking had her best match getting a career-high 24 digs. Hermann has the defense to make a return trip to the final four with Allie playing hard-nose defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sophia Licavoli – 2025 – Parkway West</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophia is a fantastic vocal leader for the Longhorns and plays tremendously on the defensive side. Recently in the loss to Lindbergh, she would tally 41 digs for her career high.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='124854' first='Katie' last='Moore'] – 2024 – Windsor</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players like Katie only come around every so often. The heart and soul of the Owls has been a mainstay at libero. In a 3-1 win over Desoto, she would finish with a season-high 34 digs which is 1 off her career-high of 35 during her sophomore season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='490217' first='Sophie' last='Steinbrueck'] – 2026 – Seckman</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The sophomore is leading her team in digs with 333 and second in aces. She has a great jump serve and plays a mean crosscourt defense and does a tremendous job hogging up the middle of the court. In a 1-3 loss to Kirkwood, she would scoop up 26 and has a season-high of 32 in a win over Mehlville earlier this year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->