15s ready for Northern Lights

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 15s are preparing for the first national qualifier of the club season when they head to Minneapolis this weekend for the Northern Lights Qualifier. Today we will look at a handful of teams we think could be in the mix for one of the available bids at stake.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15 Open - 2 Bids</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two teams that could be in the mix when play gets going will be [program_tooltip program_id='428892' first='PVA' last=''] 15 Elite and [program_tooltip program_id='430200' first='KC' last='[program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last='']'] 15-1. [program_tooltip program_id='430200' first='KC' last='[program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last='']'] won the [program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last=''] League Qualifier in the HOA region this past Sunday, going 6-0 on the day. They have a deep and talented roster with players like [player_tooltip player_id='446328' first='Tori' last='Massengill'], [player_tooltip player_id='456247' first='Halle' last='Laincz'], and [player_tooltip player_id='445556' first='Tessa' last='Nover-Estes']. They will start play in a three-team pool. [program_tooltip program_id='428892' first='PVA' last=''] will also start in a three-team pool when action gets going on Friday. They finished third in the same [program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last=''] League Qualifier and their only loss came at the hands of [program_tooltip program_id='430200' first='KC' last='[program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last='']']. They are a solid team defensively and low on errors offensively. [player_tooltip player_id='516250' first='Evelyn' last='Igbenebor'], [player_tooltip player_id='446327' first='Molly' last='Bokenkroger'], and Lochlar O'bleness are all names I wanted you to try to read in this article. In all seriousness, they are a few players who contributed at high levels on their high school teams as freshmen. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15 USA - 2 Bids</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Three teams we'll be keeping an eye on this weekend. Mavs 816 15-1, who finished fourth in the [program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last=''] League Qualifier should be in the mix. Their lone defeat came to [program_tooltip program_id='428889' first='Dynasty' last=''] 15 Black. [player_tooltip player_id='485619' first='Brecklyn' last='Johnson'] is one of the setters on this squad who had a good freshman year for Lee's Summit. Invasion 15 Black was right behind the Mavs in the standings last weekend in Kansas City. The only loss they suffered that day was to [program_tooltip program_id='430200' first='KC' last='[program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last='']']. [player_tooltip player_id='485631' first='Piper' last='Jackson'] is a rising middle with tons of potential. And right behind Invasion at [program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last=''] League was Pohaku 15-1, who was beaten only by Mavs 816. All three of these teams have enough fire[program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last=''] to get to the gold bracket on Sunday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15 Liberty - 2 Bids</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There are a handful of teams from our coverage area who should be in contention for one of the two bids in the Liberty division. Mavs KC 15-1 will start the tournament as the top overall seed. Early in the season, it's hard to measure seedings but they are in a good position after qualifying for the [program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last=''] League last weekend. [program_tooltip program_id='428799' first='Rockwood' last='Thunder'] 15 Navy is the second overall season on day one. They are 6-0 in their Gateway League heading into the weekend's qualifier. Mavks KC 15-2 followed their top club getting into the [program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last=''] League and suffered one straight defeat in the qualifier to [program_tooltip program_id='430200' first='KC' last='[program_tooltip program_id='428794' first='Power' last='']'] 15-1. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->