Nebraska’s Stock-Rising Setters from Northern Lights Qualifier #1

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Setting up success. Dishing the rock. Whatever trope you want to use, these Nebraska setters took a big step forward at January's Northern Lights Qualifier.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Most of our NLQ features over the past several days have honed in on team-based storylines, especially with three Nebraska squads snagging GJNC bids in Minneapolis. We have another mountain to climb with player-based articles as so many athletes rose to the occasion at this national qualifier. Let's start marching toward the summit.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bring on the setters. We're covering three different age groups here, but there's a common thread: these setters made everyone around them better last weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["187808"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Chesley has been quickly climbing the ladder in the latter half of her prep career, so her inclusion on this feature should be no surprise. She wrapped up an impressive high school career with Lincoln Pius X and carried that right into the club season with [program_tooltip program_id='428717' first='Nebraska' last='ONE']. 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