Red Rock Rave Qualifier: Five Texas Right Sides to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the most anticipated and competitive National Qualifiers held in the club volleyball season, the SCVA Red Rock Rave Qualifier will be hosting its second of two rounds of action this weekend, with matches taking place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, in Las Vegas, between Saturday and Monday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Red Rock Rave is a gigantic tournament, that attracts club teams from the entire country, and in the second week of action, over 1,000 of them will be on the court, competing across 15 divisions in the 15s, 16s, 17s and 18s age groups.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Teams from Texas will obviously make the trip West to have another shot at qualifying for the USA Volleyball Girls National Championships coming up between April and June. As we prepare for the start of the event, let's take a look at some promising prospects from the Lone Star State that will be on the court. These right sides are expected to have big offensive roles with their teams:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Talia Nelson","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'9u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32925","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Summer Creek","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"[program_tooltip program_id='462263' first='TAV' last='Houston']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Nelson will be one of the main offensive weapons in her [program_tooltip program_id='462263' first='TAV' last='Houston'] 15 Adidas team that will compete in the 15 Open division. A lefty with an incredible vertical, she can can score against anyone and has a lot of interesting offensive tools that she uses to beat blockers and defenders. Although not very tall, Nelson is extremely explosive and it's easy to see how much power there is in her game every time she goes up at the net to swing. 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