2024 GJNC Texas Preview: 18 Freedom

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Next week will mark the end of the club season for the class of 2024 prospects from around the country as, after months of battles in qualifiers, the best of them will get to compete at the 2024 USA Volleyball Girls 18s Junior National Championship, which will be held in Baltimore, Maryland, from April 26-28.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Among the hundreds of teams that will make the trip to Maryland will be 47 squads from Texas, which will be competing among the 17 divisions in the 18s age group, looking to end their seasons on a high.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lone Star State is home to some of the best teams in the country, who contend for titles at the GJNC every year, and we'll introduce the ones that will be competing this year in each division of the event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>18 Freedom</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Division Size - 42</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Teams from Texas - 3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Team Previews</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Roots 18-2 Blue - Roots Volleyball (Austin)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5npza9uQK4","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/C5npza9uQK4 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Season Record (on AES): 28-18</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to Watch: Kristin Bruce (outside hitter), Sierra Day (setter) and Aleida Moreno (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tejas 18 Black - [program_tooltip program_id='431307' first='Tejas' last='Volleyball Club'] (Grapevine)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5Gs_Rqg5YZ","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/C5Gs_Rqg5YZ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Season Record (on AES): 34-18</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to Watch: Rose Kailahi (middle blocker), Emerson Dement (libero) and Keira Evans (right side)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Wolf Pack 18 Black - Wolf Pack Volleyball (El Paso)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/C4WTGMOSFoQ/?img_index=1","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/C4WTGMOSFoQ/?img_index=1 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Season Record (on AES): 25-18</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to Watch: Hannah Garcia (setter), Alexa Heck (outside hitter) and Careena Peña (right side/outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->