2024 GJNC Texas Preview: 18 Open

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This 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 Open</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Division Size - 48</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Teams from Texas - 8</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Team Previews</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dallas Skyline 18 Royal - Skyline Jrs (Dallas)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/C4EPjDMuZvy/?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/C4EPjDMuZvy/?img_index=1 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Season Record (on AES): 32-9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='155119' first='McKenna' last='Brand'] (libero), [player_tooltip player_id='124102' first='Brianna' last='Watson'] (outside hitter) and [player_tooltip player_id='197075' first='Caroline' last='Tredwell'] (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>H Skyline 18 Royal - [program_tooltip program_id='510661' first='Houston' last='Skyline'] (Houston)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5NBlijM5wo","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/C5NBlijM5wo </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Season Record (on AES): 26-15</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='124153' first='Jaela' last='Auguste'] (middle), [player_tooltip player_id='179889' first='Kirra' last='Musgrove'] (setter) and [player_tooltip player_id='180175' first='Samara' last='Coleman'] (outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>HJV 18 Elite - [program_tooltip program_id='431166' first='Houston' last='Juniors'] (Houston)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/C4YTI_IOAj6/?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/C4YTI_IOAj6/?img_index=1 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Season Record (on AES): 38-12</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='155125' first='Taryn' last='Gilreath'] (setter), [player_tooltip player_id='124117' first='Mariana' last='Buchanan'] (right side) and [player_tooltip player_id='307452' first='Jackie' last='Onyechi'] (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='431200' first='Madfrog' last=''] 18's N Black - [program_tooltip program_id='431200' first='Madfrog' last=''] (Plano)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/C44LfMKMand","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/C44LfMKMand </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Season Record (on AES): 40-12</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='245945' first='MJ' last='McCurdy'] (outside hitter), Kay Ginsburg (libero) and [player_tooltip player_id='219384' first='Hannah' last='Ross'] (setter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='431200' first='Madfrog' last=''] 18's N Green - [program_tooltip program_id='431200' first='Madfrog' last=''] (Plano)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/C3ywC0zMa57","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/C3ywC0zMa57 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Season Record (on AES): 42-9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to Watch: Lauryn Lambert (outside hitter), Kate Mansfield (middle) and Isabella Camacho (libero)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAV 18 Black - [program_tooltip program_id='431308' first='Texas' last='Advantage'] Volleyball (Lewisville)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/C5PAwKrvS4T","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/C5PAwKrvS4T </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Season Record (on AES): 28-2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='181296' first='Macaria' last='Spears'] (outside hitter), [player_tooltip player_id='142220' first='Favor' last='Anyanwu'] (middle) and [player_tooltip player_id='180469' first='Suli' last='Davis'] (outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='462263' first='TAV' last='Houston'] 18 Adidas - [program_tooltip program_id='462263' first='TAV' last='Houston'] (Houston)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/C4thSJJuowQ/?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/C4thSJJuowQ/?img_index=1 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Season Record (on AES): 37-15</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to Watch: [player_tooltip player_id='177550' first='Angelica' last='Medina'] (right side), [player_tooltip player_id='216523' first='Audrey' last='Terry'] (libero) and [player_tooltip player_id='230789' first='Caelyn' last='Emmerling'] (outside hitter)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tx Performance 18s Black - Texas Performance (El Paso)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/C3gQGgVJxeC","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/C3gQGgVJxeC </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Season Record (on AES): 28-9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to Watch: Ashlee Macias (outside hitter), Mia Espinoza (setter) and Gessell Martinez (middle)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->