GCL Weekly Roundup: McNicholas takes sole possession of Co-Ed top

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Girls Greater Catholic League play starts this week while the each team in the GCL Co-Ed League has played at least two games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>GCL Co-Ed</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The McNicholas Rockets (4-2) took sole possession of first place in the league at 2-0 with wins over Badin (3-2) and Fenwick (2-4). Badin and Fenwick stand 2-1 in league play with the losses to the Rockets.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Badin rebounded from the loss to McNicholas with a win over Carroll (5-1) on Thursday. Caroll stands 1-1 in league play with Chaminade Julienne (4-3) and Alter (1-3) both 0-2.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McNich's balance has been the key to the run. Sophomore libero [player_tooltip player_id='435871' first='Ali' last='Strange'] leads the league with 84 digs and fellow sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='480823' first='Lilly' last='Tierney'] leads the league with 26 blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Badin senior [player_tooltip player_id='176097' first='Luci' last='Heid'] continues to dazzle on the court with 81 kills and teammate [player_tooltip player_id='151959' first='Olivia' last='Schmidt'] has 54. Next on the kills list with 46 is Fenwick sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='480794' first='Morgan' last='Meiring']. Badin junior setter [player_tooltip player_id='620774' first='Elyse' last='Weinheimer'] has put Heid and Schmidt in great position to succeed leading the league with 146 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>GGCL</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>League play begins Tuesday with Seton (6-0) at Mount Notre Dame (6-1) and St. Ursula (3-0) traveling to Mercy McAuley (2-3). It continues Thursday with Mount Notre Dame at Ursuline (2-1) and Mercy McAuley at Seton.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seton won both games this week to stay undefeated while St. Ursula did not play. Ursuline won its lone game Monday against Lebanon with Mercy McAuley recording the first two wins of the season before losing 3-1 to Roger Bacon on Saturday. Mount Notre Dame beat Sycamore on Monday before losing in five to Loveland on Saturday for the first loss of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Notable Players</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["152345"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66d5e5e0094ef"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Perkins (pictured) uses her height well at the net deflecting passes to teammates and is one of many offensive weapons for the Rockets. She is a leader out there on the court with a lot of respect from her teammates. Perkins is fourth in the league with 13 blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- 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":"[player_tooltip player_id='620774' first='Elyse' last='Weinheimer']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'7u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32561","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Badin","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66d5e5e009590"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Weinheimer does a great job putting her two powerful hitters in position to succeed. She knows their strengths well. The experience of playing with them has also helped this year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"></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":"Reagan Miller","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32561","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Seton","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66d5e5e009615"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Saints have the ability to put in multiple players that can contribute at each position and Miller has more than done her part in Seton's 6-0 start. The Georgetown College commit does a great job eyeing defenses then setting the right of three options to keep defenders guessing where to block. Miller does a varsity of sets including the back set. She is also a solid passer and server.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["392780"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66d5e5e009655"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Geselbracht is giving the Cougars a strong net presence. She makes great mid-air adjustments to tip balls if she sees opening on the other side of the court. She smacks down short passes. Geselbracht is tied for fourth in the GGCL with 58 kills and is third with 16 blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["176092"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66d5e5e009693"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Weidman is displaying solid athleticism as a defensive specialist for the Lions. She makes solid passes and provides great net protection for the Ursuline. She reads serves well and sets up her feet to start Ursuline's offensive rhythm. Weidman is fourth in the GGCL with 62 digs this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->