Team Profile: Club Gold South 17 Piccolini

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With a 7th place finish at the Steel City Freeze event earlier in the season along with a 23rd place finish (among 120 teams) in the 17 American division at the recent MEQ Qualifier, this team competes well with a solid core of role players throughout their rotation. Including pin hitter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='735056' first='Brenna' last='Leach']</strong> recently profiled in another post, here are some additional athletes to see at the upcoming OVR bid qualifier this coming weekend. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='227810' first='Laken' last='Vinskovich']</strong> - 5'11 | MH/RS<br>At 476 total kills for Union, Vinskovich has increased her productivity offensively over her two recent seasons including a 2.1 k/s average in 2024. A terrific basketball player as an all-Ohio selection, Vinskovich is athletic in her ability to hit and score through varied options. When on time she can get ahold of the ball well through quick options around her setter. She was also a 2024 DV all-Ohio honorable mention selection as Union went 27-4 on the season reaching the regional semifinal round.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lainey Peters</strong> - 6'0 | S/RS<br>Peters has good two-way tools as a setter and to be an offensive threat at the net. At 6'0, her size is an advantage as a distributor as she does good work to contact high to start her distribution, which can turn into a savvy setter dump at times that is tough to defend. A West Virginia prospect, she led Wheeling Central Catholic with nearly 700 total assists in 2024, while also picking up over nine digs per match. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aubrey Johnson</strong> - 5'3 | DS/L<br>Johnson has nearly 1,200 total digs over the recent two high school seasons at Barnesville, which has amounted to an average of nearly 27 digs per match. As this team's primary libero, Johnson has good angle production in the serve receive phase while asserting herself well defensively. She prepares well to get balanced while also having good quickness in her pursuit. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nia Miller</strong> - 5'10 | MH/OH<br>Another West Virginia product, Miller was a key offensive threat for John Marshall. At 5'10, she is an athletic attacker with versatility to swing in the middle as well as adjust her approach work and timing to terminate higher tempo options on the right side. Miller can offer a big arm as well as finesse as her athleticism makes a good difference for her even in out of rhythm situations. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Delaney Butler</strong> - 5'7 | S/DS<br>Butler shares the setting role for this team and shows good command of a quick tempo when their offense is in system. In sharing the setting duties for her Union team during the high school season, she has amassed over 800 assists in the past two seasons. She has good touch and location through both pins while also able to contribute in other phases with her defense and some timely and crafty decisions to send the ball over at the second touch to make the defense scramble.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->