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<p>The last hurrah arrives for the class of 2025. The USAV National championships will be played in Utah this weekend. Below are the 12 teams from the DMV area that will be competing. While the AAU schedules an 18 national championship in Orlando in June most of the players from the top teams begin preparing for college. This makes the AAU tournament very watered down.</p>
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<p><strong>Open</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Metro</strong></p>
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<p><strong>How They Earned Their Bid </strong>- Surprisingly, Metro did not earn a bid when playing in their local Chesapeake Regional Bid Championship. They lost to Paramount early in bracket play, eliminating them from a bid. So, they had to battle in the Open Qualifiers to earn a trip to Utah. Fortunately for Metro, the Northeast Qualifier trickled down far enough to allow a seventh place team to earn an open bid.</p>
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<p><strong>AES Ranking</strong> - Despite not qualifying in the local Chesapeake tournament they still rank number one in the Region and 28 nationally. </p>
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<p><strong>Top Player to Watch</strong> - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181303' first='Isabelle' last='Bardin']</strong>. The Purdue commit stands 6'3" while setting a 5/1. She stands out for her dominant blocking on the right side as well as her ability to create an offensive presence at the net. During the high school season, she lit up the stat sheets with triple doubles (assists, kills and digs) .</p>
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<p><strong>Other Players Ranked in the Top Twenty</strong> - setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181303' first='Isabelle' last='Bardin']</strong> (Purdue/#2), left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181300' first='Alexis' last='Ewing'] </strong>(Penn State #3), middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181309' first='Brianna' last='Holladay'] </strong>(Virginia Tech #7), right side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181763' first='Jada' last='Aksu']</strong> (Lafayette #9), left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='235293' first='Destini' last='Pickett']</strong> (American #16), middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='235284' first='Caitlin' last='Johnson'] </strong>(Santa Clara, #20)</p>
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<p><strong>Fun Fact</strong> - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181763' first='Jada' last='Aksu']</strong> captured the DC Gatorade Player of the Year award while playing for Georgetown Day. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181300' first='Alexis' last='Ewing']</strong> is the daughter of ex-professional basketball player Patrick Ewing.</p>
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<p><strong>National</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Liberty Elite</strong></p>
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<p><strong>How They Earned Their Bid</strong> - In a rather unexpected development Liberty Elite won the Chesapeake Regional Bid Championship. While playing as a fourth seed they rolled through the tournament, finally defeating [program_tooltip program_id='476729' first='Paramount' last=''] in the championship match.</p>
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<p><strong>AES Ranking </strong>- #3 in the Region and #118 nationally</p>
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<p><strong>Top Player to Watch</strong> - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='346735' first='Emily' last='Ryder']</strong>. The Shepherd, West Virginia commit has a left handed swing built for the right side. Although she stands under 6 feet she is a dominating offensive force. She plays six rotations, generating offense from the back row as well.</p>
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<p><strong>Other Players Ranked in the top 115</strong> - right side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='346735' first='Emily' last='Ryder'] </strong>(Shepherd #26), middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='481964' first='Nevaeh' last='Ware']</strong> (Frostburg State # 57), left side<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='569805' first='Larissa' last='Blair'] </strong>(uncommitted #103), middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='568893' first='Riley' last='Evans']</strong> (California University of Pennsylvania #107), setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='346737' first='Chloe' last='Fisher']</strong> (Lehigh #115), class of 2027 left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='438086' first='Emmeri' last='Bishop']</strong> (uncommitted #20)</p>
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<p><strong>Fun Fact </strong>- After leading Hedgesville to the West Virginia High School state championship the 6'2" <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='438086' first='Emmeri' last='Bishop']</strong> hoped to appear at tryouts to play for her high school basketball team. Circumstances prevented her from trying out. Even after club tryouts concluded Liberty Elite still fell short of a left side hitter. With basketball now out of the picture Emmeri took that spot. Now the class of 2027 rising star will play in the 18 USAV national championships in Utah. <strong> [player_tooltip player_id='569805' first='Larissa' last='Blair'] </strong>led her Boonsboro high school team to the Maryland state championship. She earned the accolade Washington County volleyball preseason player of the year.</p>
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<p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='476729' first='Paramount' last=''] </strong> </p>
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<p><strong>How They Earned Their Bid</strong> - Paramount finished second in the local Chesapeake bid championship to earn an American bid. The Moku O Kaewe Region then reallocated a National bid to [program_tooltip program_id='476729' first='Paramount' last=''].</p>
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<p><strong>AES Ranking</strong> - They rank second in the Chesapeake Region but 367 nationally.</p>
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<p><strong>Top Player to Watch</strong> - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='248705' first='Zoe' last='Ryu']</strong>. The Bowdoin commit plays a very consistent six rotations. At 6'1" she brings good height to the position with excellent arm extension. Zoe plays with a very high volleyball IQ.</p>
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<p><strong>Other Players Ranked in the Top 50</strong> - left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='248705' first='Zoe' last='Ryu'] </strong>(Bowdoin # 12), middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='235324' first='Rowan' last='Johnson'] </strong>(Akron # 19), left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='235283' first='Racquel' last='Frazier'] </strong>(Hampton # 25), middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='230817' first='Riley' last='Lynch']</strong> (uncommitted #27), Libero <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='184604' first='Nia' last='Thomas']</strong> (Hampton # 29), left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='183589' first='Angelique' last='Desamours']</strong> (uncommitted #30), right side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181235' first='Sydney' last='Mayfield']</strong> (Northeastern (MA) #44) </p>
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<p><strong>Fun Fact</strong> - Zoe choosing Bowdoin was an interesting college selection. It is located in Maine and the mascot is the Polar Bear. The reason - an alumnus Robert Perry led the first expedition to the North Pole back in 1913, Also, Hampton, a Division I college currently carries a 60 match losing streak. They just recently recruited <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='235283' first='Racquel' last='Frazier']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='184604' first='Nia' last='Thomas']</strong> to play for them. It would not surprise me to see that losing streak broken after next year.</p>
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<p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='506397' first='River' last='Valley Juniors']</strong></p>
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<p><strong>How They Earned Their Bid </strong>- They won the Old Dominion Regional Bid Championship.</p>
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<p><strong>AES Ranking</strong> - They rank number one regionally while their national ranking sits at 214.</p>
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<p><strong>Top Player to Watch</strong> - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='196556' first='Caleigh' last='Ponn']</strong>. The Kansas State commit only stands 5'7" yet she ranks as one of the top high school left sides in Virginia. She led Hidden Valley to two state championships and over a four year career collected over 2,280 kills. After the high school season ended, Caleigh would travel to North Carolina to play libero for Academy. This year she will not take the trip to North Carolina. This will be her first year playing for [program_tooltip program_id='506397' first='River' last='Valley Juniors']. On the roster she lists as a libero. </p>
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<p><strong>Other Players Ranked in the Top 100</strong> - libero/left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='196556' first='Caleigh' last='Ponn']</strong> (Kansas State #4) plus two class of 2026s in left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='452562' first='Sophie' last='Taylor'] </strong>(Ole Miss #16), and setter/right side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='495264' first='Ela' last='Shepherd'] </strong>(uncommitted # 38)</p>
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<p><strong>Fun Facts</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='196556' first='Caleigh' last='Ponn'] won the Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year award for leading Hidden Valley to their second straight championship. This past high school season [player_tooltip player_id='452562' first='Sophie' last='Taylor'] led the state of Virginia in kills with 742 MaxPreps stats).</p>
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<p><strong>American</strong></p>
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<p><strong>MVSA Chaos</strong></p>
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<p><strong>How They Earned Their Bid</strong> - They finished third in the Chesapeake Regional Bid championship to earn a Freedom Bid. When [program_tooltip program_id='476729' first='Paramount' last=''] moved up to National MVSA moved up to take the vacant American spot.</p>
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<p><strong>AES Ranking</strong> - They rank number eight in the Region while nationally they sit at 199.</p>
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<p><strong>Top Player</strong> - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='235748' first='Ema' last='Djordjevic'].</strong> Early in her club season she played left side to allow her to fit into six rotations. The team ran a 5/1 her last two seasons which made moving her to right side a better fit for her left handed swing. For her high school the UMBC commit set and hit right side, leading Richard Montgomery to two consecutive state championships.</p>
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<p><strong>Other Players Ranked in the Top 50</strong> - Right side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='235748' first='Ema' last='Djordjevic']</strong> (UMBC # 6), middle/left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='309030' first='Corinne' last='Howard'] </strong>(Howard # 21), libero <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='235749' first='Kareena' last='Rathnam']</strong> (uncommitted # 38), libero <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='306543' first='Sherry' last='Ye']</strong> (Uncommitted # 40), left side<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='320821' first='Jordyn' last='Palazzo']</strong> (uncommitted # 47)</p>
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<p><strong>Fun Fact</strong> - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='235748' first='Ema' last='Djordjevic']</strong> earned the Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year award. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='309030' first='Corinne' last='Howard']</strong> did not start playing club volleyball until high school. Prior to that she played basketball. Her athleticism allowed her to pick up the game quickly, even after missing one club volleyball season because of injury..</p>
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<p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='450416' first='East' last='Coast Volleyball Club'] Black</strong></p>
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<p><strong>How They Earned Their Bid</strong> - They finished second in the Old Dominion Regional Bid Championship.</p>
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<p><strong>AES Ranking</strong> - They rank second in the Region. while placing 537 in the National Ranking.</p>
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<p><strong>Top Player</strong> - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='569802' first='Milan' last='Curl']</strong>. The New Hampshire commit plays six rotations. An offensive player who attacks well from the front row as well as the back row. She likes to vary her front row attacks along the net, sometimes sliding into the middle to put balls away.</p>
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<p><strong>Other players ranked in the top 200</strong> - left side<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='569802' first='Milan' last='Curl'] </strong>(New Hampshire # 85), middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='568907' first='Shylah' last='Totten']</strong> (East Carolina, # 138) setter <strong>Kathryn'Nguyen</strong>'(Mary Baldwin # 150), class of 2026 libero <strong>[player_tooltip player'553762' first='Allison' last='Skarbek']</strong> (uncommitted, # 155)</p>
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<p><strong>Fun Fact </strong>-<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='569802' first='Milan' last='Curl']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181243' first='Evelyn' last='Jurden']</strong> have both committed to New Hampshire. Only one other college (Lafayette) outside the DMV area have more than one player committing to two players ranked in the top 100.</p>
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<p><strong>Freedom</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Virginia Juniors</strong></p>
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<p><strong>How They Earned Their Bid</strong> - With MVSA Chaos bumping up to the American Division that opened a spot for Virginia Juniors to jump into the Freedom Division after finishing fifth in the Chesapeake Regional Bid. The roster submitted for the tournament seems to lack many of their top ranked players.</p>
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<p><strong>AES Ranking</strong> - Virginia Juniors ranks sixth in the Region and 356 nationally.</p>
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<p><strong>Top Player</strong> - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='225187' first='Simone' last='Schaefer']</strong>. She started a career as a middle and it has been a challenge moving to the outside. The Christopher Newport commit seems to have found the groove with consistent playing time. Unfortunately, her name does not appear on the Juniors roster for this tournament. That would place <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181311' first='Skyler' last='Tennant'] </strong>as the top player. </p>
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<p><strong>Other Players Ranked in the Top 100</strong> - left side<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='225187' first='Simone' last='Schaefer']</strong> (Christopher Newport # 22), right side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181311' first='Skyler' last='Tennant'] </strong>(uncommitted # 41), libero<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='428533' first='Isabel' last='Morales']</strong> ( Arkansas - Little Rock # 81), libero <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181245' first='Anisa' last='Flowers']</strong> (uncommitted #83), left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='235296' first='Makenzie' last='Dvorznak']</strong> (Hobart and William Smith, #84), middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='470555' first='Ava' last='Barnett'] </strong>(Mary Washinton, #99), class of 2027 left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='716365' first='Skyler' last='Riley']</strong> (Uncommitted, # 81)</p>
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<p><strong>Fun Fact</strong> - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='181245' first='Anisa' last='Flowers']</strong> won her first state championship as a gymnast.</p>
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<p><strong>Maryland Juniors </strong></p>
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<p><strong>How They Earned Their Bid</strong> -A fourth place finish in the Chesapeake Regional Bid Championship earned them a bid to the Freedom Division.</p>
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<p><strong>AES Ranking</strong> - They rank 7th regionally and 165 nationally.</p>
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<p><strong>Top Player</strong> -<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='434859' first='Gabriella' last='Prather']</strong>. Another Hampton commit, she definitely brings some height to the middle at 6'3". She still needs work on her offensive game but she can be a force at the net with her block.</p>
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<p><strong>Other Players Ranked in the Top 100</strong> - middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='434859' first='Gabriella' last='Prather']</strong> (Hampton, # 46), middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='520352' first='Daja' last='Warren']</strong> (North Carolina A & T State, # 50), left side<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='393939' first='Gabrielle' last='Washington'] </strong>(Hampton, # 63), left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='520368' first='Tatum' last='Hall'] </strong>(Pittsburgh-Johnstown, #90), libero <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='520372' first='Olivia' last='McDonough']</strong> (St. Josephs ME, #94)</p>
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<p><strong>Fun Fact</strong> - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='434859' first='Gabriella' last='Prather'] </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='393939' first='Gabrielle' last='Washington']</strong> are two more Hampton recruits from the class of 2025 ranked in the top 100. Hampton has lost their last 60 matches over the last two years. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='434859' first='Gabriella' last='Prather']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='520352' first='Daja' last='Warren']</strong> both list at 6'3".</p>
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<p><strong>757 Black </strong></p>
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<p><strong>How They Earned Teir Bid There </strong>- 757 finished third in the Old Dominion Regional Bid Championship.</p>
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<p><strong>AES Ranking</strong> - They rank 7th in the region and 433 nationally.</p>
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<p><strong>Top Player</strong> - <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='245600' first='Peyton' last='McGee']</strong>. She sets and plays right side. The Bucknell commit has a powerful left handed swing that makes her a presence on offense. Peyton won the Tidewater player of the Year award.</p>
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<p><strong>Other Players Ranked in the Top 100</strong> - setter/right side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='245600' first='Peyton' last='McGee']</strong> (Bucknell, # 42), setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='326540' first='Ivey' last='Lucas']</strong> (Gardner-Webb, # 65), class of 2026 left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='333654' first='Santina' last='Martcheva']</strong> (Virginia Tech, #20) </p>
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<p><strong>Fun Fact </strong>- The class of 2025 has ranked 200 players. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='664963' first='Kayla' last='Bennett'] </strong>ranks at number 200. She has yet to commit. It would not hurt to give her a look, especially if you are in need of a back row player.</p>
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<p><strong>Patriot </strong></p>
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<p>This is a Division that any team can enter. Metro 18 North, 757 Teal and MOCO Mavericks are three teams playing in this Division. A trio of players worth of getting a look. </p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='321678' first='Elaina' last='Murphy']</strong> (Metro North) - A smaller left side, but you will not find too many players who hit the ball harder than her. She ranks number 65 in our class of 2026. She also plays a steady back row with the ability to make an impact with her offensive attacks. For high school her .443 hitting percentage was fourth in the state of Maryland, just behind Gatorade Player of the Year <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='235748' first='Ema' last='Djordjevic'].</strong></p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='434853' first='Elizabeth' last='Higday']</strong> (MOCO Mavericks) - In her years with Georgetown Day the Mighty Hoppers have carried two excellent setters, Gatorade player of the year Clara Yu and the top setter in the class of 2027 [player_tooltip player_id='292644' first='Caycee' last='Chhum']. While Georgetown Day won the DC state championship the last two years Elizabeth's contributions were minimal. Her enthusiasm certainly pushed players to give their best effort. She does have the ability to jump set, spreads the ball around well while setting for MOCO. She definitely shows the skills that might attract a Division III school, ranking number 70 in our class of 2025. Her younger sister [player_tooltip player_id='490811' first='Ella' last='Higday'] plays libero for MOCO. She ranks at number 180 in our class of 2026.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='643829' first='Jordan' last='Baker']</strong> (757 Teal) - 757 Teal is their second team. Jordan showed she could power the ball from the right side playing for First Colonial. She played all six rotations. She fell just outside our rankings, appearing on our watch list. </p>
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The last hurrah arrives for the class of 2025. The USAV National championships will be played in Utah this weekend. Below are the 12 teams from the DMV area that will be competing. While the AAU schedules an 18 national championship in Orlando in June most of the players from the top teams begin preparing for college. This makes the AAU tournament very watered down.
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