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<p>The Sauk Rapids-Rice Invitational was full of talent. Numerous outsides amongst the 16 varsity teams stood out. Find out more about them below. </p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Anderson has a dominant presence on the court. Playing all the way around, she excels in ball control and has a high IQ. In the front row, she has a fast approach and strong swing with the ability to hit line, sharp cross, and deep corners. Anderson can read the defense and make smart plays to get the opposing team out of system. Defensively, she has quick blocking footwork and good communication to have a solid block on her hitters. As a server, she has a strong jump float that creates chaos for the other team. Her platform control rarely lets her miss a pass. Anderson is an outstanding all-around player.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Schroeder has a fast approach and a big swing. She can swing around and over blockers making the opposing teams defense work for every ball. In the middle, she skillfully can swing to each sideline and can place the ball in deep corners catching the defense off guard. Her footwork as a blocker allows her to jump early and get multiple touches on the ball to help her teammates.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Burns has a fast approach and swing putting a strong pace behind the ball. Her blocking footwork gives her the ability to get in front of her hitter quickly and time the block well. She has high and strong blocking hands and gets many touches. In the back row, Burns has strong platform control and court awareness. She is able to read the opposing hitter to place herself in the best spot to receive the hit. In serve receive, Burns is able to move quickly to the ball with plenty of time to angle her platform to pass the ball to her setter.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Lee's quick approach and fast swing catches the opposing teams defense off guard. She is efficient at reading the block and making a move to avoid it. Lee can tip, roll shot, or swing around the block and where the defense is not. As a blocker, she gets up fast and had strong hands controlling the ball with any touch she gets.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Opatz has a fast transition off net allowing her to get behind the ball. She is great at watching and reading the defense so she can strategically place the ball where they are not. She has a tall approach and a strong swing allowing her to hit high, hard, and deep into the court. Opatz has the skill to nicely place tips and roll shots to catch the defense off guard. She is a strong defender with great platform control and hustles to cover hitters.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Rajkowski approaches quickly to the ball and has a fast swing to successfully score points down the line and cross court. Rajkowshi reads the defense and can roll shot the ball right over the block making the defense scramble. She has loud communication and good energy though the entire game. fast swing, line and cross court shot, fast approach, roll shots over block, good communication</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Ruud can perform a wide range of shots with her fast approach and high swing. She effectively reads the block and swings, tips, or roll shots depending on where she is with respect to the blockers and other defensive players. She has a fast transition off the net and is ready to swing every play.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Dingman has a strong swing and is able to use the block in front of her to score points. She will tip and throw off of the block leaving little room for the opposing team to pick up the ball. She is great at reading the defense and swinging around it to put the ball down. Defensively she has great platform control and can get the ball up to her setter to make the next play. Dingman is a well-rounded player on the court.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Schultz has a high and strong swing that lets her skillfully swing through and over the block. She has strong hands to tip and throw off of the block to gain points for her team. Schultz has a fast approach that catches the opposing teams off guard. Defensively she has good footwork and is able to get to the ball quickly to pass the ball with little error.</p>
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The Sauk Rapids-Rice Invitational was full of talent. Numerous outsides amongst the 16 varsity teams stood out. Find out more about them below.
School:
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Minnesota
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AVB Fire 16-3
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HEIGHT
5'8"
POS
DS/L
CLASS
2026
State:
Minnesota
School:
Watertown-Mayer
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HEIGHT
5'9"
POS
OH
CLASS
2026
State:
Minnesota
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Annandale
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HEIGHT
5'7"
POS
OH
CLASS
2026
State:
Minnesota
School:
Monticello
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5'10"
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OH
CLASS
2027
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Monticello High School
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