Five 2027 ‘Watch List’ Athletes

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='821212' first='Zoey' last='Neitzelt']</strong> - MH<br>At 6'3, Neitzelt brings a formidable presence to the net for Danville. She led the Blue Devils in attempts and kills as she earned a career best 207 kills to improve her impact from the prior season. Her 2.6 k/s average was complemented well by a third consecutive season averaging over two blocks per match. The mutli-sport athlete uses her length and athleticism well with good control overall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='829886' first='Audrey' last='Miller']</strong> - OH<br>Miller had a big 2025 season on the volleyball court for Garaway as her breakout effort far eclipsed a good 2024 sophomore campaign. She was the key arm for the Pirates in 2025 seeing over 1,100 attempts, earning 411 kills for an average of 4.6 k/s. With nearly 300 digs, she was second defensively with 12.3 d/m. A star pitcher on the Pirates softball team, her arm was heavy on the volleyball court as she uses good approach work with her slow-to-fast footwork with elevation and big arm speed in the air.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='720384' first='Victoria' last='Intas']</strong> - DS/L<br>Intas had a solid junior season for Nordonia as she led her team defensively at 9.2 d/m. She picked up a career high 221 digs, providing a big lift to her team's high potential offense that averaged nearly 13 kills per frame as a unit. Her reactions are quick and assertive as she can create good angles while adjusting force well to move the ball effectively off the net and with time for her setters to do their job.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='732844' first='Maddie' last='Hambidge'] </strong>- OH/DS/S<br>Hambidge can do a lot for her team. The junior Madeira product has impacted that program as a setter, attacker, and with her ball control and defense. Competing as a setter in 2024, she shifted to an offensive role in 2025 providing 2.0 k/s as one of four attackers to earn over 130 kills on the season. At 5'7, she passed well and hit with an aggressive arm when in rhythm. She earned 8.2 d/m, good for second on Madeira's roster.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='774837' first='Lila' last='McCarty'] </strong>- S<br>The 5'5 setter is the primary floor leader for Western Brown helps lead her GCVC team this club season. Her skills help her team at the net as she can run a varied offense. She has demonstrated the ability to be offensive herself with good court awareness across the net to place the ball in a variety of locations to keep opponents off balance. Just shy of 500 assists for the Broncos, she averaged 7.0 a/s to balance her defense at 9.9 d/m.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->