Five NOVA 17 Navy Prospects Making a Big Impact

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='535850' first='Hailey' last='Gutfranski']</strong> - 5'10 | S<br>Gutfranski (*pictured) has been impressive this club season as the primary setter for NOVA 17 Navy. At 5'10, she has continued to make good progressive in her movement and range of delivery that is balanced and consistent in the offense she can run. She turns to face the ball with good preparation in her hand position and ability to pursue the second contact with efficiency in her footwork. Her tools include a solid response to emergency situations as she can make athletic plays to get her hands to the ball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='804645' first='Ashtyn' last='Hanousek']</strong> - 5'9 | OH/DS<br>Hanousek is a high volume attacker that can bring a heavy arm. Starting with her footwork, she gets herself into good situations in transition to finish her approach pattern closing to the ball effectively so she can elevate and contact. In addition to the big force she can put on the ball, she is also skilled and savvy at the top of her jump to make other plays to control the ball into space to make opponents have to scramble defensively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='484732' first='Aubrey' last='Verdova'] </strong>- 5'9 | OH/DS<br>Verdova has some of the best arm speed on this team. The 5'9 pin opens well to the ball in the air and uses her torque to help generate the pace of her swing that can move the ball quickly across the net. In open space, she can bury it to the court with good emphasis. She is an intentional hitter that includes ability to swing across her body or with wrist-away action to turn the ball to the outside edge of the block.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='803415' first='Sam' last='Wheeler']</strong> - 5'7 | DS/L<br>This team's primary libero, Wheeler returned to the club season with nice upgrades to her effort and overall skill set. She has become more efficient in her ball control movement and contact in serve receive with improved balance and footwork. Defensively, she is more patient and prepared to react with the right reactions. She capitalizes on her quickness to chase down balls while also able to adjust her posture to be able to create good angles to dig high and off the net when digging. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Kameron Chapman </strong>- 5'11 | MH/RS<br>As a 5'11 middle, Chapman has an aggressive arm that she can control to swing through space and movement to the edges of the opposing defense. She moves well around her setter with a good relationship that includes communication and trust to audible her option when necessary. She does a good job to make adjustments to stay available and effective through her opportunities.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->