GJNC Previews: SIVBC 17 Storm

<p>What has been a shortened club volleyball season is coming to an end in Seattle but the best was arguably saved for the last with the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship set to take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center from June 26-July 5.</p> <p>The event is expected to attract more than 700 teams in the 15 divisions for clubs from 15s to 17s and the state of Washington will be among the participants with at least 11 teams entered to appear in the event.</p> <p>Between now the stating serve on June 26, we’ll take a look in each of those teams, recapping their club season and pointing out the players you would want to follow in the tournament.</p> <p><strong>SIVBC 17 Storm</strong></p> <p>SIVBC 17 Storm is part of the Sudden Impact Volleyball Club of out of Bellevue, one of the strongest in the state. The team led by head coach Steve Whitaker will play in the 17 Patriot division after registering a 14-12 win record in the club season so far. The squad secured their bid to Las Vegas with their second-place finish as the PSR Regionals in May and before that finished fifth in the Power League.</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CPO7CzZlS0k/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="13"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CPO7CzZlS0k/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Sudden Impact Volleyball Club (@suddenimpactvb)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p> <p><strong>Players to Watch</strong></p> <p><strong>Elise Hani – Middle Blocker – HS: Lake Washington – 2022</strong></p> <p>Elise Hani is among the most interesting prospects in SIVBC 17 Storm’s roster and it’s easy to realize why – she’s 6’4” and very athletic. She’s one of just a few middles who can carry their team’s offensive load, which she has been doing for her high school team Lake Washington. Her extremely high contact point gives her a tremendous advantage on offense and she’s also a very effective blocker due to her impressive reach and improved mobility at the net. Hani has recently been named to the USA Volleyball 2021 indoor girls U19 summer training series.</p> <p><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/13495267/60b0a88c90fa1f0314660fd5" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="97118" first="Jenna" last="Legault"] – Outside Hitter – HS: Bothell - 2022 </strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="97118" first="Jenna" last="Legault"] can do-it-all in a volleyball court and that’s exactly what you’d want from an outside hitter. The six-footer is a factor at the net and typically puts up big numbers on offense, as she’s been doing for her high school team Bothell. She’s nearly unstoppable when she hits angle due to her reach and her ability to avoid opposing blockers. Legault is also very technical, which reflects well on her backcourt game and makes of her an excellent defender and an efficient passer.</p> <p><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/12303905/60b0a4f3bed673063c549aca" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Diya Mishra – Middle Blocker/Outside Hitter – HS: Overlake – 2022</strong></p> <p>Diya Mishra forms a strong middle blocker combination with Heni. While her teammate’s game is understandably predicated on her size, the 5’11” Mishra brings a little bit more of versatility and all-around skills to the game. She hits a really quick set down the middle and manages to put a lot of power on it – this way she registered more than 100 kills in each of the last two high school seasons with Overlake. Her backcourt game is also solid and it allows her to play as an outside hitter as well.</p> <p><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11899718/60b0b1dbf55fcb0e3807c22d" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>