Team Profile: Steele Comets (Amherst, OH)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Off to a 9-1 start in 2022, Steele has a core group of athletes back this year from a team that found a lot of success last season as they finished 23-4 overall including a trip to the Division I Ohio state semifinals. Here are some of their top athletes:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='114531' first='Nia' last='Hall']</strong> - 2023<br>The Comets' offensive leader, Hall is producing at the highest rate of her career so far this season. The 5'10 senior is averaging 5.4 kills per set while hitting at a terrific efficiency of .468, especially given the volume of work she does with her arm swing. She is effective at the left side pin and in the middle and is confident with a full range of shots that include both power and finesse. Defensively, she is among the team leaders with 10.3 digs per match. She has twice earned 19 kills in a match this season with only one contest when she did not reach the double-figure kills mark. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='169112' first='Cecily' last='Waynar']</strong> - 2024<br>Waynar has improved her arm work in the air and has the ability to put a lot of heat behind the ball when she is on time and balance. She is a critical factor for the Comets as she is second on the team offensively with an average of 3.3 kills per set. In addition, she is terminating 55% of her attempts and is attacking at a career best efficiency of .406. On the defensive side, the 5'11 middle is averaging nearly four blocks per match. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='169502' first='Lindsey' last='McConihe']</strong> - 2023<br>The senior libero is approaching the 1,000 digs mark for her career. As she has a career average of 11.3 digs per match, her three most recent seasons include averaging nearly 16 digs per match during that time frame, including a 15.8 digs per match average in 2022. She has a season high of 26 digs in a match earlier versus Berea-Midpark. At 5'2, she has good center of gravity that allows her to move laterally with good quickness to make plays. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ava Haddix</strong> - 2023<br>The Comets' senior setter has been leading this team since the start of her junior year. She had 851 assists in 2021 while averaging just shy of 10 assists per set. Her numbers have increased so far in 2022 as she is delivering over 11 assists per set. She is approaching 1,200 assists for her career and should clearly surpass that over the next several weeks especially given the firepower she has in their offense. Haddix also contributes nearly seven digs per match. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->