ATX Showcase – Players to Watch – Liberos

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another big club volleyball tournament is coming up this weekend in the state of Texas as teams from all over the Lone Star State will head to its capital Austin for the 2023 ATX Showcase.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The massive event will feature 17 divisions and as many as 414 teams, which will compete in six different venues around the city. There will be some real talent in action in those teams and we'll take the week to present some of the names that have what it takes to stand out during the ATX Showcase.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's now look into some liberos who will be hard to score at this weekend:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Karis Carpenter","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32926","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"La Vernia","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"South Texas Volleyball Academy","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Carpenter is the starting libero of the STVA 15 Mizuno team that will compete in the 15 Open division this weekend. I've watched her earlier this season and was really impressed with how well she controls the team's backcourt. Very versatile on the backcourt, Carpenter can play defense on the middle or the left and is always very active and efficient with her play, generating several transition opportunities for her team. 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Reece also makes a big impact on defense, combining her tremendous ball control with hard work to keep it off the floor. 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