Washington Squads at Northern Lights Qualifier

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Northern Lights Qualifier offers teams nationwide one of the first opportunities to earn a bid to the USAV Junior National Championship. The Minneapolis Convention Center played host to several Washington teams that traveled to the Gopher State looking for early season competition and the elusive USAV Nationals bid. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">DAKINE 18-1 SURF </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Dakine Volleyball Club sent both 18U teams to Minneapolis and competed in the Liberty Division. 18-1 and 18-2 both finished off the weekend with wins, finishing in 5th place and 13th place respectively, taking home the Silver and Flight 1 brackets.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["445694"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Stains played her high school ball at Eastmont, and this season is suiting up for DaKine at the libero spot. The 5'7 defender had a great run with the Evergreen Region All-Stars in Florida last summer, and looked steady as a passer at Northern Lights. Stains has a steady, sound platform in serve receive, an important part of the puzzle for the 18 Surf team that has excellent attackers on the roster.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65b654a3cc416"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/19042742/653964db5b3cb00dc0c3f10b' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65b88629bdfb6"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='245155' first='Bridget' last='Woodruff']</strong>. The powerful lefty found gaps in defenses and terminated consistently, Woodruff played with urgency and smarts as an attacker. Her DaKine squad dropped matches to both the 1st and third-place finishers, just missing a Gold Bracket berth in a 3-set loss to PVA 18 Elite.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">PSVBA 17 Legacy</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations":"","_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65b654a3cc46e"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[program_tooltip program_id='495382' first='Puget' last='Sound Volleyball Academy'] left Minneapolis with a hard-fought 1st place victory and bid to USAV Nationals in the Liberty Division. Bids at National qualifiers are difficult to earn in any division, the competition is intense, and clubs with high national profiles are hunting bids at every event. PSVBA 17 Legacy worked through tough Midwest teams Club North and MAVS Kansas City in the Gold Bracket before taking the title over CSA out of Colorado. Wins on the national stage are a team effort, here are a few players that stood out for PSVBA. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["250424"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Taitano pushed the team from the setter spot, and her movement, set location and timely kills playing out of the 5-1 were a huge difference maker over the three day tournament. She kept defenses honest with her offense from the setter position, attacking from the front and back row on the second ball. Taitano has a good feel setting the pin from her platform when she is on the run, and helped PSVBA hitters with solid location when they has to take out of system swings.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65b654a3cc4b0"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='250418' first='Layne' last='Dent'] Dent was the main hammer for Legacy, ripping kills from the pin and as an option from the back row. The Saint Mary's commit was a force and played with power and efficiency. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='495494' first='Kailee' last='Brushwood'] The 6'0 Brushwood had smart swings and delivered timely blocks as a three-rotation right side. She has a soft tip she can drop over the top of the block and tooled the block effectively. A 2025 from River Ridge High School, Brushwood an excellent feel for the game and played winning volleyball for PSVBA. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sudden Impact Volleyball Club</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Playing in the 17 Open Division, <strong>Sudden Impact 17 Storm</strong> dueled with some of the best teams in the country. On day three they faced off against Premier Nebraska 17 Gold, looking to end the weekend with a victory. The match went to three with Sudden Impact dropping the contest after seizing the momentum in a first-set win 25-21. The tournament is a competitive starting point for a loaded travel schedule for SIVBC, </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["493144"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"The Holy Names middle is a factor at the net with tremendous length at a legit 6'3 and a developing offensive game, Bradbury worked the 31 seam for kills and cleaned up balls at the net for easy scores with strong two-handed throw downs. She formed a solid block, and her length made tipping for other teams an adventure as she tossed down any off speed that wasn't placed well above her reach.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65b654a3cc4ef"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='275202' first='Adeline' last='Daniel']</strong> The long left-hander did terrific work against blocking versus dynamic open division attackers. Daniel was able to generate kills hitting high off the block and with a well-disguised off-speed roll she has incorporated into her game. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='310798' first='Jaslynn' last='Daily']</strong>. The 2026 setter played dynamic defense in the 6-2, picking up tips and roll shots behind her blockers. Daily put together a nice serving run against Nebraska Premier, jamming a hard jump float into the seams that gave passers problems. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">SIVBC 18</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sudden Impact 18 faced off against mature, athletic, competition-tested teams. SIVBC battled, finishing in 15th place. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["251546"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Foley laid into some swings against a tough Kairos squad from South Dakota, finding the deep part of the court to score. Her off ball defense was smart and she switched it up offensively in the first set, hammering a ball down the line for a kill. Foley has a solid volleyball IQ, she betters the ball when there is a scramble and gets herself into good positions on the court relative to the situations during a rally.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-65b654a3cc52c"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='369424' first='Victoria' last='Plumb']</strong> Plumb had to hang in against some towering attackers hitting wicked angles all weekend, and she held her own. The entire Open Divison serves extremely tough and Plumb competed to keep SIVBC in system and the match. Plumb has excellent energy and is always working hard on the court. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->