I’ve watched Small develop her game throughout the last several years, when she’s created a path to playing the sport in college. She’s always been tall for her age, which helped her succeed. Small has worked hard on her volleyball skills and agility to take advantage of her natural gifts, though. I saw that in the fall when she contributed a lot to an Iowa City West team that returned to the state tournament for the first time since 2016. She’d progressed from when I saw her last club season. The same could be said when watching her compete at the USAV Iowa Regional in late March. Her United outfit won the championship and earned a National Division bid to this summer’s national tournament in Indianapolis. I thought Small was playing confidently and aggressively. It showed up an intimidating attack and an effective block. Small is agile and moves well laterally. She can hit the slide attack and put down quicks. There’s a lot to like about her game.

I’ve watched Small develop her game throughout the last several years, when she’s created a path to playing the sport in college. She’s always been tall for her age, which helped her succeed. Small has worked hard on her volleyball skills and agility to take advantage of her natural gifts, though. I saw that in the fall when she contributed a lot to an Iowa City West team that returned to the state tournament for the first time since 2016. She’d progressed from when I saw her last club season. The same could be said when watching her compete at the USAV Iowa Regional in late March. Her United outfit won the championship and earned a National Division bid to this summer’s national tournament in Indianapolis. I thought Small was playing confidently and aggressively. It showed up an intimidating attack and an effective block. Small is agile and moves well laterally. She can hit the slide attack and put down quicks. There’s a lot to like about her game.