Poor Carolyn. It almost seems like there is a media conspiracy against her. She wins the Capitol Hill Classic MVP award but the website still erroneously lists Jaylin Park Jaylin Park 5'6" | DS/L Reservoir | 2028 State VA as the MVP. And recently I received a list of local players who participated in the UA Next event down in Louisville to write a piece about them, but Carolyn’s name was not included on that list. I received a few emails letting me know about her attendance there. It turns out Cairo Turner Cairo Turner 6'2" | MB St. Paul VI Catholic | 2028 State VA was not mentioned either so the photo above a proof of their attendance.

However, Carolyn carries on. After winning the MVP at the Capitol Hill Classic she goes on to help her team win the Sunshine Classic, going undefeated in the process. That secured Metro Travel an open bid. They had to beat the second and third place teams from the Triple Crown to win the gold. First Qualifier and already an Open bid secured. Pretty sweet.

She also received an invite to the NTPD, where she got thrown in with the setters. Not that there is a problem with that but they did not give any of the setters an opportunity to hit. If they did Carolyn would have stood out as one of the top right side hitters of the group as well.

Carolyn is a sure bet to draw interest from a number of power four colleges.

Yeah, this is odd for me too. I generally don’t write about the very top prospects because they don’t need my help. They know how good they are and are out there proving it every day. I could honestly pick 5 girls from that Metro Travel 15s team and be done with this post, but I told myself I’m only going to pick one at a time and spread it out. Today, I’m going with Carolyn, but not for her outstanding play ON the court, what most impressed me about her this weekend was her behavior and work ethic OFF the court. I was around checking out some courts, because times are off by an hour or two all the time and it messes up my rough schedule, and while I was browsing, Metro was in between games, and Carolyn was off on her own, just bouncing a ball off the wall getting touches, refining her touch, building that muscle memory. Just pure work ethic of a girl that just can’t get enough. It wasn’t for the coaches, or the media, it was just to stay sharp and keep getting better when no one was watching. THAT is what separates the great from the good players and the superstars from the great players. Carolyn is absolutely going to be a superstar and I can’t wait to see her journey.

Carolyn ranks as the top prospect in the class of 2029. She earned first team WCAC as well as first team VISAA all state. MaxPrep also found room for her on their frosh All-America team.

She plays both setter and right side. She hits at a .409 clip, the ninth most effective in Virginia. No other frosh or sophomore ranks above her.

She can set a 5/1 but then you miss her offense in the front row. She can also attack from the back row but then you miss her setting. If only you could clone her and she can do both, set a 5/1 while also creating offense from the front and back row. It is rare for a player to carry so many skills.

If you watch her pass you could swear she would make a very good libero as well.