2027 Setters at PSR Regionals

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Puget Sound Region combines Regionals and the Bid tournament, and in the 16's age Division, three bids to Nationals were on the line. Sixteen squads faced off in the Emerald Division, with Dakine Surf 16-1 taking home the regional Championship over SVNF 16 Blitz. Third-place winners SIVBC 16 Thunder also secured a bid, winning the 3rd-4th place match against Puyallup Juniors 16 National. Here are several setters that got it done at the NW Sports Hub in Centralia, WA this weekend. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["492274"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67f7420ce81d1"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Urbanzo and her Space Needle Blitz team are putting together an outstanding season; they finished second in the Regional Championships, earning a bid to Nationals. The Everett prospect is an excellent floor general and plays with hustle and tenacity. Her background in sand shines defensively, and she is not afraid to mix it up at the net when needed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["486981"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67f72f46d8d14"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Smith has taken it to another level with Dakine this club season; she works in outstanding unison with her attackers, and the Dakine 16 Surf team captured the Region Championship and a "third bid" to Nationals. Her serve is just plain nasty, knocking teams out of the flow and giving Dakine easy free and down balls to create and score offensively. Smith is doing the most essential part of her job exceptionally well - delivering a hittable ball for her teammates to terminate. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["478696"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67f7420ce827f"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Dela Cruz is crafty with her attacks out of the 6-2 for Dakine Surf 16 Pasi. She has a terrific feel for when to drop in a tough "on two"attack, and caught defenses flat-footed for easy points. She had a connection working with outside hitter Maggie Yearout, running a fast tempo off a dynamic jump set to score effectively. The Timberline sophomore has excellent defensive instincts and hangs tough against big swings down the line. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["541919"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67f7420ce82c0"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Taliloa and her NPJ Seattle 16 National squad battled hard at Regionals. Her size, feel, and soft hands help her deliver effortless sets to attackers, pin to pin. This squad has two other dynamic setters, [player_tooltip player_id='603010' first='Tristyn' last='Ervin'] and Adeline Pozzie, both on board. Combined with Taliloa NPJ, it has multiple skilled options to run the offense. Taliloa is almost always in the correct position, and her read on the game lets her anticipate the next ball or play, putting her attackers in the best possible matchup. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["484156"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67f7420ce8307"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The sophomore from Bishop Blachet is always a difference maker for her team, and she helped SIVBC 16-Thunder to a third-place finish and an American Bid to Nationals. Malley plays with incredible confidence in the setter spot; she reverses the flow with long, fast backsets that are on point, and she can locate the ball from difficult angles and body positions when needed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->