Plattsmouth Invitational Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Norris Titans captured the Plattsmouth Invitational Saturday. The Titans defeated Nebraska City, Raymond Central and then beat a scrappy David City in 3 sets for the championship.&nbsp; The Seward Bluejays defeated Raymond Central to finish 3rd place. Here are a few standout performances and players to keep an eye on as we get the season underway.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nebraska City's Lexi Brown, who is a sophomore, stood out as a strong blocker today. She is strong and reaches well. She was able to get touches and a stuff block on some really great attackers today. Keep tabs on this young Pioneer!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seward's [player_tooltip player_id='758622' first='Taegan' last='Weber'] is also a standout sophomore. The setter has really soft hands and sets a nice ball to the pin! Weber has great ball distribution and ran a few great quicks to the middle. She was very smooth on the floor!&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Middle [player_tooltip player_id='814866' first='Karsyn' last='Fields'] was the recipient of a lot of those great Weber sets today. Karsyn has a fast arm and is explosive! Her athleticism was on display several times in crucial points. She does a nice job of keeping the ball in front of her and getting on top of the ball. The senior was able to give her team some momentum and terminate during long rallies!&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>David City's [player_tooltip player_id='349479' first='Kamryn' last='Behrns'] was a complete force in all phases of the game today. The 6'0” lefty Drake Commit has such a hammer for an arm. She can power through the block and tool shot to score points or she can hit a killer line shot. Behrns can swing efficiently from the back row as well. She is a strong blocker and server as well. She is so fun to watch!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior setter/hitter [player_tooltip player_id='396731' first='Kambri' last='Andel']&nbsp; is also a big leader on the floor! She does everything at a high level! Andel has a big swing and plays great floor defense. She also distributes the ball well from pin to pin. She makes smart decisions and has a high volleyball IQ. Keep an eye on her and a very good David City team this year in C-1.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Norris' [player_tooltip player_id='739707' first='Loryn' last='Piening'] had a fantastic day in the middle for the Titans. She has had huge growth from her freshman year to her sophomore campaign in her physical strength and range of shots. Piening runs a great slide and jumps well. Love her physicality at the net both blocking and hitting. A big offensive option for setter [player_tooltip player_id='458117' first='Malorie' last='Boesiger']!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='807841' first='Alli' last='Bornschlegl'], a South Dakota State commit, was a force at the net on Saturday.&nbsp; Her fast arm swing and athleticism make her hard to stop. She has so much range and can literally hit over the block. Her line shot is hard to stop and she is able to put the ball down when needed. She also does a good job of hitting sneaky tip shots over the block or deep zone 1.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The season opened on Thursday for many of these teams and it will be fun to watch these teams compete over the season! Keep an eye on these standouts as the season progresses!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->