Four BG players that crossed into Tennessee for club season

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bowling Green area does provide some nice options for club such as BRAVO, Southern Kentucky Elite Volleyball Academy and Southern Kentucky Net Threat. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>However, Nashville lies about an hour to the south on Interstate 65 and some players from the area venture across the Tennessee border for different reasons. These four returning Bowling Green players have done that. Two play for Tennessee Performance Volleyball located in Franklin under the guidance of director Daniel Dierking and the other two play for Ethos Volleyball Club located in Nashville and owned by Troy Helton.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["577773"],"_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-697ac460bb37f"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">There are a number of big reasons why Gilliland received an invite to the Under Armour Next camp. Gilliland has a great vertical leap and gets over top of balls almost every time she touches them then lowers the BOOM! Gilliland (pictured) continuously finds different ways to hit over and around blockers and find the floor. Gilliland has a great net approach and it helps her hitters often hit her at the peak of her swing. Even if defenders are in the right position, they may not dig Gilliland up because she's that strong. Gilliland can even take huge swings from the back row. Not only that, Gilliland consistently makes the simple passes to get Bowling Green into a good rhythm and is an aggressive server.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["774166"],"_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-697ac460bb3ec"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Huffman's size and athleticism have helped her earn spots on the 4th Region All-Tournament Team, the American Volleyball Coach Association Phenom Watch List and Junior Volleyball Association Watch List. Defensively, Huffman does a good job watching the eyes of hitters, timing up the swings and taking away various angles, including ones against sound lefties. Huffman takes nice swings, wins jousts and is not afraid to tip over blockers if the opportunity presents itself. More growth should come during club season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["774157"],"_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-697ac460bb43d"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Size comes in the family and Huffman hopes to benefit from hitting the 6-feet-even mark. Huffman executes powerful ones and gap shots. Huffman backs up on role shots, makes simple passes then transitions to offense where she takes the big rips. Similar to big sister, Huffman also finds ways to hit over and around blockers for big points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["940279"],"_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-697ac460bb48b"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Tooley is another exciting young player the Purples have coming up. Tooley anticipates balls well then makes precise two to three-point passes. She lines up well behind blockers not hiding behind blocks. She only veers on her knees to dig up balls if necessary. Offensively, Tooley already has a nice vertical jump. She can pound balls through and over blocks. Bowling Green head coach Keith Carver said he expects to see her step in a six-rotation player this fall with her athleticism. Carver added he'd like to see her grow on back row defense during the spring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Note from the Writer</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mike Graham has been writing for Prep Dig for two years and has enjoyed getting to know the volleyball scenes in both Kentucky and Ohio. If you liked the story, please copy and paste to X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook. 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