I hadn’t seen Steinkamp playing in person until the USAV Iowa Regional tournament in West Des Moines during late March. The ADM freshman was an integral part of a RVA team that rose from a second seed in its pool to a fifth-place overall finish in earning a Freedom Division bid to this summer’s National Tournament in Indianapolis. She was operating through six rotations as a right-side hitter. The lefty pressured opponents from the pin with a heavy swing resulting from a lofty vertical leap and hang time. Steinkamp reads the block well and consistently finds holes in the defense to exploit. She adjusts well to the set and usually gets off a good attack. On defense, Steinkamp combines the leaping ability with good timing and keen reading of the attack to out up an effective block. Positional flexibility opens up opportunities to end points all along the net.

I hadn’t seen Steinkamp playing in person until the USAV Iowa Regional tournament in West Des Moines during late March. The ADM freshman was an integral part of a RVA team that rose from a second seed in its pool to a fifth-place overall finish in earning a Freedom Division bid to this summer’s National Tournament in Indianapolis. She was operating through six rotations as a right-side hitter. The lefty pressured opponents from the pin with a heavy swing resulting from a lofty vertical leap and hang time. Steinkamp reads the block well and consistently finds holes in the defense to exploit. She adjusts well to the set and usually gets off a good attack. On defense, Steinkamp combines the leaping ability with good timing and keen reading of the attack to out up an effective block. Positional flexibility opens up opportunities to end points all along the net.