North Stafford is in a rebuilding mode with five frosh on their roster. Cailin stands out as one of those veteran club players on a young team with expectations to fill a leadership role. She did a good job of that at the Virginia Volleyball Showcase, earning a spot on the all tournament team for leading her team to a second place finish in a strong pool. They placed second in the same pool as Bishop O’Connell, who went on to win the tournament

While North Stafford failed to beat the Knights they did upset Colgan (the defending showcase champions from last year) to finish second in the pool. Once they dropped to the silver division two strong VHSL state contenders Madison and Woodgrove swept them.

At 5’9″ Cailin is a bit undersized for an outside but she brings a good vertical jump. Her passing and defense are strong allowing her to play six rotations. In almost any tournament I go to in which club 540 is playing Cailin seems to pick up her play to lead her teams into the playoffs. She did the same at this tournament.

Cailin Connors Cailin Connors 5'9" | OH North Stafford | 2028 State VA was quite active hitting outside in 540 Volleyball Academies victory over Metro National. At 5’9″ she is a bit undersized but brings a good vertical to her game that allows her to hit high off the blocks. She also plays some quality defense when in the back row.

Leah Eggleton Leah Eggleton 5'8" | OH/DS/L Forest Park | 2028 State VA also contributed to the offense on the left side. She only stands 5’8″ but she ranks one position ahead of Cailin in the rankings at number 74.

With the quality of 16 teams at this tournament a fifth place finish was a good result for them.