One thing I completely found out while watching Eva play today—-I am WAY off on her ranking. With size, strength and an intimidation factor that just doesn’t come easily from middles in Indiana, Miss Stokes was an x-factor in the middle when her fellow pin-hitting teammates struggled to terminate against bigger competition. Smart with her shots and strong when she needs to be, she’s an M2 that excels on zero-tempo balls that can vary in space from the setter——allowing her to hit all angles equally, adding to the difficulty in defending her on every point. She was a pleasure to watch today, and easily raised her stock 100 spots with her performance in a tough 17 USA division.

One thing I completely found out while watching Eva play today—-I am WAY off on her ranking. With size, strength and an intimidation factor that just doesn’t come easily from middles in Indiana, Miss Stokes was an x-factor in the middle when her fellow pin-hitting teammates struggled to terminate against bigger competition. Smart with her shots and strong when she needs to be, she’s an M2 that excels on zero-tempo balls that can vary in space from the setter——allowing her to hit all angles equally, adding to the difficulty in defending her on every point. She was a pleasure to watch today, and easily raised her stock 100 spots with her performance in a tough 17 USA division.