While we’re highlighting Kansas City crews making deep qualifier runs, let’s pivot to one of the region’s 15 American entries. MAVS KC 15 Premier took its show on the road at Philadelphia’s Northeast Qualifier, securing a USAV Nationals berth via a division title. Such a high-profile climb requires some high-flying presence at the net, and Venneman was always there to deliver. She is a lethal first-ball terminator and can carve indefensible angles when left one-on-one. This yielded a 0.386 hitting percentage in Venneman’s debut season with St. Paul, and she’s finding her stride yet again with MAVS.