The team rides the lightning bolt right arm of the top 2024 outside hitter in the state, Lauren Dreves Lauren Dreves 6'1" | OH Columbia River | 2024 State #46 Nation WA . The Auburn commit was overpowering in Week 2 and may not be stopped at all this season. A long 6’1, Dreves has a great overall skill set and has played against the highest level of competition with Oregon Juniors. She is attacking at a .600 clip for the season so far, impressive at any level.

Dreves, the #1 2024 recruit in Washington, is a talented six-rotation pin hitter. Playing up a grade, she was the lone junior on OJVA 18-1 Gold and was instrumental in their #2 finish in Open. Standing at 6’1”, she is long, with a high reach on the ball and a whip of an arm. She proves terminal from either pin. She puts up a big block with a major reach over the net. She is also an exceptional defender, with a great read on the attack and a quick reaction time.

The Triple Crown NIT is widely considered the most talent-packed tournament of the club season. Dreves played as a six-rotation player as a junior at the 18’s level and was consistent and tough against the best players from around the nation. Her OJVA 18 team competed hard and finished with a 5-3 record, and all the losses were in three sets. Dreves can shut down the line as a blocker, she is great at getting her hands across the net and making it tough on hitters.

Dreves is entering the club season after a fantastic last few months. She was critical in the Columbia River Rapids two-peat 2A State championship as a six-rotation outside hitter. Some impressive accolades to add to her already impressive resume at the completion of her junior season: 2A GSHL 1st Team All-League, 1st Team All-Region, 1st Team All-State, 2A GSHL Offensive MVP, and, to top it all off All-Region Player of the Year. Although she is the only 2024 talent on the 18 Gold squad, she has been playing with this group since she was in 5th grade on the 12 Gold team. Recently, Dreves committed to play at Auburn University. But first, she has her final two club seasons ahead of her, giving her plenty of time to prepare for her collegiate debut.

Dreves is the overall top recruit in Washington for the class of 2024. She powered her Columbia River team to a 2A state title over rival Ridgefield, avenging an earlier loss to the Spudders. Dreves averaged nearly 24 kills per match in the state tournament, ramping up her productivity and fire to a new level to bring home the championship trophy. An Auburn commit, she can bounce a ball on the defense but is smart enough as a player to use the shot she needs to terminate the point. Dreves has excellent length and is a plus server and defender who has earned an opportunity to be a six-rotation outside in the SEC.

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Besides the obvious physical attributes that she possesses, Dreves has a very advanced feel for the game and a great sense for the right shot at the right time in a match. The feel/volleyball IQ, shows up when you watch her quickly transition into the right location on the court relative to the location of the player setting the ball. She will get outside or stay inside, it might be a hard turn or just a few quick backpedals to be in the ideal spot to take the swing. When she gets there, the shot is adjusted depending on the block, she is a scorer not just someone hitting it as hard as she can. Her serve game really showed up in the tournament, with a flat jump float and tough defense, she rattled off long scoring runs from the back row.

From a volleyball family, Dreves has a fluid, natural arm swing, and her movement on the court is athletic and effortless. When she rises to blast a ball high line or hard angle, her length and explosiveness show what a high-level pin-headed to the SEC looks like. The Rapids have their main rival Ridgefield on the other side of the bracket and will be looking to avenge their first loss in 38 matches by reaching the state final. Dreves attacks opposing defenses in and out of system consistently with swings that have pace and are put in tough-to-handle spots. Columbia River overall puts constant pressure on the opposing team to play excellent defense, free balls and mistakes are kept to a minimum when they are in the flow.

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Junior Dreves is an SEC commit, headed to Auburn after graduation in 2024, and she has played like it for the Rapids this season. No spotlight has shined too bright for the dynamic attacker. In one of the biggest games of the season, she tallied 23 kills against rival Ridgefield, and she has poured it on from there. Sophomore Sydney Dreves, and seniors Sophie Worden and Sasha Pelkey are key to teams the title hopes headed into the postseason.