This is one of my favorite under the radar players. She had a big leg injury last year and missed a good chunk of game time her freshman year, but she’s back out on the court now her Soph. season. She’s a fantastic setter. Good hands, speed and agility are off the charts. The defense is Libero level. She’s college level easily though, so one of my favorite to promote and I’m working on getting her some more exposure this year. She’s not currently ranked on the 2029 lists, but if I were to slot her in among the setters, she’d be somewhere in the top 7 I think. Hoping that she’s fully healed from the injury, and looking forward to following her HS run, and to see where she plays club this season. I know there are a few out there that would love to take a run at her and get her some high level exposure.

Lilyana was a fantastic player to watch at this showcase. She stood out originally with range and defense so fantastic that I thought she was a good DS/L. When I checked my info and saw she was a Setter, I was even more intrigued and watched for a longer stretch. Over the course of the day, I saw great footwork, using her great speed to get to where she needed to be and get squared in time to get up a good strong set. Her hands were very soft and she did a good job of setting middles with nice touch, while still having good strength for the outside balls. The agility was nice, showed good accuracy on the back sets to the right side, and her decision making skills were very solid, mixing up balls enough to keep the block off balance and give her hitters the best chance to succeed. She is going to be one of the best setters in the area for years to come.