While Denver was going to need young players to step into prominent roles after graduation losses from last year’s state title team, it also had to have veterans take on larger roles in order to sustain success. McEwan showed earlier this month at the Waverly-Shell Rock Invite that she was up to the task. The senior thrived through six rotations. She entered this week’s postseason ranked second on the squad in kills and digs. McEwan succeeds because of excellent athleticism and explosion. She can get up on her vertical leap and offers a heavy swing that regularly terminates points. Fluidness, quick reflexes and a sound platform stand out in the back row.

McEwan is a scrappy, hardworking outside that knows how to score. She transitions quickly and will take big swings whether the ball is in system or out of system. As a 6 rotation outside, her back court play was as solid as her front row. She handled the bulk of serve receive, played excellent defense, made some huge saves in the corners, and took some big lethal, rips out of the middle back.