Makenzie Pears reflects a right side who understands exactly where her value begins, at the net. She is most excited to showcase her attacking and blocking, two areas that continue to define how she impacts matches, and she points to blocking as the part of her game that has taken the biggest jump this season.

What stands out is how naturally communication shows up in how she processes higher-level competition. As the pace increases, her first instinct is not to speed up, but to get louder, get clearer, and make sure everyone around her stays connected.

Her game feels team-centered, physical, and built around doing the work on both sides of the ball, exactly what coaches want to see from an emerging pin who is still early in her recruiting journey.

~ Michelle Bamford @Coachable247