I just put together an evaluation on her for leading Virginia Elite to the gold bracket in the Boston Qualifier. As stated at this point in her career her blocking skills are ahead of her hitting skills.

For West Springfield Milena finished with 73 blocks, 22 of them solo. That, along with her team leading .405 hitting percentage led West Springfield to the Class 6 Virginia state championship. She averaged 0.7 blocks per set.

Milena lists at 6’3″ with a 9’5″ block jump. She made quite a bit of improvement from her game last year. After playing a year of club with Virginia Elite her improvement should continue. Virginia Elite will play in the Freedom Division at Junior Nationals.

Milena recently committed to New York University.

Milena is another player with height. Last year when she played for West Springfield she showed a bit of rawness in her game. This year she was much more polished. West Springfield in my opinion was an unexpected winner in the Virginia Class 6 state championship. They would not have won without the steady play of Milena patrolling the middle. She led the team in blocking in the championship match with six.

Now she takes her improved tools to Virginia Elite. They finished ninth in the USA Division this past weekend after losing in three to Metro National in the first round of the gold bracket. Milena is one of those players you have to keep tracking because once she finds her offensive game she could transform into a top caliber player.

The blocking skills are there. A little more improvement in her arm swing to gather more power in her spikes would make her a force. She led her West Springfield team in blocks while finishing second in kills. While her .405 hitting percentage impresses it accumulated from her ability to hit over smaller, less skilled blockers. Playing at the higher level will provide her the challenges she needs to improve her game.