Wisconsin Teams in the 2018 USAV Girls’ 18s Junior National Championships – Part 4 – American Division
Wisconsin sent 13 teams to compete in Anaheim last weekend, with 6 teams in the 4 Qualifying divisions and 7 teams in the non-qualifying Patriot Division. Part 4 is a quick recap of how Motion Volleyball 18 Blu and SWVBC…
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Continue ReadingWisconsin sent 13 teams to compete in Anaheim last weekend, with 6 teams in the 4 Qualifying divisions and 7 teams in the non-qualifying Patriot Division. Part 4 is a quick recap of how Motion Volleyball 18 Blu and SWVBC G18 did in the USAV 18s Junior National Championships while competing in the American Division.
AMERICAN DIVISION
SWVBC G18 – FINISHED 29TH OUT OF 64
SWVBC G18 played a majority of their season in Illinois, played quite a few teams that competed in the higher divisions, and they held their own. SWVBC started out on Friday (4/27) afternoon with a couple of wins in their opening matches. First, they defeated EliteVBTC 18 Katie (25-23, 25-23) and then ACAD 18 White North (25-19, 25-18). They wrapped up the day with a loss to GA5 18 – April (24-26, 25-22, 10-15). SWVBC ended up with a 2-1 record, which placed them 2nd in their Friday pool.
On Saturday morning, SWVBC played in a tough Saturday pool where they took 3 tough losses. The first loss came to AVA TX 18 Team Rox (15-25, 12-25) followed by a struggle with ZIVA 18 National (10-25, 21-25). They finished Saturday with a battle and a loss to EXCEL 18 National White (26-28, 25-22, 13-15).
The 0-3 record for the day placed SWVBC 4th in their Saturday pool. SWVBC played in the Flight 1 Bracket A Sunday. Their weekend ended with a loss to A5 South 18-Jason (25-19, 25-27, 11-15). With a 2-5 record, SWVBC placed 29th out of 64 teams. They faced some tough competition, such as ZIVA 18 National out of Texas who placed 2nd in the American division. ZIVA holds an impressive 33-6 record playing in qualifiers and this national competition. SWVBC finished up a competitive season in California, and we wish the best of luck to those playing at the next level in the Fall!
Cassidy Kundinger – Undecided
Addie Sagat – Undecided
Heidi Hoffman Heidi Hoffman 5'8" | DS/L Homestead | 2018 State WI – Undecided
Mackenzie Schmirler Mackenzie Schmirler 5'11" | RS Brookfield East | 2018 State WI – Undecided
Emily Gillen – UW-Whitewater
Madison Gordon – UM-Duluth
Quinn Borchert Quinn Borchert 6'0" | MB Lake Mills | 2018 State WI – Milwaukee School of Engineering
Abby Arena Abby Arena 5'10" | OH West Allis Hale | 2018 State WI – UW-Oshkosh
Tatum Brim – Clark University
Kelly Ann Sotiros – UW-Whitewater
MOTION VOLLEYBALL 18 BLU – FINISHED 41ST OUT OF 64
Motion Volleyball 18 Blu had a jam packed schedule this season playing some of the top teams in the Midwest. They started out on Friday (4/27) afternoon with a pair of losses to SA STING 18 BLACK (13-25, 22-15) and EXCEL 18 National White (17-25, 26-24, 13-15). Immediately after their battle with EXCEL, Motion turned around and had a decisive win over Club Gold 18-1 Blue (25-18, 25-15). With a 1-2 record, Motion placed 3rd in their Friday pool.
Saturday (4/28) afternoon, Motion started out with a pair of solid wins over WPVC 18 Elite Black (25-14, 25-18) and NSSC 181 (25-17, 25-16). Motion ended their Saturday pool losing a tough battle with EliteVBTC 18 Katie (26-24, 20-25, 8-15). Their 2-1 finish placed them 2nd in their pool and placed them in Flight 3 Bracket A.
Sunday (4/29) started off with a 3-set win for Motion against Topeka Impact 18-1 (25-23, 13-25, 15-7). Motion continued on to win the Flight 3 Bracket A with another solid win against Renaissance 18 Black (25-22, 25-18). With a 5-3 record for the weekend, Motion placed 41st out of 64 teams. Motion had a tough pool with teams like SA STING 18 BLACK (San Antonio, TX). Sting holds a 41-19 record and finished 13th in the American division. Sting has players that will be continuing on in the fall at Alcorn State, Dallas, East Texas Baptist, Eastern New Mexico, Huston-Tillotson, Panola College, Tarleton, Trinity, UT-San Antonio, and UT-Tyler. Motion finished with a 49-22 record playing in California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Wisconsin. Good luck to the Motion Blu players in the fall!
Greta Paszek Greta Paszek 6'0" | OH Arrowhead | 2018 State WI – Bemidji State
Katy Kluge – Unsigned
Jill Glyzewski – Unsigned
Ciara Gilbertson Ciara Gilbertson 5'8" | S Menominee Falls | 2018 State WI – UW-Stevens Point
Nora Pecha Nora Pecha 5'9" | MB Franklin | 2018 State WI – UW-Madison (Club)
Emma Kiekhofer – Unsigned
Paige Jaeger Paige Jaeger 5'8" | DS/L Oconomowoc | 2018 State WI – Stony Brook University
Sophia Pahl – Bowdoin College
Olivia Ciardo – UW-Madison (Club)
Kaitlyn Boelter-Eberhardt Kaitlyn Boelter-Eberhardt 6'0" | RS Pewaukee | 2018 State WI – North Central College
Gabby Pavlik– Concordia University – Wisconsin