Banzai Classic 17s: The Best Liberos
Trojan Volleyball 17-1 – Kyra Gray had a .935 serve efficiency with 48 aces and 3.8 DPS for Platteview High School last fall and looked fantastic on Sunday! She was everywhere on the court and her serves helped her team…
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Continue ReadingTrojan Volleyball 17-1 – Kyra Gray had a .935 serve efficiency with 48 aces and 3.8 DPS for Platteview High School last fall and looked fantastic on Sunday! She was everywhere on the court and her serves helped her team finish second at the Banzai Classic. With some players, you can see their skill strength grow during a day of hard play. I believe I saw this with Kyra this weekend. She was strong at the beginning but looked even better in the final match of the day.
Reese Rochleau, class of 2021, Victory Volleyball 17-1.
Victory Volleyball 17-1 – Reese Rochleau was one of the athletes that caught my eye this weekend as a really good libero. She was moving so much it made me wince occasionally. She is really quick and got to balls I didn’t expect her to. I have watched her play for a number of years and she has really worked hard and come a long way from a couple of years ago. I believe that deserves some recognition for the effort I know she has expended to progress as she has. Good job, Reese!
South Central 17 Black – Cassidy Knust played lights out on Sunday. She was really quick and anticipatory. She seemed to know where everything was going this weekend and helped her team capture the championship this weekend. Cassidy plays for Aurora High School and her stats last fall were a .906 serve efficiency with 44 aces and 6.2 DPS.
Elite 16 Forza – Kira Shaffar‘s team played up this past weekend and finished third. This was in part due to her almost flawless play as libero.
Elite 15 Riot – Kaelyn Andersen caught my eye as a libero for her team before I realized they were the youngest team on the courts. They finished fifth and she looked really, really good playing against teams two years her senior. Nice job.