High School Early Top Performers – The Defenders
The high school volleyball season is underway in Washington and prospects from every corner of the Evergreen State are doing their best to help their teams while they showcase their games in the prospect of being recruited by a college…
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Continue ReadingThe high school volleyball season is underway in Washington and prospects from every corner of the Evergreen State are doing their best to help their teams while they showcase their games in the prospect of being recruited by a college in order to make the move to the next level.
Some players didn’t need more than three or four matches to show what they can do and as production in volleyball can come in a variety of ways, we’ll spend this week highlighting the young prospects who are off to a great start in their campaigns.
This time we’ll take a look at the players who have been putting up massive defensive numbers:
Sandy Seetharaman – Outside Hitter – HS: Interlake – 2022
A 5’9” outside hitter, Sandy Seetharaman is one of those players who are well-versed on both sides of the ball. She has an important role for Interlake on offense, but is also the team’s main defender, having racked up 47 digs in 14 sets, to an average of 3.4 per set. Seetharaman has been extremely consistent with her backcourt efforts, with her defensive production ranging from ten to 13 digs in each of the Saints’ four matches.
Ashley Barber – Defensive Specialist – HS: Olympic – Club: Olympic Premier – 2023
With the season still so young, it’s common to see one great performance hugely boost player’s numbers and that’s been the case with Ashley Barber. The 5’2” Olympic defensive specialist only saw the court in eight sets across two matches, but absolutely killed it in on one of them, producing 46 digs in a five-set victory against Kingston. Barber’s total is not at 53 and her average at impressive 6.6 per set.
Brynn Tarabochia – Libero – HS: Naselle – 2023
Brynn Tarabochia is coming from a strong shortened season, in which she tallied 202 digs for Naselle, and after just three matches she’s nearly a quarter of way to repeat those numbers with the Comets. The 5’5” libero has been anchoring the team’s backcourt once again and her dig count is already at 45 after three 3-0 wins – to an average of five per set. Tarabochia was particularly dominant in a victory against Wahkiakum in which she dug 23 balls.