Savvy and Skilled 2023 and 2024 Setters Ready To Take on 2022
They run the show. They have a lot of pressure on them. Every point revolves around them. So who are the setters who can take on this responsibility. Here are a few from the Class of 2023 and Class of…
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Continue ReadingThey run the show. They have a lot of pressure on them. Every point revolves around them. So who are the setters who can take on this responsibility. Here are a few from the Class of 2023 and Class of 2024 who are available and have the skill, the savvy, the leadership, and all the dispositions to take their squad to the next level.
Macy Hinshaw – Circle City 17 Purple (IN)
Class of 2024
Hinshaw will be playing up a year with the Circle City 17s. This team is going to be real dangerous with some big time attackers with Chloe Chicoine playing with her age group after previously always playing up an age group, Quinci Thomas who recently committed to Xavier and is one of the top all around athletes in Indiana. Hinshaw brings a lot of quickness to the court, a high IQ, and just knows how to get the job done. She cannot officially start chatting with college coaches until June 15, 2022, but she is a gritty prospect who can really up the level of play for plenty of teams.
Rachel Koss – FC Elite 17 Navy (WI)
Class of 2023
Koss finished her 16s year with plenty of momentum where she proved she could be a lethal 5-1 setter. She can be physical at the net, while also defending her position in the front and backrow. The FC Elite 17 Navy squad is a gritty team who a lot of ball control behind Ohio State commit, Paige Miller and DS/L Kennedy Schmitz. They will use their athleticism to compete among the top teams and will need Koss to do a little bit of everything to win some big matches.
Elena Dragani – Milwaukee Sting 17 Gold (WI)
Class of 2023
Dragani’s game improves every time she steps on the court. She is solid all around and can find a way to contribute. A six rotation player, Dragani has fast hands and a savvy for the game. She will team up with fellow setter, Zoe Behrendt, who recently committed to North Carolina. Sting 17 Gold will be chasing an Open bid after narrowly missing an open bid as 16s in 2021. The ball control and setting for this squad will be extremely key in the 2022 season.
Sydney Selburg – Wisconsin Juniors 17-1
Class of 2023
Selburg has been rising among the setters in Wisconsin where she can be extremely offensive with a left handed swing. The defense has to respect her every time she jumps because she does a really nice job staying neutral and not predictable. The back corner of the opposite side of the net is a hot spot for Selburg as she will be looking for a big club season in 2022.
Jenna Meitzler – Sky High 16 Elite (IL)
Class of 2024
Meitzler is for real. She was a big part of the Barrington High School run to the final four in Illinois’s biggest class. After seeing her play at the 15s level, I saw her versatility where she could set, hit, and defend. Seeing her this high school season and even at the Prep Dig Top 250, she could lead and really run the show. She has great physicality to her game where she can really own the front row as a setter being offensive and with her block. This Sky High team is going to be dangerous this upcoming club season with a lot of balance and depth.
Kamryn Utley – Rev 16 Fury (IN)
Class of 2024
Utley is a major spark! She makes things happen on her side of the net. Uber quick, Utley gets her hands to the ball where she finds a way to put her attackers in place to score. She can hit all the tempos and can lead her middles to score. Defensively, she is gold where she can make the routine plays and will also pick up the tips and any other chaotic second balls to keep it alive. This REV squad has a lot of firepower and will be fun to see together this 2022 season. The 16s in Indiana are ridiculously good.
Allie Shondell, 16 Gold, had an amazing experience this week at the @usavolleyball Winter Training Series! She was one of 36 players chosen for this opportunity.
Here she is with @karchkiraly, the head coach of the USA Women’s National Team. Congrats @allieshondell6! pic.twitter.com/Y3vVl9raj3
— The Academy Boiler Juniors (@BoilerJuniorsVB) December 31, 2021
Allie Shondell – Boiler Juniors 16-1 (IN)
Class of 2024
To say volleyball is in her blood is an understatement. With plenty of branches of her family tree being involved in volleyball, Shondell has shown she is a proven winner and one who is in the conversation as one of the best setters in the country in the Class of 2024. She can lead, her skill set is extremely versatile, and she just wins. It’s tough to put a true metric on “winning”, playing your best when the stakes are high are really tough to teach. Shondell has it and should make for an exciting year for her in 2022.
Stella Swenson – MN Select 17-1
Class of 2024
The 17s group in Minnesota is going to really strong. Stella Swenson is a 2024 playing up an age level per usual and is back at MN Select. She is long and really physical all the way around. Swenson is accustomed to high level training and competition and has strong family connections to Minnesota. Will the Gophers come calling come June 15, 2022 when she can officially start talking to college coaches? Swenson is one of the best all around players in the Class of 2024 in Minnesota, and among the nation.
Ava Blascziek – Northern Lights 17-1
Class of 2023
Blascziek was extremely key in MN Select’s run to USAV 16 Open in 2021 and will be playing for the Northern Lights 17-1 squad this upcoming season. She is a presence at the net and can run the show as a 5-1 setter. One of her top passers and even attackers will be Sydney Jaynes who is committed to Tennessee. This team has some new additions for the 2022 season, but the expectations remain the same at Northern Lights to play in the top bracket come late June/early July.