Who To Call: 2024 Defenders
With June 15th right around the corner, the floodgates for the 2024 class are about to open up! For coaches and student athletes alike, this can be an overwhelming time but rest assure, Prep Dig’s got your inside scoop. We…
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Continue ReadingWith June 15th right around the corner, the floodgates for the 2024 class are about to open up!
For coaches and student athletes alike, this can be an overwhelming time but rest assure, Prep Dig’s got your inside scoop. We got the who’s who and for you college coaches, who to put on your call list when June 15th rolls around.
Here’s some defensive dandies to put on your call list for June 15th.
Greta McKee Greta McKee 5'5" | DS/L Northville | 2024 State MI (2024) | 5’6 L | L2
2022 has been a great year for Greta McKee Greta McKee 5'5" | DS/L Northville | 2024 State MI . In her first season with L2, her abilities have been on full display and then some. McKee has a great read of the game and is growing in her range. She’s a calm demeanor on the court and steps up in crunch time.
Mackenzie Gerig (2024) | 5’7 L | VolleyFX
Not much can rattle this player in the back court. Mackenzie Gerig is a player you can rely on to right the ship in the big moments. Gerig has shown a high-level read on her opponents all season long and her serve receive is not going down without a fight..
Carley Piercefield Carley Piercefield 5'4" | DS/L Lakewood | 2024 State #90 Nation MI (2024) | 5’4 L | FaR Out
She should be at the top of your list, if not close to the top. Time and time again, Carley Piercefield Carley Piercefield 5'4" | DS/L Lakewood | 2024 State #90 Nation MI proves her elite status. A great defender anywhere along the back court, but let’s talk her reception game. Piercefield has been passing well over half of the back court for the entirety of this club season. Doing so, without a falter.
Hailey Green Hailey Green 5'1" | DS/L North Branch | 2024 State MI (2024) | 5’1 L | Michigan Elite
Michigan Elite’s 16 Mizuno squad has been riddled with injury this season. Despite this, Hailey Green Hailey Green 5'1" | DS/L North Branch | 2024 State MI has still shown to shine through the clouds. Green has amassed a name for herself through her high school career with North Branch and I feel this sort of challenge will boast Green well at the next level.
Claire Luoma Claire Luoma 5'8" | DS/L Franklin | 2024 State #85 Nation WI (2024) | 5’8 L | MKE Sting
Another one to put at the top of your list, Claire Luoma Claire Luoma 5'8" | DS/L Franklin | 2024 State #85 Nation WI is the real deal! As any libero is, she’s stellar in her defense and reception. But Luoma’s out of system set is a beauty. She’s comfortable using her hands and running a bit of tempo with her out of system sets. Luoma always plays at a ten and would level up any team she lands on.
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— Line Shot Volleyball (@LineShotVBall) March 26, 2022
Bella Lee (2024) | 5’4 L | OTVA
You can recruit her as a libero, or take her up as a boxer, because Bella Lee can take a beating. She’s unafraid to put herself in the way of the hardest of hits and somehow pops them up like an easy free ball. Lee’s defense is crazy and she’s another libero with a very well developed out of system set.
Catherine Hubiak (2024) | 5’7 L | Tribe
Need someone to clean up your passing troubles? Catherine Hubiak would be a great girl to call. Her defense is great without a doubt, but what impressed me most was her efficiency when receiving. Hubiak has calm demeanor and steady approach to every serve thrown her way. Very rarely could a server throw her off, if they even dared to try.
Alice Volpe Alice Volpe 5'5" | DS/L Bridgeland | 2024 State #83 Nation TX (2024) | 5’4 L | Houston Juniors
When you’re hanging with a bunch of heavy boppers like the Lone Star state produces, you better have some scrappy defenders. Alice Volpe Alice Volpe 5'5" | DS/L Bridgeland | 2024 State #83 Nation TX is that girl! Just seeing how physical Volpe’s hitters are, it’s to no wonder why it looks so easy when she is defending the ball.