PSR All-Stars Challenge the Competition in Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma played host to the 2022 USA Volleyball All-Star Championships, and the Puget Sound Region sent squads representing both the Girls Youth and Girls Select Division. These are some of the players who had awesome performances in the Girls…
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Continue ReadingTulsa, Oklahoma played host to the 2022 USA Volleyball All-Star Championships, and the Puget Sound Region sent squads representing both the Girls Youth and Girls Select Division. These are some of the players who had awesome performances in the Girls Youth Division, leading the PSR team to an eighth-place finish overall.
Jasmine Terry
Jasmine Terry
Terry is extremely quick getting off the floor and side to side closing the block. She did well following her setter Annika Wright to create opportunities for quicks even when the pass pushed the action close to the pins. She featured a hard turn crosscourt when needed and found the seam when the opposing middle was late in the match against the Badger Region team. Her athleticism is going to be a major problem for middles trying to cover her one on one.
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The rising sophomore from SIVBC showed a growing game, highlighted by an aggressive transition and the ability to clean up any overpasses efficiently at the net. The team featured three outstanding middles with Terry, Wiese, and another 2024 big-timer, Sophie Danielson Sophie Danielson 6’2″ | MB Auburn Riverside | 2024 State WA . Wiese has excellent long-term prospects with a strong frame and the willingness to work. She had great energy in the match against the Oklahoma Region All-Stars, serving up an ace that had everyone excited and going up to pound down some sets well above the opposing blockers.
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Violet Burchak
Violet Burchak
It was interesting to watch the Shorewood setter operate at the outside hitter position for the PSR squad. Insanely versatile, the lefty was playing as a true 6 rotation outside and showed a strong serve receive game and good instincts defensively playing middle back. That allowed her to come flying out of the back row running the pipe for Coach Eric Han, and the team used Burchak and attacker Madilynn Andrews frequently as options to keep the defense honest. Hitting from the left pin as a left-hander is difficult, taking out of system sets over a shoulder can be a recipe for a low hitting percentage. Burchak made it work with a variety of shots; power, off hands, and a nice tempo shot to the far corner. Her height, instincts, and being left-handed scream “setter”, but opposite or outside are options. Look for her to be doing both this fall.
Mariyah plays with an electric right arm and a presence to match. It’s easy to see her teammates love being on the floor with her and any setter would love her ability to get a good swing on the ball even with a tough out-of-system set. Young has grown up with the game and her volleyball IQ shows, she kept Iowa off balance with a nice serve she mixed into the seams with different speeds when needed. Defensively she reads and covers tips and off speed easily, resulting in effortless, on-target digs to set her team up for transition opportunities.
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Azavedo earned All-Tournament honors, as she set up countless opportunities for her PSR attackers with precision passing in serve receive. Ball control has been her constant calling card, but she showed increased explosiveness covering tips and getting to hard swings from opponents. Watching her bump set the second ball versus Iowa, you could see Azavedo changing the location inside or outside to the pins, as at times she had left-handers on either or both sides. That’s a difficult calculation to make on the fly and execute with accuracy. Jesuit setters and attackers will be happy to see here back this fall.