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April 29, 2022

Commitment & Signings Week of April 22-28

April 29, 2022

Congrats to all! Corrections? Questions? Additions? Email christi@vballrecruiter.com or DM on Social Media @vballphil 2022 CAL POLY HUMBOLDT: Cecilia Costa (Encore VBC) TUFTS: S Zoe Gregory (Encore VBC) JOHN WOOD CC: Opp/S Addie Force (Ignite Volleyball Club) WESTERN CAROLINA: S Lydia Clark (Upward Stars) QUEENS UNIVERSITY: MB Ellis Sargent (Upward Stars) PITT-BRADFORD: OH Darby Deniston (Tstreet IE) UC SANTA CRUZ: Opp/MB Drew Bryant (Encore VBC) CLINTON COLLEGE: MB Love Landon NORTHWESTERN OHIO: Opp/OH Abby Martin BELLEVUE COLLEGE: OH Tommi Gallucci (DaKine Volleyball Club) CALHOUN CC: OH Emma Hopkins (NASA VBC) DRURY UNIVERSITY: OH Hanna Vorhies (417 Juniors) MINOT STATE: OH Sydney Upton MINOT STATE: OH/Opp Kayla Franklin (Game Point) OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY: S Julianne Kielion (Eastside Volleyball Club) MID-AMERICA CHRISTIAN: Opp/DS Laynie Schrader PASADENA CC: MB Ariana Pedroza (Club Heights) PASADENA CC: L Karmen Turner (Empire VBC) PASADENA CC:  L Emily Licon (Tstreet IE) PASADENA CC: L Makayla Chiechi (Tsteet IE) SAINT MARYS UNIVERSITY MINNESOTA: L Hannah Herrem (Eau Claire Air) KENYON COLLEGE: MB Becca Gwynne (Triangle) LAKE SUMTER STATE: Katelyn Johnson STEVENSON UNIVERSITY: DS Nicolette Fuglestad (1st Alliance) WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN: L Sydney Workman WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN: Opp Malaysia Ampy-Jackson (Rapid Fire Outlaws) WEBER STATE: OH Jayda Tupea (Club V) CALIFORNIA BERKELEY: S Natalie Lau (Vision Volleyball Club) NORTHERN ILLINOIS: OH/Opp Ayşe Nazlı Güvener CISCO COLLEGE: L Jenna Griffin (Texas Image) ST. XAVIER UNIVERSITY: MB Nicole Grochola (Chicago Volleyball Club) CROWN COLLEGE: DS Andrea James CENTENARY UNIVERSITY: S Kim Stallworth (Ocean County VBC) UNC WILMINGTON: OH Lyvia Trimp (Carolina Union) ILLINOIS WESLEYAN: L Raegan Watts (Illini Elite VBC) DELAWARE STATE: Opp/MB Tyller Williams (Columbia Volleyball Academy) WESTMINSTER COLLEGE: S Josie Gerritsen (Club GSL) WESTMINSTER COLLEGE: MB Mailei Myers (Club GSL) NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY: Opp/MB Keriangelys Otero-Rijos (Houston Stellar) NIPISSING UNIVERSITY: MB Ramanda Bell (Maverick Volleyball Club) PACIFIC UNIVERSITY: MB Justyce Schilz PACIFIC UNIVERSITY: OH Lacy Churchfield (Boise Ignite) PACIFIC UNIVERSITY: MB Anneke Hanson (NW Juniors Elite) DAKOTA STATE: MB Alivia Spilde DAKOTA STATE: MB/Opp Julia Bullermen MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE: DS Hailey Harmon WEST VIRGINIA TECH: S Ally Morris (Revolution VBC) SETON HALL: Opp Mackenzie Yoakum (Alabama Performance) SETON HALL: L Mason Woo (SG Elite) SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: L Trinity Brown (Alabama Performance) MUSKINGUM UNIVERSITY: L Ally Gaver (Mintonette Sports) LINDENWOOD: L Mia Kunnert (Club Iowa) EASTERN CONNECTICUT: MB/RS Elayna Comella CHATTANOOGA STATE: S Mya Hathaway (MidTN VBC) MARYSVILLE COLLEGE: OH Cailin Mastropasqua (MidTN VBC) CAL STATE SAN  BERNARDINO: OH/Opp Lexi Lyon (Saddleback VBC) CAL STATE SAN  BERNARDINO: OH/DS Haedyn Heyes (Rancho Valley) CENTRAL METHODIST: L Paula Boser ROBERTS WESLEYAN: MB Holly Thompson ROBERTS WESLEYAN: S Morgan Burnett ST MARYS UNIVERSITY TEXAS: DS Alyssa Koehl VANGUARD: OH Morgan Cole (Bakersfield VBC) ST. OLAF COLLEGE: L Morgan Ryan (M1 Volleyball) ST. OLAF COLLEGE: Taylin Gosch (M1 Volleyball) HILLSBOROUGH CC: MB Zoe Myers (Miami Elite) EMORY AND HENRY COLLEGE: OH Julissa Hopgood (Florida Elite) SALEM COLLEGE: MB Addie Beck DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY: S Emily Byrd (Ohana VBC) MILLIKAN UNIVERSITY: MB Abby Heberling (Springfield Shock) MIDLAND COLLEGE: MB Kinga Romanowicz MIDLAND COLLEGE: OH Laura Milori MIDLAND COLLEGE: DS Miranda Acosta INDIAN STATE COLLEGE: Opp/DS Taylor Flint (Niceville Volleyball Club) EMERSON COLLEGE: OH Taylor Esmie (TK Volleyball) PACIFIC LUTHERAN: MB Haley Goto GOSHEN COLLEGE: L Kennedy Land CARLETON COLLEGE: OH Ella Curtis-Revelle (Juggernaut VBC) GRAMBLING: MB Sophia Henderson (Texas Image) AVILA UNIVERSITY: MB Phoebe Riddle (Static VBC) MIAMI: MB Shannon Knight (Sunshine) OTTAWA UNIVERSITY ARIZONA: MB Becca McCassie (Northern Nevada Juniors)   2023 ALBION COLLEGE: MB Reese Williams (L2) FLORIDA GULF COAST: MB Ella Chapman (Circle City) LIPSCOMB: MB Brooklyn Fuchs (Nebraska Premier) CREIGHTON: S Audrey Clark (TAV) TULANE: MB Jordan White (A5) OHIO UNIVERSITY: MB Emily Waddell (Circle City) UW MILWAUKEE: L Kati Goba (Milwaukee Sting) WAKE FOREST: S Elena Dragani (Milwaukee Sting) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE: OH Sylvie Zgonc (Milwaukee Sting) CENTRAL COLLEGE: OH Maddie Moran (Mission VBC) GEORGETOWN: S Emily Wen (Sunshine) NEWBERRY COLLEGE: OH Anna Schneider (Upward Stars) SOUTHWEST BAPTIST: L Julianna Rettig (Sky High) TCU: Opp Lydia Seymour (Tejas VBC) SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN: OH Lexi Rogers (Upward Stars) OTTAWA UNIVERSITY: S Madison Brauner (Puyallup Juniors) ALABAMA: L Allison Berent (L2) COLUMBIA: Opp Avery Jones (Sunshine) SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI: S Franky Panunzio (A5 South) OUACHITA UNIVERSITY: OH Kailey Thedford (Houston Stellar) SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY: MB Stella Robinson (Austin Skyline) SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY: MB Sami Kline (Triangle) STEPHEN F AUSTIN: OH Sydney Garrison (Tejas VBC) STEPHEN F AUSTIN: MB Brooke Davis (Austin Performance) AUBURN: MB Jasmine Okeoma (Virginia Juniors) MARSHALL: OH Sarah Wadsworth (Arizona Storm) GONZAGA: L Brie Martin (Excel) NICHOLLS STATE: OH Autumn Perry (Excel) MONTANA: S Gracie Cagle (Excel) BRADLEY: S Corrie Brown (Team Pineapple) WEST GEORGIA: OH Morgan Stephens (Jacksonville Juniors) CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY: MB Sydney Low (Legacy VBC) PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE: Opp/MB Courtney Williams (NC Academy) TROY UNIVERSITY: S Addison Kersting (High Performance STL) COLORADO STATE PUEBLO: S Sophie Mika (High Performance STL) WESTERN ILLINOIS: OH Kennedy Adair (Platform Elite) OKLAHOMA BAPTIST: MB Allie Stricker (Tejas VBC) BOWLING GREEN: S Amanda Otten (Team One) NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE: OH Gracie Woods (Nebraska Juniors) CORNELL: S Asa Moses (Brooklyn Elite) WESTERN CAROLINA: OH Zoe Zudans (High Tide VBC) FURMAN: MB Lindsay Walch (High Tide VBC) WEST VIRGINIA STATE: S Kaitlyn Mullen (Mission VBC) USC: MB Isabel Fowlkes (Metro VBC) HOUSTON: OH Kayla Knowles (Club Iowa) FORDHAM: L Lola Fernandez (Austin Juniors) SOUTH ALABAMA: S Margo Hernandez (Rev)   Transfers BOSTON COLLEGE: GR MB Kate Brennan (UNLV) ALCORN STATE: TR OH Lauren Tishkoff (Louisiana/Navarro College/Actyve Volleyball) WESTERN ILLINOIS: TR L Ella Godsell (Parkland College) WESTERN ILLINOIS: TR OH Hailey Sperling (Parkland College/UNO VBC) WILLIAM WOODS: TR MB Rhakala Blackmon (Central Methodist/Missouri Juniors) BAYLOR: GR MB Mallory Talbert (Texas A&M/Willowbrook) NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY: TR L Caitlin James (Spokane Falls CC/Kraken VBC) NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY: TR MB Kylie Lunday (Highline College) MOREHEAD STATE: TR DS Shea Hefner (West Virginia/Catz VBC) WALDORF UNIVERSITY: TR MB Devyn Scott (Iowa Central CC) CENTRAL MISSOURI: GR S/L Abbi McGee (Arkansas) TEMPLE: TR OH Jelena Prolić (Coastal Carolina) TEMPLE: TR MB Chudear Tut (Coppin State/Club 43)

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Far Western: Preview And Predictions

April 29, 2022

Qualifying season concludes this weekend with Far Western in Reno. Below, we give a quick rundown, including our predictions of who wins and who gets Open bids. 17 Open Number of Teams: 22 Number of Bids: 3 Teams With Bids (3): Club V 17 Ren Reed; Club V 17 Ren Matthew; Hou Skyline 17 Royal Outlook: Though there are only 22 teams in the field all three bids are set to be awarded since there were more than 24 teams originally registered to participate. If less than 24 teams are registered, then only two bids would go. It’s significant in the fact that with only three teams in the division here with bids, all three bids are going to be handed out and that means there are going to be zero at-large bids in 17 Open. Hou Skyline 17 Royal, which qualified two weekends ago at Lone Star, starts off as the top seed. Club V 17 Ren Reed, Academy 17 Diamond, Club V 17 Ren Matthew, NorCal 17-1 Black, OJVA 17-1 Gold, Co Jrs 17 Kevin and Nebraska Elite 17 Vici follow – in order – as the remaining top eight seeds. Many of the teams here also participated in the Red Rock Rave in Las Vegas. It’s a great opportunity for teams to cash in and collect bids. OJVA and OMNI 17 Rick were both in the gold pools in Vegas. Co Jrs was in the gold pools earlier this season in Salt Lake City. Academy tied for fifth at MEQ. SynergyForce 17 Jeff and Mizuno Long Beach 17 Rockstar are two more to keep watch for. Prediction: We’re going with Club V Reed beating Hou Skyline in the final. The three teams taking home bids are Co Jrs, Academy and OJVA. *** 16 Open Number of Teams: 29 Number of Bids: 3 Teams With Bids (3): Club V 16 Ren Wayne; Skyline 16 Royal; Vision 16 Gold Outlook: Top-seeded Skyline 16 Royal is among three teams with bids so we know all three bids available here are going to be awarded. Seeded behind Skyline is No. 2 Vision 16 Gold, No. 3 Club V 16 Ren Wayne, No. 4 Momentous 16 Dan, No. 5 SG Elite 16 Rosh, No. 6 Hou Skyline 16 Royal, No. 7 Absolute Black 16-1, and No. 8 City Volleyball 16 Gold. It’s likely the three bids go to three of the teams seeded 4-8. Momentous was knocking on the door for its bid at the Red Rock Rave. San Gabriel was within a victory of a bid at PNQ. Hou Skyline tied for ninth two weekends ago at Lone Star. Prediction: The choice is Skyline topping Momentous in the final. Momentous gets its bid. The other two qualifying are Hou Skyline and SG. *** 15 Open Number of Teams: 21 Number of Bids: 3 Teams With Bids (4): Absolute Black 15-1; Mizuno Long Beach 15 Rockstar; NE Elite 15 Matrix; NorCal 15-1 Black Outlook: Like 17 Open, even though there are less than 24 teams in the field, all three bids are set to go out. That’s because at least 24 teams were registered before some pulled out. Absolute Black 15-1 – winners of PNQ – drew the top seed. Following are No. 2 NorCal 15-1 Black, No. 3 Mizuno Long Beach 15 Rockstar, No. 4 NE Elite 15 Matrix, No. 5 Coast 15-1 Luis, No. 6 Vision 15 Gold, No. 7 Club V 15 Ren Adam and No. 8 Rage 15 Greg. Teams seeded 5-8 are definitely teams to watch out for when it comes to qualifying. ID Crush 15 Bower, seeded No. 9 is another. A possible sleeper could be No. 16 AZ Rev 15 Premier. Prediction: The selection is Long Beach topping Absolute in the final. The bids go out to Coast, Club V and Vision.

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Commitment & Signings Week of April 22-28

April 29, 2022

Congrats to all! Corrections? Questions? Additions? Email christi@vballrecruiter.com or DM on Social Media @vballphil 2022 CAL POLY HUMBOLDT: Cecilia Costa (Encore VBC) TUFTS: S Zoe Gregory (Encore VBC) JOHN WOOD CC: Opp/S Addie Force (Ignite Volleyball Club) WESTERN CAROLINA: S Lydia Clark (Upward Stars) QUEENS UNIVERSITY: MB Ellis Sargent (Upward Stars) PITT-BRADFORD: OH Darby Deniston (Tstreet IE) UC SANTA CRUZ: Opp/MB Drew Bryant (Encore VBC) CLINTON COLLEGE: MB Love Landon NORTHWESTERN OHIO: Opp/OH Abby Martin BELLEVUE COLLEGE: OH Tommi Gallucci (DaKine Volleyball Club) CALHOUN CC: OH Emma Hopkins (NASA VBC) DRURY UNIVERSITY: OH Hanna Vorhies (417 Juniors) MINOT STATE: OH Sydney Upton MINOT STATE: OH/Opp Kayla Franklin (Game Point) OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY: S Julianne Kielion (Eastside Volleyball Club) MID-AMERICA CHRISTIAN: Opp/DS Laynie Schrader PASADENA CC: MB Ariana Pedroza (Club Heights) PASADENA CC: L Karmen Turner (Empire VBC) PASADENA CC:  L Emily Licon (Tstreet IE) PASADENA CC: L Makayla Chiechi (Tsteet IE) SAINT MARYS UNIVERSITY MINNESOTA: L Hannah Herrem (Eau Claire Air) KENYON COLLEGE: MB Becca Gwynne (Triangle) LAKE SUMTER STATE: Katelyn Johnson STEVENSON UNIVERSITY: DS Nicolette Fuglestad (1st Alliance) WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN: L Sydney Workman WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN: Opp Malaysia Ampy-Jackson (Rapid Fire Outlaws) WEBER STATE: OH Jayda Tupea (Club V) CALIFORNIA BERKELEY: S Natalie Lau (Vision Volleyball Club) NORTHERN ILLINOIS: OH/Opp Ayşe Nazlı Güvener CISCO COLLEGE: L Jenna Griffin (Texas Image) ST. XAVIER UNIVERSITY: MB Nicole Grochola (Chicago Volleyball Club) CROWN COLLEGE: DS Andrea James CENTENARY UNIVERSITY: S Kim Stallworth (Ocean County VBC) UNC WILMINGTON: OH Lyvia Trimp (Carolina Union) ILLINOIS WESLEYAN: L Raegan Watts (Illini Elite VBC) DELAWARE STATE: Opp/MB Tyller Williams (Columbia Volleyball Academy) WESTMINSTER COLLEGE: S Josie Gerritsen (Club GSL) WESTMINSTER COLLEGE: MB Mailei Myers (Club GSL) NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY: Opp/MB Keriangelys Otero-Rijos (Houston Stellar) NIPISSING UNIVERSITY: MB Ramanda Bell (Maverick Volleyball Club) PACIFIC UNIVERSITY: MB Justyce Schilz PACIFIC UNIVERSITY: OH Lacy Churchfield (Boise Ignite) PACIFIC UNIVERSITY: MB Anneke Hanson (NW Juniors Elite) DAKOTA STATE: MB Alivia Spilde DAKOTA STATE: MB/Opp Julia Bullermen MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE: DS Hailey Harmon WEST VIRGINIA TECH: S Ally Morris (Revolution VBC) SETON HALL: Opp Mackenzie Yoakum (Alabama Performance) SETON HALL: L Mason Woo (SG Elite) SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY: L Trinity Brown (Alabama Performance) MUSKINGUM UNIVERSITY: L Ally Gaver (Mintonette Sports) LINDENWOOD: L Mia Kunnert (Club Iowa) EASTERN CONNECTICUT: MB/RS Elayna Comella CHATTANOOGA STATE: S Mya Hathaway (MidTN VBC) MARYSVILLE COLLEGE: OH Cailin Mastropasqua (MidTN VBC) CAL STATE SAN  BERNARDINO: OH/Opp Lexi Lyon (Saddleback VBC) CAL STATE SAN  BERNARDINO: OH/DS Haedyn Heyes (Rancho Valley) CENTRAL METHODIST: L Paula Boser ROBERTS WESLEYAN: MB Holly Thompson ROBERTS WESLEYAN: S Morgan Burnett ST MARYS UNIVERSITY TEXAS: DS Alyssa Koehl VANGUARD: OH Morgan Cole (Bakersfield VBC) ST. OLAF COLLEGE: L Morgan Ryan (M1 Volleyball) ST. OLAF COLLEGE: Taylin Gosch (M1 Volleyball) HILLSBOROUGH CC: MB Zoe Myers (Miami Elite) EMORY AND HENRY COLLEGE: OH Julissa Hopgood (Florida Elite) SALEM COLLEGE: MB Addie Beck DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY: S Emily Byrd (Ohana VBC) MILLIKAN UNIVERSITY: MB Abby Heberling (Springfield Shock) MIDLAND COLLEGE: MB Kinga Romanowicz MIDLAND COLLEGE: OH Laura Milori MIDLAND COLLEGE: DS Miranda Acosta INDIAN STATE COLLEGE: Opp/DS Taylor Flint (Niceville Volleyball Club) EMERSON COLLEGE: OH Taylor Esmie (TK Volleyball) PACIFIC LUTHERAN: MB Haley Goto GOSHEN COLLEGE: L Kennedy Land CARLETON COLLEGE: OH Ella Curtis-Revelle (Juggernaut VBC) GRAMBLING: MB Sophia Henderson (Texas Image) AVILA UNIVERSITY: MB Phoebe Riddle (Static VBC) MIAMI: MB Shannon Knight (Sunshine) OTTAWA UNIVERSITY ARIZONA: MB Becca McCassie (Northern Nevada Juniors)   2023 ALBION COLLEGE: MB Reese Williams (L2) FLORIDA GULF COAST: MB Ella Chapman (Circle City) LIPSCOMB: MB Brooklyn Fuchs (Nebraska Premier) CREIGHTON: S Audrey Clark (TAV) TULANE: MB Jordan White (A5) OHIO UNIVERSITY: MB Emily Waddell (Circle City) UW MILWAUKEE: L Kati Goba (Milwaukee Sting) WAKE FOREST: S Elena Dragani (Milwaukee Sting) SOUTH DAKOTA STATE: OH Sylvie Zgonc (Milwaukee Sting) CENTRAL COLLEGE: OH Maddie Moran (Mission VBC) GEORGETOWN: S Emily Wen (Sunshine) NEWBERRY COLLEGE: OH Anna Schneider (Upward Stars) SOUTHWEST BAPTIST: L Julianna Rettig (Sky High) TCU: Opp Lydia Seymour (Tejas VBC) SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN: OH Lexi Rogers (Upward Stars) OTTAWA UNIVERSITY: S Madison Brauner (Puyallup Juniors) ALABAMA: L Allison Berent (L2) COLUMBIA: Opp Avery Jones (Sunshine) SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI: S Franky Panunzio (A5 South) OUACHITA UNIVERSITY: OH Kailey Thedford (Houston Stellar) SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY: MB Stella Robinson (Austin Skyline) SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY: MB Sami Kline (Triangle) STEPHEN F AUSTIN: OH Sydney Garrison (Tejas VBC) STEPHEN F AUSTIN: MB Brooke Davis (Austin Performance) AUBURN: MB Jasmine Okeoma (Virginia Juniors) MARSHALL: OH Sarah Wadsworth (Arizona Storm) GONZAGA: L Brie Martin (Excel) NICHOLLS STATE: OH Autumn Perry (Excel) MONTANA: S Gracie Cagle (Excel) BRADLEY: S Corrie Brown (Team Pineapple) WEST GEORGIA: OH Morgan Stephens (Jacksonville Juniors) CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY: MB Sydney Low (Legacy VBC) PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE: Opp/MB Courtney Williams (NC Academy) TROY UNIVERSITY: S Addison Kersting (High Performance STL) COLORADO STATE PUEBLO: S Sophie Mika (High Performance STL) WESTERN ILLINOIS: OH Kennedy Adair (Platform Elite) OKLAHOMA BAPTIST: MB Allie Stricker (Tejas VBC) BOWLING GREEN: S Amanda Otten (Team One) NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE: OH Gracie Woods (Nebraska Juniors) CORNELL: S Asa Moses (Brooklyn Elite) WESTERN CAROLINA: OH Zoe Zudans (High Tide VBC) FURMAN: MB Lindsay Walch (High Tide VBC) WEST VIRGINIA STATE: S Kaitlyn Mullen (Mission VBC) USC: MB Isabel Fowlkes (Metro VBC) HOUSTON: OH Kayla Knowles (Club Iowa) FORDHAM: L Lola Fernandez (Austin Juniors) SOUTH ALABAMA: S Margo Hernandez (Rev)   Transfers BOSTON COLLEGE: GR MB Kate Brennan (UNLV) ALCORN STATE: TR OH Lauren Tishkoff (Louisiana/Navarro College/Actyve Volleyball) WESTERN ILLINOIS: TR L Ella Godsell (Parkland College) WESTERN ILLINOIS: TR OH Hailey Sperling (Parkland College/UNO VBC) WILLIAM WOODS: TR MB Rhakala Blackmon (Central Methodist/Missouri Juniors) BAYLOR: GR MB Mallory Talbert (Texas A&M/Willowbrook) NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY: TR L Caitlin James (Spokane Falls CC/Kraken VBC) NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY: TR MB Kylie Lunday (Highline College) MOREHEAD STATE: TR DS Shea Hefner (West Virginia/Catz VBC) WALDORF UNIVERSITY: TR MB Devyn Scott (Iowa Central CC) CENTRAL MISSOURI: GR S/L Abbi McGee (Arkansas) TEMPLE: TR OH Jelena Prolić (Coastal Carolina) TEMPLE: TR MB Chudear Tut (Coppin State/Club 43)

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Far Western: Preview And Predictions

April 29, 2022

Qualifying season concludes this weekend with Far Western in Reno. Below, we give a quick rundown, including our predictions of who wins and who gets Open bids. 17 Open Number of Teams: 22 Number of Bids: 3 Teams With Bids (3): Club V 17 Ren Reed; Club V 17 Ren Matthew; Hou Skyline 17 Royal Outlook: Though there are only 22 teams in the field all three bids are set to be awarded since there were more than 24 teams originally registered to participate. If less than 24 teams are registered, then only two bids would go. It’s significant in the fact that with only three teams in the division here with bids, all three bids are going to be handed out and that means there are going to be zero at-large bids in 17 Open. Hou Skyline 17 Royal, which qualified two weekends ago at Lone Star, starts off as the top seed. Club V 17 Ren Reed, Academy 17 Diamond, Club V 17 Ren Matthew, NorCal 17-1 Black, OJVA 17-1 Gold, Co Jrs 17 Kevin and Nebraska Elite 17 Vici follow – in order – as the remaining top eight seeds. Many of the teams here also participated in the Red Rock Rave in Las Vegas. It’s a great opportunity for teams to cash in and collect bids. OJVA and OMNI 17 Rick were both in the gold pools in Vegas. Co Jrs was in the gold pools earlier this season in Salt Lake City. Academy tied for fifth at MEQ. SynergyForce 17 Jeff and Mizuno Long Beach 17 Rockstar are two more to keep watch for. Prediction: We’re going with Club V Reed beating Hou Skyline in the final. The three teams taking home bids are Co Jrs, Academy and OJVA. *** 16 Open Number of Teams: 29 Number of Bids: 3 Teams With Bids (3): Club V 16 Ren Wayne; Skyline 16 Royal; Vision 16 Gold Outlook: Top-seeded Skyline 16 Royal is among three teams with bids so we know all three bids available here are going to be awarded. Seeded behind Skyline is No. 2 Vision 16 Gold, No. 3 Club V 16 Ren Wayne, No. 4 Momentous 16 Dan, No. 5 SG Elite 16 Rosh, No. 6 Hou Skyline 16 Royal, No. 7 Absolute Black 16-1, and No. 8 City Volleyball 16 Gold. It’s likely the three bids go to three of the teams seeded 4-8. Momentous was knocking on the door for its bid at the Red Rock Rave. San Gabriel was within a victory of a bid at PNQ. Hou Skyline tied for ninth two weekends ago at Lone Star. Prediction: The choice is Skyline topping Momentous in the final. Momentous gets its bid. The other two qualifying are Hou Skyline and SG. *** 15 Open Number of Teams: 21 Number of Bids: 3 Teams With Bids (4): Absolute Black 15-1; Mizuno Long Beach 15 Rockstar; NE Elite 15 Matrix; NorCal 15-1 Black Outlook: Like 17 Open, even though there are less than 24 teams in the field, all three bids are set to go out. That’s because at least 24 teams were registered before some pulled out. Absolute Black 15-1 – winners of PNQ – drew the top seed. Following are No. 2 NorCal 15-1 Black, No. 3 Mizuno Long Beach 15 Rockstar, No. 4 NE Elite 15 Matrix, No. 5 Coast 15-1 Luis, No. 6 Vision 15 Gold, No. 7 Club V 15 Ren Adam and No. 8 Rage 15 Greg. Teams seeded 5-8 are definitely teams to watch out for when it comes to qualifying. ID Crush 15 Bower, seeded No. 9 is another. A possible sleeper could be No. 16 AZ Rev 15 Premier. Prediction: The selection is Long Beach topping Absolute in the final. The bids go out to Coast, Club V and Vision.

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