It’s a different MEQ schedule this year, with the older ages taking up the opening weekend before the attention shifts to half of the younger ages this Friday, Saturday and Sunday in St. Louis.
14 OPEN
Number of Teams: 32
Number of Bids Available: 3
Previously-Qualified Teams (2): OT 14 Laura; HPSTL 14 Royal
vballrecruiter.com Nationally-Ranked Teams (14):
- 5. Skyline 14 Royal
- 7. OT 14 Laura
- 10. MAVS KC 14-1
- 12. Elevation 14 Molly
- 21. HPSTL 14 Royal
- 27. Tribe 14 Elite Cardinal
- 30. Austin Skyline 14 Royal
- 33. HJV 14 Elite
- 35. Mintonette Sports m.41
- 36. NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami
- 37. Rockwood Thunder 14 Elite
- 42. MKE Sting 14 Gold
- 43. PVA 14 Elite
- 45. KC Power 14 Black
5-Star Athletes To Know
- Shaye Witherspoon OH Rockwood Thunder 14 Elite
4-Star Athletes To Know
- Bryn Meyer OH Mintonette Sports m.41
- Morgan Meiring OH Elevation 14 Molly
Other Players To Know
- Maria Schulte S/RS NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami
- Lola Waleskowski OH NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami
- Lilly Tierney MB NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami
- Marlee Steiner MB HPSTL 14 Royal
- Lyla Sands MB HPSTL 14 Royal
- Peyton Heatherly S/RS Lions 14-1
- Audrey Davis RS Circle City 14 Purple
- Sophia Puleo OH OT 14 Laura
- Sophia Dostic S OT 14 Laura
- Leilani Lawrence OH OT 14 Laura (2026)
- Laven Blumoff L/DS Austin Skyline 14 Royal
- Nafanua Alofipo S/RS Austin Skyline 14 Royal
- Lucky Fasavalu OH Austin Skyline 14 Royal
- Ryan Spencer OH Skyline 14 Royal
- Kate Cuppett OH Skyline 14 Royal
- Izabelle Buchholz MB Skyline 14 Royal
- Dakota Huynh L/DS Skyline 14 Royal
- Savanna Stacey OH Elevation 14 Molly
- Kendall Hubbard S/RS Elevation 14 Molly
- Victoria Belfort OH Tribe 14 Elite Cardinal
Outlook/Prediction: A strong field is chasing three bids. With both OT 14 Laura and HPSTL 14 Royal coming in with prior bids it’ll be interesting to see if trickle down plays a role or not. It’s possible for trickle down to reach fifth place but teams can’t rely on that happening. Skyline 14 Royal, MAVS KC 14-1 and Elevation 14 Molly have been among the more consistent teams in the field but the 14s can improve in a hurry so anything is possible this weekend. Tribe 14 Elite Cardinal, Austin Skyline 14 Royal and HJV 14 Elite are contenders to bid, as are Mintonette Sports m.41, NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami and Rockwood Thunder 14 Elite. Or what about an unranked team like Lions 14-1 or MN Select 14-1? In the end, OT wins it all by beating Tribe in the final. Skyline and Elevation also earn bids.
