As the AAU and USAV national championships approach, the Premier Volleyball League is concluding. This past weekend brought the 12 and 13s championships. vballrecruiter.com spent Saturday and Sunday at the CLAVA facility in Lake Forest on the lookout for the top standouts. Below, we present our libero Show Stoppers.
13s
Thalia Lindahl, Surfside 13 Legends Loria – Lindahl is a fast libero who can chase down balls towards the end lines and spectators.
Shay Roddy, Forza 13 UA Aaron – Really good at filling in the seams, Roddy also does well reading where hitters are facing. On top of that, Roddy has a high volley IQ.
Cedra Talaga, Mizuno Long Beach 13 Rockstar L – Talaga’s technique is flawless. It makes her passing look easy. She’s also very quick and energetic.
Callie Schulteis, Wave 13 Tammy – One strength of Schulteis is she has one of the more powerful serves in the age group. She also showed her ability to pick up any tip due to her hustle.
Gianna Eleccion, Forza North 13 UA – Eleccion reads the play easily and thus is around any ball hit behind the block.
Sophia Wu, Coast 13-1 – One thing about Wu is her quick feet. She loves to hustle and that allows her to cover the whole back row.
Audrey Nguyen, United 13 Arete – Nguyen has a good serve that gives her team aces and easy free balls back over.
Sarah Thorp, Tstreet 13 Bailey – Thorp reads plays well and has a good touch.
12s
Karla Medina, Tstreet 12 Kaila – This lefty libero has a tough serve and locates consistently.
Annaly Landeros, Forza North 12 UA – Landeros is an energetic libero who communicates and controls the back row well.
Shyanne McCutcheon, Forza North 12 UA – McCutcheon subs in the back row and brings a good serve with a dependable serve receive.
Paulina Zahn, Mizuno Long Beach Mizuno 12 T – Zahn is an energetic defender who covers a lot of court.
Keira Kim, SG Elite 12 Rosh – Kim is dependable in serve receive. She has a nice platform and technique in passing.
Celeste Kemle, Viper 12-1 Ana/Costa – Kemle is a strong defender of the hard hits and quick enough to pick up tips.
Gia Gupta, Coast 12-1 – Gupta serves a pretty good ball and does well in serve receive.
Samantha Saba, Wave 12 Hannah – Saba is a strong defender and doesn’t hesitate to step in and set when the setter cannot get there.
