Our current team has six players over 6' but none of the 2018 recruits are over six foot from what I have read. Height is a major advantage, not and end-all be-all but, a real strength when talented.
Alexis Engelbrecht is rated by Max Preps for 2020 as the #1 player out of North Carolina- committed to Iowa State MB. Back row second from right.
https://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/al...a-8KA2nzwbTA/gendersport/volleyball-stats.htm
Numbers are not off the charts hitting wise like you would expect out of #1 player in NC- Not saying she won't be good but those numbers surprise me.
Would also be interesting to know the proclivities of the setter(s) as well. Many, especially at the HS level, are not as comfortable or efficient setting a quicker offense.
We will see. She has another year to get better!
Need to take HS stats with a grain of salt. VB prospects are primarily evaluated at the club level with a similar level of talent around them and against them. If an elite prospect doesn't have a good HS setter or good complimentary front row teammates, her HS stats will be negatively impacted.I tend to agree with you, but without knowing who she was playing with, it's hard to tell a lot from the stats.
Perhaps the team had dominant outside(s). Schaben had more than double the swings of Lazard (295 kills),and Herbst and Holthaus had more swings as well.
Would also be interesting to know the proclivities of the setter(s) as well. Many, especially at the HS level, are not as comfortable or efficient setting a quicker offense.
We will see. She has another year to get better!
Allie Petry has been playing on the top team of the Nebraska Elite club volleyball program in her age group since she was 12.
It was in the eighth grade when Iowa State started showing interest in Petry, now a junior at St. Albert.
On Thursday, that relationship resulted in a chance to continue her career at the Division I level.
During an unofficial visit to the school, ISU coach Christy Johnson made the 5-foot-7 Petry an offer, and later in the visit she accepted. She will join the team in 2021 as a walk-on, with the hopes of eventually earning a scholarship. .....
... Petry missed almost her entire freshman year with a broken vertebra in her back. She was in a brace for 3½ months.
“I wasn’t sure then if I wanted to continue playing volleyball,’’ she said. “But after I came back, I just knew I wanted to play Division I.’’ ...
... “This process has been super long,’’ she said. “It was a great feeling to get it over with and commit to the school that I wanted.’’