HS Dream Team of the Week: Smith, Asku, White, Anderson, Vasquez, Gonzales, Barnett, Sevin

Every Wednesday during the high school season, VolleyballMag.com will recognize a Dream Team of volleyball players who were standouts the weekend before. Most weeks, the eight-girl Dream Team will consist of the following:
Setter
Setter, S/RS or RS
OH
OH
MB
MB
Libero
DS
This week, because no defensive specialist were nominated, we added a second libero.

Players will be considered for Dream Team ONLY if they are nominated by their high school coaches using this link: https://volleyballmag.com/hs-player-of-the-week-submissions/.
Nominations will be solicited by email to high school coaches only on our email list. To sign up, follow this link: https://volleyballmag.com/hs-email-sign-up/

Note to coaches and directors: While there is no science to how we choose members of our Dream Team, performing on bigger stages will give players an edge, as will nomination forms that describe with specificity how well a player performed the previous week.

VolleyballMag.com HIGH SCHOOL DREAM TEAM for Oct. 6 2022
S: Maggie Smith, 5-8 Jr., Parkland (Allentown, Pennsylvania) – Smith was integral in two road wins versus league contenders last week. Against Emmaus, Smith had 45 assists in a 3-0 sweep…averaging 15 assists per set. Against Central Catholic, she compiled 34 assists in another sweep.

RS: Jada Aksu, 6-0 Soph., Georgetown Day (Washington, D.C.) —  In a matchup between Georgetown Day School and WCAC powerhouse Good Counsel, Aksu, a powerful lefty, turned in one of the most dominant performances by a player in school history. She totaled 20 kills over three sets in the sweep and scored at will from the front and back rows. She hit .516 for the match and also contributed four aces, five digs and a block. The outsides opposing her hit just .100 combined. Aksu is a great leaper and can attack with power to any part of the court. “She is a 2025, so not committed yet, but is drawing interest from multiple Power 5 programs,” said coach Brandon Wiest. “She’s also an incredibly hard worker, vocal leader, and great teammate who elevates the play of all of those around her.”

OH: Ellie White, 5-11 Jr., Mother McAuley (Chicago, Illinois) – The host Mighty Macs prevailed at the Asics Challenge for only the sixth time in the 35-year history of the event this past weekend and White was critical to the team’s success. In five two-set matches, she accumulated 63 kills, 34 digs and 13 blocks. “Ellie…