Every Wednesday during the club season, VolleyballMag.com recognizes a Dream Team of eight girls volleyball players (15s to 18s age groups) who were standouts the weekend before.
The team, most weeks, will consist of the following:
Setter or S/RS
Setter, S/RS or RS
OH
OH
MB
MB
Libero
DS
We include our eight-player Dream Team below, as well as others we considered, based exclusively upon nominations received. This week’s Dream Team will include a third outside, to take the place of a DS, as we received no DS nominees.
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 weekend.
VolleyballMag.com DREAM TEAM for March 29
S: Malorie Boesiger, 5-10 eighth grade, Nebraska ONE 16 Synergy (NE) – Boesiger plays two years up, but you wouldn’t sense it by her play. A coach’s kid, Boesiger impacted in every phase in leading her club to second place ion 16 Open at Northern Lights and a berth in the Junior National Championships. Over 19 sets, Boesiger produced 187 assists and 17 aces in a tour de four performance.
RS: Erin Curtis, 6-1 Jr., Vision 17 Gold (CA) – Curtis was the best right side in Spokane, said coach Katy Ripp. With Curtis bothering opposing lefts and hitting with efficiency, Vision was able to capture the 17 Open division.
OH: Abby Vander Wal, 6-3 Soph., 1st Alliance 16 Gold (IL) – Vander Wal showed this weekend just how dominant she can be. Over 20 sets, she recorded 112 kills, while hitting .497, to lead 1st Alliance to the 16 Open championship at Northern Lights. The six-rotation outside also passed a 2.2 with 46 digs, eight blocks and seven aces. “Abby plays with a ton of maturity, composure and physicality and did not waver throughout the 3-day tournament,” said coach Trish Samolinski. “Abby is available to attack any shot from anywhere on the court and her serve receive keeps our team in system whenever she is involved. Her energy and leadership are vital to our team’s success.”
OH: Gabby DaVita, 6-2 Fr., Legacy 15-1 Adidas (MI) – DaVita is a six-rotation superstar whose play propelled Legacy to the 15 Open title at Northern Lights this past weekend. DaVita had 16 kills and hit .412 in the championship match. She led the team in kills for the weekend, excelled as a primary passer and…
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