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
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/
This week, because we had no DS submissions, we have added an extra setter to the Dream Team.
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 September 21, 2022
S/OH: Kennedy Phelan, 5-8 Sr., Fayetteville (Arkansas) — Fayetteville came into the Durango Fall Classic undefeated and ranked among the nation’s top five. The Bulldogs left with a third-place finish and made all the doubters believers. Phelan, a Florida State recruit, was superb, whether setting up her hitters, serving rockets, playing fierce defense or taking her swings from the left side. She finished the weekend with 148 assists, 39 kills, 39 digs and 12 aces. She is a coach’s kid and comes by that knowledge naturally but she also is a natural athlete who gets the most out of her physical ability.
S/RS: Ariana Rodriguez, 5-11 Sr., Poly Prep (Brooklyn, New York) — Head coach Ben Diaz asserted that his University of Miami-bound setter was “by far the best player in the gym” both days at the Durango Fall Classic this past weekend.
That’s high praise considering that Audrey Liddle (Archbishop Mitty senior OH) and London Wijay (Alemany junior OH) were in the same pool on Day 1 at Desert Oasis HS and that Olivia Babock (Sierra Canyon senior RS), Zoey Burgess (Lone Peak junior MB), Jaidyn Jager (La Costa Canyon soph. OH) and the entire rosters from Mater Dei and Iolani were also playing at that school on that day. That’s how much Diaz believes in his player, who recorded 85 kills (hitting .516) with 37 assists, 44 digs, 26 aces, 23 blocks and a passer rating of 2.1 over…
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