HS Dream Team of the Week: Saeger, Flynn, Bullington, Sparks, Bayless, Gustavson, Hunt, Dyrstad

Every Wednesday (apologies from the Editor for this week posting on Thursday) 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 RS’s and no DS’s were nominated, we added a second setter and third OH.

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. 12, 2022
S: Amanda Saeger, 5-11 Jr., Cathedral Catholic (San Diego, California) – A DePaul commit, Saeger was the engine that powered No. 1 Cathedral Catholic to the title at the four-team GEICO Volleyball Invitational in Nebraska over the weekend. She averaged 14 assists per set in the championship match and was called by assistant coach Cody Rose  “probably the most important impact player for our team over the weekend. She consistently put our hitters in good positions every single time.”

S: Lora Flynn, 5-9 Jr., Liberty (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) – Flynn had a great week running the offense of the No. 5 AAAA team in Pennsylvania. In three wins, she recorded 99 assists and 24 digs. “She understands what it takes to run an offense and welcomes constructive criticism,” said coach Fernando Torres. “This has allowed her game to really take off. Lora has been and will continue to be the driving force of this offense. This team follows her and rallies around her. We go where Lora takes us; she is the quarterback of this team!”

OH: Bella Bullington, 6-2 Soph., Marist (Chicago, Illinois) – Competing at an event in Omaha last week, Bullington shined with double-digit kill totals in four of five matches. She had 15 kills each in two wins over host Skutt Catholic and totaled 65 kills, 52 digs, 12 blocks and 11 aces in six matches on the week….