U17 National Team Tryouts: Roster Breakdown

U17 National Team Tryouts

Roster Breakdown

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Setters:

Chloe Burbage - 2028 NC Academy - Silver Level Prospect - Player Profile on Site

Strengths: Length, Block, Athleticism, Height. History as Opposite.

Important Camps: Nebraska, Louisville

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Kaelyn Easton - 2029 Legacy - Silver Level Prospect - Player Profile on Site

Strengths: Leadership, Vocal, Consistency, Technique, Footwork

Important Camps: PSU, Kentucky, Vandy, Nebraska

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Ellie Enger - 2029 WPVC - Gold Level Prospect - No Profile

Strengths: Mental aspect, Strength, Aggressive, Consistency, Placement, Athleticism

Camps: Nebraska, Florida, Kentucky

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Overview: Enger and Easton show quite a few similarities in their games, even though Burbage and Enger have the experience playing in 6-2 offenses.  Burbage may be more the athlete and vertical player of the group, but Easton and Enger have been in Big Gym Settings for decades, it seems. Love the confidence, leadership, and the ability of all three of these setters to connect quickly with their “new attackers”.

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Outsides:

Lexi Coleman - 2029 Legacy - Gold Level Prospect - Player Profile on Site

Strengths: Mental approach, Deadly Serve, Physicality, heavy arm, overall athleticism, Back Row Attack

Camps: Nebraska, Louisville, Penn State, Creighton

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MC Crutcher - 2029 TAV - Silver Level Prospect - Player Profile on Site

Strengths: Explosion, Shot Making, Power Serve, Confidence

Camps: Nebraska, Louisville, SMU

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Taylor Johnson - 2028 TAV - Silver Level Prospect - No Profile

Strengths: Vertical Game, Shot Variety, and Quick Release on her swing, Position Flexibility

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Julia Masselink - 2029 Kairos - Golden Level Prospect - Player Profile on Site

Strengths: Length (attacking and on block), Passing Skills, Shot Variations, Court Sense

Important Camps: Nebraska, Louisville, Penn State, Creighton

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Maya Ogbogu - 2028 TAV - Gold Level Prospect - No Profile

Strengths: Explosion, Ability to score, Confidence, Height of her game

Important Camps: Nebraska

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Opposites:

Mesa Jameson - 2028 Northern Lights - Silver Level Prospect - No Profile

Strengths: Physicality on her attack, Coverage on block (length), Athleticism/Explosion for Opp

Important Camps: Nebraska 

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Mikayla Matuszko - 2029 Tribe - Silver Level Prospect - No Profile

Strengths: Length, Verticality she plays at, Power Game, Cannon Arm

Important Camps: Nebraska, Penn State, SMU, Florida

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Overview: Two different athletes in Jameson and Matuszko, but both are effective at what they do. Jameson is explosive and dynamic, while Matuszko, with her power game and length, puts up a menacing wall.

**Matuszko, by the way, a glaring omission from America’s 200, and that is our fault

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Middles:

McKenzie Andrews - 2028 Legacy - Silver Level Prospect - No Profile

Strengths: Reaction time, Coverage on her block, Termination rate when attacking, Strength, Verticality of her game

Important Camps: Nebraska, Penn State

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Madlen Gloessner - 2028 NORCO - Gold Level Prospect - Player Profile on Site

Strengths: Length, Block Coverage, All-Around game, Slide route, and Variety of effective shots

Important Camps: Nebraska, Penn State, UCLA, UVA

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Madison Middleton - 2029 A5 - Silver Level Prospect - No Profile

Strengths: Youth 2030, Simply untapped potential with height and skill for her age

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Shaun Waller - 2028 Tennessee Performance - Elite Red Level Prospect -No Profile

Strengths: Height/Length of her block, Slide, Power Arm

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Overview: This is a talented group. The 2028s are so deep with talent, and this tryout will be a perfect example of that. You mix in the 2030 phenom in Middleton. You see some varieties in style here with a Waller who may be more of a “high-ceiling”, but so powerful and athletic, and then there is Andrews, who is a mix of talent, technique, and the best training. Gloessner is right in between and does so many things very well. What a deep group.

If I’m a college coach needing a middle in 2028, I simply say “yes, please” to any of them:)

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Liberos:

Grace Hengler - 2029 Madfrog - Elite Red Level Prospect - No Profile

Strengths: Volleyball IQ, Reaction time, First step, and anticipation

Important Camps: Nebraska, SMU, Texas A&M, Baylor

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Lola Loncar - 2028 AVC - Elite Red Level Prospect - No Profile

Strengths: No wasted movements, Positioning, Quiet Feet, Anticipation

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Bella Osborn - 2028 Madfrog - Elite Red Level Prospect - No Profile

Strengths: Court Coverage, Keeps difficult balls alive, first contact specialist, picks up hard balls

Important camps: Nebraska, Baylor, Zona, Rice

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Overview: This is a group that we know the least about. Other than seeing Osborn and Hengler at Dream Team and about 30 minutes of film on Loncar, the ‘bros will be discovered for us as well. Do it like Louisville and Nebraska do it, and stat everything and take the one that has the best serve/receive for the week? Osborne and Hengler were fierce competitors this Summer, and I’m guessing Loncar playing bro for AVC Cleveland that won’t be an issue either.

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I have mentioned this a few times when interviewing a few of these athletes last week. What a great call by USA VB, and this is a terrific crew of athletes. Would love to be in this gym all week. What an amazing opportunity for all of them. Best of luck!