raki owner
Ashley Lee-Maldonado
All Skills, All Levels
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Volleyball Career:
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Long Beach State VB '07-'11
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Uni. of Hawaii Beach VB '11-'12
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Professional NUC Switzerland '13-'14
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Mater Dei VB Coach '14-present
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Accolades:
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Big West Champions '07-'11
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Big West All Freshman
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Quadruple Double '10
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50 assists, 13 digs, 10 kills, 10 block assists
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Joined Misty May as the only 49er setter ever to have over 2,000 assists, 1,000 digs, and 500 kills
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Ranked tenth all-time in school history with 1,404 career assists
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USA Beach
raki director
Carly Richter
All Skills, All Levels
Volleyball Career:
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University of California Irvine
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4+ years of coaching experience
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Clinic Coach
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RAKI Senior Coach
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Accolades:
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AAU Nat'l Champ All-Star Team '17
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2x MVP of the Freeway League
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3x First Team All-League
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Specialty:
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All Skills, All Levels
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Passing Specialist
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Right Handed
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CoacH
Shelby Young
All Skills, All Levels
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:
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12+ years of coaching
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Whitney High School
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Hofstra University
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American River College
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Southern Oregon University
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University of Arizona
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Head Coach at Sage Hill Boys Program
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Accolades:
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'07-'09 First Team All League
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'08-'09 Team MVP
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'09 San Joaquin All-Star First Team
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'24 CIF-SS Champion Coach
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'24 CIF-SS D5 Coach of the Year
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Specialty:
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All Skills, All Levels
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Hitting/Passing Specialist
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Libero/DS Specialist
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Mentality Training, Masters in Sports Performance Psychology
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Right Handed
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coach
Kai Mazuronis
All Skills
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Weber International University
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Westcliff University
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Forza1 VB Club
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Indoor, Beach, & Grass VB
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Accolades:
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Coming Soon​
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Specialty:
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All Skills, High Level Athletes
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Passing Specialist
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Hitting Specialist
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Left Handed
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Cassie Smits
All Skills
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Coastal Carolina University
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Professional Hungary Team
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Accolades:
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1st Time All Conference (Las Vegas, Nevada)
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Honor Roll at Coastal Carolina
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Specialty:
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All Skills, All Levels
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Setting Specialist
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Right Handed
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coach
Drew Piloto
Setting Specialist
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:
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St. Francis University
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Vanguard University
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9+ years of playing​
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Accolades:
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Gold and 2x Bronze Medal in club
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All Tournament Team at Nationals
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1st Team All League
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2x League and Team MVP
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2x GSAC Champions
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'23 NAIA National Champions​
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Specialty:​
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Setting Specialist
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Hitting Specialist
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Right Handed
coach
Bailey Olbur
Middle Specialist
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:​
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Vanguard University
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11+ years of playing
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Accolades:
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‘19 State Runner Up at Durango HS
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‘19 Conference Runner Up at Durango
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‘23 GSAC Champion at Vanguard
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‘23 Honorable Mention All-American
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AVCA All Tournament Team
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‘23 All GSAC Team ‘23 Scholar Athlete
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Specialty:
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Middle Specialist
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Hitting/Blocking Specialist
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Fundamentals/Basics
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Right Handed
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Haley Kleespies
All Levels
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Radford University
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Head Varsity Coach at Avon Grove HS
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12s/14s Head Coach Synergy VB Club
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13s/14s Co-Head Coach Synergy VB
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18s Assistant Coach Oasis VB Club
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Extensive Clinic and Summer Camp Experience (Radford University, Virginia Tech, Villanova, NIKE Sports Camp, Synergy, Head Coach for Beach Elite Clinics, Coach for Newport VB Club Clinics)
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Indoor, Beach, & Grass VB
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Accolades:
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4yr Starting Setter D1 Athlete
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Current Record Holder for Assists
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Specialty:​
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Setting Specialist
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Hitting Specialist
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Right Handed
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coach
Ali Borabo
Libero/D/S Specialist
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Played overseas in the Philippines at De La Salle University
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College of San Mateo
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Vanguard University
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Indoor & Beach VB
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10 years of playing
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Accolades:
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1st Team Coast-North All Conference​
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'23 GSAC Champions
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'23 GSAC Scholar Athlete Award
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Specialty:
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Libero/D/S Specialist
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Hitting Specialist
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Fundamentals/Basics
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Right Handed
Seasonal
Coaches
seasonal coach
Taylor Richter
All Levels
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:​​
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6+ years of playing club
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3+ years of coaching club
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'18 La Habra HS Assist. Varsity Coach
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Head Frosh Coach at Fullerton HS
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Accolades:
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First Team All League
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2x CIF Appearances
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1x CIF Appearance Assist. Coach
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Specialty:
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All Skills, All Levels
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Fundamentals/Basics
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Right Handed
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Fun Fact: Coach Taylor is Coach Carly's sister!
seasonal coach
Amanda Leinbach
Libero/DS Specialist
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Sunshine VB Club
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Marymount High School
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University of California Irvine
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Indoor & Beach VB
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Accolades:
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'19 Nike Tournament Champions
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3x Open Division Junior Olympic Medalist
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Specialty:​
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Hitting Specialist
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Libero/DS Specialist
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Right Handed
Libero/D/S Specialist
Active Coach
seasonal coach
Emma Spindt
Hitting Specialist
Active Coach
Volleyball Career:​
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University of California Irvine
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10 years of playing
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Vision VB Club
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Accolades:
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Played in 125 sets and totaled 186 kills and 156 digs at UCI
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Specialty:
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Hitting Specialist
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Libero/D/S Specialist
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Fundamentals/Basics
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Right Handed
seasonal coach
Avery Alleman
Middle Specialist
Active Coach until 8/12
Volleyball Career:
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University of Puget Sound
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Point Loma Nazarene University
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A4 VB Club
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Accolades:
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All-NWC First Team '22 and '23
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'22 NWC Championship
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All-Tournament at Southwestern Invitation
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Most Outstanding Player at Puget Sound Premiere
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Specialty:​
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Hitting Specialist
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Blocking Specialist
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Oppo/RS Specialist
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Right Handed
seasonal coach
Ofure Iselen
All Skills
Inactive Coach
Volleyball Career:
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University of California Irvine
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Accolades:
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'23 All Big West All Academic Team
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'23 Adidas/UCI Invitational All Tournament Team
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Specialty:
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All Skills, All Levels
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Hitting Specialist
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Blocking Specialist
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Right Handed
seasonal coach
Laine Briggs
Libero/DS Specialist
Inactive Coach
Volleyball Career:
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Pepperdine University
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Newport Harbor HS
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Balboa Bay VB Club
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RAKI Alum, trained under Ashley
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Accolades:
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'22 All County First Team
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'22 All Sunset League Team
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'23 Daily Pilot Girls Dream Team
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'23 WCC All Freshman Team
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Specialty:​
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Passing/Digging Specialist
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Serve/Receive Specialist
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Right Handed