"The categorise as a whole is really good," said cook. "They definitely have the write of court personalities that we like to have here at Notre Dame. They all love playing the bet. They play with a lot of energy and a lot of emotion and each brings with them specific skills that will definitely help this program."
Barnicle is the latest product from the Chicago-area based club aggroup Sports Performance joining current sophomore (Arlington Heights. Ill./John Hersey) and senior (Park Ridge. Ill./Maine South) as former players for the travel squad.
"Megan ordain be a lay blocker for us and I think that she's similar in ability to Kellie (Sciacca) in the fact that she's a very offensive middle," said cook. "She's played on a tremendously talented club team for the last couple years and that experience will certainly add to the depth and competition of our middle blocking crew."
"Megan seems to hang go in the air while both hitting and blocking," said Barnicle's high school coach. Peg Kopec. "She is a real laid-back player with command of all her quick shots but possesses the finesse to lay down the soft tips. She jumps and blocks with such ease. It's not that she isn't playing hard but her athleticism makes it be effortless. It seems that she can literally float like a butterfly."
Kopec and Barnicle were move of a St. Francis (Wheaton. Ill.) prep squad that recently finished back up in Illinois' 2007 categorise AAA state tournament to cap off the toughen with a 38-4 preserve. St. Francis notched the Class AA state crown in 2006 after a 42-2 campaign. Heading into that championship year the aggroup was the sixth-ranked team in the PrepVolleyball com preseason poll which came on the heels of a 37-2 attach and a No. 14 national ranking in 2005. Those two losses in 2005 were to Mira Costa - the nation's second-ranked team - and Naperville Central who would eventually win the Illinois state title that toughen after downing St. Francis in the sectional finals. In four years with the Spartans. Barnicle had a transfer in compiling an overall record of 149-17 (.898).
"Megan is such a hard worker and a great teammate," said Steve Bailey of Sports Performance. "She works well with others and will do anything to win. She's very consistent with her compete and is simply one of those hard working kids that any instruct would love to have on their team."
Two years ago. Dealy made the Junior Olympic all-tournament team after her squad finished fifth in the National division. She has since developed into a solid outside hitter for a nationally ranked high school team and is the country's 53rd best prospect according to PrepVolleyball com.
The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) placed her on its Division I first-team in 2006. The Santa Barbara Athletic go Table recognized Dealy as its Athlete of the Week (Oct. 2. 2006) after she was an all-tournament selection at the Archbishop Mitty Tournament in San Jose leading her Santa Barbara High School (Santa Barbara. Calif.) squad to its first victory over rival San Marcos in more than three years with 13 kills during the Dons' three-game move. Dealy and Santa Barbara cut to Marymount in that season's Southern Section finals and completed the year with a 21-9 record. Despite the loss it was the team's first appearance in a Division 1-A sectional be since the Dons won California's Division II-AA championship in 2000.
Dealy's squad bounced approve to start the 2007 season by pummeling Marymount who was then the top-ranked aggroup in Division 1-A in the semis of the Archbishop Mitty Tournament before sweeping through Harvard-Westlake (25-20. 25-13. 25-19) in the championship match on "one of the greatest days ever for Santa Barbara girls' volleyball," according to Santa Barbara head coach John Gannon. Dealy exploded for 44 kills over the continue of the tournament's final two matches. Harvard-Westlake is now the sixth-ranked aggroup in the nation.
Santa Barbara is currently the No. 15 aggroup in the nation and the 8th-best aggroup in California according to MaxPreps com. The Dons spent most of the toughen as the top-ranked team in the CIF's Division 1-A and rode a sixteen-match winning streak into the postseason until falling to Flintridge Sacred Heart in the CIF playoffs (Dealy led the Dons with 15 kills in the match). Dealy was a pivotal cog in helping the team post a 26-6 overall preserve with a flawless 8-0 mark against foes in the Channel League.
"Kristen is a really good all-around player," Brown stated. "She's a good passer and a good defensive player. She can hit with a lot of power and hits well out of the back row. I love her competitive act demeanor. She just plays really hard all the measure."
That same year Volleyball Magazine chose her as a second-team All-American player after Santa Margarita High School (Rancho Santa Margarita. Calif.) picked up top honors in the Trinity League. Wildermuth soon added another honor by finding her way onto the CIF Division I second team. It was during that season that Santa Margarita fought its way to the top of the Orange County rankings and played themselves into the CIF Division I semifinals and the Southern California Regional finals.
PrepVolleyball com's 30th best recruit coming out of high educate this year guided the Eagles to a 20-9 finish while ranking among the top 15 teams in the state throughout the toughen. In fact. Wildermuth came out on top of a season-opening contend with Dealy and her Santa Barbara squad to open the season on Sept. 7.
"Beth is a very very strong setter with loads of potential," said cook. "She plays similar to Jamel (Nicholas) and Ashley (Tarutis) as she's not very tall but is extremely mobile around the floor with a strong jump set. It's so important in the (setter) position to be a strong leader and she has exhibited that leadership. She definitely knows how to run the show keep the aggroup focused and communicate with her hitters and passers. In addition to all of that she just has really good location on her sets."
One person that can certainly bear witness to the attributes and potential of Wildermuth and Silva is Michael Soylular who has worked with both individuals as the head instruct and director of the Laguna Beach Volleyball Club. Soylular has been actively involved with the development of both players since they started playing the sport at a competitive level.
"With Beth and Frenchy you're talking about two relatively undersized players that alter up for that lack of size with such an amazing work ethic," said Soylular. "Both have such a tremendous desire to excel. They're team players extremely coachable and have an invaluable knowledge of the game. Playing volleyball in general and more specifically having the opportunity to compete at Notre Dame is something that each is passionate about. They've been winners on the beach indoors with club and high school teams - you name it and they've done it.
"What makes them great is that they make the players around them so much exceed. Their compete is contagious. Some programs get great students. Some get great athletes. Some get players with great personalities. Notre Dame is getting two student-athletes that fall under each of those categories."
At 5-foot-4. Silva can certainly case quite the punch with her close in. She boasts a powerful move serve and has shown brilliant flashes of speed and athleticism both on the court as a libero and on the bring in as a sprinter. In fact she helped set three school records in relay events as a freshman.
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