The Show Me Qualifier proved to be one of the best ones we’ve been at yet. vballrecruiter.com spent time throughout the three days watching and observing as many teams and players as we possibly could. Below are the liberos who caught our attention the most.

15 OPEN

Keri Leimbach, Nebraska One 15 Synergy – Leimbach’s play helped Nebraska One to the 15 Open title. She’s very quick and flies around the court making up ground and tracking down balls.

McKenna Garr, Northern Lights 15-1 – It was a good weekend for Northern Lights in clinching a 15 Open bid. Garr – a three-star recruit – made some of her ups look too easy! She was also on point in serve receive with consistent first-ball contact.

Avery Baker, MAVS KC 15-1 – MAVS has to rely on its ball control and defense to be competitive. Baker is not a flashy libero but she’s even-keeled and makes plenty of plays in the back row.

Hadley Porter, Dynasty 15 Black – Porter is the backbone of the Dynasty defense. Her game has an intensity to it where it looks like she loves to compete and she’s just real steady in what she does.

Julia Grace, NKYVC 15-1 Tsunami – Unfortunately for NKYVC, it didn’t advance as far as it would’ve liked. However, there’s no doubt Grace was a standout. She’s a four-star recruit and the first word that comes to mind is smooth.

Avery Freeman, Circle City 15 Purple – Circle City is built on its ball control, with Freeman the anchor of the defense. She’s another three-star recruit who’s willing to sacrifice her body to keep rallies alive.

Emma Ortiz, OT 15 Meg – OT couldn’t push itself into gold pool play but it wasn’t without effort. Ortiz was not missing her mark out of serve receive, consistently getting OT into system.

16 OPEN

Faith Frame, Premier Nebraska 16 Gold – Frame was a standout everywhere this weekend. She garnered one of the MVP awards at the Under Armour Next Camp and performed consistently well throughout the weekend. She has a stoic demeanor on the court but has great command of the position. She’s a three-star recruit with potential to move up to four or even five stars in due time.

Alleigh Dutton, Circle City 16 Purple – Dutton is another three-star recruit and showed why in helping Circle City to the 16 Open title and its bid. There aren’t many plays she doesn’t make and teams are reluctant to challenge her in serve receive.

Luca Bredenberg, Northern Lights 16-1 – This three-star recruit was passing dime after dime in serve receive. She has a good platform and keeps things simple.

Annalise Grant, Six Pack 16 – There were definitely moments where Grant was owning the position. She has a calm, easy-going approach with lots of upside to her game.

Elizabeth Tabeling, NKYVC 16-1 Tsunami – What a weekend it was for NKYVC in taking second and qualifying. When on, Tabeling was as good as anyone in the division this weekend. She’s a four-star recruit with good range and she’s not afraid to stand in and dig big shots.

Ryan McAleer, Dynasty 16 Black – This was a strong division for liberos and McAleer is yet another who stood out. This four-star recruit is very consistent and steady and is difficult to get balls past.

Mya Bolton, KC Power 16-1 – Yet another three-star recruit making noise this weekend, Bolton is fun to watch with the spirit she plays with. This Power team has a scrappiness about it and Bolton is at the heart of it with her defense.

17 OPEN

Jonna Spohn, Mintonette Sports m.71 – This Ole Miss commit is a three-star recruit. She can cover some ground around the court and is typically on point with her passing and defending.

Alayna Pearson, KC Power 17-1 – Pearson is a three-star recruit committed to Texas AM. She flies around the court. And she brings tons of energy and excitement to the position!

Heidi Devers, Dynasty 17 Black – Devers is another spirited libero with good energy. She also can cover well with her quickness.

Jocelyn Healy, NE Elite 17 Vici – It felt like Healy was one of the more energetic liberos in the division. At the times we caught her, she was digging a ton of balls and extending rallies.

Ava Roth, Rockwood Thunder 17 Elite – One of the things that came to mind watching Roth is she’s a hard worker and leaves it all on the court. She also showed great passing skills out of serve receive. She’s a three-star recruit committed to Arkansas.

Meg Berkland, Iowa Rockets 17 – It was a great weekend for Iowa Rockets, which came within a victory of qualifying. Rockets is not a big team and has to rely on ball control and defense to hang. Berkland, who is a sophomore playing up, fits right in with her ability to pass dimes out of serve receive and keep plays alive with her effort.

Kate Thibault, MN Select 17-1 – A three-star recruit committed to Oregon, Thibault had a good weekend holding down the back court. Her serve reception was on and she consistently made plays to give the offense another shot.