Nations best MB for 2006????

[holidayhusker]

With Melissa Elmer gone who will become this coming seasons standout middle blocker?

[HOLIDAY]

Foluke!!!!!

[vballmaniac40]

Magee and Armstrong from Texas will be among the best. Both are very quick for their size.

[HOLIDAY]

Armstrong from Texas will be a force as well.

[aaronic]

The weirdest thing is that for me, the first thing I think about when I hear 'best MB' is Penn St.- may'be its just because they are so tall.

But I agree with Akinradewo. I would also throw in Meriwether from UCLA; Magee and Armstrong from Texas.

No one else stands out. IDK maybe Harmotto, Walbridge, Killingsworth, Deesing, and Crimes could potentially be what you're looking for as well....

Time will tell.

[dishdaball]

Foluke is a force and fun to watch - sure hope she works harder at getting to the outside blockers this year. Would imagine Dunning is working on it - very impressive kid for the short amount of time she's been playing....

[SakiBomb25]

Agree that Akinradewo is one of the best offensive middle blockers in the country, but her blocking skills are still up in the air.

As far one-two punch goes, I also wouldn't discount Santa Clara's Anna Cmaylo and Annalisa Muratore. Cmaylo was a third team All-American last year and Muratore was the West Coast Conference's Freshman of the Year in 2004 before hurting her knee; in that year, she was also one of the top blockers in the country.

Others I can think of would be Nana Meriweather of UCLA and I am thinking this is the time for Tracy Stalls to really step it up and prove that she can be an All-American force. Also, look out for Meredith Nelson and Sophia Milo, both seniors for Minnesota and Pepperdine, respectively.

[BOTE]

Should Harmotto heal 100% as expected from her late season knee injury and either one of the new setters at Penn State can set her she will be the best middles in the Big Ten and one of the top 5 middles in the country.

[GatorVball]

Look for Kisya Killingsworth to improve even more this year.

[holidayhusker]

It is rumored that Houghtelling will be moved to middle to Elmers position...I HOPE NOT!!!

[starsky]

That would be insane!!!!

[cbrown1709]

Foluke, Killingsworth and Harmotto are my all-aroudn favorites.

[vballmaniac40]

Remember that Harmotto was hitting off of Tortorello last year. Not that she's not a good player, but Sam made her the amazing player she was by getting perfect balls to her time and time again.

Also, I'm not impressed with Killingsworth's blocking. Offensively she's very good but her blocking just looks messy. If she improves that stage of her game, I'd put her among the elite in the country.

[bigtenfred]

Walbridge and Folouke 2nd team All Americans and Harmotto at 100%. :D

[GatorVball]

vballmaniac40 said:

Remember that Harmotto was hitting off of Tortorello last year. Not that she's not a good player, but Sam made her the amazing player she was by getting perfect balls to her time and time again.

Also, I'm not impressed with Killingsworth's blocking. Offensively she's very good but her blocking just looks messy. If she improves that stage of her game, I'd put her among the elite in the country.

That is the part that will improve the most. Remember, last year was her first year starting at middle. Blocking is the hardest thing to pick up in this sport. She's more athletic and quicker than the great middles Florida has had in the past. I expect Florida on the whole to be a much better blocking team, led by Kisya.