The Sound Premier Volleyball Team signed 12 players to their
2013 roster on Thursday.
The players
represent the best women’s volleyball talent in the Puget Sound Region and will
compete in showcase and outreach matches throughout the Puget Sound Region
kicking off February 22 at Sunrise Courts in Puyallup.
Jennifer Baklenko, Right Side
The captain of the 2012 Sound Premier Volleyball Team is returning for the 2013
season. Her experience includes the University
of San Diego, the United States Pro Volleyball League and more. She is a product of Club West in Southern
California and a top ranked beach player with the Alki Volleyball
Association.
Carolyn Farny, Right Side
A 6’1” right side hitter who played at the University of
Washington is a newcomer to the Sound Premier Volleyball Team for 2013. The Fort Wayne, Indiana native played both
volleyball and basketball through her high school years at Concordia Luthern
High School.
Jessica Hansen, Libero
The 2006 Big Sky Conference MVP at Portland State University played her junior
club volleyball for
Kent Juniors and
Puget Sound Volleyball Academy.
She was named the Portland State University
Female Athlete of the year and coaches for the Puget Sound Volleyball
Academy.
Jessica Vanzant, Right Side
Vanzant tallied 1,075 kills in her four year collegiate career at Portland
State University. She also inspired her
brother Matt to play volleyball at the University of Hawaii. She is currently a coach for the Puget Sound
Volleyball Academy.
Emily Jepsen, Middle
Was the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year her junior year
at Western Washington University. Among
WWU’s top ten for career blocks and attack percentage. She was a four year starter at Kamiakin High
School.
Sarah Risser, Outside Hitter
Risser was a four year letter winner from Seattle Pacific University and earned
selection to the AVCA West Region All-Tournament Team her senior season. As a
junior at SPU she tallied over 300 kills and 300 digs. She is a native of Santa Barbara, California
and attended Dos Pueblos High School.
Deviny Mo, Outside Hitter
Is an accomplished beach volleyball player in the Puget Sound Region. She played four years of Club Volleyball at
the University of Washington and is still their Women’s Club Volleyball
Coach. Her junior club experience was
with the Washington Volleyball Academy and Newport High School.
Lindsey Wodrich, Outside Hitter
Wodrich was the Seattle Pacific University team MVP her junior year and shared
the award with Sound Premier Volleyball Team Teammate Anna Herold her senior
season. She was also named to the All
Great Northwest Athletic Conference First team in both of those seasons. A native of Richland, Washington, she graduated
from Richland High School.
Angie Alvord, Middle
Alvord earned AVCA First Team All-American and Great Northwest Athletic
Conference Player of the Year honors her senior year at Western Washington
University. She was team captain for
both the volleyball and basketball teams at Meridian High School.
Sara Bendorf, Outside Hitter
Bendorf played club volleyball for the Puget Sound Volleyball Academy and for Northwest University and Jacksonville University. At Northwest, she was the Cascadia Conference
“Freshman of the Year.” She was a four
year starter at White River High School in Tacoma.
Lindsey Denman, Outside Hitter
Denmen earned an AVCA Division 3 All-American honor her junior year at the
University of Puget Sound.
She also
featured in the AVP Junior Beach Tour and was a stand-out at Inglemoor High
School.
Her club roots go back to the
Washington Volleyball Academy where she is still a coach today.
Whitney Buck, Setter
Buck’s collegiate volleyball career starting at Whatcom Community College and
Concluded at Central Washington University.
She played setter and right side at North Central High School in
Spokane, WA.
