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NO. 8 -- PEARLAND DAWSON EAGLES
Head Coach: Lauren Leth
2023: 38-10/Regional Semifinalists
PERENNIAL PLAYOFF CONTENDERS. THAT IS THE SIMPLEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THE EAGLES OF PEARLAND DAWSON.
Lauren Leth has this program churning every single season and with four starters returning off a 38-win team that went four rounds deep in the 2023 postseason, this year should be no different.
First-team, all-district middle blocker Kennedy Jones (Army-commit) returns after being selected for the TGCA All-Star team a year ago. Jones finished with 279 kills, 79 blocks and a .375 hitting percentage.
Also selected to the first-team, all-district was middle blocker Keaton Points (184 kills, 98 blocks, .306 hitting percentage) and defensive specialist Jenna Thedford (451 digs).
Other players to watch include Northwestern State-commit Emmarie McFarland (209 kills, 160 digs) and Isabella Tijerina (218 serving aces).
Keys to success include solid defense, dynamic middles and team chemistry, according to Leth.
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BASES LOADED: No. 15 Dawson is "Fierce, United and Noble"
No. 15 Pearland Dawson Eagles
Pearland Dawson brings back six starters off a 27-win campaign, which saw them reach the Area Round of the playoffs.
Caroline Roth returns after her first-team, all-district pick, while second-teamers Cara Pitman (Houston Christian) and Carissa Anaya also return. Other key returners include Emilly Mullen (SUNY Buffalo State University), Abigail Urista (Trinidad State College), Evey Dieudonne and Peyton Travis.
The Eagles team motto this year is FUN – Fierce, United, Noble – as Chelsea Boles enters her second year of leading the program.
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