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THIS IS SPARTA: No. 6 Seven Lakes primed to reclaim Title form
THE SPARTANS ARE A VETERAN CREW HEADING INTO 2023 FOR COACH AMY CATALINE, WHO ENTERS YEAR SEVEN OF LEADING SEVEN LAKES, AND HER 15TH OVERALL AS A HEAD COACH (421-176).
The Spartans return four starters from the squad that went 27-16 a year ago. First-team setter Simone Romriell is back after racking up 1,014 assists in 2022. She also had 299 digs and 45 blocks last season.
The offensive firepower is back with Temi Sam-Olibale, Sameena Burns (Sam Houston State-commit) and LeAnna Beaty returning as the team’s leading kill-getters.
Sam-Olibale led the crew with 385 kills, followed by Burns’ 269 kills and Beaty’s 234 kills. Beaty also led the team at the net with an impressive 124 blocks.
This team has veteran starters, which is Cataline’s main key to success in 2023--to utilize their savvy prowess on the court.
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The Batenhorst-era at Seven Lakes is officially over with the graduation of Casey Batenhorst. The Spartans will need to replace a ton of the offense and will look towards Temi Sam-Olibale (139 kills) and Sameena Burns (121 kills) to do just that.
Burns will be a force defensively at the net as well after registering 107 blocks a year ago. Grace Lanier will be the leader of the defensive unit. Lanier led the team in digs with 427 in 2021. Next was Sam-Olibale with 216. Simone Romriell will be looked to fill the shoes of Batenhorst at setter. She had 292 assists in 118 sets played.
Also, watch out for Isabella Deuel (MH), LeAnna Beaty (M/OH) and Julia Valverde (Setter) to fill in some much-needed roles for 2022 as well.
Keys to success for Amy Cataline’s crew will be the “young returners and strong defense”. Cataline enters 2022 only five wins away from career win No. 400 in her 14th year as a head coach.