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Rebel Red to Bobcat Maroon: Hays Volleyball Players Will Team Up At Nearby Texas State
Strasser looked up to Torres and the other upperclassmen, and was able to catch on to what it's like being on varsity. With several college offers, Strasser explains that Texas State had a special touch to it that other schools didn't have.
"Other big schools would not have a close relationship with my family," said Strasser. "And I want my mom to be able to feel like she can talk to the coaches about anything, just like she does with my [Texas State] coaches right now."
For Torres, it has always been a dream to play at Texas State because she has been a Hays County local her whole life. Playing volleyball right in her backyard is what she hoped for, especially so she can stay close to family and won't have to miss her mom's spaghetti dinners.
Torres started to get serious about college ball her sophomore year, when her club team played against Texas State's current assistant head volleyball coach Sean Huiet's club team. Torres' agility and passionate energy on the court made a lasting impression on Huiet, leaving him to contact her as a junior to talk about her future volleyball career.
Like they always say, it's a bittersweet season as a senior, and Torres wants to impact the underclassmen like the seniors did for her.
"How we played together, maybe college will bring that back to me, but, as of right now, I can say that I have never played with a team that has so much chemistry with each other," said Torres. "They are pretty much sisters to me."
With Strasser taking a new role as a senior next year, she explains how the team will change.
"It's going to be hard to let these younger kids on the team experience what varsity is like and trying to teach them the way the seniors taught me, like Ryann and the other seniors did," said Strasser.
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As for this season, the girls have specific goals that they want to see the team accomplish. Strasser hopes the Rebels can become district champs, and Torres wants to see them succeed past the first round of playoffs. After this season, we will see the girls reunite as Bobcats in 2021.
"Our chemistry together is already going to be automatic when [Strasser] comes," said Torres. "We will never lose that chemistry with each other."
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2019 All-VYPE Austin Preseason Public School Volleyball Teams
Avery Kalsu (Dripping Springs)
Grayson Schirpik (Leander Rouse)
Emery Herman (Georgetown)
Annie Stadthaus (Austin Vandegrift)
Reilly Heinrich (Leander Rouse)
Arden Besecker (Lake Travis)
Jamison Wheeler (Lake Travis)
Sarah Nading (Dripping Springs)
Genevieve Perry (Westlake)
Brynne Wright (Austin Vandegrift)
Ryann Torres (Hays)
Trista Strasser (Hays)
Kara Erfurth (Leander Rouse)
Lauren Malone (Round Rock)
Delaney Dilfer (Austin Vandegrift)
Mykenna Eklund (Lake Travis)
Jorden Jaimes (Lake Travis)
Makenzey Blades (Georgetown)
Brianna Stovall (Georgetown)
Jaelyn Grimm (Cedar Park)
Preseason All-VYPE Public School 1A-4A Team
Olivia Linton (Wimberley)
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Payton Knight (Wimberley)
Rayna Pack (Wimberley)
Becca Heinrich (La Grange)
Erin Treybig (Schulenburg)
Brynlee Hollas (Schulenburg)
Julie Guentert (Schulenburg)
Erica Otto (Schulenburg)
Megan Jinright (Fredericksburg)
Avery Stevens (Fredericksburg)
Kalli Dalland (Johnson City)
Sabrina Tuerck (Rogers)
Reese Weise (Rockdale)
Aubrey Fossett (Little River Academy)
Malarie Mican (Weimar)
Kennedy Kohen (Weimar)
Kyndal Coufal (Burton)
Riley Krenek (Thrall)
Megan Krause (Round Top-Carmine)
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