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helped me f igure i t out , and that should make us so much more successful this season.” The 6-foot setter wi l l be a col lege prospect and her best vol leybal l is in front of her, which is good news for Klein Col l ins . Second teamer McKenna Ferris returns on the outside and was asked about the Tigers’ 2022 expectations . “Win, win, win and win,” she said. “Our connection as a team real ly grew this offseason. I think i t wi l l show on the cour t and translate into wins for us . Chemistry is so impor tant .” Kristina Cote wi l l provide scoring on the outside to compl iment Ferris , whi le second teamer Ariana Goode wi l l hold down the middle-blocker posi tion. The defense should be a strength for the Tigers wi th Keely-Ann Shelnutt , Cal i Car ter and Ol ivia Muri l lo back in the huddle. Ashlynn Hol l is wi l l also play a bigger role this season. “We are going to be sound on defense,” Muri l lo, a second-team, al l-district selection, said. “We wi l l have good movement and wi l l do every thing we can to stop our opponents putting the bal l down on us .” Klein Col l ins needs to focus on knocking off Tombal l , Tombal l Memorial and Klein Oak to reach their goal of the playoffs . They have the talent to do i t .

For star ters , f irst team, al l-district setter Anna Blaine enters her junior year after running the offense as

everyone in the program being accustomed to my coaching st yle and expectations ,” Price said. “ The seniors this season have created goals to get Klein Col l ins above where they have been in past years , and I cannot express the amount of leadership that was already being shown in the summer.”

THE KLEIN COLLINS TIGERS HAVE THE FIREPOWER TO CAPTURE A PLAYOFF SPOT IN 2022. Coach Kasey Price’s squad had an 18-27 overal l record last year and didn’ t qual i f y for the postseason in 2021; however, there is a bright side. The Tigers were young last season and some of their players in the most impor tant roles earned valuable varsi t y experience. They wi l l be much-improved, and not as intimidated hi tting the cour t in the fal l . “ This season is one that I have been most exci ted for because of the number of kids that are returning and

an underclassman. To be expected, she made some mistakes , but her upside is tremendous . “It was a hard role to take on as a younger player,” Blaine said. “ The team

McKenna Ferris

Klein Collins’ McKenna Ferris, Olivia Murillo, Kristina Cote, Keely-Ann Shelnutt, Ariana Goode, Anna Blaine and Cali Carter

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