AU Pro Volleyball Season 4 Draft Results: Meet the Week 3 Teams
The teams are set for the third week of the 2024 Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball season, which gets underway on Friday, October 18, at Arizona Athletic Grounds.
Opposite Brittany Abercrombie, who paced the league with 1,013 leaderboard points in Week Two, climbed into the top spot in the league standings and will guide the Gold team into the middle week of the campaign. The former USC standout paces the league with 94 kills through two weeks and has earned Match MVP distinction in all six matches, including a league-best four MVP 1 certificates.
Outside hitter Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía earned her league-record 13th stint as a team captain after closing Week Two in second place with 1,933 leaderboard points. De La Cruz-Mejía, the 2022 AU Pro Volleyball champion, will lead the Orange squad into Week Three after piloting her teams to a 5-1 record in the first two weeks.
Outside hitter Leketor Member-Meneh, who has been on De La Cruz-Mejía’s side in the season’s first two weeks, will now be on the opposite side of the court after earning her first career stint as a team captain. The AU newcomer is tied for fifth in the circuit with 59 kills and owns a 5-1 match record through two weeks.
Outside hitter Dani Drews returns to the captain’s chair for the first time since 2022 after vaulting into fourth place on the leaderboard after Team Abercrombie’s 71-54 victory over Team De La Cruz-Mejía in Monday night’s Week Two finale. Drews, who has accumulated 1,383 leaderboard points, was a three-time captain in 2022 and will serve as the Purple team leader in Week Three.
Meet the Week Three teams.
TEAM ABERCROMBIE
Facilitator: Dave Rubio
- Brittany Abercrombie, Opposite (Captain)
- Molly McCage, Middle Blocker
- Morgan Hentz, Libero
- Alisha Childress, Setter
- Temi Thomas-Ailara, Outside Hitter
- Lauren Page, Middle Blocker
- Lindsey Vander Weide, Outside Hitter
- Allison Mayfield, Outside Hitter
- Taylor Bruns Tegenrot, Setter
- Jenna Rosenthal, Middle Blocker
- Heydi Casanova, Opposite
TEAM DE LA CRUZ-MEJÍA
Facilitator: Joe Trinsey
- Bethania De La Cruz-Mejía, Outside Hitter (Captain)
- Claire Hoffman, Outside Hitter
- Manami Kojima, Libero
- Natalia Valentin-Anderson, Setter
- Tori Dixon, Middle Blocker
- Kaz Brown, Middle Blocker
- Khat Bell, Opposite
- Gia Day, Outside Hitter
- Nootsara Tomkom, Setter
- Sherridan Atkinson, Opposite
- Tess Clark, Middle Blocker
TEAM MEMBER-MENEH
Facilitator: Deitre Collins-Parker
- Leketor Member-Meneh, Outside Hitter (Captain)
- Madi Kingdon Rishel, Outside Hitter
- Willow Johnson, Opposite
- Emily Thater, Middle Blocker
- Marlie Monserez, Setter
- Kayla Haneline, Middle Blocker
- Paige Briggs-Romine, Outside Hitter
- Madi Bugg, Setter
- M’kaela White, Middle Blocker
- Génesis Collazo, Opposite
- Nomaris Vélez Agosto, Libero
TEAM DREWS
Facilitator: Thomas Robson
- Dani Drews, Outside Hitter (Captain)
- Brooke Nuneviller, Outside Hitter
- Sydney Hilley, Setter
- Kayla Caffey, Middle Blocker
- Mary Lake, Libero
- Kelsie Payne, Opposite
- Berkeley Oblad, Middle Blocker
- Karis Watson, Middle Blocker
- Becca Latham, Opposite
- Erin Fairs, Outside Hitter
- Gabby Blossom, Setter
Week Three begins with Team Member-Meneh vs. Team De La Cruz-Mejía on Friday, October 18, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT followed by Team Abercrombie vs. Team Drews on Bally Sports and Volleyball TV.
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