Our weakest rotations are when Jhenna is in the front row. Teams are hitting over her or abusing her block. But she hustles and actually hand-sets balls that Shook would just bump-set. Plus, she is playing really good defense when she is in the back row.
Skylar showed why she is the #1 recruit. She is so great on the right pin because she sees the court well and moves the ball around. At times, I wish she could play all 6 rotations to get her the ball more, but (dare I say it?) we need Claire Hahn in the back row. She has really improved her level play and I hope she maintains/exceeds it over the course of the season. Rounsaville, not so much (still playing at the same level for the past 2 years), but she's going to be needed when Eggleston struggles in the back row.
Logan's overall play is much improved. She is serving tough and hitting with authority, even with not-so-ideal sets.
Micaya is still trying to play with too much finesse for my liking - she tips way too much when she should be ripping the ball or at least attempting to abuse the block.
I've never really understood why Asjia was starting at M1 or believed what Elliott would say about her in practice. But I saw glimpses of her being aggressive with her blocking and hitting with more power in her slide attacks against USC. She just needs to hit at a higher contact point and not into the block so much. Hopefully, she becomes the player that Elliott thinks she will be by the end of the season.
Molly is a good, stable player - she puts up a formidable block and hits the quick attack well, but the team needs to play better defense behind her b/c over the weekend her attacks were dug up twice and sent straight back for points.
Honestly, I can't wait until Butler returns...I think she is going to add a whole new blocking and attacking dynamic that teams are going to have fits dealing with.
Sydney's floor defense, positioning, and hitter-reading has improved as well. She's getting to balls that she flat-out missed last season.
As always, passing and floor defense are what needs to get better throughout the season, but they are actually at a good starting point IMO. Blocking numbers are kinda low right now but that's to be expected with 3 Freshmen front row players currently in the line-up.