The “Athletes Unlimited Volleyball” league has transformed the sport. Making it more exciting. The league features the best professional volleyball players from all over the world. As mentioned on their website, it is creating a new way to play women’s professional volleyball. The third season of the league is underway in Legacy Park, in Mesa, Arizona, from October 6 to November 6. The top four players on the leaderboard get to draft their team.

Athletes score points as individuals and teams and each week players and fans get to vote for their MVP. Coming at the fourth spot, leaving Sydney Hilley behind, is the 2022 ACC Player of the Year and the AVCA First Team All-American.

Getting closer to making the National Team

A former Louisville University player has been showing great potential in the AU league. After finishing her 2022/23 season with Louisville University, Claire Chaussee transitioned to the Athletes Unlimited Pro League. The league is in its third season and Chaussee’s performance has been exceptional. With more than 1600 points, she is in the fourth spot on the leaderboard. 

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Her odds of getting a call for a national team are good. She has been playing with the girls who are on the roster of the national team. And she has been able to exceed expectations with her performance. This might bring her on the radar of coach Karch Kiraly and his staff of the national team. Sydney Hilley, Morgan Hentz, Brooke Nuneviller, Danielle Hart, Nia Reed and Kendall White, are the six girls in the AU league that have been playing in Karch’s program.

While talking to Volleyballmag.com in an exclusive interview she said, “I haven’t been in (the gym with the national team) and I haven’t been asked, so we will wait and see”. It has been less than a year since the college and she is already taking her game to the next level as reflected in her game in the league.

Fabulous performance in the volleyball league

Chaussee was the first overall pick by Rosenthall (captain of the week). She has an explosive point scoring, and it has been the reason that she has traveled from 11th at the standing to 4th according to the latest leaderboard update. With her individual and team performance, she is certainly the right choice for the national team. 

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She has managed to take 24 kills in the opening match and has been crowned the MVP twice. Behind the 10-foot line, Chaussee has been establishing a hitting rhythm, and that has been one of the key components to the success of Rosenthal’s team. Chaussee has 784 attack kills this season with 24 Aces and 170 good receptions.

In the third season of the Au league, Chaussee has been one of the key highlighters, keeping a consistent performance throughout the league. This is getting her good professional attention and hopefully, the attention of Coach Karch will be directed to her game too. After the season is over for her, Chaussee will be moving to Grand Rapid Rise in the nascent pro volleyball Federation.

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