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NCSA Interviewed senior outside hitter Savanna Braziel about her volleyball career and recruiting.  Savanna plays for Iowa Park High School in Texas and also for the Texas Tornado VBC.

NCSA: What is your background in volleyball? When did you start playing?

Savanna: I didn’t start playing volleyball until my 6th grade year. Volleyball wasn’t a really big thing at my school and I hadn’t been introduced to it that much. I didn’t realize how much I loved it until around my 8th grade to Freshman year.

NCSA: What is the athletic experience you have ever had?

Savanna: I have played basketball and softball pretty much my whole life. I started that at a really young age, but I came to love volleyball way more as I got older.

NCSA: What is the best academic experience you have ever had?

Savanna: Probably being Academic All District my Jr year.

NCSA: What type of college are you looking for?

Savanna: I’m mainly looking for a college that isn’t too far away from home and has a good, solid volleyball program. Just somewhere I can fit in and be welcomed into. Also somewhere with a Physical Therapy program.

NCSA: What makes you really interested in a volleyball program after a coach contacts you?

Savanna: What I mainly look at first is the roster, just to see if I can fit in with the girls. I look at the location of the college and the overall atmosphere.  I’m also looking for somewhere that is a home away from home, basically. Somewhere I feel comfortable and I feel like I can contribute to the team.

NCSA: How has your recruiting process changed since starting with NCSA?

Savanna: I have gotten a lot of emails and calls from colleges and coaches I never even dreamed of talking to, and it has opened my eyes to a lot more opportunities I would have never known were there.

NCSA: If someone was just starting the recruiting process, what advice might you give them? 

Savanna: To respond to every coach that contacts you even if you aren’t interested because sometimes they have a lot more to offer than you think.

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