Three games into the 2026 New Balance P32 Girls season and Florida Nation's 17U group has already shown its hand. This is a defensive team. The offense is a work in progress, but the structure on the other end is real, and it shows up in the rankings.
Across a 37-team field, Florida Nation 17U ranks 11th in opponent points per possession at 0.659 and 6th in total points allowed at 120. The forced turnover rate sits at 25.3%, good for 14th, and opponents are shooting 34.8% from the field, which lands at 14th-best in the division. None of those numbers are accidents. This roster is built around length, ball pressure, and a half-court shell that holds up.
The half-court defensive numbers are the calling card. Florida Nation gives up just 0.565 points per possession in the half court, with opponents shooting only 26% from the field in those situations. On out-of-bounds endline sets, the defense allows 0.111 points per possession, which grades out in the 97th percentile across all logged teams at this level. That is elite scout work paying off.
Offensively, the picture is more complicated. The team sits at 0.688 points per possession, 20th of 37, almost exactly at the league average of 0.686. Field goal percentage is 34.5% (24th) and 3-point shooting checks in at 23.1% (25th). The shot quality is actually fine, 38.7% effective field goal percentage, but the makes haven't matched the looks yet.
The bright spots inside the offense tell you what to lean into. Spot-up possessions are producing 0.848 points per possession with a 75th-percentile Synergy grade. Cuts are converting at 1.000 points per possession on 56.3% shooting. Pick-and-roll ball handler reads are at 0.650 PPP with a 77th-percentile rating. The team is generating quality shots inside the structure. Now they need the perimeter shooting to catch up.
Ball security has been a strength relative to the field. The team's 20.0% turnover rate ranks 16th in the division, better than the 22.9% league average. That number is a foundation. When you defend at this level and protect the basketball, you stay in every game.
Top Contributors at a Glance
Isabella Aloisio (#10) is the lead scorer, putting up 29 points on 0.853 points per possession. She takes the most shots and the most threes on the roster and ranks 59th of 273 on the league-wide individual offensive leaderboard.
Kristijana Carattini (#33) is the efficiency engine. 20 points on 1.053 PPP, 50% from the field, 20 rebounds across three games, and just one turnover in 19 possessions. She is the safest set of hands on the roster.
Alyssa Hill (#23) is the volume shooter at 16 points and 13 three-point attempts in three games. The shot is real even at 30.8%, and the off-ball gravity she creates matters.
Emma Esparza (#1) is the primary distributor with 10 assists, but the 9 turnovers on 27 possessions point to where the next development step has to come.
Sariyah Sabb (#0) is the rhythm-shooter still finding the rhythm. She got to the free throw line 12 times, but the field goal percentage at 15.4% has to come up.
What Comes Next
The defensive identity is locked in. The offensive ceiling is the open question. If the perimeter shooting climbs even three or four percentage points, this team plays its way into the conversation in the 17U field. The shot quality is there. The structure is there. The makes are coming.
Florida Nation 17U is a defense-first team in a circuit where defense travels. Watch this group tighten up the transition coverage and the perimeter closeouts. When that happens, the wins follow.
Coverage continues with individual player spotlights for Isabella Aloisio, Kristijana Carattini, Alyssa Hill, Emma Esparza, and Sariyah Sabb. Stay locked in to BallerTube for the full Florida Nation P32 series.
