Naperville native Molly Shaw never tires of playing AVP Tour matches at Oak Street Beach.

What used to seem like a far-off dream is a reality now for Shaw. Even after her season ended Saturday in the quarterfinals of the AVP League Championships , she looked back on the young girl who was cut from her Neuqua Valley High School team and marveled.

“I would watch the pros play at Oak Street, so coming here and actually playing on this sand, in my brain I’m like, whoa,” Shaw said. “Every time you look up you’re like, what is going on? What a venue.”

Shaw and her partner, Kelly Cheng, formed the Miami Mayhem this season as the AVP went to a team tournament format. They were knocked out by Lexy Denaburg and Julia Donlin of the Brooklyn Blaze in the quarterfinals 18-16, 15-12.

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