I think this hire is more important from a leadership perspective than a "setter technique" one. While there is no doubt that Hames, Drewnick, and Annika Evans will learn a ton from a setter's technical aspect, Hunter's experience as a captain and a leader may be more valuable to Stivrins and Hames as they assume new roles on the team. She will be a huge asset as a sounding board for those two as Stivrins and Hames take the reigns and try and maintain the close knit culture that was established by Hunter and (somewhat surprisingly) maintained by Foecke and Maloney. And of course it helps that Stivrins was able to experience Hunter's abilities first hand in that 2017 season.