First scrimmage

Hill had their first scrimmage this past Friday at Brookhaven College.  They got a lot of playing experience under their belts, playing 6 intense matches against Brookhaven, Eastfield, Tyler, Paris and conference rivals North Central Texas.

The main goal of the day was to get our 11 freshmen introduced to the level of play they will see this year.  We can replicate it a lot in practice, but it's a different feeling in a new gym and against unfamiliar players.  I thought there were some positive improvements throughout the day and the girls should be prepared for our first real matches next weekend.  Our serve receive was very consistent, especially from our three defensive specialists, known as Lauren, Lauren and Lauran.  Yes all our DS's have the same name.  We also have 3 Taylors, though one is spelt differently and one is our trainer.  It makes practice interesting.  I've even started using middle names when I need their attention.

We've got some great chances over the next week to improve all areas of our game.  We just finished a great practice this morning where the girls saw themselves play on film, then made every goal in every drill I set for them.  I'm super excited for what lies ahead! 

Finally, I think the two highlights of the day were when both Sapphire Reid (OH) and Brittany Berry (MB) had 2 huge facials on great swings.  Our bench loved each one and, especially on Berry's, it gave us a lot of momentum.

Our first home game is Wednesday September 1 against Eastfield at 6 pm.  Hope you can come out and see us play!