Yesterday we went up to Brookhaven College for a spring tourney. Like our last one, this was a chance to get some floor time for everyone and see where we have progressed.
We played 5 matches in a row. Literally. We probably had about 5 minutes between each one. As a result, I was very happy we had 10 players. This also showed that our off season conditioning program has been working extremely well because I didn't see any signs of fatigue (other than multiple "I'm hungry" lines from the girls).
Our first match was against Trinity Valley. We came out very well and continued our solid blocking. If we can continue to block effectively we can win a lot of games. We won game one, but for some reason did not block very well in game 2 and Trinity Valley won that.
Each match was just 2 games so we moved on to the next one against Brookhaven. They are always a tough team to play and we did not match their level and they swept us. After this match the team had a little heart to heart and from then on things got better.
We beat conference foe Ranger College in straight sets, and split with another conference team NCTC. As a side note, NCTC will be very good next year. They came one win away this year from going to nationals and they will be better next season. They have a solid coach and they always show up to play. Our conference keeps getting better.
Our last match was against Eastfield, who we have a home and home with next season. They are much improved from last season, and our game was very competitive. We won game 1, but lost game 2.
So we got to play volleyball for about 5 hours straight. We showed areas that we have improved in, and other areas that still need work. Our conditioning is in fine shape, and we will continue to improve that. Our last spring tournament is April 16 at Tyler and we will see if we can win some more games there and go to summer on a high note. Until next time...
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