Our season has been so up and down. Currently we are 9-16, which is not a good record, but we have been knocking on the door. Unfortunately it keeps getting slammed in our face as we are 0-6 in 5 set matches. That's where our biggest issue is. Last night we went to North Central Texas, a very good team and a place we have never won at, and were up 12-8 in the 5th before losing 16-14. Now maybe some of that had to do with one of our players getting a concussion from diving into a wall (that's right, our players dive into walls to keep a ball alive), but it doesn't give us an excuse. So all we can do is get into the gym and get better.
As you just read, one player received a concussion last night. This past Monday one of our starting middles sprained her ankle so she's missed 2 matches so far. Two weeks before that our other starting middle severely sprained her ankle and missed about two weeks. And the week before that Mariah Everitt, a returning outside hitter, tore her ACL and is out for the season. We have 10 healthy players right now, and are only 2 games back in the conference standings. Hope is not lost for us yet.
We've also been doing some ancillary activities besides volleyball. This past Tuesday we had our DIG PINK night and it was a success (other than a loss in, you guessed it, 5 games). We raised over $500 for breast cancer research, and the final number will be posted early next week. Here's a picture of the girls before our match:
We have had some good highlights this season. Haley Goldwater has continued her solid freshman campaign and is currently in the top 25 in the nation in assists, averaging just under 9 a game. Phyllicia Cross, a freshman OH is in the top 50 nationally in kills per game, and sophomore libero Sybil Westrup is right around 50th in digs per game.
We've done a good job of getting better as the season progresses. We've played a brutal schedule, including 5 matches against teams currently in the top 5 national rankings. While we did lose everyone of those matches, it has shown us what we need to do, which includes more aggressive serving and better defense. We are taking a lot of baby steps, and I like to think of us this year as the Tampa Bay Rays instead of the Red Sox, for those of you that follow baseball.
Finally, we have some amazing news to share. I've been talking about how we are building a sand volleyball court for almost a year now. I've talked about it so much that my friends think I'm joking with them, and they compare it to how long people have been mentioning an Arrested Development movie. (On a side note, that show is pure genius. We can find a way to quote it on most road trips). Well, construction has finally begun!! Here is a picture to prove it:
Well that is all I have for today. I promise, nay, pledge to post more photos of the sand court as it is being built. Until next time...
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