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Volleyball
team starts off on a good note
By Mary Hollis
Skiff Staff
The
second year of Prentice Lewis’ regime got off to
a successful start last weekend, as the volleyball team
placed second in their preseason tournament in Charleston,
S.C.
Lewis
said the Frogs won two out of the three matches they
played. Their only loss came against
the tournament’s champion, Middle Tennessee State.
Two Frogs, junior outside hitter Dominika Szabo and
junior opposite Ellen Rehme stood out this weekend,
receiving all-tournament team honors. Following the
Frogs’ successful first weekend, Lewis said she
was impressed with her team’s performance and she’ll
be looking for the team to build upon these first few
matches.
“It
was a great first opening weekend,” she said. “Though
some of the players did not hit the statistics they
should have, the team in general played much better
after the first match, with much stronger chemistry.”
Lewis
said she viewed the team’s first loss as a learning
experience and it prepared the Frogs for the rest of
the tournament. She said the team displayed its strength
as a unit, which helped the Frogs win their next two
matches.
Setter
Tori Barlow, a senior marketing major, said she also
thought the team’s opening match loss had its benefits.
She said it allowed the Frogs to get the first-match
jitters out of their system and play loose.
Barlow
said she sees the team playing to its full potential
for the remainder of the season, following the successful
tournament.
“The
team is young, but we will overcome it with experience,”
Barlow said.
Middle blocker Emily Allen, a freshman premajor, said
the team has many strength. She said its motivation
to win and ability to work together will lead to future
successes.
“We
are a tight unit that plays hard to win,” Allen
said. “We compete as a high-level team, working
together.”
Allen
said the team’s defensive skills will improve,
and expects the team to step up to every opponent it
encounters.
The
Frogs will play North Carolina State Friday, and Virginia
Tech and High Point on Saturday in Raleigh, N.C.
Mary
Hollis
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