As I look back over the first 2 weeks of the season I have mixed feelings about where we are as a team. I love the energy and enthusiasm that this group plays with every match. We have heart and we battle every opponent. However, in most of the matches we have played we have also battled ourselves along with the opponent due to our inconsistencies on offense. We put so much emphasis on defense during the preseason that we knew there was going to be moments that our offensive prowess was not going to be to the level that a particular match situation would require. I am remain confident that as we progress through this season we will get our comfort level for offense figured out. We have some solid attackers and setters and it is only a matter of time and discipline training for us to find our stride.
For those following us through the website (http://www.dwuathletics.com/womens-athletics/volleyball/) or our Facebook page or twitter feed (@DWUVB) have seen some solid set scores but not the match scores every team hopes for in a result. We have played 2 weekend tournaments so far and came out 1-3 in each of those. The goal was to go 2-2 but fell short in the 1 match in each tournament we thought we could get (Valley City on 8/25 lost in 5 and Mayville on 9/1 lost in 4). Unfortunately a match we had strong feelings about that we would win was cancelled on 9/3 against Trinity Bible College; we hope to reschedule that match.
We hosted the DWU/Coca-Cola Classic last weekend for the Labor Day weekend. It was a great success although our record didn't show the quality of play we did have. Dani Bird (OH, Omaha, NE) was named to the all-tournament team for her solid attacking and blocking performance all weekend.
This upcoming weekend we host our annual Corn Palace Classic (match schedule HERE). There is no doubt in my mind that we can leave the weekend with a 4-0 record to help build confidence as we head into conference play next week. You can see all of the matches played streaming live, http://www.justin.tv/cornpalace.
We will have updates all weekend through our Dakota Wesleyan Volleyball Facebook and twitter (@DWUVB) accounts as well as our DWU Athletics pages (@dwusports).
Talk to you again next week.
- Coach V
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