Well, Today was better then yesterday.....much better. We won our first match against Wisconsin Lutheran College and started off great against Lawrence but then hit the wall in the 3rd set and lost 3-2.
After we got out of the gym we had time to cool off and come back to center with a nice stroll along Lake Michigan. It was a beautiful day....for an hour, then we had to get back on the bus....only 6 more hours to go!
All and all it was a great learning experience for our young team. A lot of the ladies discovered things that they didn't know they could do, or skills they could improve on....they learned that they can come back after being down by 4-5 points....they also learned that a 4-5 point lead isn't enough sometimes.
We are looking forward to getting back in the gym and working on a few things before we head to North Dakota early next week and then being home again in front of our own fans on Friday night.
Our JV will get their first competitions this upcoming week as well as we go to Jamestown, ND on Tuesday and then a tournament at Ridgewater College in Willmar of Saturday.
I know coach B calls me the eternal optimist, but I really think we are going to see some great things from this team this season....we have all the pieces and we are still figuring out how to put them all together. Like I told coach B..."we don't want to be peaking now".
Until next time...
Coach P
