We are on our first UMAC road trip of the year. We get to start off with the always tough Northwestern Eagles tonight. We always push them to their limit and this year I have a feeling that we will come out on top! We have all the right pieces and I think we will put it together tonight for a big upset!!
Tomorrow we will have a day of leisure hanging out with the Humphrey's on their yacht.....ok, Allie says it's not a yacht but it is a big boat that belongs to their Grandparents. We will then go to Crown Crown College to take on the Storm.
Ideally we will be heading back to Morris late Friday night with a 3-1 UMAC record, allot of fun, team bonding memories, and a sunburn.
We'll check in with you later.....gotta go get some sunscreen!
coach P
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
1-1 in the UMAC...
Hello-
Well, we started the weekend off with a nice win over Northland. We played pretty well the 2nd and 3rd set, after winning the first set in extra time. So we started out the UMAC season with a win! Then we played a very talented Concordia-Moorhead team late Friday night and played very, very well in sets 2-4, winning the 2nd set in a 25-23 nail biter before falling in 4 to the #25 ranked team in NCAA Division III.
Saturday morning started with a 2-set sweep by our JV squad over the #1 ranked team in the National Junior College Athletic Association DIII rankings- Ridgewater College, who, I might add, was also 16-0! Then we defeated Bismarck State and Williston State (minus a couple of players that came back for our St. Scholastica match) both 2-0. We fell to the Jamestown JV in 3 sets (winning the 2nd set) to finish 2nd of 8 schools, a very, very good showing!
St. Scholastica was tough and they have 2 outsides that played amazing! With 34 kills and only 5 hitting errors, they carried the team to a 3 set victory over us, but not before we played them tough in the first and third sets, even pushing them to a 27-27 tie before losing the 3rd set and the match.
We've got a couple of things we are planning to work on for this coming week but it doesn't get any easier as we face Northwestern, the 3-time defending UMAC regular season champions on the road this Thursday.
Gotta run now-- thanks for all your support and Go Cougars!
Coach B
PS- check out these great photos on the Cougar website--
Well, we started the weekend off with a nice win over Northland. We played pretty well the 2nd and 3rd set, after winning the first set in extra time. So we started out the UMAC season with a win! Then we played a very talented Concordia-Moorhead team late Friday night and played very, very well in sets 2-4, winning the 2nd set in a 25-23 nail biter before falling in 4 to the #25 ranked team in NCAA Division III.
Saturday morning started with a 2-set sweep by our JV squad over the #1 ranked team in the National Junior College Athletic Association DIII rankings- Ridgewater College, who, I might add, was also 16-0! Then we defeated Bismarck State and Williston State (minus a couple of players that came back for our St. Scholastica match) both 2-0. We fell to the Jamestown JV in 3 sets (winning the 2nd set) to finish 2nd of 8 schools, a very, very good showing!
St. Scholastica was tough and they have 2 outsides that played amazing! With 34 kills and only 5 hitting errors, they carried the team to a 3 set victory over us, but not before we played them tough in the first and third sets, even pushing them to a 27-27 tie before losing the 3rd set and the match.
We've got a couple of things we are planning to work on for this coming week but it doesn't get any easier as we face Northwestern, the 3-time defending UMAC regular season champions on the road this Thursday.
Gotta run now-- thanks for all your support and Go Cougars!
Coach B
PS- check out these great photos on the Cougar website--
Friday, September 24, 2010
Mandy & Ashlyn's Blog...
Hey it is Mandy and Ashlyn and we were the inspirators last week!
To inspire our team we gave each player and coaches a personalized balloon with a little treat attached to it.
Here is what has been going on this past week! There was a JV match Tuesday against NDSCS where we played very well and won in five sets (avenging an earlier loss to them at the Ridgewater tournament). We are looking forward to our busy weekend! There are two varsity matches on Friday against Northland College and Concordia College. Then the JV team heads back to NDSCS on Saturday where we will be playing in a tournament. Also, on Saturday the varsity team hosts St. Scholastica in a big conference match that afternoon.
To inspire our team we gave each player and coaches a personalized balloon with a little treat attached to it.
Here is what has been going on this past week! There was a JV match Tuesday against NDSCS where we played very well and won in five sets (avenging an earlier loss to them at the Ridgewater tournament). We are looking forward to our busy weekend! There are two varsity matches on Friday against Northland College and Concordia College. Then the JV team heads back to NDSCS on Saturday where we will be playing in a tournament. Also, on Saturday the varsity team hosts St. Scholastica in a big conference match that afternoon.
This week in practice we have been focusing on high intensity play with urgency! As a team we are pushing ourselves with the help of our coaches to be a better team and reach our goals. Not only have we been working hard on the court but also in the weight room with the help of our training coach, Jarvis.
We are looking forward to improving our play in both our JV and varsity matches! That's what is happening in Cougarville and we hope to see you in the stands cheering us on at our upcoming matches.
Mandy and Ashlyn
Mandy and Ashlyn
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Nice Win at NDSCS!
Hello-
As we get closer to our UMAC opener we had another nice win last night up in Wahpeton, ND as we beat the North Dakota State College of Science team in a JV match, 3-2. Read about it here-
Hope to see you at the gym Friday and/or Saturday!
Coach B
As we get closer to our UMAC opener we had another nice win last night up in Wahpeton, ND as we beat the North Dakota State College of Science team in a JV match, 3-2. Read about it here-
Hope to see you at the gym Friday and/or Saturday!
Coach B
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Helping out... and Congrats Megan Theis!
Hello-
Special Congratulations to senior Megan Theis for making the St. Ben's All-Tournament team for her play this past weekend!
Also, our assistant football coach, Raven Battle, had a kitchen fire last week that made the house uninhabitable. On Sunday, the team helped the Battle family move out all of their belongings, wash the soot and ash off of everything and then loaded it up to send it to their new house. The team was there for almost 2.5 hours and helped, along with the football team,
get it all done in the afternoon.
Last, our oldest sons, Tyler and Riley go to St. Mary's School in Morris and the school does fundraisers for the 6th grade field trip to Wolf Ridge (Northern Minnesota), one of them being a dunk tank. And guess who got suckered into it... on a 55 degree day... Then, to make matters worse, one of women working notified Natalie Thomas-- who proceeded to bring Michele Hanson and Megan Theis along with her... You can see the result below. I ended up with the last laugh (notice the lady to the left helping me out!).
Go Cougars as we have the JV team traveling to Wahpeton, ND tonight for a match against NDSCS!
Coach B
Special Congratulations to senior Megan Theis for making the St. Ben's All-Tournament team for her play this past weekend!
Also, our assistant football coach, Raven Battle, had a kitchen fire last week that made the house uninhabitable. On Sunday, the team helped the Battle family move out all of their belongings, wash the soot and ash off of everything and then loaded it up to send it to their new house. The team was there for almost 2.5 hours and helped, along with the football team,
get it all done in the afternoon.
Last, our oldest sons, Tyler and Riley go to St. Mary's School in Morris and the school does fundraisers for the 6th grade field trip to Wolf Ridge (Northern Minnesota), one of them being a dunk tank. And guess who got suckered into it... on a 55 degree day... Then, to make matters worse, one of women working notified Natalie Thomas-- who proceeded to bring Michele Hanson and Megan Theis along with her... You can see the result below. I ended up with the last laugh (notice the lady to the left helping me out!).
Go Cougars as we have the JV team traveling to Wahpeton, ND tonight for a match against NDSCS!
Coach B
Saturday, September 18, 2010
St. Ben's Weekend...
Hello-
Just got back from the weekend at St. Ben's--- didn't quite go as planned. We struggled to really find our rhythm on the weekend and, despite playing some really good sets we did not win a match. We blocked the ball really well on the weekend but still made too many unforced errors and lacked aggressiveness at times. It was fun watching and playing some high level volleyball though and at times we played very, very well. We need to work on our consistency for entire sets/matches but the good news is we have a week of practice and the day off tomorrow!
Special thanks to my Mom, Barb, for bringing ranch wraps, fruit and vegetables yesterday and for Julie Theis (Megan's Mom) for bringing food today!!! Much appreciated!
Have a great weekend- Go Cougars!
Coach B
Just got back from the weekend at St. Ben's--- didn't quite go as planned. We struggled to really find our rhythm on the weekend and, despite playing some really good sets we did not win a match. We blocked the ball really well on the weekend but still made too many unforced errors and lacked aggressiveness at times. It was fun watching and playing some high level volleyball though and at times we played very, very well. We need to work on our consistency for entire sets/matches but the good news is we have a week of practice and the day off tomorrow!
Special thanks to my Mom, Barb, for bringing ranch wraps, fruit and vegetables yesterday and for Julie Theis (Megan's Mom) for bringing food today!!! Much appreciated!
Have a great weekend- Go Cougars!
Coach B
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Practice today...
Hello,
Well, I was a little disappointed in our practice effort today so we decided to change things up a bit at the end... split the team up evenly and the played a game- freeballs coming in to the winning team, first to 25 points (win by 2) wins. Losers... all have to carry video camera, bags, med kits, laundry, etc. this weekend. Well, that certainly upped the ante a bit!! The intensity, focus and effort significantly increased! There was fist pumping, some yelling, back slapping, great defensive play, good blocking and big swings. Much, much better.
Getting excited to see how this weekend goes as we will play some very, very good teams!!
Go Cougars!!
Coach B
Well, I was a little disappointed in our practice effort today so we decided to change things up a bit at the end... split the team up evenly and the played a game- freeballs coming in to the winning team, first to 25 points (win by 2) wins. Losers... all have to carry video camera, bags, med kits, laundry, etc. this weekend. Well, that certainly upped the ante a bit!! The intensity, focus and effort significantly increased! There was fist pumping, some yelling, back slapping, great defensive play, good blocking and big swings. Much, much better.
Getting excited to see how this weekend goes as we will play some very, very good teams!!
Go Cougars!!
Coach B
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Cougars Win!
Hello-
Fun night in St. Paul- We had a 5-set thriller and a win over Macalester! And we had a JV team playing Northwestern to the tune of a 4-set win. Go Cougars!!
The Macalester match saw the Cougars jump out to a set 1 win before... struggling in the second set (we were down 10 almost the whole set!). But a set 3 win and a good start in the 4th set had us thinking we'd be out of there in 4. But a nice run by Macalester erased a 3 point lead for UMM late, forcing our first 5-set match of the season. We were never behind in the 5th set as we jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, winning 15-9.
At Northwestern, the Cougars fell down early in all 4 sets... but were able to come back and win sets 1 and 2 before dropping the 3rd set. But the Cougars rebounded nicely to win the 4th and final set 25-22.
Then, it was on to a fabulous dinner at the Stinchfields in St. Paul, beef and chicken tacos, fruit, Gatorade and cookies! Now we are on the bus... and on our way home after sitting in traffic on the interstate for a while (Who is on the road at 10:45 pm!?). It's going to be a late night... hopefully we will be home and in bed before 1:30 am. Good thing we only have one more of these weekday away matches.
Signing off-- go Cougars!
Coach B
PS~ Special thanks also to the Knotts for a wonderful meal of casseroles, sloppy joes, baked corn, broccoli salad and fruit on Saturday after the Ridgewater Tourney for our JV team that day!
Fun night in St. Paul- We had a 5-set thriller and a win over Macalester! And we had a JV team playing Northwestern to the tune of a 4-set win. Go Cougars!!
The Macalester match saw the Cougars jump out to a set 1 win before... struggling in the second set (we were down 10 almost the whole set!). But a set 3 win and a good start in the 4th set had us thinking we'd be out of there in 4. But a nice run by Macalester erased a 3 point lead for UMM late, forcing our first 5-set match of the season. We were never behind in the 5th set as we jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, winning 15-9.
At Northwestern, the Cougars fell down early in all 4 sets... but were able to come back and win sets 1 and 2 before dropping the 3rd set. But the Cougars rebounded nicely to win the 4th and final set 25-22.
Then, it was on to a fabulous dinner at the Stinchfields in St. Paul, beef and chicken tacos, fruit, Gatorade and cookies! Now we are on the bus... and on our way home after sitting in traffic on the interstate for a while (Who is on the road at 10:45 pm!?). It's going to be a late night... hopefully we will be home and in bed before 1:30 am. Good thing we only have one more of these weekday away matches.
Signing off-- go Cougars!
Coach B
PS~ Special thanks also to the Knotts for a wonderful meal of casseroles, sloppy joes, baked corn, broccoli salad and fruit on Saturday after the Ridgewater Tourney for our JV team that day!
Monday, September 13, 2010
Back Home and on a Roll
Hello!
I know alot of you made it to the matches on Friday night, but just in case you missed it, the photo here pretty much expresses our feelings for the entire night! As you can see we were all into the game!! Thank you photographer Stinchfield!!
We are not going to rest on our laurels though. Coach ran them through a tough practice tonight and will need to stay on top or our game tomorrow night. One group will play a varsity match at Macalaster while another with play a JV match at Northwestern.
Then we will have two more practices before we meet who will probably be some of the toughest competition we have played to date at the St. Ben's tournament on Friday and Saturday. If you are going to be in the St. Cloud area, we could use your support!
Have a great night!
Coach p
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Couple more photos...
Hello-
Well, the Stacy P. High School Tourney is over-- went very well. The group we sent to the Ridgewater Tournament Saturday to play there... sounds like they didn't do so well, losing all 3 matches played.
Finally have some more photos from our New England Trip... enjoy!
Coach B
A shot from the airplane... almost everyone is in it (might be a Humphrey missing... sorry!).
Our attempt at a jump in the air shot from the top of beautiful Mt. Kearsarge, Warner, NH.-- The scenery was wayyyyyy better then their jumping ability!
And... the good shot of the team in New England!
Well, the Stacy P. High School Tourney is over-- went very well. The group we sent to the Ridgewater Tournament Saturday to play there... sounds like they didn't do so well, losing all 3 matches played.
Finally have some more photos from our New England Trip... enjoy!
Coach B
A shot from the airplane... almost everyone is in it (might be a Humphrey missing... sorry!).
Our attempt at a jump in the air shot from the top of beautiful Mt. Kearsarge, Warner, NH.-- The scenery was wayyyyyy better then their jumping ability!
And... the good shot of the team in New England!
Friday, September 10, 2010
Nice Wins Tonight!
Hello Cougar Nation-
Two (plus a JV Win!) more nice wins tonight... started out with a win over North Central in straight sets where we hit over .400 in the match! We played very well (except for missing too many serves, but the coach told the team not to worry about missed serves and serve aggressive and jump serve!) and won our 4th match in a row.
Then, we had our home opening JV match where we played a very intense match against Jamestown JV... winning in straight sets by scores of 25-23 in each set. It was a great match, very high level of play and lots of fun as we had to come back from behind in 2 of the 3 sets.
After that, Mt. Marty became our next victim, as we defeated them in 3 sets as well, hitting over .380 in that match (too many missed serves again...) and played good clean volleyball. We had only 5 hitting errors in the 2nd and 3rd sets combined. Played pretty solid defense and didn't have many communication errors!
Tomorrow we have a large group going to Ridgewater to play in their Junior College Tourney and a smaller group staying here to work the Stacy P. High School Volleyball Tournament... Go Cougs!
Coach B
Two (plus a JV Win!) more nice wins tonight... started out with a win over North Central in straight sets where we hit over .400 in the match! We played very well (except for missing too many serves, but the coach told the team not to worry about missed serves and serve aggressive and jump serve!) and won our 4th match in a row.
Then, we had our home opening JV match where we played a very intense match against Jamestown JV... winning in straight sets by scores of 25-23 in each set. It was a great match, very high level of play and lots of fun as we had to come back from behind in 2 of the 3 sets.
After that, Mt. Marty became our next victim, as we defeated them in 3 sets as well, hitting over .380 in that match (too many missed serves again...) and played good clean volleyball. We had only 5 hitting errors in the 2nd and 3rd sets combined. Played pretty solid defense and didn't have many communication errors!
Tomorrow we have a large group going to Ridgewater to play in their Junior College Tourney and a smaller group staying here to work the Stacy P. High School Volleyball Tournament... Go Cougs!
Coach B
Pictures and Twitter...
Hello-
Here is a link to some photos from our Valley City match- and you can now follow us on Twitter! Click here for more information about that.
Have a great day and Go Cougars!
Coach B
Here is a link to some photos from our Valley City match- and you can now follow us on Twitter! Click here for more information about that.
Have a great day and Go Cougars!
Coach B
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Megan and Jordan's Post...
This... Should be Interesting... the (mostly) unedited blog from Megan and Jordan-
Coach B
PS~ Michele and I let them win-- thought it would be good for their morale
This is Megan and Jordan coming to you live fromJordan Morris , Minnesota Boston
Coach B
PS~ Michele and I let them win-- thought it would be good for their morale
This is Megan and Jordan coming to you live from
Throughout the trip we got to see a lot of historical sites along with beautiful landscapes. The team also got to explore
We were welcomed back to Minnesota with 45 degree weather and rain; when earlier that day we were on beach… getting burnt (Michele). And for those of you who were wondering, NO we did not find Rajon Rando or Kevin Garnett.
The start of this week was slow being we just got back from Boston. JV swept Trinity Bible on Wednesday night, while the rest of the team had practice involving coach trying to multitask by walking and talking, and then eventually falling over a hitting box and landing flat on the floor (it was a good laugh)! Today was a good practice we focused on defense and aggressive serving. Hopefully many of you will notice new faces jump serving tomorrow night!
Speaking of tomorrow, we host NCU, Mt.
Tally ho!
Megan and Jordan
P.S. Did anyone get any strange phone calls when we were in
Tri-Match and JV Home Opener!
Hello-
Quick update-- we are hosting a tri-match tomorrow, both of our varsity matches should be broadcast on the Cougar Sports Network and and we are hoping to set up the camera on the JV match (to be played between our two varsity matches on the far court) so you could watch that match (there will not be any audio or score updates) as well.
Have a great night!!
Coach B
Quick update-- we are hosting a tri-match tomorrow, both of our varsity matches should be broadcast on the Cougar Sports Network and and we are hoping to set up the camera on the JV match (to be played between our two varsity matches on the far court) so you could watch that match (there will not be any audio or score updates) as well.
Have a great night!!
Coach B
Congrats to Jordan and JV opens with a win!
Hello-
Special congratulations to Jordan Olerud for making the All-Tournament Team at Springfield College over the weekend! And we opened our JV schedule with a win last night at Trinity Bible College in Ellendale, ND, sweeping them 25-14, 25-14, 25-9!
Nice job to all and see you Friday night!
Coach B
Special congratulations to Jordan Olerud for making the All-Tournament Team at Springfield College over the weekend! And we opened our JV schedule with a win last night at Trinity Bible College in Ellendale, ND, sweeping them 25-14, 25-14, 25-9!
Nice job to all and see you Friday night!
Coach B
Monday, September 6, 2010
We're Back!
And a little tired...
Just landed in Minnesota a little over an hour ago and are almost to the 94-494 split! Special thanks to the Stinchfields for helping us get the vans back and forth and for saving us money with parking!
The trip, from my perspective, was fantastic! The team contined to play better each match on the volleyball court- they were very well behaved off of it and we got to see some great sights and bond with each other! Today was fun-- went to Salem, MA, and the Salem Witch Museum where we learned more about the Witch Hunt of 1692... scary stuff! Then it was off to the beach and a beautiful sunny day of 75 degrees! Most of the team loved that, although we did have some complainers-- probably the only complaining the whole trip-- that didn't want to be at the BEACH!!
From there it was a quick lunch at Panera Bread and off to the airport where both our flights went smooth!
That's it for now-- keep in touch for updates this week and good luck to the team as we have a slew of JV matches this week as well as a varsity tri-match on Friday night!
Coach B
Just landed in Minnesota a little over an hour ago and are almost to the 94-494 split! Special thanks to the Stinchfields for helping us get the vans back and forth and for saving us money with parking!
The trip, from my perspective, was fantastic! The team contined to play better each match on the volleyball court- they were very well behaved off of it and we got to see some great sights and bond with each other! Today was fun-- went to Salem, MA, and the Salem Witch Museum where we learned more about the Witch Hunt of 1692... scary stuff! Then it was off to the beach and a beautiful sunny day of 75 degrees! Most of the team loved that, although we did have some complainers-- probably the only complaining the whole trip-- that didn't want to be at the BEACH!!
From there it was a quick lunch at Panera Bread and off to the airport where both our flights went smooth!
That's it for now-- keep in touch for updates this week and good luck to the team as we have a slew of JV matches this week as well as a varsity tri-match on Friday night!
Coach B
Sunday, September 5, 2010
New England Pictures...
Here are a couple of shots from a covered bridge in Warner NH today... everyone is in the top one (good luck identifying them!).
Enjoy!
Coach B
New England- Part 3... Two more wins!
Hello All-
Nice way to end our New England Volleyball... sweeping matches against Colby-Sawyer (my former team!) and Plymouth State! Both solid New England teams with 20+ wins every year and teams that are regularly ECAC or NCAA tournament teams!
Going to walk around Hampton Beach now and then watch some fireworks!!
More later...
Planning to add a photo but the kids only added a shortcut on my desktop not the image!!
Later-- Fireworks just started!
Coach B
Nice way to end our New England Volleyball... sweeping matches against Colby-Sawyer (my former team!) and Plymouth State! Both solid New England teams with 20+ wins every year and teams that are regularly ECAC or NCAA tournament teams!
Going to walk around Hampton Beach now and then watch some fireworks!!
More later...
Planning to add a photo but the kids only added a shortcut on my desktop not the image!!
Later-- Fireworks just started!
Coach B
Saturday, September 4, 2010
New England Part II...
Hello all-- a post from some of the volleyball players in my van today-- the charge was led by Kaylie Clark with help from Megan Theis, Jordan Olerud and Emily Irey-- among others.
Enjoy-
Coach B
As we’ve traveled through Boston, Massachusetts, Springfield, Massachusetts, passed through Vermont, and climbed a mountain in New Hampshire, we’re now on day 3 of our “New England” trip. It’s been quite the experience! The Cougars have enjoyed shopping and site seeing in downtown Boston, climbing Mount Kearsarge, and of course, playing volleyball! And let’s not forget that some things just never go as planned. Yet, coach’s “funny” stories about his life in New Hampshire…well let’s just say are “unique”. Our travel from Morris to Boston involved a two and a half hour drive to Minneapolis, an hour flight to Milwaukee, Wisconsin…running to our gate to catch the next flight for Boston, and finally a safe landing in Boston, Massachusetts the home of the “Red Sox”...but not as good as those good ol’ Minnesota Twins! It seems as if these east coasters have quite the accent (welcome to BOUUSTOUNNN). Now, as for the hotels, Travelodge’s, are the way to go…but seriously it was definitely no five star hotel…it made our Super 8 look like a palace! Of course our chauffeurs (aka Coach Braegelmann and Anita) are better than any other travel guide around, especially on the round-about at 12:30 in the morning. As for volleyball, on Friday we lost to Springfield College and Daemon College, however, they were all close matches, and we have continued to improve. Today, (Saturday, September 04, 2010) we beat Rivier in 4 sets, and have two more matches on Sunday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. We are headed to an Italian restaurant to wrap up the evening and have a fresh start for tomorrow. Keep cheering the Cougars on and we hope to have safe travels for the rest of our “New England” trip!! GO COUGARS!
Enjoy-
Coach B
As we’ve traveled through Boston, Massachusetts, Springfield, Massachusetts, passed through Vermont, and climbed a mountain in New Hampshire, we’re now on day 3 of our “New England” trip. It’s been quite the experience! The Cougars have enjoyed shopping and site seeing in downtown Boston, climbing Mount Kearsarge, and of course, playing volleyball! And let’s not forget that some things just never go as planned. Yet, coach’s “funny” stories about his life in New Hampshire…well let’s just say are “unique”. Our travel from Morris to Boston involved a two and a half hour drive to Minneapolis, an hour flight to Milwaukee, Wisconsin…running to our gate to catch the next flight for Boston, and finally a safe landing in Boston, Massachusetts the home of the “Red Sox”...but not as good as those good ol’ Minnesota Twins! It seems as if these east coasters have quite the accent (welcome to BOUUSTOUNNN). Now, as for the hotels, Travelodge’s, are the way to go…but seriously it was definitely no five star hotel…it made our Super 8 look like a palace! Of course our chauffeurs (aka Coach Braegelmann and Anita) are better than any other travel guide around, especially on the round-about at 12:30 in the morning. As for volleyball, on Friday we lost to Springfield College and Daemon College, however, they were all close matches, and we have continued to improve. Today, (Saturday, September 04, 2010) we beat Rivier in 4 sets, and have two more matches on Sunday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. We are headed to an Italian restaurant to wrap up the evening and have a fresh start for tomorrow. Keep cheering the Cougars on and we hope to have safe travels for the rest of our “New England” trip!! GO COUGARS!
Friday, September 3, 2010
New England...
Hello all-
Sorry, but this is going to be short- a little tired! Flight yesterday went great, but then had some trouble renting a van... got that resolved after a long delay and then grabbed some snacks from a gas station before turning in to a ... not so great hotel (that's what we get for trying to save some money!). Everybody survived though and we got up this morning ready to see Boston! After some time walking the Freedom Trail and Boston Common and seeing Faneuil Hall we split up into groups for a bit and had lunch at Quincy Market. Then it was off to Springfield to play two matches.
Springfield had some very, very tall volleyball players. As well as we played and as much energy as we had, we couldn't pull out a set and lost 3-0. After a short break, it was back at them against Daeman College, an NAIA school from New York. A first set blowout was followed by a 2nd set win where we had 21 kills! We didn't get much help from Daeman as they had only 3 errors in the set (hitting, setting, serving, passing, ballhandling, etc. They played with very, very few errors and we lost a small lead the 3rd set and dropped that one before losing the last set 20-25.
Off to bed now-- more to follow. Full from eating at the 99!
Coach B
Sorry, but this is going to be short- a little tired! Flight yesterday went great, but then had some trouble renting a van... got that resolved after a long delay and then grabbed some snacks from a gas station before turning in to a ... not so great hotel (that's what we get for trying to save some money!). Everybody survived though and we got up this morning ready to see Boston! After some time walking the Freedom Trail and Boston Common and seeing Faneuil Hall we split up into groups for a bit and had lunch at Quincy Market. Then it was off to Springfield to play two matches.
Springfield had some very, very tall volleyball players. As well as we played and as much energy as we had, we couldn't pull out a set and lost 3-0. After a short break, it was back at them against Daeman College, an NAIA school from New York. A first set blowout was followed by a 2nd set win where we had 21 kills! We didn't get much help from Daeman as they had only 3 errors in the set (hitting, setting, serving, passing, ballhandling, etc. They played with very, very few errors and we lost a small lead the 3rd set and dropped that one before losing the last set 20-25.
Off to bed now-- more to follow. Full from eating at the 99!
Coach B
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Home Opener...
Hello-
It was a fun and frustrating match tonight in the PE Center... we came out and played very well the first two sets, limiting Valley City to big runs, but couldn't do the same in the last two, dropping the match in 4 sets. For the most part, our offense did well off our 3 setters. Our defense played pretty scrappy. Our passing was solid the first two sets but struggled in the 3rd and 4th sets.
The stands were packed- but a match that we could have/should have won. Great news is we played awesome on defense had a bunch of nice digs, long rallies and need to work on getting better over our next matches in New England!
Have a great night and keep in touch as we head out to New England--
Go Cougars!
Coach B
It was a fun and frustrating match tonight in the PE Center... we came out and played very well the first two sets, limiting Valley City to big runs, but couldn't do the same in the last two, dropping the match in 4 sets. For the most part, our offense did well off our 3 setters. Our defense played pretty scrappy. Our passing was solid the first two sets but struggled in the 3rd and 4th sets.
The stands were packed- but a match that we could have/should have won. Great news is we played awesome on defense had a bunch of nice digs, long rallies and need to work on getting better over our next matches in New England!
Have a great night and keep in touch as we head out to New England--
Go Cougars!
Coach B
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