Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Find us on Facebook!
We are now on Facebook...really. We created a group page before, but now we have a team page and we promise we will keep it updated so that you can be updated on the latest happenings with UNC Volleyball.
Save the Date
Mark your calendar for the morning of Saturday, April 9 for our 3rd annual Women's Walk. It is a 30-minute walk around campus to raise money for women's athletic scholarships. You can find more details on our main website (www.uncbears.com) or you can contact Lyndsey to join her team!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Banquet
This past Monday night we held our second anual volleyball banquet. We had 72 people come out to celebrate another successful year for the volleyball program. This year our record was 24-7. Of those seven losses, two of them were to ranked teams and only three of them came to a conference opponent (all the same one...).
Four of our athletes were honored with all-conference recognition. Ashley and Kelley were both voted to the first team (Kelley was voted unanimously). Marissa was voted to the second team and Amanda was awared with the Libero of the Year. To be honest, I believe that two more of our athletes could have had a great shot at being an all-conference selection.
As coaches, we really had a great time this season. We had very little drama to deal with, and very rarely had to push them to succeed. This team really did most of it on their own. They are a great bunch of your ladies and we are already looking forward to next year. Spring training started this week!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
The End...
Well....we are done. The season finished last week in Portland... We beat Idaho State in another five game match (3rd one this year!), then got beat in five by Portland State (3rd one this year!).
The Idaho State match was pretty crazy. There is just something about that team that gets to us. We find ways to win, but it is rarely pretty... The girls just kept battling through it and made it work for us. Both times we played them during the season we lost the first two, then won in five. This one was less dramatic, but a five-gamer is always tough.
Our match against Portland State was rough. They came out ready to go! They took it to us the first two games...then we came back after the break to take the next two. Once again it came down to the fifth game, and once again Portland State found a way to take it late in the game.
In the locker room after the match our girls showed how awesome they truly are. They were so full of thanks. Thanks that they had the opportunity to play, thanks to the seniors for their drive and hard work, but most of all, thanks that they really loved being together. There were a lot of tears for sure, but in the end, we were proud of our season. The coaches were definitely proud of the team. I think the returners are already gearing up for next year!
I put together a little video for the girls (which we are watching together later today). I will have to cut it into a couple of parts in order to post it... Yes, our girls are great volleyball players (as evidence by our 24-7 record), but they truly love being together and have a ton of fun... Watch and enjoy.
The Idaho State match was pretty crazy. There is just something about that team that gets to us. We find ways to win, but it is rarely pretty... The girls just kept battling through it and made it work for us. Both times we played them during the season we lost the first two, then won in five. This one was less dramatic, but a five-gamer is always tough.
Our match against Portland State was rough. They came out ready to go! They took it to us the first two games...then we came back after the break to take the next two. Once again it came down to the fifth game, and once again Portland State found a way to take it late in the game.
In the locker room after the match our girls showed how awesome they truly are. They were so full of thanks. Thanks that they had the opportunity to play, thanks to the seniors for their drive and hard work, but most of all, thanks that they really loved being together. There were a lot of tears for sure, but in the end, we were proud of our season. The coaches were definitely proud of the team. I think the returners are already gearing up for next year!
I put together a little video for the girls (which we are watching together later today). I will have to cut it into a couple of parts in order to post it... Yes, our girls are great volleyball players (as evidence by our 24-7 record), but they truly love being together and have a ton of fun... Watch and enjoy.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Headed to Portland
We just got back from Northern Arizona last Sunday. It was a really fun trip... I think one of the reasons I like the trip is the same reason that it wears us out so badly. We fly into Phoenix, then drive the 2 1/2 hours to Flagstaff...then have to drive back on Sunday morning. It is a lot of travel time within 36 hours. We all really like the van rides though. Each van has its own little subculture.
The match at NAU went well. We dropped game two to them. Credit their feisty defense. They are always tough at home (have you picked up a pattern this year...?), but we found a way to overpower them in the last two sets.
The week before last we played Eastern Washington and Portland State at home. Eastern was the only conference team to beat us last year on our home floor. That wasn't going to happen this year though. The girls were fired up and took care of business in three. Portland State was a tougher match. They were the only conference team we hadn't beat this year and the match was for the conference title. We dropped the first set, won two and three, then dropped the fourth and fifth sets. It was a tough loss for us. Yet, it is all part of the deal. We need to learn how to play with that kind of pressure on us. While we played fairly well, we really didn't play at a championship level. Portland State is a very talented team. They have several legit weapons. I do think that there are a few things that we can clean up and we can take them in the conference tournament.
Speaking of the tournament, we leave Thursday morning. No Thanksgiving at home this year (or next...). That is ok though. Our team really is our second family, so we don't feel too bad about it. We will travel, practice and have a "dessert banquet" Thursday, then have a practice Friday morning around 11. We will be playing Idaho State on Friday around 5:30. If we win that one, we will play the winner of Portland State and Montana on Saturday night. Whoever wins that match will move onto the NCAA tournament. All the work, all the time, all the effort that we put in all year comes down to taking care of business this coming weekend. Should be a lot of fun!
Well, wish us luck! Hopefully we won't get caught in airport security! That would not be good... I am sure we will be fine though. Have a great Thanksgiving...I know we will!
The match at NAU went well. We dropped game two to them. Credit their feisty defense. They are always tough at home (have you picked up a pattern this year...?), but we found a way to overpower them in the last two sets.
The week before last we played Eastern Washington and Portland State at home. Eastern was the only conference team to beat us last year on our home floor. That wasn't going to happen this year though. The girls were fired up and took care of business in three. Portland State was a tougher match. They were the only conference team we hadn't beat this year and the match was for the conference title. We dropped the first set, won two and three, then dropped the fourth and fifth sets. It was a tough loss for us. Yet, it is all part of the deal. We need to learn how to play with that kind of pressure on us. While we played fairly well, we really didn't play at a championship level. Portland State is a very talented team. They have several legit weapons. I do think that there are a few things that we can clean up and we can take them in the conference tournament.
Speaking of the tournament, we leave Thursday morning. No Thanksgiving at home this year (or next...). That is ok though. Our team really is our second family, so we don't feel too bad about it. We will travel, practice and have a "dessert banquet" Thursday, then have a practice Friday morning around 11. We will be playing Idaho State on Friday around 5:30. If we win that one, we will play the winner of Portland State and Montana on Saturday night. Whoever wins that match will move onto the NCAA tournament. All the work, all the time, all the effort that we put in all year comes down to taking care of business this coming weekend. Should be a lot of fun!
Well, wish us luck! Hopefully we won't get caught in airport security! That would not be good... I am sure we will be fine though. Have a great Thanksgiving...I know we will!
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