Dramatic Weekend

Here, at Northern Colorado....we like to give the crowd their money's worth....or so it would seem. This weekend we played two five game matches...TWO! Luckily we came out with two wins.

The first match against Idaho State was crazy. I don't know that we have even lost a game in their gym the past two seasons...but they had a different idea of how the night would go. We took the first two games (both won with Kelley Arnold tips to the middle of the court). We went into the break pretty happy and confident. After the break, Idaho State came out with a little different line-up and a vengeance. They were on fire and the took the next two games. The fifth was a thriller. With a lot of ties, the game was close until the end. We earned two or three points as the game progressed to give us a tiny cushion at the end, which we needed. At 13-14, we sided out for the win. The other coaches and I felt as if we were going to pass out. Sometimes it is tough being a coach.

Going into Weber, we were ready for a match that we could get over quickly...which almost happened in the wrong way. Weber State's momentum was a tidal wave in the first two games. It felt as if we could hardly breath. We just couldn't match them. Then, out of the break, we got down again. During moments, we could score a few points in a row, but then they would come back a score a few of their own. At one point it was 23-20...then they scored another point to be up 24-20. We sided out to make it 24-21....then the magic happened. We came out and scored three straight to tie it at 24. It went back a forth a couple times before we scored three straight to win the game 28-26. Game four was another very close game. We finished it strong to win 25-22. The fifth game was all bears. We won it 15-8. Once again, the coaches felt as if we were about to collapse...

We are very proud of our kids this week after an emotional weekend. The seniors really came through to guide us through some tough matches. It was very fun (and tough) to watch. My heart still starts to race as I think about it.... Good times.

I am waiting on some pictures of our adventure to Lee's...that will be the next entry!