Our week started out with a road trip to northeast Georgia for a rematch against Piedmont College. It was a bit of a long trip for a weekday game, but we managed to come home with the victory in 4 sets. I will not say that we played our best volleyball, but our team definitely showed its ability to be resilient and win points when it mattered.
The rest of the week was spent getting papers and midterms done and then preparing for a big home match against Maryville and enjoying Mountain Day! For those of you who have not experienced Mountain Day, it is Berry College's version of homecoming. There are nonstop activities, alumni galore, and lots of sporting events to show your Viking pride. As a coach, there is always the concern that your athletes will be overtired and stretched too thin to adequately prepare for the match. However, this edition of Berry Volleyball showed that they were more than ready to play in front of their home crowd again. They beat a well coached Maryville team in four sets with four different players finishing with double digit kills. Perhaps the most satisfying part of the night was coming from an 18-22 deficit in the fourth set to tie it at 23-23 and then go on to win 25-23. Our fans certainly got their money's worth that night!
Here are a few pictures from the Mountain Day activities (including the march).
Wish I could have been there! I know we are planning on coming to your tournament at Emory at the end of the month! Can't wait!!
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