Triton VB Improves,But Falls In ‘The Cave’
August 22, 2019 at 3:19 a.m.
Triton VB Improves,But Falls In ‘The Cave’
By Anthony Anderson-
“Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah,” Perry assured with a smile of whether the Trojans will continue to take noticeable strides following Wednes-day’s 25-14, 25-18, 25-21 loss to Mishawaka at the 95-year-old Cave.
“This is a great group of kids we have,” Perry continued. “They want to be good, and they do have some experience now. Most of them played varsity last year. It was kind of like having two JVs last year, and we took it on the chin, didn’t win much at all, but we’re hungry and we’re eager to play against good competition, like we faced tonight.”
Even with its experience, Triton still has just one senior on its roster in Alyxa Viers. The hosts countered Wednesday with a likewise modest three seniors.
After being mostly dominated in the opening set, then making a push to get as close at 18-15 late in the second, the Trojans (0-2) went on a 10-2 run to knot the third at 17-17.
The Cavemen (2-0), though, responded to that circumstance of being tied for the only time in any set — other than a trio of 1-1 counts — by reeling off the next five points.
“That’s a well-coached team and I knew they would be,” Perry said of volleyball coaching giant Steve Anderson’s club, which swept Triton for the third straight year. “Steve’s a good friend of mind, always has a great program, and we appreciate that he invites us to come here and play. It’s so good for my kids, a great measuring stick. It helps us know where we gotta go. It’s blatant, some of what we need to work on.”
According to Perry, the Trojans started digging better and blocking better beginning about midway through the second set against Mishawaka.
“I’m not sure what we were doing in (set) one,” Perry said. “We worked so hard and had a good practice last night, and then we came out and didn’t execute it, but we got better as we went along.”
Overall, though, Triton never established a sufficient answer to lean, mean Cavemen hitting machine Hannah Weiss.
The smooth, 5-foot-11 junior unofficially hammered down 14 kills from a variety of spots. She also served up three aces, a figure matched by classmate Autumn Dill.
As a team, Mishawaka registered at least 33 kills, including six by sophomore Emily Eggleston. Juniors Lexia Hostrawser and Abbey Viers paced the Trojans with four kills apiece. Dylanie Miller added a pair of aces, while fellow junior Molly McFarland recorded 15 digs.
“We did some stuff with them a little bit this summer in a sand league,” Perry said of her team’s familiarity with the Cavemen, “just to get the kids to have some fun together. Plus, the more you play with better players, the more you learn how to play.”
Triton’s junior varsity — made up strictly of freshmen and sophomores — claimed a 25-20,
15-25, 15-6 win over Mishawaka in Wednesday’s warm-up.
The Trojans play their home opener Thursday against Oregon-Davis.
“Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah,” Perry assured with a smile of whether the Trojans will continue to take noticeable strides following Wednes-day’s 25-14, 25-18, 25-21 loss to Mishawaka at the 95-year-old Cave.
“This is a great group of kids we have,” Perry continued. “They want to be good, and they do have some experience now. Most of them played varsity last year. It was kind of like having two JVs last year, and we took it on the chin, didn’t win much at all, but we’re hungry and we’re eager to play against good competition, like we faced tonight.”
Even with its experience, Triton still has just one senior on its roster in Alyxa Viers. The hosts countered Wednesday with a likewise modest three seniors.
After being mostly dominated in the opening set, then making a push to get as close at 18-15 late in the second, the Trojans (0-2) went on a 10-2 run to knot the third at 17-17.
The Cavemen (2-0), though, responded to that circumstance of being tied for the only time in any set — other than a trio of 1-1 counts — by reeling off the next five points.
“That’s a well-coached team and I knew they would be,” Perry said of volleyball coaching giant Steve Anderson’s club, which swept Triton for the third straight year. “Steve’s a good friend of mind, always has a great program, and we appreciate that he invites us to come here and play. It’s so good for my kids, a great measuring stick. It helps us know where we gotta go. It’s blatant, some of what we need to work on.”
According to Perry, the Trojans started digging better and blocking better beginning about midway through the second set against Mishawaka.
“I’m not sure what we were doing in (set) one,” Perry said. “We worked so hard and had a good practice last night, and then we came out and didn’t execute it, but we got better as we went along.”
Overall, though, Triton never established a sufficient answer to lean, mean Cavemen hitting machine Hannah Weiss.
The smooth, 5-foot-11 junior unofficially hammered down 14 kills from a variety of spots. She also served up three aces, a figure matched by classmate Autumn Dill.
As a team, Mishawaka registered at least 33 kills, including six by sophomore Emily Eggleston. Juniors Lexia Hostrawser and Abbey Viers paced the Trojans with four kills apiece. Dylanie Miller added a pair of aces, while fellow junior Molly McFarland recorded 15 digs.
“We did some stuff with them a little bit this summer in a sand league,” Perry said of her team’s familiarity with the Cavemen, “just to get the kids to have some fun together. Plus, the more you play with better players, the more you learn how to play.”
Triton’s junior varsity — made up strictly of freshmen and sophomores — claimed a 25-20,
15-25, 15-6 win over Mishawaka in Wednesday’s warm-up.
The Trojans play their home opener Thursday against Oregon-Davis.
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