2008 Woodie Awards
Women's volleball prepare for NEC tournament
Pete Izzo
Issue date: 11/15/07 Section: Sports
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Women's volleyball fell 3-0 to LIU on Saturday and 3-2 in a hard fought loss to Central Connecticut on Sunday. This weekend marked the final games that Sacred Heart will play before heading into the Northeast conference tournament next Saturday.
"Our team was very happy with our performance against such a tough opponent in LIU," sophomore Annie Archer said. "We were able to hang in there with them for a good part of the match which was very encouraging.
The first game against Long Island on Saturday ended 30-15 in favor of the Blackbirds. The Pioneers held onto a slender lead for much of the second game, until LIU battled back to end it 30-26.
Freshman Mydori Saipale led the team with 10 kills and seven digs on the day, but even after the Pioneers tied the score at 10-10 in game three, the Blackbirds managed again to pull away.
"After Saturday's loss coach Machan, talked to us about being accountable for our actions," said senior Christine Duffy.
LIU sits on top of the NEC standings with an 8-0 in conference record, while CCSU ended the season close behind them at 7-1. The two losses before the end of the regular season were to the best teams that the Pioneers will have to face.
The game against Central Connecticut on Sunday showed a different Pioneer team than the night before. Even after the Blue Devils took the first two games, Sacred Heart fought to push the match to a deciding fifth game.
"No one expected us to go five games with them. We didn't play up to our potential in the first two games but we pulled it together for the next three," said senior Alison Peters.
The Pioneers squeaked out game three 30-28, and again in game four 30-27. Duffy, Saipale and senior Tiffany Phoenix led Sacred Heart's comeback effort, finishing with 15, 13 and nine kills respectively.
Game five took its toll on the exhausted Pioneers as CCSU ended the match 15-10 and secured the victory for the Blue Devils.
Sacred Heart heads into this weekend's tournament as the number six seed, where they will face the number three seed Robert Morris in the first round.
"We haven't even hit our greatest potential," said Duffy, "which is exciting going into this weekends tournament. Hopefully we showed the people watching exactly what this team will be capable of doing in years to come."
"Our team was very happy with our performance against such a tough opponent in LIU," sophomore Annie Archer said. "We were able to hang in there with them for a good part of the match which was very encouraging.
The first game against Long Island on Saturday ended 30-15 in favor of the Blackbirds. The Pioneers held onto a slender lead for much of the second game, until LIU battled back to end it 30-26.
Freshman Mydori Saipale led the team with 10 kills and seven digs on the day, but even after the Pioneers tied the score at 10-10 in game three, the Blackbirds managed again to pull away.
"After Saturday's loss coach Machan, talked to us about being accountable for our actions," said senior Christine Duffy.
LIU sits on top of the NEC standings with an 8-0 in conference record, while CCSU ended the season close behind them at 7-1. The two losses before the end of the regular season were to the best teams that the Pioneers will have to face.
The game against Central Connecticut on Sunday showed a different Pioneer team than the night before. Even after the Blue Devils took the first two games, Sacred Heart fought to push the match to a deciding fifth game.
"No one expected us to go five games with them. We didn't play up to our potential in the first two games but we pulled it together for the next three," said senior Alison Peters.
The Pioneers squeaked out game three 30-28, and again in game four 30-27. Duffy, Saipale and senior Tiffany Phoenix led Sacred Heart's comeback effort, finishing with 15, 13 and nine kills respectively.
Game five took its toll on the exhausted Pioneers as CCSU ended the match 15-10 and secured the victory for the Blue Devils.
Sacred Heart heads into this weekend's tournament as the number six seed, where they will face the number three seed Robert Morris in the first round.
"We haven't even hit our greatest potential," said Duffy, "which is exciting going into this weekends tournament. Hopefully we showed the people watching exactly what this team will be capable of doing in years to come."
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