Show Pape October 5 1995 K Sports Young volleyball team struggles to break into the win column By Kellie Butler staff writer moots of contusion the Lady Eagles had nothing to be ashamed of After the game the CEl players showed few in conference play Propping to (tie Col lege of Eastern Utah's lady vol- signs of disappointment ('Williams and Strong said “The team gets along leyball team let Snow slip through their fingers night in I Ik Lady Eagle's really well and we love each other to death we know that we can work with home opener It was the first time for CEU fans to gel a look at the new young team With freshmen only two sophmores the each other to improve our skills so we can win" When the Lady Eagles arc on the lloor you will know because of the 0-- 4 1 1 are still inipmvingtheirgameand learning new techniques each day These ladies have worked hard to get to their present skill level Even though of “WAR" being heard through cries the entire BDAC Stephanie Jensen said "I saw a lot of team effort and I can't wail to see what comes this sea- son" they lost to Snow they did not seem discouraged "They each know that The high scorer of the game was Williams w ho should continue to be a they are playing one of the hardest regions u ithin the number one confer- major contributor ence in the nation" coach Brent Maitmdale said The Lady Eagles put up a healthy fight against Snow's Lady Badgers during the first game of the contest Hie Eagles pul away a lew bruiil spikes but the win remained elusive After scoring the first point Snow del i vered the next si x The I ag les hest-of-fiv- played lough but c was not enough it 5 losing In the second game ('Ll ' took control and loeused to earn themselves a win Mel Stiong played tough defense season this McArthur had the highest number of assists Other people to watch close this season are Jeanna Bateman Melanie Strong Laverne Tma Margie Van Komen and Vai Talia CKO oldin Kaelfs Vnllix hall 17- Sept nCKUalCNCC 10-1- 5 5 154-1- $ Sept 1‘iCLO iH Dixie Sept 2‘J Snow al ( '1:1 Is 'MS0-l5l- t ft-- 1 S S-- 1 2 7-- 1 5 f It) IS Tnlll M'IMIII ll'llllll Willi $ lost 24 Lorie Williams bumps the ball back to Snow College during the Eagles recent loss ft-- 1 while ( 'mil Me Artlmi dmked in a lew oinis Strong aced a shot lor a seoie Some gieil blocks were made by Amanda McKay and lairi Williams The tension was building and low aid thelinal minute the score bounced from 12-1- 0 14-1- 2 that and finally 15-1- 2 a well deserved victory brought CEl) In the third game CEl) struggled to hide their frustration The Badgers began scoring with case When the Eagles won the serve they showed their stuff However with two minutes left the served a scoring Eagles down 0 shot and a couple of spike shots to add three points Snow got the serve back and quickly pul five more points on the 7 hoard to win the game going away -- 4-1- 1 5-- The fourth game saw Eagles showing unyielding defense but in spurts They seemed determined to win Amanda McKay put away a spike that no one could touch After some unpopular culls by the referee CEU tried to keep pace with Snow The Lady Eagles gained back the serve nnddinked the ball past Snow a few more limes with a couple of great serves and skills of trickery shown by Williams CEl) got so excited it started to affect their game and when the Badgers won the serve again it was hard to gel (lie ball in 5 hack The final score was favor of the Badgers Even though there were a few mo- 10-1- r Photo by Alan DeFriez After only four months on the job newly named volleyball coach has high expectations for the CEU program By Kellie Butler staff writer Brent Martindale'new ly named CEL volleyball coach lias set his goal of having one of the best teams in Ihc conference Born in Sacramento Calif Martindalc moved with his family to Reno Ncv where he stayed through high school When it came time for him to attend college he chose Ricks College in Idaho After attending a year he served a two year mission for the LDS church When he returned to Ricks he played his first year as a mens' club team volleyball player It was there that he met his wife Laurel who comes from llchcr City They married the next year and moved to Salt Lake City where he attended (lie University of Utah and played club (iolden Eagles volleyball team I le has since moved to I ’rice w ith his wife and two boys )i)ton 4 and Landon 2 Martindalc has long had a love for volleyball As a child in the early 70s his father lege is affecting the way his team has been playing He docs not enough to find her Ilic setters arc also a major assets to the team this year Cami Me Arthur! I ) and Chelsa Williams(9) have Null played incredible amounts of volley-ha'They have done very well for the entire said "Over-a- ll couch us" team has been working hard and it is difficult to name just a few" “Our team strengths are the fact that we are tall and deep" he added We have the second tallest team in our region But along with the physical conics the mental strengths “We have depth meaning that players can come in and fill a position if players are not know performing" opHsing team can dictate how they play because of die emotion factor" f our weeks are left in die season and Martindalc says his team has been making great strides both technically and in learn- coached ing offense volleyball teams lie and defense He thinks says"l re- that maybe starling col- member I liked watching and play- ing” But he did not play com- petitively until he was why they have not been playing 17-yea- rs -- Ilis old im- mediate ilowever following graduation lie became different they believe in themselves Martindalc felt many or his recruits arc an exercise physiologist at a physical therapy clinic After four ycarsof working in this field he was named assistant because valuable team (lie coach for the Utah Predators in Salt Lake laist spring lie saw an ad for Ihc job he has today head coach for Ihc CEU roine more menially prepared “Physi" he said The cally they arc ready lidy Eagles arc extra impressionable and that affects their playing “Ilic hall Al that time he also started coaching I le spent four years al the Univ of Utah before graduating goals as a C E coach arc the team is composed mostly of freshmen The team's challenge is to he- as- sets to the team Lori Williams(l2)' from Price was one of his last recruits The couch said he was "amazed to find such a great player so late in the recruiting season" Usually the best arc already picked up But he was lucky ll The coach said "All successful teams have one outside really good player someone they can go to in times of need They can put the hall away at least five or six limes out of ten" lie knows that CEU has a couple of players who could fill this role but has not seen them develop yet Assistant coaches April Kaiser and Ben Cardon have been a tremendous help to coach Martindalc They have helped mold the girls into a fine volleyball (cam poised to start winning Kaiser played at Kent Stale University two ycursat Division One level Martindalc says “with her experience she can teach continued on page 9 |