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Show - &v9&'m .- Thursday, October 30, 2014 -- IcL. i .i .s JUL fpiS about When talking constantly taking opponents to five sets. Baker said it is because they just are not finishing sets like they should. Were doing some really good things, but our inexperience at times is hurting us, Baker said. Were not closing the deal, and were not finishing a set. We play well for long periods of mrobinsSUU te et 15-1- UNIVERSITY JOURNAL SAMI WRIGHT Outside hitter Madi Forsythe attempts the kill against the Montana Grizzlies. The SUU volleyball team returns to the Centrum Arena, having lost its past two matches. passes that game, and my hitters were just getting it done. Utah Valley had tw'o players, outside hitter Macky Treanor and middle blocker Lauren Bakker, with 15 kills each. Against Northern Colorado, fell in three sets (25-2- 2, the 26-2- 4, 25-1- 9). in led the while outside hitter Remo Gaogao finished with 10. blocker Middle Bnanna Strong and outside hitter Kendra Cunningham combined for 23 kills in the match for the Bears. Forsythe kills with 11, Against UND, the fell in four sets Playoffs Continued from Back Page This upcoming match will be a road match for SUU and Senior Night for NAU. Flowever, this is not the first time have played on NAUs field the this season. SUU competed in the Northern Arizona Mountain Classic in Flagstaff, Arizona were able earlier in the season. The to come out with two double overtime wins on that field. Being able to come back to the field where SUU has picked up two wins already is something forward Logan Harker said will be a big help for the team. Weve been to the stadium, we know (21-2- 5, 23-2- 5, 25-- 22, 19-2- - & rjfm&rmrM 5). Senior outside hitter Robinson recorded a Lexi team-hig- h 10th double-doubl- e of the season for UND with 12 kills and 23 digs. Gaogao led the match for the with 16 kills, followed by Forsythe with 15 while Maafala totaled 49 assists. SUU will now prepare for three upcoming home matches against Weber State, Idaho State and Idaho. snapped their The Big Sky losing streak against the Weber State Wildcats by game. beating them in a five-set 'Ki&swwjrintt fmmmw'm--- Page 13 T! By KINZIE ROSINS d. ertr! University Journal r The SUU volleyball team Came out with two Big Sky losses over the weekend to Northern Colorado in three sets and Noith Dakota in four but defeated opponent Utah Valley University in five for a nonconference win The Utah Valley Wolverines were able to rally back from a 2- -0 hole to make it a five-s23-225-2match (25-2- 2, 5, 1, 26-22), as outside hitter 8, Madi Forsythe led SUU with 19 kills, followed by middle blocker Annie Stradling with 17. Stradlings 17 kills and .517 hitting percentage on the night in her last gave her a career-hig- h season as a SUU head coach Debby Baker said beating Utah Valley was what they needed. "Beating Utah" Valley was awesome, because we did some Baker really good things, said. Annie (Stradling) had an) awesome match. She was and were just phenomenal, really happy for her. Faith setter Freshman 64 Maafala set a career-hig- h assists, w'hile librero Sariah Pelaez had 27 digs. The team as a whole totaled 10 team blocks in the match. Maafala said it felt good to be able to have the match she did against UVU. I couldnt have done it without my passers. Maafala said. My passers were passing money ar time but not for the vs hole set or whole match. The may be young, but Baker said they are getting experience. Katie Elgan did well (in the past week), and shes just a freshman, as well as Remo who now has teams really going after her. Baker said. Talking about freshmen, Baker said Maafala has had to take the reins of the team as she is the only setter. Maafala said she welcomes the challenge of leading the team. Its fun, I mean me being and coming to a a freshman college, and right on the spot being put in the position of being the only setter, Maafala said. Yeah, theres pressure, but coach Debby (Baker) always tells me that I can either let it affect me, or just play my game; and thats what Ive been doing these past games. will take on The Weber State tonight at 7 p.m. then Idaho State Saturday at 7 p.m. followed by a match against Idaho next Thursday. The matches will all be played inside the Centrum Arena. what the environment is like and we know allowed average with .82 goals allowed. what the field is like, Harker said. With Hogan said she is expecting NAU to come and play direct, which is nothing new to out the two overtime wins, it helps us know that the can come we final in the even moments, Theyre probably not going to make any together and execute for the win. changes for SUU, Hogan said. In fact, I Haley Wingender leads the Lumberjacks in would say they are probably underestimating with 10 goals, which is the second-mous, and I think that is our advantage. the conference. For the rest of the team, Harker said they Wingender also is tied for the most assists are confident heading into Fridays contest on the team with freshman forward Adrian with NAU. Nixt, with three assists apiece. We know that we are capable of beating Goalkeeper Natalie Gilbertson will likely them, the forward said. Its anyones game get the start between the posts for NAU. at this point, but we know if we prepare Gilbertson has allowed nine goals in 16 correctly, theres no reason we shouldnt matches, while recording eight shutouts, beat them Friday. made 83 saves and gives up an average of Kickoff between SUU and Northern .55 goals per game. Arizona is set for 7 p.m. MST in Flagstaff, As a defense, the Lumberjacks rank first Arizona. Live updates can be found on in the conference with the lowest goals Twitter SUUnewssports. for everyone, and I think we have players on our team that can really benefit from that. So far Boettcher said his Continued from Back Page impression of the new program Its definitely a scary is that it is something unique. Its kind of that transition position, after four years, not a new situation, Boettcher into to who was knowing going With everyone new to come in or what it was going said. to be like, Jackson said. But this new system, we struggle Boettcher has done a really (right now) with just bridging that good job of coming in and that gap of people understand our feel and us at home basketball, making offense and the feel comfortable us terminology making that we want to run and the said Jackson sometimes defensive system that we want change is a good thing. I love JR (Payne), and Im to run. is Boettcher said he still really close with her, and excited to get back into the we still talk, Jackson said But sometimes change is good, collegiate game after coaching and I really think that this isnt professionally overseas. In so many respects its a a bad change for us because it happens, and we definitely Boettcher big difference, Its what I love the havent digressed because of said. this change, so its good. most; it gets me back to Mandelko said the team is teaching the game. The SUU womens basketball really meshing well with the new system that Boettcher is team will start off its season at home with an exhibition bringing in. We started off slow, but game against Colorado Mesa I think its going really well Tuesday, then two home preactually, Mandelko said. Its season games against Boise a completely different system, State on Nov. 21 and New but I think it opens up creativity Mexico Highlands on Nov. 29. GeattcEisr st assistant coach Dionisio Gomez works with guard Sydnee Taylor and forward Jessica Richardson during practice inside the Centrum Arena. New |
