Volleyball takes pair, keeps playoff hopes alive
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"After a few loses, we went into the game with nothing to lose," sophomore Sarah Feicht said. "Everyone contributed to this win, from the first point to the last kill of the match by Katie Kings."
With playoff berth hanging in the balance, the Jays needed to come up with a win to keep their season alive. "We worked hard in practice and tried to fine-tune the aspects of the game we were having the most trouble with," senior captain Alex Zenoff said. "We have been steadily improving as a team since preseason, so we were confident and excited going into the match."
The Jay's hard work paid off, as they were able to snag the victory with relative ease. They took the first set 25-16. In the second set, the Owls were able to post 19 points before the Jays got to 25, but that would be the closest they would get to winning a set. The final set saw a score of 25-18 in favor of Hopkins.
With his team controlling the momentum, head coach Greg Giovanazzi was able to rotate 16 players into the game. "We were confident throughout the match regardless of the lineup," Feicht said. "The freshman played well and are all having a great season."
Zenoff led the team with 10 kills. Feicht racked up nine kills during the game. Becky Paytner was good for 22 assists and lead the team in digs with eight.
The team also celebrated "Senior Day" on Saturday in honor of the graduating seniors. The team will lose five seniors next year: Rhea Alexander, Kristen Kozielski, Katie Buckheit, Allison Cappelaere and Alex Zenoff.
"All of the senior players' parents were around," Zenoff said. "It was a really nice opportunity to play hard and acknowledge how much we care about one another as teammates."
"We were all ready to show how hard we had worked at practice that week and how excited we were to play with our seniors for their senior game," Paytner added. "They really deserved a good game for how much they have taught the rest of the team and for how much we respect them."
On Wednesday, the Jays continued their quest for playoff berth, this time against the McDaniel Green Terror. In order to keep their playoff hopes alive the Jays had to win their last two regular season games. Even then, their post-season would depend on how other teams in the conference faired. Putting all of this aside, the Jays did what they could to keep themselves in contention for a shot at the playoffs, taking the win over McDaniel 3-1.
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