2nd Place at All-Ohio Classic

The Yellow Jackets played hard to finish 2nd at the All-Ohio Classic losing to ONU in the finals.  After defeating Ohio University and Bowling Green State University, the men reached the finals of the All-Ohio for the first time.  While the result wasn't exactly what we had hoped for, we continued to play well as a team and will continue to work in practice to eliminate the minor mistakes it takes to win a championship.  Pool play started slow for the Yellow Jackets as they lost to the defending NCVF National Champions, The Ohio State University, in their first match of the day.  The men rebounded to defeat the University of Dayton and Ohio University and finished as the second seed in their pool.   We have a couple of weeks off before traveling to UD for the first round of MIVA play.

Decent Start to the Season

We finished 4-1 at the Michigan Classic at UM and did some great things along the way.  We haven't turned the corner to get us to that "next" level, but we will get there soon.  We were down 19-11 in a match and ending up winning the game and match.  We lost a close match in the quarter finals to UW Oshkosh B, but showed some great effort (31-33, 25-13, 13-15).  Our serving was excellent and our defense and passing pretty consistent throughout the tournament.  This weekend we head to the All-Ohio Classic.

First tournament of 2011 -- Michigan Classic

Headed to the School Up North after a long week of practice and scrimmaging our alumni.  We are ready to play and begin the season.  The team came away from their spaghetti dinner this week with some goals and general understanding of what it will take to be successful this season.  We talked this evening in the hotel about the energy it takes to be successful on the court, the emotion required to win and the attitude to work towards our long-term goals. Here we go...

PS - Thoughts go out to Kevin Moskal, 2009, who broke his leg this week. Get better buddy, we want to see you at future alumni scrimmages and tournaments!

Practice, practice, practice

Practice has been hot and cold with some great moments and some sloppy ones.  We will be heading to the school up north (Michigan), this weekend to put it all together.  It will be interesting given we have guys coming back from injury and illness, but by mid-season we should be a well oiled machine. 

Starting practice back-up

Preparation for the season began on Sunday and the guys brought their running shoes.  Practice is going well and conditioning is in full swing as we prepare for our first tournament.  We have a few lingering injuries and a few nagging illnesses, but hopefully we can be at full strength by mid-season. 

Winter break

It has been somewhat quiet around these parts!  The guys are at home enjoying their time with family, away from homework and of course tests.  Recruit letters continue to fly outta here in an attempt to bring in a solid group of guys for 2011.  We have a bright future with the right guys and I hope to have some quality wins in 2011.