The third-ranked Hope School volleyball staff is trying ahead to seeing the courtroom extra typically.
The Flying Dutch downed Trine College 30-28, 25-8, 25-20 on Wednesday at DeVos Fieldhouse after enjoying for simply the third time in two weeks.
Hope improved to 17-1 total and a league-leading 5-0 in MIAA matches.
“The most important factor we’re looking for is our rhythm and what our courtroom demeanor is,” head coach Becky Schmidt mentioned. “We simply have not performed that a lot currently. Our our bodies are rested. We’re simply not into recreation rhythm. We’re trying ahead to getting again into that.”
Exterior Addie VanderWeide led a balanced Flying Dutch assault.
The junior from Grand Rapids, Michigan (Grand Rapids Christian HS) completed with 12 kills.
Junior center blocker Alison DeWeerd (Kentwood, Michigan / South Christian) and out of doors hitter Liz VanderSlice (Wyoming, Michigan / Grandville) chipped in 9 kills apiece.
Sophomore setter Lauren Lee (Plymouth, Michigan / Saline) delivered 36 assists and 4 service aces.
Hope outlasted the Thunder (8-13, 1-5 MIAA) within the first set by combating off two set factors and capitalizing on two Trine-hitting errors, together with the ultimate level.
The primary set featured 16 ties and 5 lead adjustments.
Within the second set, the Flying Dutch by no means trailed after surging to an 8-0 lead.
“I feel our poise was undoubtedly crucial,” Schmidt mentioned of the primary set. “Even lots of the occasions we have been in a position to keep inside that set was due to a hitting error that they’d made. We actually did not really feel like we had earned it. The one factor we did not do was give it away.
“We should be much more environment friendly. When the sport bought previous the primary contact, it was anyone’s recreation. We have to play higher defensively. We have to block higher. I did suppose we have been creating some offensive alternatives. Lauren did a pleasant job getting us some totally different appears to be like that we have not been doing currently. I feel we made some progress there. We have got to search out somewhat extra of our mojo.”
Hope heads to Calvin College this weekend for a two-day event.
On Friday, Oct. 20, at 5 p.m. the Flying Dutch face Defiance School (Ohio).
On Saturday, Oct. 21, at 11 a.m. and three p.m., respectively, Hope performs Susquehanna College (Pa.) and the College of Santa Cruz (Calif.).
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