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Striving towards victory, the freshman and rese rve teams
stormed the courts with chants, cheers, and hard work.
To reach success, a voll eyball Sydney Thompson sa id .
team has to possess flawless Winning th eir last ga me of the
communication abilities and re- yea r against Mari an, the rese rve
lentless determination, skills that team finished the seaso n with a
both the rese rve and freshman record of 9-6.
teams cred ited their success to. Th e freshman A and B teams
Composed of entirely sop ho- worked on bonding together as a
mores, the reserve team focused team and developing skills, lead -
mainly on passing , se rve-receive in g to wins and close games.
drills, and communication. "Th e ga me aga in st Millard
"Our practice paid off when South was crazy. I got eight kil ls,
we beat Millard West at their and we ca me really close to win-
home, which was a huge deal. ning, " fres hman Megan O'leary
We had to go to three ga mes sa id.
and ended up winning," sop ho- Th e playe rs also lea rn ed va lu-
more Alex Hippen said . ab le life lesso ns from each other.
Team unity was also funda- "Ultimately, we helped each
mental to the team's su ccess. other improve," fres hman jane
"We had great team chemis- Round sa id.
try. We spent lots of time togeth- All in al l, practice co mbined
er and, through that, learned with team connection led to a
to play together," sop homore well-rounded seaso n.

A. At a M illard West match, freshman Rachel Brown tips th e ball over th e net
while freshman Miroslava Kotsa n ass ists. The freshman B tea m defeated th e
Wildcats 3-0. B. Soph omore Jamie Wiebelhaus saves the ba ll at a Marian ga me
with a last seco nd bump while members of the rese rve team watch on. "Th e
Mari an ga me was really cl ose; we had to play our best to win ," Wiebelh aus
sa id. photos by Chloe Ekb erg.

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