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Western Michigan volleyball team to be led by a group of savvy veterans

 

KALAMAZOO With virtually everyone returning from a volleyball team which made the NCAA tournament last season, one would think Western Michigan University coach Colleen Munson wouldn have much to do when practice starts on Wednesday. The sophomore, who was All Mid American Conference first team, is among the many returners.

 

All the coach starting her eighth season would have to do is plug in a new middle to replace the graduated Ashley Turnage and the Broncos would be all set to build o aol n last season 24 9 overall record, which included going 12 4 in the Mid American Conference West Division.

 

However, something that simple isn in Munson DNA.

 

told the girls they work hard and earn their role by what they do in the gym, Munson said. position is solidified, except maybe I going out on a limb and say except for one. it looks like sophomore setter Terin Norris (Delton Kellogg) doesn have to worry since there aren any other players in her position on the team. Being on last season All MAC first team and the league freshman of the year didn hurt, either.

 

Like Norris, the names of returning starters are very familiar. There all league first team members such as senior middle blocker Jess Brown (East Kentwood) and junior libero Lena Oliver (Battle Creek St. Philip). Junior Gillian Asque (Chicago) is back on the right side. Battling for playing time on the left will be junior Ali Gossen (Evanston, Ill.), Claire Gerwig (Louisville, Ky.) and Carlee Berland (Lincolnshire, Ill.), all of which started at some point last season.

 

Anchoring the defense with Oliver is returning defensive specialist Kaycee Acree (Muncie, Ind.), which means there are a lot of gaudy statistics back for the Broncos. WMU returns 100 percent of last season service aces, 98 percent of the service aces, 98 percent of the sets, 82 percent of last season kills, 75 percent of the block assists and 68 percent of the solo blocks.

 

In fact, the only returning player who didn start a match is sophomore middle Richelle Ranney (Eagle, Wis.). The three new faces are incoming freshmen Caroline Rose (Elmhurst, Ill.), Ave Stout (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Stephenee Yancy (Aroma Park, Ill.). Rose is an outside hitter and Stout and Yancy are middle blockers.

 

View full sizeWMU volleyball coach Colleen Munson

 

While Munson will look at everyone on the team, including the freshmen, she has a lot of tools in the tool chest in which to build.

 

Actually, the building started in the winter with offseason training. For a change, Norris had virtually everyone to work with thanks to so many returning players. Then there was the team two week trip to Brazil in the spring to play and train.

 

had a lot of volleyball since the Washington match (NCAA first round), Munson said. program goals include bettering the level of training and play we had in Brazil. with all the veterans returning, Munson and her coaching staff of associate head coach Ryan Manning, assistant coach Kyle Stahl, strength and conditioning coach Tim Hermann and director of volleyball operations A nike free australia llyson Doyle won change the approach to practice this season.

 

don approach the season any differently in that we meet them where they are and push them to beyond their expectations, Munson said. intensity is the same as what we experienced two months ago in Brazil. big key for the Broncos is that the freshmen have been doing their summer training in Kalamazoo with the veterans.

 

three freshmen have been here for six weeks, Munson said. not like we picking them up today and introducing ourselves. opens the season at the Oklahoma Nike Invitational Aug. 24 25.

Közzé tette: runningasd1 runningasd1 2014. January 23., 09:01
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