by Emily Iverson

Flash forward from our last blog post to the eighth day of preseason.  Campus is bustling with the full student body all moved in, and as a team we have shifted our focus from improving individual skills to six-on-six drills and working together for a quick offense and scrappy defense.  It's been a lot of hard work in the gym, but we have done some fun things as a team as well. 

Late last week, we hosted UMass Boston's volleyball team for a home scrimmage.  We played six sets, and got in a lot of good work with different lineups, trying out numerous possibilities for this season.  That night, we headed into Boston for a movie under the stars- with blankets, Chipotle for dinner, and a nearby playground, which of course a good number of us tested out (it was pretty epic).  Classes start on Wednesday, we have a home preseason tournament on Friday, and before we know it we will be at our first regular season game day. 

It's a great time to be a part of the volleyball team, and we will be keeping our family and friends updated on our progress this fall with weekly blog posts, so stay tuned!

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