Women's volleyball continues its strong play
Carlos Millan
Issue date: 10/15/09 Section: Sports
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They took this momentum and won the following match against Rockford, on Saturday, Oct. 3. The team took control of the game early, having won the first game 25-11, and did not allow Rockford to gain any kind of momentum.
Lakeland had won ten out of their last 12 points in the first set and they kept the Regents in check.
The Muskies looked like a team where they obtained every shot they wanted. Their shot selections and decision making were crisp.
Defensively, senior Brittanie Paulus had 17 digs to accompany her eight kills.
The team looked incredible and had one of their best games to prepare them for two tough matches against Concordia Wisconsin and Dominican University.
Unfortunately, the Muskies suffered their first conference loss against Concordia, 12-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-21, and their second against Dominican, 25-16, 25-17, 18-25, 25-23.
The loss against Concordia snapped a 35 match conference winning streak and ended their undefeated conference season. Lakeland hadn't lost to a league opponent since 2006.
The Muskies won the first set but allowed the Falcons to gain momentum, which carried Lakeland's Northern Athletic Conference rivals to the victory.
As for the loss against Dominican, this was the first time Lakeland had lost back to back league matches since 2006.
The Muskies were unable to stop mental lapses and lost the match despite finishing with more kills than Dominican. This game was a struggle for the passers, so the Muskies ran their offense through their back row.
Dominican was in rhythm most of the game, and they passed well and served very aggressively. The Muskies made corrections late in their matches, but it was a little too late since individual mistakes still existed.
The Muskies took out their frustration of losing two games in a row against Concordia-Chicago. The Lakeland volleyball team started a new winning streak winning, 27-25, 25-20, 25-23 on Saturday, Oct. 10.
The Muskies received an impressive performance from sophomore middle hitter Allison Davis. Davis had 30 kills and eight blocks in her last three matches. For this game, Davis had ten kills and three blocks against Concordia-Chicago.
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