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Volleyball tries to keep number one ranking in nation
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Amanda Hall ’11 jumps to slam the ball in the team’s tense five set win over Redondo Union (top). Outside hitter Christina Higgins ’11, who has committed to play volleyball at UC Berkeley, taps the ball over the net against Bishop Montgomery.
By Charlton Azuoma Ranked number one in the nation by MaxPreps.com as of Oct. 13, the girls’ volleyball team is set to take on the Dos Pueblos Chargers in Taper Gym at 2 p.m. The Chargers were ranked #43 when Big Red went to press. The Wolverines will be looking to continue its run this season, after defeating volleyball powerhouses Assumption High School and La Costa Canyon in the Durango Tournament. Key players to watch in this match would be Wolverines opposite hitter Christina Higgins ’11 and the Chargers opposite hitter Amanda Moriarty ’12, as they will end up matching up against each other. “I’ve seen Dos Pueblos play a couple of times. They’re a good team with some weapons,” Head Coach Adam Black said. “We’ll see how it goes for homecoming.” The Chargers are trying to make up for the loss of the strong hitting they had in Carly Wopat and her sister Sam Wopat, who both gradu—Anne Cohen ’11 ated to play for Libero Stanford University in June. “They lost a lot of their starters from last year but they’re still going to be pretty good this year,” Milena Popovic ’11 said. “We still have to be on top of our game and prepared for that match… we have a a target on our backs,” defensive libero Anne Cohen ’11 said. The Wolverines will need other players to step up as they will be without the services of starters Popovic and Danielle Salka ’11 due to shoulder and ACL injuries, respectively. Lucy Tilton ’12 will be playing at opposite hitter in place of Popovic. “I think they are doing really well. It’s hard because they need to get used to playing with each other. Passing together with each other is different,” Popovic said. The team has been coping well without Popovic and Salka, as it has beaten Lakewood and Chaminade already.
“We still have to be on top of our game and prepared for that match ... we have a target on our backs.”
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