V-ball Beats Deerfield
The girls’ volleyball team played at home against Deerfield last Saturday and easily defeated its opponent, winning all three sets by a considerable margin. The win raised the team’s season record to 6-3.
The team stepped up this week and demonstrated their strong ability. Upper Margaret Kraus commented on the team’s performance. “I was really proud of how we played on Saturday because even though Deerfield wasn’t a super challenging team, we didn’t play down to their level,” she said. Kraus went on to commend her teammates for their confidence going into the game, mentioning that it “made the game more fun.”
Senior and co-captain Rachel Luo echoed Kraus, and went on to describe Big Red’s performance from a technical standpoint. “The passing was extraordinary—we passed something like a 2.8 in the first set. [Lower] Lizzy MacBride and [senior] Kat [Dumoulin] did a great job,” Luo said.
Exeter knew that going into the game they were going to try to work on staying confident and supporting their teammates. Upper Molly O’Day acknowledged this goal. “Our focus for a while has been positive communication and we definitely achieved that in the game,” she said. O’Day credited the victory to this success, as well as Exeter’s ability to stay at a high level of play.Exeter’s hitters also stepped up tremendously. One of the biggest challenges Exeter faced against Deerfield was freeball execution, which means that if the team is given an easy pass, their goal is to get a kill on that same ball. “The girls absolutely executed, which you can see in all the stats. Chloe, Molly, Tara and Kylah all hit around 500/600 which is crazy impressive,” Luo said. An average hitter can reach about 400.
“Our focus for a while has been positive communication and we definitely achieved that in the game.”
Next Saturday, the team will play away at St. Paul’s. Exeter hopes to continue their success by maintaining their positive communication and high work rate. “The team seems to be coming together, and as long as we keep the teamwork and energy up I can see us continuing to have a great season,” Luo said.