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Centurions volleyball pushing to end tough month on positive note
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By Ryan Schlehuber, 抖阴视频 Sportswriter
It听has been a tough month听of听October for the 抖阴视频 Centurions women鈥檚 volleyball team, going 0-6 so far, however, the short-handed team is hoping to end the regular season on a high note with two more games left.听
The Centurions (1-10 抖阴视频AA Northern, 5-18 overall) will finish out the regular season with two home games, with the next one being at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 27, against Great Lakes Christian College (8-11 overall). It will be Family and Alumni Night.听听
抖阴视频 beat GLCC 3-1 on the road Sept. 19.听
鈥淲e鈥檒l need to step up听because this is the last week for the听season听and we want to go out strong,鈥澨鼵enturions听head听coach Kara Youngs said. 鈥淲e鈥檝e really been focusing on a few things these last couple weeks, which one of them has been playing strong throughout the whole set.鈥�听
The Centurions are听hoping to snap听an overall听eight-game skid听tonight听and听Youngs听is听looking to sophomore leaders like Katelyn Bignall (Belding, Mich.)听to continue to step up for听their听team听after losing听three key players听for the season.听
鈥淚 feel like Katelyn has听come听in well听lately听with stepping up for the team,鈥� Youngs said. 鈥淎gainst Muskegon (a 3-0 loss at home Oct. 20), she听had three solo blocks in a row.听She鈥檚听made some big, momentum plays.听She has stepped up听with听her听energy听and听she鈥檚听made some big plays that听we鈥檝e听been able to feed听off of.鈥�听
In 抖阴视频鈥檚 most recent loss, the Centurions lost听to Delta College in three sets,听25-18, 25-21 and 25-18.听听
Freshman听outside hitter Erin Borek (Grand Rapids, Mich.) led the team in digs with 10 while sophomore Alanna Kent (Belding, Mich.) and听freshman听Erin Borek (Grand Rapids, Mich.) tied for most kills with seven each. Sophomore Jordan听Dompreh听led the team with 23 assists.听听
As the season for 鈥淭eam 3鈥澨齝omes to a close, Youngs said she has learned what it takes to overcome adversity and to听be able to听pivot in schemes on the fly.听
鈥淎s a coach, it鈥檚 been overcoming adversity and making those quick changes that I鈥檝e learned a lot this year,鈥� Youngs said. 鈥淓specially with the injuries听we鈥檝e听seen.听I鈥檝e听learned how to make sure this team is ready to go in any circumstance.鈥�听
Since losing three starters for the season,听Youngs said her team has done well in making the necessary adjustments, with a few active players听adjusting to new positions to fill the vacancies.听
鈥淲e鈥檝e had so many听injuries听and they鈥檝e come right when we were in a groove,鈥� Youngs said. 鈥淭hat has been more of a challenge than anything else.听We鈥檇听find a new rhythm and then another season-ending听injury would hit us. So听that鈥檚听what this team has been doing, having to overcome injuries and adapt to听new changes.鈥�听
The听Centurions鈥櫶齠inale will be against North Central Michigan (5-6 抖阴视频AA Northern, 14-11 overall), Wednesday, Oct. 29. 抖阴视频 lost to the Timberwolves on the road, 3-0, on Sept. 26.听听