 and welcome into the Aldous Bursons show. I'm Joe Ambo, joined now with Aldous Bursons, head coach of the men's volleyball team, and coach a pretty good weekend for you guys. You guys get to host some CVC games, and you beat Karn and Rutgers Newark, both at home. That's right, Joe. Thanks. It was a really great weekend, a really nice Sunday. Could relax a little bit, and enjoy reminiscing. Friday against Karn, we really handled them. We got a chance to put all 15 guys in, and I really enjoyed watching everybody play. And then Rutgers Newark on Saturday was a little bit a different story. They were much more physical, and I stuck with my starting unit. And we did come out 3-0. That Rutgers game, the first set, started a little back and forth, and you guys were able to pull away. Second set, you guys pulled away, and they came back at you. And then third set, you guys just put it to rest, it seemed. But those are the types of matches that happen in the CVC, where everybody can play and bring it any time. It's just bringing it for three sets. That's what I'm finding out. And I had heard that there were some kind of basement teams, pushovers. I'm not saying that at all. Really, even Karn fought hard the whole way. And we thought we had Rutgers. And just as you relaxed in the second set, we were up like 18 to 10 or so. And they stormed back, scored six straight points. I had to call two timeouts. But the guys were resilient. They put away some important balls. That's a good test right there. And I wanted to mention Avery, too. He came in and served great for our captain, Nate LS, who had a thumb sprain in practice. So it couldn't serve. But the juniors, everybody, sophomores, Landon and Jason played really well. And so did Alex and KJ's really taking over that setting role. They're all contributing. It's a team sport. And everybody's handling their business. That's going to be awfully important this week, as you guys have another three games in the CVC. You guys traveled to Marymount back at Juniata and then at Teal on Saturday. Those guys are going to need to contribute to get the victories that you're seeking this week. Yeah, and they've been jelling. So Marymount's really a tough team. They have Hudson Bates as their coach, who I know from him having played against my sons. He was at George Mason. And he plays beach. And their guys play great defense. They go after it. And we're going to have to keep passing. I'd say if we pass well, and that's Derek, our freshman libero has just been a solid foundation. He's passed two matches. And I'm looking forward to him laying them up for our middles to hit in the next three matches, too. And you never really want to talk about playoff ramifications this early in the season. But these games can be awfully important. Juniata's beat Marymount. If you could beat Juniata, you're in the second seed behind EMU, who's still undefeated. You don't want to look past anybody. These games are very important, getting down to the run. Right. Yeah, there aren't a lot of games. Just the eight teams. And you got seven home and seven away. And it's gone really fast. We'll know by the end of this month, having gone through the cycle once, where we stand. And I'm hoping to win every match. But like I said, we have to pass well and then see where the ball falls. Seems like we've been siding out really well. And I hope the guys continue that. And looking at the keys to bringing home these victories, you mentioned the passing. Is there any other keys to winning as far as serving or serve or sieve, anything like that? Yeah, I think the passing is the most important thing. When we get the ball up to our setter, KJ, he distributes the ball really well. Everybody, Landon, Jason, and Mike are taking great swings. And we are able to set our medals. Even KJ can throw it down at the net. So our serving, I think, kind of takes care of itself, knocks people off balance. We have some good jump servers and some good tactical servers. But I think if we just focus on our side, our side out, we'll do fine. And you got a lot of guys that can jump out of the gym and swing it and throw it down. And it's a lot of exciting to see. Yeah, it's fun to watch. I'm not, you know, I just watch how much emotion some of them play with. And I get tired just watching it. But they're young and able, and I love seeing it. Yeah, so do we. We definitely love seeing those big swings and throwing it down the line across the net, all of it. They've got a variety of shots. It's a pleasure to watch. Yeah, it's a lot. They're up and coming. And I have been a great team and have a lot of experience. And it's just starting to surface. And so I think we have a lot of good things to come. Well, coach, we wish you the best of luck this week and your travels to Marymount, Juniata, and Teal in the CVC swing. And good luck. OK, thanks, Joe. He's Aldous Bersin. I'm Joe Wamba. This has been the Aldous Bersin Show.