 Hello and welcome to the Dave Trumbo show presented by Buffalo Wildlings. I'm Greg Royston with Stevenson Beach Volleyball head coach Dave Trumbo and our coach You've played about about half your season. Yes, especially a lot. You got Florida last week for spring break First let's talk about the match-out and principia with Fort Wayne's talk about how that went overall for you Well, that was real interesting great because it was indoor. It was the first NC double a indoor Beach volleyball tournament. Yeah, and I you know, I think that It was good learning for us There was no wind and I think at times that was a disadvantage is for us when we were smaller than some of the teams With with no wind and we have people that are used to playing in the wind, right? But we went two and two and some of the matches Were really close. I you know when we lost four to one to Division one more head two of those matches went three. We didn't win either one of them So we lost four one have we won them what matches that went three we were one three two Right, so some of the times it seems a lot closer than it really seems on paper. Yeah, absolutely Then similar this past week in Florida, you know, you played some division two schools And especially Florida Southern on Saturday played an interplay of double duel of them And you know the last match the second match was for one But certainly a lot closer with all the matches going five without you know all the you know and Darian Heilman and Piper Connors one in two And of course they've stepped up the number ones with the injured a jang Christensen So then at two three four and five they all went three, but unfortunately we didn't win any of them So the score said four to one But boy it was really close and it was coming down to the end our twos and threes are playing in it And they were both in good position to win and unfortunately they didn't they didn't they weren't able to pull it out Yeah Obviously, that's a big factor in the trip is obviously had an injury the injury to jang And so you it's not simply like maybe an indoor volleyball where someone else will just slide in her spy You know you're mixing up all the parents now your number one You know number two pairing went to number one But while your other parents got mixed up so you have kids that say haven't played with each other a lot and just talk about that how it You know ultimately probably learning experience also makes you better but in the short run obviously It's almost more like a practice that you're trying to learn to play with each other Yeah, uh, you're exactly right because jang was a one It wasn't as simple as taking somebody that was on your bench and putting her in there, right? So we moved piper And dary into ones and then katie leverage who was jang's partner. She needed a partner So we moved emily polini from the fours up to play with katie at two And then we kept our threes the same And now then mckenzie needed a new partner at fours. Yeah, and so she we ended up moving up Grace chaffee from fives to play with her and then sammy porter and sarah riggan played five so Three of the five pairs had a different partner. So it definitely was challenging But we got better. We got better and in like the second match against weber It was you know both matched against weber it was three to two and that was the first time with a new lineup And then as the week progressed we actually played more difficult opponents So it might not look like we got better But I think we did a lot of learning and trying to figure out how our team is best Now that we'll have everybody when we got back now We have two weeks to figure it out before we go to noxville. Yeah Yeah, and I think you said as you as the week went on you got better and sort of that florida southern match Proved it with that second match, especially where you were right there And um, and that was the last match of the week for you. Yes. Yeah, that would have been great to be able to Hang a w up there But this is all for seeding for the small college national championship And when you know, I think in another couple weeks And I really do think that we are potential to get better as a lot greater because Florida southern has been practicing since the second week in january. We started practicing a little warmer in florida in lakes in florida, right So I will give us more time to refine our skills And we've got a lot of kids that haven't played a lot of beach that played some so I think they learned a lot You learn on every time you play. Yeah And because each opponent attacks you differently, right? So it was it was it was a really good week and I think I do think we got a lot better Yeah, and certainly you know talk about that seeding your next your office weekend the following weekend You like you said you had done in Tennessee It's two opponents again They'd be final seeding with and the Carson Newman and Lincoln Memorial. Yes. Yeah, I think they're both I know I know Carson Newman. I think Lincoln Memorial is in that small college as well So that'll go a long way in the hot the better seed we had the better draw will get of course and So we're looking forward it was actually taking a bus down to Tennessee. Yeah, so it was not been down to their courts before and they were up here last Last spring, so we're going we're going to get up here a couple times. So that's what should start So in the following week, um, you know, you host your our tournament. Let's hope for some nice weather Yes, and Huntington the division three team from alabama is coming up Yeah, and they are playing really good volleyball. They're playing some division one teams really tough tough And they've had them they have a much better team. So that's going to be very competitive We play them on each day along with Loyola of Maryland and liberty university. Yeah Yeah, a couple division one post division one beach programs, but still division one indoor players. Yes Certainly, um, give you a test as well. Liberty. Actually, it's their club team. It's their club, too So they are beach players. Okay. So they have not they are in the eight The a sun. Okay. Yes. And so with a lot of beach teams in the a sun I'm expecting liberty to probably go to beach, you know, very soon. They've got beautiful courts down there So, uh, yeah, so they should be a pretty good opponent. Yeah, absolutely All right, coach Well, um, we should the best of luck and you know Last the next couple weeks as you wrap up and ramp up towards a small college championship and I will chat soon Thanks, great. All right for Dave tremolo of Greg Royce. This has been the Dave tremolo show