 Hello, welcome to the Dave Trumbo show presented by Buffalo Wildlings. I'm Greg Royce joined by Stevenson women's volleyball coach Dave Trumbo and Coach we've got a lot to talk about Thankfully, yes. Yes. Let's start with the Matt Commonwealth Conference Tournament. We'll start Wednesday night Being Al Verney in the semifinals kind of take us to that match a little bit. Your team came Ready to play that. Yes. I thought they did. We did not play very strong against Al Verney I felt like even though we did beat him during the regular season. It was senior night And their top player did a pretty good job against it this time We we held her to o o o and Mariah and Victoria really did a good job stopping her Which and then we served the ball extremely well and we're able to run our offense in system quite a bit And when that happens, we're tough to stop. So I felt like we really played well We play with a lot of energy had a lot of fun that night Yeah, so that adventure to the conference final for the sixth straight year a new foe this time in Arcadia a team that you had a pretty intense match with during the regular season and Kind of a similar match this time around very intense Arcadia your Arcadia came to play I mean thinking one time you lean over me and said hey, they're just not making any mistakes like this is the best We've seen them. Yeah, and they weren't they weren't making any mistakes And we absolutely had to earn that win and you know the three sets we won it was 2020, you know And it's like and it is much different Passing it 2020 than it is at 0-0 so I felt like we made some big plays at the end of those matches and our experience play played out pretty well for us I thought Arcadia had a very good game plan and Thankfully we have six kids that can all hit, you know, and then Lauren Weaver comes up huge Here's somebody that's not a first team not a second team not even honorable mention all conference and she's the MVP Well that says volumes about what our team is and you know because we have you know so much depth and so many people can do you know can carry us and Really our right sides carried us that day Mariah and Lauren both had good matches on a complaint. Okay, but Really probably not her typically really great match, you know, but we had it from the right side that particular day Yeah So obviously you without 3-1 You know 6th straight, you know that we talked about a little bit on Saturday, too Like I think both the third and fourth sets you were down probably like 1815 and we're able to come back and win those So I just have that experience that haven't been there. I think that you know like Deanna and Anika passed Two of their their best games of the year almost I mean we just were in system and serve received so often which meant we could set the right side We didn't have to go with the outside all the time and Being there both of them seniors both of them had been received Deanna for three years Anika for four years, you know, so that kind of experience and then Anika some big serves at the end. Yeah, absolutely So then before we circle to this week, let's look at obviously all conference teams came out We had three on the first team Just talk about what that means to you know those kids obviously on it could be in a four-time Deanna three-time I believe all conference for former We kind of talk about if your team does Well, you should get awards if your team doesn't do well. It's really tough to you get a word So it's a very it's it's a team award It's really nice to be recognized and have three kids on the first team and then two kids on the second Mariah and Victoria on second and Katie and Deanna and Anika were on first And you know and it's such a team game Greg I mean, I believe that either one of our setters could have been first team had we been running a 5-1 because I think they're that good But because we're a better team in a 6-2. Yeah, and they're only on the court for three rotations They shouldn't have been voted first team I don't think they should have been voted first team But I think they have the ability to be first team as I do most of our players To tell you the truth. I'm kind of biased about that But so yeah, we were we were pleased The way that worked out. Yeah, obviously like you said just the depth of the team, you know, Lauren Weaver not making you said any all conference team steps up and is your championship MVP. Yeah You know and it couldn't happen to a nicer person. Yeah, you know, and so so unassuming You know, she had no clue that her name was going to be called out She was just shocked. It's kind of like the first time freshman year first match We told her she was starting and you could tell that in practice, but she was blown away She started her first matches as a freshman But that's the kind of person that she is and isn't she's not thinking about what she's getting She's thinking about what the team what she can do for the team. Yeah, and then so obviously with the win Obviously, you knew you were the NCAA is going to the selection show on Monday What you didn't know and what the team didn't know was that you Were selected to host for the eight regionals. That's the first for the program You know, just talk about what that means. He obviously been the NCAA's with this new experience for the team Well, I think That we have worked really hard this year We've won some really close matches and for the team. It is a reward for a lot of hard work And a lot of sweat Over this season and seasons before you're leading up to high in high school and club and you know And then into college. So it's a great reward for our program. It's a chance for our institution to showcase itself regionally as the seven ranked or seven teams are coming in here to play and third We don't have to play the number one seed at home Because we are hosting and so it gives us the best opportunity that we've had to possibly win Yeah, that was your first trying opponent on Friday is going to be Hunter See you've had a couple days now. What do you move to learn about them? I think they're underrated. I think they're a really tough Seven seed they're 27 and four. They're very big. They're very physical at the net They've got a lot of they've got some upper-classmen on the pins a very good setter So a lot of times they've not they played MIT, you know, so a ranked team that they did not beat but They've got beat some good teams. So it's it's going to be a very difficult first at Brown match Yeah, obviously we're hoping obviously it's been a great atmosphere for these playoff games or hoping for that again this weekend I really hope so too That's the event we got to use every advantage we can get playing at home on our own court Being used to our lights and being able to sleep in our own bed and not have to travel are huge advantages So I'm just I'm hoping and praying we can take advantage of that. All right Well, thanks coach. Hopefully we'll see you for three matches this weekend and we talk to you next week best of luck this weekend We hope to see everyone in Owensville shimnasium Friday night eight o'clock Mustangs against Hunter for Dave Trumbo. 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