 Hello, welcome to the Dave Trumbo show. I'm Greg Royce joined here by Stevenson women's volleyball coach Dave Trumbo coach You got back in the conference play last week. I'm starting with a match Tuesday night in Arcadia Dropped the first set but came back to You know win three to one and what you know We talked about last week is gonna be a challenging match for your team and it really was They're very big very physical with the net There was a blackout there everybody have black shirts on although all their men's team was there because you know They have men's volleyball at Arcadia packed house And I think that you know our kids as much as we talked about them being good I think they were a little surprised that they were as good as what they were and I think that we just embrace that kind of crowd. We love it and After we dropped the first set we started playing a little bit better And I think the big game experience that our players have probably really helped us out And with the crowd singing overrated, you know That just helps us And because they kind of embrace that kind of moment kind of you know this they just love it It's one of the things we talked about this year Is you've been in several situations like that where you've been in a playoff type atmosphere? Honestly that can only help as you you know look to your ultimate goal of you know advancing in the postseason Absolutely, and I think we did not have two of our starting players that night and Megan Ren Emily Castro stepped right up and played flawlessly and really it just we just have so much depth in practice And when we have recruits watching this practice, you know, I'll say now you tell me who starts You know because and they can you guys have to see them day after day after day Because they're just not much difference and you know our practices are you know What I think we're improving we're taking a step forward. We can't do that with all 18 players contributing. Yeah And then you go down to go again on Wednesday win three nothing then on Saturday You'd go to hood for a pair of Mac Commonwealth matches Defeat like homing hood probably the big story there. I like a Schwartz becomes programs all-time kill leader She did that in the first match against like homing and then you know She was named player the week for the second time this season on Monday Yeah, that the match at hood, you know, typically We all play like homing really tough and have difficulty with hood This weekend. I was very pleased. We didn't play poorly in either match and we you know and Anika You know no longer the day when Anika's got to take 50 swings for us, you know, which you know we're very balanced and a lot of times I tell you the truth the bigger the game the better Anika plays and But she played extremely well Saturday is very pleased for her And she was able to get the record. We really didn't even know it because You know, I didn't hadn't seen a box score. Yeah, but nice for her to achieve the record. We know it was coming. Yeah, and so She's getting a lot of nice accolades her senior year, so I'm very pleased for her Yeah, now looking ahead to this week who's as we just talked about you're finally home for a few matches I've been home three times this year. You've got four home games this week starting tonight Against Elizabeth Todd a very quality opponent talk a little about about them Elizabeth Towns a little surprised this year. They did not do well in 2016 have a brand new coach they're 11 and 5 and They really can bang the ball have two really good outsides one of them is a local girl from eldersburg that kind of started off with Us back in fifth grade, so you know her quite well And then we follow that with a conference match against Widener, yeah, you know conference matches are always important and then this weekend we get to play Washington and Lee and Juniata, so Washington Lee is getting point getting votes for the top 25. Of course, Juniata You know the polls will be out today, but I think they're like 13th right now. It's a great opportunity for us Yeah, I mean we talked a little bit about that that obviously, you know, this is a pivotal week in a lot of ways You're being at home for some big matches You know really if you can come out, you know not to look ahead if you came out Let's say three and one or you know, hopefully not that would for now That'd be a you know huge for the program and maybe you know looking at NCA implications Well, Washington Lee is that ODAC conference with the Randolph-Macon who would face the last two years in NCAA And these have not been good endings but Washington Lee is always you know, it's either Washington Lee or Randolph-Macon getting that bid from that conference So that's a really you know the more matches we play like that and better It prepares us for postseason and those tough matches and you know Juniata Of course, you know, that's just just the name and people you know that they're they're a great team and So we're we're really happy that we're gonna get a chance to compete with them on our court Yeah, we're looking forward to it Yeah, I see you guys at home a few times this week starting tonight against Elizabeth Towns seven o'clock Owens Middle School I hope to see you there for Dave Trumo. 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