Friday, September 09, 2016

2-0 Initial Road Trip Success

Melrose defeated Arlington 3-0. The box score is here. You may need to sign up to access. 

Surveying the early season outcomes, the only upset I've seen was Dennis-Yarmouth beating Bourne.

Victoria Crovo, a.k.a. the V-Rex added another 10 kills while Cat Torpey added 9, and Saoirse Connolly had 7. 

Lily Fitzgerald had twenty-five assists. 

Certain themes emerge over time...

1) Consistency 
2) A blend of youth and experience
3) Developing a front row presence (blocking)...
4) Minimizing errors 

At its best the team succeeds with defensive coordination between the front and back row (blocking and passing) and development of three dominant hitters. Competing against the best programs demands winning points (attacking) and the teams that have gone to the championship game have created those offensive and defensive synergies.

Quiz: Saoirse Connolly has the most vowels in her first name of any Melrose player in memory. What major league baseball player had all five vowels in his first name? 

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