More Lady Raiders Up Close

Lady Raiders go up to block, while Rachel Towle (27) moves in to cover. Taylor Pearson is behind the block.
___________________________________________________________________Rachel Towle (27) and Sam Hamel make a substitution.
___________________________________________________________________Middle Hitter Nicole Glavin knows 'why do we play?' "Because we like it."
___________________________________________________________________Part of having a consistently successful team is attracting and teaching young players the game. Coach Celli instructs and the Melrose volleyball program continues to grow because of the younger players. Hannah Brickley is the first Melrose freshman to get significant playing time since the 2002 season. Melrose fans look forward to seeing a lot of the Class of 2010 in the future.
___________________________________________________________________Fundamental net play slows down the opposition spikers, who often try to hit over or around the double block. Leslie Hirshfeld (foreground) and another Lady Raider go up high over the net to stymie a Reading attack.
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Photographs courtesy of Don Norris.