Melrose passed the halfway mark of the regular season, traveling to Belmont to take home a 3-0 victory. But for Coach Scott Celli, a mathematics teacher, each passing game become a challenging problem - to identify the solutions needed for ultimate victory 1) to neutralize elite hitters and 2) to increase Melrose's offensive potential. If there's anything that has characterized the Celli coaching tenure, it has been flexibility, the willingness to tinker with success in order to pursue greater success.
Volleyball terminology brings a certain arrogance, attacks and kills, but they emphasize the aggressive obligation for offensive players.
Melrose's youth movement continued with the 'field promotion' today of sophomore Kayla Wyland.
Game one saw Melrose accumulate twelve kills en route to a 25-8 win. Senior Athena Ziavras led with seven, followed by a trio from Jill Slabacheski. Melrose led 5-1 and13-3, and finished with a six point flourish including a five point service run from sophomore setter Brooke Bell. Melrose was free of service errors in the set.
Games two and three saw liberal substitution with the attendant result a 25-20 win. Athena added another three kills and Jill four. Melrose had nine kills and a pair of service errors.
Game three saw Melrose off to a 10-nil run to start and the debut of Kayla Wyland. As expected, the efficiency of play varied, along with four Melrose service errors. Unofficially, Melrose had only six kills in the game, including the game winner by Sydney Doherty.
In any highly competitive endeavor, participants need regular self-analysis to improve. This week (bye week) for the Patriots, they have already effected a major personnel move (trading future Hall of Famer Randy Moss) and traditionally "self-scout" to assess weaknesses and tendencies. Coaches Celli and Wall lack the luxury of a week off, but continue their effective process to make adjustments to maximize outcome.
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