Aleksi Pelkonen
Sports Editor
The Wooster volleyball team continued their dominant start to the season, winning all three of their matches at the Northwestern Pennsylvania Classic last weekend. The Scots lost only one set all weekend, easily disposing of Grove City College (25-19, 26-24, 25-14), Saint Vincent College (25-20, 25-13, 25-19) and Morrisville State College (25-18, 25-17, 22-25, 25-18).
“The key to our success has been hard work as a team,” team captain Ksenia Klue ’18 said. “We all really want to succeed.”
The Scots have enjoyed a hot start to the season, going 7-1 over their first eight games; they have dropped just five sets all year. “What’s gone well this year is our ability to adjust in and between games,” co-captain Lydia Webster ’17 said. “That’s something we’ve improved upon.”
Last year, the Scots had a similar start to the season, going 9-1 over their first 10 games. However, they limped to a 12-14 final record. The women are determined to not let that happen again. “Every day when we come to the gym, we want to get better,” said Webster. “There has been lots of competition in practice.”
“Especially with conference coming up, we know we have to raise our level of play,” Klue said.
That may be tough to do, but Webster and Klue say the team’s mindset is better compared to last year. There is more positivity in the team atmosphere. “Our attitude has done a complete 180 from last year,” Webster said. “When we have to come together, we’ll be able to rise to the occasion.”