This season has been a road-warrior season. Our first month was spent on the road every weekend, but we did have a couple of mid-week matches at home, which is easier on our class schedules.
Our second NESCAC weekend took us to Hamilton to play our travel partner and then a tough Ithaca team. We played really well Friday night at Hamilton and came away with a 3-0 win, which was great. Lillian got her first start of the year as we played without Katie who wasn't feeling well enough to travel. A bonus of that match was that we were down 22-24 in the first set and we pushed ahead to finish that first set with a 26-24 win, showing some grit and composure that we need moving forward! Thus, the post-win Dunkin picture the following day!
That next weekend we played a talented Tufts team followed by a talented Endicott team, both regional powers so we got a great test that weekend. Unfortunately, we came up with two losses, but we are taking stock of the controllable factors that we need to improve and will resolve to keep working hard in practice to better our skills day by day!
The first weekend of our two-week HOME stand was Fall Family Weekend, which was great to be home for along with all of our other teams. The Fall colors were just about peak, so it's a perfect time to have parents all visiting VT, so that was good timing! The weekend saw us take on two Conference foes in Connecticut College and Bowdoin, as well as a non-Conference opponent in St. Lawrence.
We came away from the weekend with a 2-1 record, and although we lost to Bowdoin, we continue to see some very good play from different people, which is great. Also, Lexi's best friend plays for Bowdoin, so that was a fun reunion for them.
