2008 Woodie Awards
Volleyball gets bounced by Cal
By Phil Swartzlander
Rocket Assistant Sports Editor
Issue date: 9/28/07 Section: Sports
Schultz last played setter back in high school and is doing her best to re-learn the position.
"It has been four years since I played setter, (but) since the team is struggling, I am doing what is best for the team," Schultz said.
An inexperienced lineup with only six upperclassmen on the roster makes consistency a difficult task with the level of play in the PSAC.
"When you are relying on freshmen at this level, they are going to make mistakes," Lokash said. "There is not a lot of time for the freshmen to learn and adjust."
Schultz believes that some freshmen are stepping up their game while others are still lagging behind.
"Some of them are more comfortable with the speed of the game, but some of them still aren't ready," Schultz said. "High school is such a slower game and they have smaller amounts of experience, you have to understand the game better in college."
PSAC play is also quite competitive, with six of the conference's 12 teams boasting above .700-plus winning percentages.
"There are a few good senior-led teams like Clarion and Edinboro," Lokash said.
Schultz said the stiff PSAC competition is made all the more difficult by teams' familiarity with each other.
"Playing against the PSAC teams is harder because they already know your tendencies, so they know what our weaknesses are," Schultz said.
The Rock will next square off against Kutztown at 5 p.m. Friday at Morrow Field House.
"It has been four years since I played setter, (but) since the team is struggling, I am doing what is best for the team," Schultz said.
An inexperienced lineup with only six upperclassmen on the roster makes consistency a difficult task with the level of play in the PSAC.
"When you are relying on freshmen at this level, they are going to make mistakes," Lokash said. "There is not a lot of time for the freshmen to learn and adjust."
Schultz believes that some freshmen are stepping up their game while others are still lagging behind.
"Some of them are more comfortable with the speed of the game, but some of them still aren't ready," Schultz said. "High school is such a slower game and they have smaller amounts of experience, you have to understand the game better in college."
PSAC play is also quite competitive, with six of the conference's 12 teams boasting above .700-plus winning percentages.
"There are a few good senior-led teams like Clarion and Edinboro," Lokash said.
Schultz said the stiff PSAC competition is made all the more difficult by teams' familiarity with each other.
"Playing against the PSAC teams is harder because they already know your tendencies, so they know what our weaknesses are," Schultz said.
The Rock will next square off against Kutztown at 5 p.m. Friday at Morrow Field House.
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