{"id":7447,"date":"2015-11-16T10:37:17","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T15:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=7447"},"modified":"2015-11-19T20:35:55","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T01:35:55","slug":"pieces-coming-together-for-mens-volleyball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/7447","title":{"rendered":"Pieces coming together for Men’s volleyball"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/span> Braden Hall<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Christina Vazquez–<\/strong>Last year Morningside College\u2019s Men\u2019s Volleyball team went 11-17 in its debut season. Now that they have had their test run, men\u2019s volleyball is looking forward to the upcoming season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Head coach Scott Tschetter backs his players\u2019 desire to aim high. Last year, men\u2019s volleyball at Morningside was brand new and going against established teams, so the path ahead was uncertain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Going into this second season, expectations are no longer ambiguous. Tschetter comments, \u201cI think we\u2019re going to win a lot more.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s an interesting group dynamic to the team,\u201d says Tschetter. \u201c[The new players] have been embraced by those that have been here for a year.\u201d Teams revolve around recruiting, and the coach is confident their team is comprised of a \u201csolid group of young men, both on and off the field.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Team captain Braden Hall is also excited about the results of the recruitment efforts for the upcoming season. He believes that this year, \u201c[they have] got the missing pieces of the puzzle.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hall shares what is was like to be part of the program in its first year. \u201cIt was a scary feeling at first.\u201d The feelings weren\u2019t all negative, though. The good outweighed the bad. Hall went on to say, \u201cIt also felt good to be a part of something new and bigger than me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hall, now in his junior year, transferred to Morningside in his sophomore year to play volleyball. On a personal level, he says, \u201cit\u2019s a lot of sacrifice.\u201d Originally from Fairbanks, Alaska, Hall left family and friends behind to follow his passion of playing volleyball.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nevertheless, playing is not a lonely pursuit. A common consensus amongst the men\u2019s volleyball team is that they\u2019re a family in themselves. When sophomore Jacob Waln transferred to Morningside to join the volleyball team, he had some concerns about breaking into the (though new) already formed team. However, contrary to his expectations, he found the group to be open and welcoming.<\/span><\/p>\n

As for the upcoming season, given the good record starting out and the fact they have 23 players now, Waln looks to it with positivity. He sees no reason for them not to succeed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Freshman Elijah Magat echoes the sentiments of his teammates. He too came to Morningside with volleyball as a primary motivation. He is excited to be part of such a relatively new establishment at the college. Magat says, \u201c[I feel like I\u2019m part of] history in the making.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

As to how the team works, Magat remarks that \u201cthe sport requires good connection with each other\u201d and he thinks that the men\u2019s volleyball team definitely fulfills that need. In fact, and because of this, he sees no reason for the team not to go undefeated in the season to come.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a whole, the men\u2019s volleyball team looks forward to their second season with a confidence and optimism that bodes well for their games come January of 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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