Pioneers Fall Short in Hard Fought Match vs Henry Ford

Game Outcome:

The Pioneers suffered another tough loss versus Henry Ford on our home court.  With multiple opportunities multiple opportunities to close out the contest, we fell short on closing out the game.  Each set was hard fought, but ultimately we could not capture the victory.

Standout student athlete:

The standout student athlete of this game was our setter, Sydney Pagel.  The freshmen's current statistics for the season are 29 kills, 6 solo blocks, 12 assisted blocks, 384 assists, 112 digs and 17 serving aces.

Highlights from game:

Sydney Pagel was all over the court, working hard to get her teammates good chances for kills.  Kayla Baase worked to take advantage of that and had a good match.  Sophia Belill continued her strong serve game, and working hard to get her team fired up to close out these games.

Game Statistics/Outcomes:

The Pioneers lost 4-1 with 10 serving aces, 33 kills, 1 solo block, 5 assisted blocks and 64 digs.

Coaches comments:

We are a 4-8 team that could easily be 8-4.  As a program we need to evaluate what is the cause preventing us from closing out matches.  This coaching staff truly loves this team and we want so badly for them to succeed.  The coaching we will continue to be innovative in our coaching techniques. As a program, we will continue to come together to figure out what needs to change to push through and claim these wins.

Any adjustments for next game:

Alpena comes to town Tuesday night, and they will want to avenge our early season victory.  This is a great opportunity for us to get it right and gain a little momentum rolling into Mott Thursday night.  We have faced Mott twice, once in a scrimmage and in a non-conference match up.  Mott is another team that we can compete with, so my goal for this week is to be 2-0.  Come on Pioneers!