Quotes Following Monday's Volleyball Practice
Aug 10, 2009 | Women's Volleyball
Aug. 10, 2009
HEAD COACH Sinisa Momic
On the first day of preseason practice
"It's great to have the full team back. The recruiting for this year turned out really well. This was a good chance for us to see everyone together and see where they are physically and technically, especially the new people. Of course, they were a little rusty, but by the end of the second practice today, we saw improvement and we can see where all of this is going to evolve. We're all pleased to see what we have. No one will take long to get them where we want them to be. So now the focus is on a lot of repetitions among the skills, conditioning and us evaluating what we have."
On if he is pleased with the overall attitude of the team upon arrival this morning
"Everyone has a good attitude about things. We're happy that we're all here - a new staff and a new team - and they understand that they're a bit rusty. Things will take time, but you can see the good attitude in everyone and they all seem to be very excited about the upcoming season."
SENIOR SETTER Rachel Lindelow
Overall thoughts on the first day of preseason practice
"We're all so excited. There are a lot of unknowns this year - new coaches, a lot of new players - so we didn't really know what to expect. I'm happy with the first day. Everyone had a great attitude and we were all very enthusiastic. I think that some people were still getting their jitters out and everything. Some were a little nervous but they're working hard and put in a good first day."
SENIOR OUTSIDE HITTER Ksenija Vlaskovic
On being back for another preseason
"We're really excited to be back. Everyone had a nice long break, but we all worked out really hard to be ready for the first practice. For the new team to be together, it's all working out really well so far. There are a lot of new people so we're still getting to know each other, but we're all ready for another great year."
SENIOR LIBERO Jenn Miller
Overall thoughts on the first day of preseason practice
"The first day is always a little rusty and there was definitely a little rust out there today. I'm really happy with all of the raw talent that we have out there and after a few practices, I think we'll be a lot more competitive than we were today. I'm really looking forward to the year. I think we can definitely do as well as we did last year, and probably better."
On if the team has a `let's do it again attitude going into the 2009 season
"We haven't technically talked about our team goals yet. I think we're going to do that tomorrow or maybe Wednesday, but I think it will be an attitude to do it better than we did last year. We have something more to prove because everybody thinks that we lost all of our talent and we just want everyone to know that we're here to win."
