October 3, 2013 at 3:57 p.m.
Eagles sweep Vikings
"We are in a good place right now," she said. "I like our improvements that I am seeing every game and we are making good strides."
"We haven't peaked yet," the coach said.
The Eagles rolled to wins of 25-19, 25-13 and 25-20.
They face Juda Tuesday in an away game.
The Eagles are now 5-2 and split in two games before the meeting with the Vikings.
They lost to Black Hawk 23-25, 16-25, 25-16, 25-22, 10-15.
They swept Albany 25-21, 25-11, 25-14.
The Eagles are 11-5 overall and 5-2 in the Six Rivers East
STATS
Barneveld
Service points-Taylor Owens 14
Aces-Samantha Evans 3
Digs-Kristen Udelhofen 11, Jenna Wright 10
Kills-Evans 7, Wright 7
Assists-Danielle Straubhaar 12
Blocks-Evans 4
Pecatonica
Aces-Alexandria Ihm 2
Blocks-Julia Meyers 4
Digs-Emily Grunenfelder 28
Kills-Clara Moen 4
Assists-Moen 6
"We weren't able to win (at Barneveld) but the girls played hard and I believe we turned in what was our best performance of the season - thus far," noted first year Pecatonica volleyball coach Tori Leonard.
"We switched line-ups tonight - had Julia Meyer on the outside and she played well from there. We also had girls coming off the bench tonight to make contributions and who played hard overall, especially in helping each other out on the court."
"Where we got ourselves into trouble in the first game was that although we played competitively early, we seemed to get tired. Our opponents adjusted to what we had been doing and they began to find open spots on the volleyball court that we simply weren't able to cover," added Leonard.
"As the games progressed, at times, we communicated better and talked to one another - moving as needed to defend, a component of the game we've been continually emphasizing in practice."
Barneveld has a bye Thursdaay and goes to Argyle Tuesday.
Pecatonica travels to Monticello Thursday before hosting Black Hawk on Tuesday.
