Friday, October 19, 2001

Volleyball not over looking competition
By Quinten Boyd
Skiff Staff

After an impressive win over Sam Houston State on Wednesday night, the Volley Frogs are hoping to continue that play by capturing two more wins over the weekend.

The Volley Frogs (6-12, 2-5 Conference USA) take on Charlotte (8-11, 1-8 C-USA) 7 p.m. tonight in the Rickel Building. They take on East Carolina (4-14, 2-7 C-USA) 7 p.m. Saturday in the Rickel.

David Dunai/senior photographer Senior outside hitter Marci King goes for a spike against Sam Houston State Wednesday. The Frogs play Charlotte and East Carolina 7 p.m. today and Saturday in the Rickel Building.

Even though both teams have losing records, head coach Sandy Troudt does not see these games as easy victories.

“We can’t overlook either of these teams,” Troudt said. “Charlotte is a lot better than their record shows and East Carolina has a very strong team. We have to step up for both teams.”

Charlotte recently snapped a nine-match losing streak with a 3-0 win over Appalachian State Tuesday. East Carolina lost to South Florida, 3-0, Tuesday. The Volley Frogs enter the weekend after notching their first 3-0 sweep of the season against Sam Houston State.

They have won three matches in October, a new school record.

The Volley Frogs come into the match healthy, but a few players are under the weather, Troudt said.

“We had a slight cold virus hit all of us, but we’re anxious to get out on the court and play,” Troudt said.

A strong performance over the rest of the season will give the Volley Frogs a boost entering the conference tournament play, but Troudt believes that it is better to focus on the smaller things first.

“We have to prepare for Charlotte before we prepare for the conference tournament,” Troudt said. “We just have to take each game one rally at a time and make a surge that will carry us through the season.”

Quinten Boyd
q.m.boyd@student.tcu.edu