2008 Woodie Awards
Volleyball picked second in OVC
Patrick Swafford
Issue date: 9/1/05 Section: Sports
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"I came back because this team is so great. It was nice to know that everybody gets along," said Kim Hallbach, fifth year senior.
That's the attitude of all twelve members of JSU's volleyball squad right now. In fact, very little has changed since last season.
Rick Nold is back for his fourth season as JSU's head coach. All twelve members of the team have returned to improve on a 21-9 season. The only thing that has changed is the experience of this team.
"It's very small things that are going to help you win," Nold said. "By having that experience and having gone through that and have everybody back to go through it again, I think that's where it can help us a lot."
Experience and team chemistry will be a major advantage for the Gamecocks this year, but in addition to that, they have two players that were named to the OVC's preseason all conference team, Shari Weyer and Abbey Breit.
"I think any coach will understand when you talk about someone being a go-to player. Everybody knows they're gonna be the player to get the ball. It takes a special attitude to handle that. I think that's one thing they both have." Nold said. "They know we're going to push the ball to them, and they handle that very well."
While Weyer and Breit's personal achievements are outstanding, the entire team has bigger plans for this season.
"We're gonna win conference, that's our ultimate goal. We know what we have to do, we just have to make sure we get there," said Breit.
Breit, a 5'10" middle blocker from Louisville, KY finished her freshman year second on the team with 383 kills, 3.42 kills per game and 4.26 blocks. She also led JSU in blocks with 99. Her performance last season earned her all-OVC honors.
Weyer, a junior from Ferdinand, IN led JSU in kills with 417 last season and has averaged 3.29 kills per game in her two year career, the most by any player in school history. The 6'4" middle blocker also finished third in the conference with a .339 attack percentage.
That's the attitude of all twelve members of JSU's volleyball squad right now. In fact, very little has changed since last season.
Rick Nold is back for his fourth season as JSU's head coach. All twelve members of the team have returned to improve on a 21-9 season. The only thing that has changed is the experience of this team.
"It's very small things that are going to help you win," Nold said. "By having that experience and having gone through that and have everybody back to go through it again, I think that's where it can help us a lot."
Experience and team chemistry will be a major advantage for the Gamecocks this year, but in addition to that, they have two players that were named to the OVC's preseason all conference team, Shari Weyer and Abbey Breit.
"I think any coach will understand when you talk about someone being a go-to player. Everybody knows they're gonna be the player to get the ball. It takes a special attitude to handle that. I think that's one thing they both have." Nold said. "They know we're going to push the ball to them, and they handle that very well."
While Weyer and Breit's personal achievements are outstanding, the entire team has bigger plans for this season.
"We're gonna win conference, that's our ultimate goal. We know what we have to do, we just have to make sure we get there," said Breit.
Breit, a 5'10" middle blocker from Louisville, KY finished her freshman year second on the team with 383 kills, 3.42 kills per game and 4.26 blocks. She also led JSU in blocks with 99. Her performance last season earned her all-OVC honors.
Weyer, a junior from Ferdinand, IN led JSU in kills with 417 last season and has averaged 3.29 kills per game in her two year career, the most by any player in school history. The 6'4" middle blocker also finished third in the conference with a .339 attack percentage.