Spring Break
Roos suffer a double dose of defeat
Elyssa Brogdon
Issue date: 10/13/08 Section: Sports
Roos vs. Mastodons
Saturday, the Mastodons brought the Roos down in four sets.
In set one, the Roos took the first 8 of 10 points and then increased their lead into double digits 14-4 with a couple of McQuin kills. Hagerman threw in a kill of her own to maintain the 10-point lead, 17-7, as did freshman outside hitter Elizabeth Beck, 18-8. The Roos took the game, 25-17.
"It was a great start, the girls came out extremely focused and playing really good ball and that's the way we want to do it," Frugoli said. "You take that and you try to build momentum and we couldn't do that in the second game. It's just another learning experience."
After a couple of questionable calls started the second set, the Roos fought through tie after tie until the Mastodons broke the trends separating the score by 3 points, 16-13. While senior setter Danni Sperry, freshman libero Alexandra Miller, Humphreys and Hagerman made save after save, IPFW kept their lead, 20-17.
Humphreys' service ace brought the Roos within a point at 19-20 and McQuin followed up with a kill to tie the game. Still, the Mastodons pushed to set point at 24-22. The next two points split and IPFW won 25-23.
Coming back from the break, the Mastodons took an early 6-1 lead, but the Roos closed to within one at 10-11.
IPFW pushed back to make it 17-13. The Roos went on a run bringing the score close again, 17-18, but then the Mastodons went on a run of their own, earning seven of the next nine points to finish the set 25-19.
In the fourth set, after reaching a 10-10 tie, freshman middle hitter Brittney Fossier eased the ball over for the lead.
A few ties later, the Mastodons edged ahead again, 18-16.
But the Roos did not give up achieving another tie at the 20-20 mark. IPFW surged ahead and, with a questionable call, made it to set and match point 24-21.
The Roos stayed strong - Fossier's ace brought the Roos within a point - but a Mastodon kill ended the match, 25-23.
"I think we need to get better in crunch time," Frugoli said. "We lost two games by two points, and in those situations we have to come out and find ways to score points. And when we have a little bit of a lead we have to be more focused and continue to push."
ebrogdon@unews.com
Saturday, the Mastodons brought the Roos down in four sets.
In set one, the Roos took the first 8 of 10 points and then increased their lead into double digits 14-4 with a couple of McQuin kills. Hagerman threw in a kill of her own to maintain the 10-point lead, 17-7, as did freshman outside hitter Elizabeth Beck, 18-8. The Roos took the game, 25-17.
"It was a great start, the girls came out extremely focused and playing really good ball and that's the way we want to do it," Frugoli said. "You take that and you try to build momentum and we couldn't do that in the second game. It's just another learning experience."
After a couple of questionable calls started the second set, the Roos fought through tie after tie until the Mastodons broke the trends separating the score by 3 points, 16-13. While senior setter Danni Sperry, freshman libero Alexandra Miller, Humphreys and Hagerman made save after save, IPFW kept their lead, 20-17.
Humphreys' service ace brought the Roos within a point at 19-20 and McQuin followed up with a kill to tie the game. Still, the Mastodons pushed to set point at 24-22. The next two points split and IPFW won 25-23.
Coming back from the break, the Mastodons took an early 6-1 lead, but the Roos closed to within one at 10-11.
IPFW pushed back to make it 17-13. The Roos went on a run bringing the score close again, 17-18, but then the Mastodons went on a run of their own, earning seven of the next nine points to finish the set 25-19.
In the fourth set, after reaching a 10-10 tie, freshman middle hitter Brittney Fossier eased the ball over for the lead.
A few ties later, the Mastodons edged ahead again, 18-16.
But the Roos did not give up achieving another tie at the 20-20 mark. IPFW surged ahead and, with a questionable call, made it to set and match point 24-21.
The Roos stayed strong - Fossier's ace brought the Roos within a point - but a Mastodon kill ended the match, 25-23.
"I think we need to get better in crunch time," Frugoli said. "We lost two games by two points, and in those situations we have to come out and find ways to score points. And when we have a little bit of a lead we have to be more focused and continue to push."
ebrogdon@unews.com
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