MSU Concludes Spring Volleyball Drills with Cat-Griz Scrimmage – Montana State College Athletics

The Montana State volleyball squad accomplished its spring coaching with an 18-25, 25-22, 25-19, 33-31 win over Montana on Saturday in Shroyer Gym. The two rivals held a morning observe session adopted by a four-set scrimmage within the afternoon to finish its offseason drills.
 
“It was a extremely good day of volleyball,” stated MSU head coach Matt Houk. “We performed 4 hours of volleyball with the Griz. The morning drills gave us alternatives to combine and match line ups and do a number of various things. There had been some issues we now have been fighting, so we had been in a position to deal with these areas, after which had been in a position to apply them in a live-match setting.
 
“Even although the scrimmage wasn’t the cleanest volleyball we have performed of the spring season, it was gritty,” Houk added. “It was robust, it was battle, and that may be a good signal. Those are laborious issues to show.”
 
Fifth-year all-conference standout Jourdain Kamps paced the Bobcats reaching double-digit kills, whereas freshmen redshirts Karli Heidemann and Erika Gustafson supplied a spark Bobcat followers didn’t get to witness final fall.
 
“Our freshmen who did not get to see a lot sport motion within the fall bought a ton of reps this spring, and right this moment,” Houk stated. “They had a number of alternatives, and you would see there’s some actual potential. They all have good strengths, but they’re freshmen who will undergo some rising pains. And that’s regular.”
 
Houk returns 12 gamers from final season’s roster that recorded a 24-9 general mark, a 12-4 Big Sky Conference ledger, and superior to the Fab Four of the National Invitational Volleyball Championships- MSU’s first ever nationwide postseason look. In all, 5 starters return together with libero Laura Lindseth. Ten of the returning athletes noticed courtroom time because the Bobcats received extra matches than another workforce within the historical past of this system.
 
According to Houk, relaxation, rest, and carrying the teachings discovered throughout spring coaching over the summer season will likely be key to subsequent fall’s successes.
 
“The very first thing we have to do is relaxation,” Houk stated. “This summer season we would like them to play a number of volleyball- each indoors and outside. We hope the issues we applied like increasing our defensive vary and taking part in sooner offensively, are areas they concentrate on. I’ve a number of confidence on this workforce, they usually means that they work.”