Saturday, September 18, 2010

SHORT-HANDED EAGLES GIVE THE FUTURE AN OPPORTUNITY

The Eagles traveled to Brooklyn to take on Keystone College and St. Joe's of Brooklyn.  CSE opened with Keystone in a rematch of the Cougar Classic but unfortunately the results were eerily similar.  After being competitive for the early portion of each set,  Keystone was able to pull away and finish each set rather easily thanks to offensive and passing miscues.

However, the major difference this time is that the Eagles were on the floor with a primarily freshman team for most of the match.  Ibby Sesay took over the full reins of the offense due to Captain Samantha St. Germain's absence and led the Eagles to one of their most successful offensive days of the season.  Jen Landin and Luz Campoverde (in her debut) were productive and influential in the Eagles' performance.  Maria Machuca continued her stellar development as a defensive player and was one of the ace leaders on the team today.

The Eagles fell 25-15, 25-20 and 25-9 but seemed to find their stride with all the new players getting more comfortable as the match wore on.  Chanice Sears led the Eagles in both kills and aces and was instrumental in the success of the serve receive patterns the Eagles employed.

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