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The Daily OrangeVB | Orange not content just making tourney
By Jesse Caputo
Posted: 11/15/07, 10:58 PM EST Section: Sports
It was Sunday evening, and senior Cheryl Cobbina was out to dinner with her family before they left to head back home after Family Weekend. Everything was quiet until Cobbina got a phone call that made her stand up, yell and gain the attention of everyone else in the TGI Fridays on Erie Boulevard. Cobbina had just learned that Syracuse had made it to the Big East Tournament.
Back on campus, sophomores Kacie MacTavish and Sarah Morton were screaming in their South Campus apartment from the excitement. They ran over to senior Joscie Kaup's apartment to meet up and celebrate with the rest of their teammates.
Now down from their high of a week ago, the women's volleyball team travels to Milwaukee, Wis., today to face off against first-seeded No. 21 Louisville in the Big East Tournament at 1:30 p.m.
Going into the match, SU (21-12, 8-6) carries a three-match win streak and two were must-wins this past weekend. The fact that Syracuse has already been in the mindset of "win or go home" for the past week and a half should help it keep the pressure at bay while on the court, Cobbina said.
This is the second meeting between the two teams. They last met Sept. 29 in the first week of conference play. The Orange hung around the first two games, losing close matches. In the third game, everything fell apart and SU fell, 30-16.
Syracuse is doing its best to make sure there are no such repeats.
"We've improved a lot since then," MacTavish said. "It was our first [sic] game in the Big East when we played them, so we've improved a lot, and we're coming out to win. We're not going to come out scared or expecting to lose. We're going to do our best to beat them, no matter who's on the other side."
Since their last meeting, the Orange has become better balanced on offense, utilizing the middle hitters more than it did in the beginning of the year, assistant coach Carol LaMarche said. She noted that the team has also become much stronger on defense in all aspects.
Back on campus, sophomores Kacie MacTavish and Sarah Morton were screaming in their South Campus apartment from the excitement. They ran over to senior Joscie Kaup's apartment to meet up and celebrate with the rest of their teammates.
Now down from their high of a week ago, the women's volleyball team travels to Milwaukee, Wis., today to face off against first-seeded No. 21 Louisville in the Big East Tournament at 1:30 p.m.
Going into the match, SU (21-12, 8-6) carries a three-match win streak and two were must-wins this past weekend. The fact that Syracuse has already been in the mindset of "win or go home" for the past week and a half should help it keep the pressure at bay while on the court, Cobbina said.
This is the second meeting between the two teams. They last met Sept. 29 in the first week of conference play. The Orange hung around the first two games, losing close matches. In the third game, everything fell apart and SU fell, 30-16.
Syracuse is doing its best to make sure there are no such repeats.
"We've improved a lot since then," MacTavish said. "It was our first [sic] game in the Big East when we played them, so we've improved a lot, and we're coming out to win. We're not going to come out scared or expecting to lose. We're going to do our best to beat them, no matter who's on the other side."
Since their last meeting, the Orange has become better balanced on offense, utilizing the middle hitters more than it did in the beginning of the year, assistant coach Carol LaMarche said. She noted that the team has also become much stronger on defense in all aspects.
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