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| H&N photo by Todd E. Swenson Fun in the sun: The Oregon Tech women’s volleyball team faced off with the 144th Fighter Wing from Fresno, Calif., in a friendly volleyball match Friday during the 2007 Sentry Eagle event at Kingsely Field. Here, Tech senior Krista Wooley high-fives her soon-to-be opponent, J.D. Lundholm. |
August 11, 2007
While their season does not officially begin until Aug. 24, the Oregon Institute of Technology got a chance to have a little fun on Friday.
A group from the 144th fighter wing of the Air National Guard out of Fresno, Calif. came to town and took on the Owls in a volleyball match on the sand courts at Kingsley Field.
OIT had no trouble beating the guys from Fresno, but that was not surprising, considering the Fresno team had never played together.
First game together
“Did it look like we had played together?” Fresno coach J.D. Lundholm asked rhetorically after his team lost the second game.
Lundholm said the team wanted to come out and play after working a nine-hour day at the base and said even though the team got beat, they had a lot of fun.
“We worked a long day today and to get to come out here and play was a lot of fun,” Lundholm said. “Obviously (OIT) is a way better team than we are.”
The fun for the Fresno guys started before the match as they took off their fatigues and donned uniforms made up of “Hooters” T-Shirts and cutoff shorts.
Picking a name
“We figured since OIT is the Owls, we would come out and be the Hooters,” Lundholm said.
While Fresno had not had a practice, Friday marked the first day of practice for Oregon Tech.
Coach Angela Stewart said she was pleased with the way the team played in the exhibition.
“We played well,” Stewart said. “Things like this match are great for the team. They give me a chance to see how some of the players play together and get some of the younger players some time.”
Camaraderie boost
Stewart said the other benefit of a match like this one was the camaraderie it builds for the team, which she said is as big a part in the success of a team as the way they play on the court.
“It’s huge to have the girls know each other,” Stewart said. “When you know each other off the court you are going to play a lot better on the court.”
While the Owls are used to playing on a hard court, this match was a little different.
They played outdoors in the sand, which was a new experience for some of the players.
“I have never played on sand before,” Freshman Megan Christensen said. “It is hard, the game is slower and it is really hard to jump.”
Court good for team
Stewart agreed with Christensen and added that the different type of court forces the Owls to play a style they are not used to.
“We like to play a really fast style of offense,” Stewart said. “Like Megan said, the sand does slow the tempo of the game down. But at the same time playing in sand makes you a better all-around player. It makes you work harder for each point.”
- By Ross L. Timbrook
While their season does not officially begin until Aug. 24, the Oregon Institute of Technology got a chance to have a little fun on Friday.
A group from the 144th fighter wing of the Air National Guard out of Fresno, Calif. came to town and took on the Owls in a volleyball match on the sand courts at Kingsley Field.
OIT had no trouble beating the guys from Fresno, but that was not surprising, considering the Fresno team had never played together.
First game together
“Did it look like we had played together?” Fresno coach J.D. Lundholm asked rhetorically after his team lost the second game.
Lundholm said the team wanted to come out and play after working a nine-hour day at the base and said even though the team got beat, they had a lot of fun.
“We worked a long day today and to get to come out here and play was a lot of fun,” Lundholm said. “Obviously (OIT) is a way better team than we are.”
The fun for the Fresno guys started before the match as they took off their fatigues and donned uniforms made up of “Hooters” T-Shirts and cutoff shorts.
Picking a name
“We figured since OIT is the Owls, we would come out and be the Hooters,” Lundholm said.
While Fresno had not had a practice, Friday marked the first day of practice for Oregon Tech.
Coach Angela Stewart said she was pleased with the way the team played in the exhibition.
“We played well,” Stewart said. “Things like this match are great for the team. They give me a chance to see how some of the players play together and get some of the younger players some time.”
Camaraderie boost
Stewart said the other benefit of a match like this one was the camaraderie it builds for the team, which she said is as big a part in the success of a team as the way they play on the court.
“It’s huge to have the girls know each other,” Stewart said. “When you know each other off the court you are going to play a lot better on the court.”
While the Owls are used to playing on a hard court, this match was a little different.
They played outdoors in the sand, which was a new experience for some of the players.
“I have never played on sand before,” Freshman Megan Christensen said. “It is hard, the game is slower and it is really hard to jump.”
Court good for team
Stewart agreed with Christensen and added that the different type of court forces the Owls to play a style they are not used to.
“We like to play a really fast style of offense,” Stewart said. “Like Megan said, the sand does slow the tempo of the game down. But at the same time playing in sand makes you a better all-around player. It makes you work harder for each point.”
- By Ross L. Timbrook
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