Coach's Corner with Shane Pinder
9/17/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Coach's Corner with Shane Pinder (Audio Interview)
The Liberty volleyball team has opened the 2009 season with a 4-5 record and is preparing for its fourth and final early-season tournament, the Black & Gold Challenge. This weekend's tournament will pit the Lady Flames against Appalachian State, as well as a pair of ACC opponents, Duke and Wake Forest.
Recently, head coach Shane Pinder sat down with Nick Pierce to provide an update on the team's progress and preview this weekend's tournament at Wake Forest.
Some of the topics Pinder and Pierce discussed include:
-- A recap of last weekend's Cardinal Classic in Louisville, Ky.
-- The difficulty of the Lady Flames' non-conference schedule
-- How the team is dealing with injuries to Karyl Bacon and Courtney Boggs, as well as a status update on their prognosis
-- The continuing development of young players like Hannah Anderson and Courtney Cooper
-- The exceptional play of Nicki Scripko at Louisville
-- The team's emphasis on attacking during this week's practices
-- Kirstyn Sanders' breakthrough performance versus Tennessee Tech
-- How the team is handling a slow start to the season, after coming off back-to-back Big South titles
-- A preview of the Black & Gold Challenge
Click on the Coach's Corner link at the top of this page to hear the newest installment of this weekly series.
The Liberty volleyball team has opened the 2009 season with a 4-5 record and is preparing for its fourth and final early-season tournament, the Black & Gold Challenge. This weekend's tournament will pit the Lady Flames against Appalachian State, as well as a pair of ACC opponents, Duke and Wake Forest.
Recently, head coach Shane Pinder sat down with Nick Pierce to provide an update on the team's progress and preview this weekend's tournament at Wake Forest.
Some of the topics Pinder and Pierce discussed include:
-- A recap of last weekend's Cardinal Classic in Louisville, Ky.
-- The difficulty of the Lady Flames' non-conference schedule
-- How the team is dealing with injuries to Karyl Bacon and Courtney Boggs, as well as a status update on their prognosis
-- The continuing development of young players like Hannah Anderson and Courtney Cooper
-- The exceptional play of Nicki Scripko at Louisville
-- The team's emphasis on attacking during this week's practices
-- Kirstyn Sanders' breakthrough performance versus Tennessee Tech
-- How the team is handling a slow start to the season, after coming off back-to-back Big South titles
-- A preview of the Black & Gold Challenge
Click on the Coach's Corner link at the top of this page to hear the newest installment of this weekly series.
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