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Thursday, October 14, 2010

Appeal Democrat Article 10/14/2010

Well it looks like my reading of Coach's body language last night was right on cue.  I think he says it pretty well in this article.

Rolling along ... sort of


Lady 49ers grind out victory over Contra Costa

With each unforced error, bad serve and spike into the net, Greg Chapman's eye rolling became more pronounced. He sighed, slouched back in his chair and grumbled after the numerous miscues from the Yuba College volleyball team.
"I hope you understand how embarrassing that was," he said after the 49ers match against Contra Costa.
All that, and they won. Yuba swept no less. It was 25-10, 25-19, 25-19.
Not good enough, Chapman said. Not for a team eyeing the postseason.
"We should hold them under 10, under 15," he said.
Contra Costa is one of the cupcakes on Yuba's Bay Valley Conference schedule. The Comets were 1-43 in the BVC over the last three years heading into this season. When the two teams meet, it's usually a standardized, paint-by-numbers affair where Yuba plays its entire roster and the scores are heavily lopsided in the 49ers favor.
In game two, Yuba was down 9-5 and 20-19 before rallying for six straight points. In game three, the 49ers had a 23-16 lead before letting the Comets make it interesting.
"We talked about controlling the pace, that's a big part of it, and we didn't do that at all," Chapman said.
It wasn't like the team was slacking off either, he said. The 49ers practiced well the day before and weren't treating this game like some 8 a.m. lecture they could roll through half awake.
This 10-women team of all freshman just had trouble converting.
"There's no doubt we were the best team on the court," Chapman said. "And we were playing against ourselves."
One look at the stat sheet said it all for Chapman.
"Serving percentage: Yuck," Chapman said.
Lost in the self-criticism is the fact the 49ers (8-6) improved their BVC record to 5-2. While it's no secret the conference title goes through Solano and Napa, this young team uses each of its matches to improve and develop.
Kelijo Boney had nine kills, Hailey Harris added eight and Brittany Keyes had three. Taylor Thompson had 25 assists Judy Saefong had three aces and 100 percent serving.
Not mind-blowing, but effective enough.
"It's bad, but the girls expect more from themselves," Chapman said. "You can tell they're freshman sometimes."

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