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Volume CXXXII, Number 11 |
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Men's Vball: the new hotness
PHIL FRIEDRICH
STAFF WRITER
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| With the most talented squad in recent history, the Polar Bears look to spike the competition. (Karsten Moran, Bowdoin Orient) |
With nine returning veterans and a host of promising first years, Bowdoin's club volleyball team is set to open their 2002-2003 campaign this Sunday at M.I.T.'s annual preseason tournament.
The tournament, which draws its participants from across New England, will be the only intercollegiate play for the Polar Bears before the opening of the regular season in late January.
While this weekend's tournament is the culmination of the team's preseason preparation, which began in early November, it surely will provide the Polar Bears good indication of where they stand heading into league play. With the loss of only one member of last year's squad, the team has high expectations for the upcoming season.
"This looks to be an exciting and successful season for Bowdoin volleyball," said captain Nick Hiebert '03. "This team is Bowdoin's most promising group in the last four years. The new guys are stepping up and maturing quickly. The veterans show solid improvement from last year and a constantly increasing sense for the court."
Hiebert is joined by Jake Brill '04 at the captain position. Brill, who is currently studying abroad, will rejoin the team in time for the beginning of the regular season. First-year Henry Brennan also will return to the court come January. Bit by the injury bug, Brennan has been sidelined since the beginning of the preseason.
While the team certainly has found the plethora of talent and potential as motivation in itself, they also draw inspiration from their newly proclaimed mascot, Stick Sack (an imposing three foot plastic penguin which will watch over the team as they compete in upcoming matches), and the current cultivation of mullets.
"The mullets are most definitely being harvested as we speak, and will be in prime form when the season begins," said Ben.
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