The following three tweets are from the University of Southern California women’s volleyball twitter account in their 3-1 victory over Oregon State University on October 23rd (25-20, 24-26, 25-16, 25-18). They provide valuable lessons for junior volleyball players.
There was a day when players were stereotyped – tall girls hit and blocked and short girls dug and set. Today all the players, no matter their height, have to do it all.
The first two tweets are about Samantha Bricio, a 6’2″ senior Outside Hitter from Guadalajara, Mexico.
Lesson 1: Bricio does it all!
USC W. Volleyball @uscwomensvolley 8h8 hours ago
@samybricio finishes with 23K (.246) and 15 digs for her 10th double-double of the season. She also had two aces and three blocks #FightOn
Lesson 2: Bricio actually got her double-double just prior to the end of the second set. Bricio has been a consistent well-rounded player for a number of years.
USC W. Volleyball @uscwomensvolley 9h9 hours ago
With 15K and 10D, @samybricio already has her 10th double-double of the season (50th career) through two sets#FightOn #vbscores
Lesson 3: When you are number one in the country, how do you lose a set 24-26 when you have 23 kills and a block? Guess you have to hit your serve in….oops!? (USC missed 5 serves in the second set.) You lose matches when you have unforced errors.
USC W. Volleyball @uscwomensvolley 9h9 hours ago
USC hit .373 in set two and scored all 24 of its points (23K, 1B) but had five service errors | S2 Tied 1-1 #FightOn #vbscores.
