An Aha Moment for VolleyBucs; Men Upend Clemson

Sometimes, when you find yourself in a quandary, the solution to your problems (or at least, your biggest problem) just comes to you. You might be thinking about it, but generally you aren't. It just appears in your head magically, as if you'd known it all along. Most of the time, it's something so simple, that it feels like you should have known it all along. Fans of "House M.D." know exactly what I'm talking about. You see it in Hugh Laurie's eyes: the A-Ha Moment.
Now, while I get fined for my fifth count (or maybe it's my sixth. Who's counting?) of criminally bad image-assisted punning, the VolleyBucs may have found the proverbial light switch on the proverbial dark room that was their season after dropping the Appalachian State match. After a sloppy match against Canisius to open the Radford Invitational, they hit .218 in a 3-2 win against Davidson (which they also nearly dropped the exact same way as the App. State match).

Then, against Norfolk State, they committed just eight attack errors, and nineteen total errors. They won in straight sets.
See? I told you this team has talent. Nobody got ten kills in the NSU match (Devine had the most with 7, but she hit .375 and Long hit .571), but as long as they can continue to attack with precision and solid defense from the back line (Tamblyn will undoubtedly be a huge help there), there's no reason they can't make some noise in conference play. They just have to be able to finish teams off quickly and not give them a chance to rally like Appalachian State did.

In the time it has taken me to get this post up, the women's soccer team have been handed their first defeat of the season, a 2-1 loss to Francis Marion in South Carolina. Ramey Kerns scored again, bringing her total to three in five games. Monty lead the team with four goals in 18 matches last year.

Meanwhile, the men ventured to Scott Calabrese's alma mater and upended the Clemson Tigers 1-0 in extra time on a Gui Reis penalty. For those who, like myself, were unable to attend the game, Clemson did a free live stream, and should have an archive video up shortly.

While you're waiting (like me) for said stream, you can enjoy this week's [TBD Sponsor Here] Murry Bartow Game Face of the Week.

(Taken 3/20/09 vs. Pittsburgh. Photo Credit: Associated Press.)