The Commuter

Lady Roadrunners begin season with a sprint to victory

Samuel Waxman
The Commuter

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

LBCC’s woman’s volleyball season has been underway since Aug. 17th. The team is led by coaches Jayme Fraizer and Rick Perrozi, and consists of twelve young women. The roadrunners consist of ten freshmen and two sophomores making the team young and a bit inexperienced.
The benefits are that the women are going to have a bright future, as the team chemistry will only improve and flourish. Led by Fraizer, an excellent mentor, the girls seem to have plenty of heart and stamina. Although the season has been a little rough, LBCC will persevere. Expect the Roadrunner volleyball team to start making headlines.

As for now, practice makes perfect. Sophomores Cecily Joiner and Katelyn Lavden are the elders on the team so we should expect tremendous leadership and communication skills to develop along with the teams’ progress. With a young team there will always be a rocky road to success. If winning was that easy no one would be athletically charged or motivated to participate.

As loud shouting and hollering coat the room with anticipation the Roadrunners look as pumped up as their volleyballs. I can only wonder why more students including myself have yet to discover the positive attitude and excitement these women have. I would encourage more students to check out and engage themselves with LBCC’s athletic department. Although we all don’t serve a volleyball or shoot a basketball daily doesn’t mean we can’t have team spirit. The season is winding down so go catch a game and you’ll know why to look forward to the next game and season.

The Roadrunners stomped Umpqua in 3 demanding sets on Oct. 11th bringing the game to an abrupt end. The fans were filled with fire as Linn-Benton’s Roadrunners ran victory right into our heads. Go Roadrunners!

MeganMosley