Lady Trojans set to improve
Head coach Brittany Eisenmann unveils her second team at the helm of the Wakefield Lady Trojan volleyball team.
The former Allen standout in high school, brings her team into the 2021 campaign after a tough 10-21 record in 2020.
Plenty of talent return to assist Eisenmann in making this season better:
Aishah Valenzuela, Senior, 4 kills, 17 aces, 432 digs Alex Arenas, Junior, 159 kills, 12 aces, 12 blocks, 176 digs
Makenna Decker, Junior, 47 kills, 1 ace,12 blocks, 23 digs
Jordan Metzler, Sophomore, 47 kills, 41 aces, 7 blocks, 157 digs List returning letter winners (Name, height/weight, stats) — Mikenzie Arenas, Senior, 17 kills, 20 blocks, 20 digs
Olivia Donner, Senior, 1 kill, 15 aces, 14 digs
Katie Borg, Sophomore, 1 kill, 32 aces, 233 digs,
Daveigh Munter-McAfee, Sophomore, 49 kills, 4 blocks, 14 digs.
"These players will help in getting us on the right track this season," Eisenmann said.
With a variety of players contributing to last year and returning, the coach thinks this year should only be better
"The Lady Trojans put in a ton of hard work this summer with our new lifting and conditioning program," Eisenmann said. "Our first week of practices has been nothing short of a challenge, but the ladies have been embracing and growing each day as a team."
The Lady Trojans will open the season on the road at Plainview on August 26 before heading to the Northeast Nebraska Volleyball Classic at Wisner-Pilger and Pender.
"We have a strong group of returners) that are leading our team," Eisenmann said. "This year’s team is all about competing and will not stop until they get the job done. We are excited to get back at it in the next couple of weeks."
September will find Wakefield at nine different competitions before heading into the meat of the schedule in October.
The entire month of October will be in the friendly atmosphere of the Wakefield gym.
"We're eager to get going," Eisenmann said. "We need to start playing matches and see where we are."
Pictures of Tuesday night's sports drink scrimmage can be found on the Republican's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/wakef...