Nov 12, 2012 11:22 AM
At first glance, the scores from the Hampton Bays girls volleyball team’s 3-0 playoff loss to undefeated Elwood/John Glenn on Friday seem to indicate that the match was a blowout. But Lady Baymen head coach Andy Fotopoulos didn’t see it that way.
In fact, he said he was much happier with his team’s effort against the defending Class B state champions than he was last year, when the Lady Baymen were bounced from the playoffs by the formidable Lady Knights in a match in which they were never a serious threat.
This time around, Hampton Bays played tough in the first set, keeping it to an 11-9 deficit to start off, before ultimately succumbing, 25-11, in that first set. Glenn went on to win the next two sets, 25-9 and 25-7, but... more
In fact, he said he was much happier with his team’s effort against the defending Class B state champions than he was last year, when the Lady Baymen were bounced from the playoffs by the formidable Lady Knights in a match in which they were never a serious threat.
This time around, Hampton Bays played tough in the first set, keeping it to an 11-9 deficit to start off, before ultimately succumbing, 25-11, in that first set. Glenn went on to win the next two sets, 25-9 and 25-7, but... more
