Identity Crisis
As the regular season winds down to a close, the No. 7 Cal volleyball team still looks like it hasn’t found an identity. The team is suffering from the lack of a clear-cut star player.
Though Tarah Murrey filled that role in 2010, her play this season has been relatively underwhelming. The lone senior is hitting just .214 — only the ninth highest mark on the team — and has almost twice as many hitting errors as anyone else on the squad.
Coach Rich Feller flirted with the idea of running a 6-2 offense (which features two setters) to feature Shannon Hawari a little more, but ultimately refrained. However, this is a move that Feller could go back to if the Bears continue to struggle on offense.
“We were toying with running a 6-2 offense, because our right side attack was so effective,” Feller said. “Shannon (Hawari) was pretty unstoppable over there. Unfortunately, Correy (Johnnson) wasn’t as effective over there.”
It Must Be Hibernation Season
Cal looked physically deflated before, during and after its matchups with UCLA and USC. In practice, the players claimed that energy level and focus would not at all be a problem for the weekend matches, but that certainly wasn’t the case.
However, the Bears seemed to find new life in the final set of the weekend, but ultimately saw it fall apart, completely crushing the morale of the team.
“The last set was a little more disappointing, because we were playing good volleyball, but the dominoes fell, and we couldn’t sustain anything,” Feller said.
Feller’s Wardrobe the Most Impressive Aspect of Cal’s Weekend
Feller was sporting a snazzy Halloween themed tie on Saturday night against USC, composed of autumn colors and pumpkins. The choice of attire earned the approval of USC coach Mick Haley, who expressed how impressed he was with it he was while shaking Feller’s hand before the match.
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