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Western Carolinian Volume 71 Number 05

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  • WesternCarolinian From high school to college: By Ryan Sarda + WGnewsmagazine g es Mie of sated - onside _ that we were going up against, : ek The Big Orange Bash, held at Clemson University, was where the Catamounts saw their first victory of the season. With an in Ne performance in all four games of the event, Rondone was named to heel ae Team, recording a total of 79 digs to help lead the -atamounts. fe When | was named to the All-Tournament team, | was actually surprised. honesty was not expecting anything ike that simpy because | am a freshman. it means that | have to work harder now, 80/ can prove that it was, 2 well deserved and not a defensively, compiling a total of 26 digs against the 49ers. She also had an ace, a block, and a kill in the contest as well. Beating Charlotte was a confidence booster for us. That confidence will definitely come in handy against the other teams that we go against, said the Catamounts defensive leader. Following their big victory against Charlotte, the Catamounts dropped the final two games of the Big Orange Bash. The Comfort inn Invitational held at Morehead State University in Kentucky was a historical day for Catamount head coach Stephanie Dragan. When the Catamounts defeated the United States Air Force Academy in four sets on Saturday, September 9, Dragan eared her 200" career victory as a head coach. On the defensive end, it was Liz Rondone who led the Catamounts and helped get Dragan to that, accomplishment by getting 25 digs in the contest. Coach Dragan is a great coach. It's awesome when she gets excited on the bench watching us the Liz Rondone story sshig really wants us to excel. She's more than just Rough; while she cares about our performance jalS0.Wants Us to do well in the classroom. She does pyball," said Rondone. Central Arkansas, the Catamounts fell in five y Liz Rondone recorded a career high of 32 digs $he been a star thus far in her career at Western, @ Slarin high school. She attended Central Catholic n, Ilinois, where she played varsity volleyball r campaign, Rondone was the team captain lar high Schoo! volleyball website, PrepVolleyball.com, oe J Was famed to the Top 48 Defensive Dandies, performing {al every single position on the volleyball court. To go along with her incredible volleyball career, Rondone also excelled at softball in high School. The transition from high school to college is always different Feveryone. However, Rondone believed that there would not be that much of a difference in the level of play on the volleyball court. in high school it was hard to find a lot of heart and intensity in a Majority of the players, and coming to college | truly did not think there would be much of a difference. However, | learned quickly that it is Very different. You lean very fast that the players in college have a SESE Jot of heart and intensity. Things like that are what help carry you into that crucial fifth game, stated Rondone. Never being the type to get nervous before games in high schoo!, Rondones nerves were running high before her very first intercollegiate contest at the Magnolia Invitational { against Arkansas-Little Rock. in high school, | never really got nervous before stepping out onto the court and playing the game. When | was preparing for my first match | was going crazy. | tried everything | could to take my mind off of the Pressure, but it was a lot harder than I thought. | was extremely nervous, said the smiling Rondone. She believes that it was the pre- game warm-ups with her teammates that helped her take her mind off of the pressure before the game. Feeling like she was back at practice helped her calm down, and she was not really nervous for the remainder of the contest. The Catamounts have seen some tough non-conference teams thus far into the season. Rondone believes that these tournaments will help the Catamounts prevail in the Southern Conference. As long as we can avoid our slumps and continue learning from the older girls on the team, | think we can do very well in the SoCon. Playing with the same excitement that we did against Charlotte and Air Force will help us out, as well. We are a smart and aggressive team, and we need to bring that aggression to every game, she stated. The transition from high school to college is a difficult time for students and families. However, after her incredible start to the volleyball season, Liz Rondone has made her transition smooth and has made it look fairly simple.
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