Marshall Thundering Herd vs. Charlotte 49ers Volleyball 2/7/2021 Post-Game Quotes
Head Coach Ari Aganus
On Ciara Debell’s usage…
“I think that in the beginning we didn’t have to rely on her as much (Ciara Debell). What is good that we have a lot of offense. She came in as we needed her (Ciara Debell).
On Macy McElhaney’s performance…
“It’s boosted. She works really hard. For her to finally put it out there, and Sydney (Lostumo) for her to get out there, that’s what we’ve seen for so long. Knowing we can rely on a middle, it’s versatile and huge.”
On Charlotte’s performance and learning…
“Charlotte is an amazing team. You get up 2-0 and get comfortable. To sweep any team in Conference USA, it’s hard. We take it with pride. Tomorrow is going to be really hard; we can’t get too comfortable. We need to go 2-0 every weekend. It’s a learning lesson. It’s all just a part of the process.”
Ciara Debell
On getting comfortable against Charlotte…
“We had a steady first two sets. In the third set, we got a little too comfortable. Charlotte showed out in the third and fourth sets. The fundamentals that we had in the first two sets needed to come back for the last two.”
On her performance…
“It’s really cool. I couldn’t have done it without any of them behind me.”
On finally getting to play against a different team at home…
“Basically, for a year and a half, we didn’t know how good we were going to be. We only played ourselves. It’s really exciting to see and we’re going to be able to carry this throughout the season.”
On the importance of middles… “I can’t even begin to start talking about middles. It’s job that I can’t imagine doing. Our middles get it done. They open up opportunities. It’s awesome especially.”
Macy McElhaney
On team bonding…
“I think that Ari has mentioned today, is that we have been gelling very well. When we’re having fun and gelling, it makes everything more fun to play.”
On her first time playing at the Cam Henderson Center in a Marshall uniform…
“It’s nice. This was my first game in the Cam. To see everybody, step up and show off was really great to see first off.”
On the importance of Sydney Lostumo…
“Sydney knows where to set. It’s nice to see where Sydney sets and then watch their middles scramble.”
On her overall Cam experience for the first time…
“It was so much and fantastic. It was everything I imagined it to be and more.”