Brian Beckwith
Brian Beckwith
control cutting game pace second third
We got going there at the end of the first game and started cutting down on our errors. Then our control of the pace of the game really showed in the second and third games.
anxious caught few harder improve mental
We got caught in a few mental errors. We were a little anxious after a long, restful weekend. We can improve on that, as well as working harder on our serves.
focus friday scenarios thinking
There are so many different scenarios that could play out that we can't be thinking about that. We have to focus on Friday and then on Saturday.
extra feeding fired friends-or-friendship guy problem
When you have friends on the other side, you get more fired up for the games. There's no problem in feeding a guy who has that little extra in him.
based knew
We were going off based on what we knew (from the summer) and grapevine stuff. We had to make in-game adjustments.
doubt rather today win
Today was bittersweet, without a doubt. I'd much rather have a win than first-team anything.
fortunate scouting
We had no film (of the Ramblers) and no scouting report. We're fortunate to squeak out one.
definitely emotional good line obviously ourselves walk
We definitely didn't make a very good emotional investment. We didn't put ourselves on the line like we usually do. We thought we could walk through this one, and obviously we couldn't.
matter night prepares success thinks
His success is all to him. It's all a matter of how he thinks each night and how he prepares for each game.
crushed good message send team win
We wanted to send a message that we could do the same thing to them that they did to us. We did not want it to go four. This is a very big win for us. Irvine is a very, very good team and they crushed us Wednesday.
almost changing hitter liberty offense point scouting thinking took tried
We tried to keep them guessing. With these back-to-back matches, the scouting can be so right on sometimes. They almost know where I'm going to set before I do. I took the liberty of scouting myself and changing my game. Not so much to the point where my offense was different, but to where my situational thinking was different. A hitter has to make the right shots, and I have to make the right decisions.
came focused game serving took
We really came out and focused on our serving and took them out of their game right away.
battling couple falling hurts past playing practices tape tough whether
Obviously, it hurts a lot. He's battling to get past that. It's going to be tough the first couple of practices to get used to having a hurt finger. He's not going to give up. He's always playing hard. Whether that thing is falling off, he'll still play, even if he has to tape it on.
ball control five guys hitting tough worry
We were controlling the ball really well. That enabled me to get so many opportunities to my hitters. When we have ball control like that, I can go anywhere, and it makes it tough for the opposing team. They have to worry about five guys hitting at all times.