Tom Peterson
Tom Peterson
Tom Petersonwas an American retailer, pitchman, and television personality from Portland, Oregon. Peterson opened his first store in 1964, which grew to a regional consumer electronics, home appliance, and furniture chain in the 1970s. His memorable television commercials and unusual promotions made him a widely recognized personality in the Portland area by the 1980s, leading to several cameo appearances in the films of Gus Van Sant...
crucial missed points seemed serves together wrong
They put it together at the right times. We missed serves at the wrong times and at crucial points they seemed to get better. They outplayed us mentally.
busting crunch easy forget happens intensity longer matches matters periods start time win
Actually, I think it's what happens before crunch time that matters more. It's so easy to forget about that. We need to be busting our butts before crunch time. That's when we'll start to win those matches is when we play the same intensity for longer periods of time.
against ball bottom critical fifth game line missed played second serves six team
The bottom line is that at critical times, the other team had better ball control. We played a lot better in the second match. We missed six serves in the fifth game and you just can't do that against a team like Hawaii.
harder performed played plays pressure served
They served harder and more consistently than us. They performed better under pressure and made the right plays at the right time. They out played us tonight.
ball consistent good improve pass played serve win
We played a very good and consistent team. We showed that we can win but we aren't consistent enough. We need to improve our ball control. We didn't pass and serve well tonight. If we can improve that, we'll be better.
against boil fast offense pass
We have to set a very fast offense against their height. It will all boil down to how well we pass the ball.
both develop great group people players proud saw throughout volleyball
I'm very proud of our team. This isn't what we wanted but I saw our players develop both as volleyball players and as people throughout the season. This is a great group of guys.
sore
It's probably from over-use. It's going to be sore for a while. It's probably chronic.
ball beat excellent good namely needed played team
It's not how we wanted to end the season. We played a very good team that is excellent at their place. They did the things they needed to do to beat us, namely ball control. Congratulations to them. They are well coached.
best good guys players three
They have three of the best players in the country. Those three guys are as good as anybody, and when they put it together, they can be great.
biggest game great helping momentum needed positive team turn volleyball win
It was a great comeback. The biggest positive was that we showed we could win by committee. We were a team and we were helping each other. Everyone did what was needed to get the momentum on our side. Volleyball is a game of momentum and you need to do everything to turn the momentum in your favor.
confident frame good players talent tough
I think the players are in a pretty good frame of mind. We're confident in our talent and all of that. If we want to put it together, we're very tough for anybody.
good played road sea since
It's been a while since we've played someone this good on the road at sea level. It will be a big test.
definitely either heard huge knew moment plays presence seemed time
It just seemed like the time to put him in. He made some big plays and his presence was definitely felt. The moment I heard the cheering, I knew this was going to be huge either way.