{"id":5683,"date":"2015-05-27T13:50:52","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T13:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/?p=5683"},"modified":"2015-05-27T13:52:59","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T13:52:59","slug":"first-exhibition-match-for-team-stars-and-team-stripes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/2015\/05\/27\/first-exhibition-match-for-team-stars-and-team-stripes\/","title":{"rendered":"First exhibition match for Team Stars and Team Stripes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/sutherlanditaly20150525b.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5681\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/sutherlanditaly20150525b.jpg\" alt=\"sutherlanditaly20150525b\" width=\"579\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/sutherlanditaly20150525b.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/sutherlanditaly20150525b-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/sutherlanditaly20150525b-136x70.jpg 136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/sutherlanditaly20150527.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5690 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/sutherlanditaly20150527-275x300.jpg\" alt=\"sutherlanditaly20150527\" width=\"275\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/sutherlanditaly20150527-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/sutherlanditaly20150527.jpg 579w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a>The volleyball squads boarded the bus and headed toward the Mar Terrerian Coast for their first exhibition matches against Italian squads. There was a lot of traffic as we headed out of Rome, which is typical, but we found out later that there was a very important soccer match being played during that time, which made the traffic more congested.<\/p>\n<p>As Team Stripes ate their delicious pre-game meal at a local pizzeria, they heard loud shouts of \u201cGOOOAALLLL\u201d in the background down the street, which was evidence of that important soccer match being played.<\/p>\n<p>Team Stars played the first match at 7 p.m. against Ostia Volley. They went 1-2 and played against a competitive, experienced Italian squad. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gannonsports.com\/coaches.aspx?rc=507&amp;path=wvball\" target=\"_blank\">Coach Matt Darling<\/a> (Gannon University) was pleased with the play of his team. They worked out nerves and improved throughout the match. Their team is clearly representing the PSAC Division II conference overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Team Stripes took the floor at 9 p.m. to play Volley Roma. They had never played together as a group before, so it was a game for them to get to know each other and learn how to play together. Setter <a href=\"http:\/\/athletics.hope.edu\/sports\/wvball\/2014-15\/bios\/hackett_sophie_mu92\" target=\"_blank\">Sophie Hackett<\/a> (Hope College) ran a balanced offense as she began to learn how to make her hitters successful. Their third-set win was an encouraging sign for their future matches and they bonded on the bus ride home by playing Ellen Degeneres\u2019 game called \u201cHeads Up.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Follow University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point volleyball head coach <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uwsp.edu\/cps\/category\/faculty\/coach-sutherland\/\">Abbey Sutherland<\/a> as she travels to Italy to coach a team of collegiate all-stars with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aist.us\/teams\/team-aist-volleyball\/\" target=\"_blank\">American International Sports Teams<\/a> program. Sutherland is in her third season as the head coach at UW-Stevens Point and has led the Pointers to back-to-back national semifinal appearances in her first two seasons.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The volleyball squads boarded the bus and headed toward the Mar Terrerian Coast for their first exhibition matches against Italian squads. 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