On September 20, the Lady Cards played a triangular in Scottsbluff coming up with the split.  The game against Scottsbluff was a game of highs and lows.  The Cards beat Scottsbluff in the second set because they played as a team and worked hard.  Brittney Rein said, "We lost out heads in the third set; we stopped working together and communicating.  There were mistakes on the court that should not have been made."  The team tensed up in that third set.  The game against the Bridgeport Bulldogs ended with an exciting win.  Rein summed the game in one sentence, "We picked ourselves up, played hard, and won."

            The tournament at Mitchell on September 22^nd consisted of two games for the Cards.  The teams that the ladies were matched up with were Hemingford and Bayard.  The first game was against Bridgeport, and the ladies lost.  Tia Ferguson said, "We didn't work hard as a team, we fell apart and could not get back together."  After a good discussion with Coach Matt about the loss of the Hemingford game, the Cards came back strong with the win over Bayard.  The team simply came together and worked as a team.  As for the teamwork for the day Tia said, "There is a lot we need to work on as a team.  The game can not be about just one person.  As an example, we came together in the Bayard game, and it paid off." 

            The Cards slowed down their season for a while by having fewer games during the week of September 24th.  The homecoming game against Hot Springs ended the week with a loss.  Kelsie Lliteras said, "We are getting better as a team because of hard work in the practices, but we get down on ourselves and make mistakes."  She mentioned that the team work is great, which is what wins games.  Also when the team talks they can bring each other up when they are down. 

            The Cards came out on parents' night, October 4, and played Scottsbluff, but ended with a loss.  The Cards played as a team, and had a lot of fun doing it.  The first set, the Lady Cards had a little problem with their communication.  The second set the Cards played pretty well over all, but the third set the team struggled with their serves.  Ashley Bargen said, "We played like a team pretty much the whole game, and it was fun playing like we did."

            Next up for the Chadron Cardinals was Western Conference on Saturday, October 6^th.  The day ended with the record of 1-2.  The Lady Cards beat Sidney, and Ashley Reisen says that game was the best thing that happened.  The losses on Saturday were to Scottsbluff and Alliance.  For the teams faults Ashley Reisen said, "5-25."  Other than this she had nothing to say.  5-25 is a set that had been played against Scottsbluff that the Lady Cardinals lost.  Ashley Reisen said this about the teamwork of the Cardinals, "We have one good game where we look like superstars, and then we have a bad game and can't get up.  We just need to be a constant force, and we will dominate." Ashley's last word was INTENSITY. 

            On Tuesday October 9, the Lady Cards played the Sidney Red Raiders.  The Cardinals came out with the win.  The team played really well together and had a lot of fun.  The hitting for the Cardinals was not a big threat, as it normally is.  Shelby Budler said, "Our teamwork was awesome, and it ended up turning out for the best as we won." 

            In the Valentine Tournament on October 13, the Lady Cards had a record of 1-2.  The Cards lost against Cozad in their first game.  Amy Mitchell said, "We didn't really play as a team.  The amount of talk was low, and it really affected how we played."  The second game against Ainsworth was the win of the day, and the last game against Valentine was the second loss.  "We picked ourselves up after the first game and played much better," Amy said.  The teamwork as always highly affected the games.  Amy said, "Our first game we didn't play as a team, and it showed.  We should have won that game, but since we didn't play as a team we fell apart.  Our next two games we played as a team and things went much better."  The team ended the week with the final record of 8-13. 

            Coach Matt said, "The season has not been bad. We lost some that we shouldn't have, but we didn't give it to them, we just were not ourselves."  

There are some important games coming for the Cards.  Coach Matt predicts that the ladies are going to play well.  "The triangular on Friday, October 19, will be a good test of our team.  The game against Alliance on Tuesday, October 23 will be difficult.  They have beaten us a couple times, but we just need to finish."  There are many things that can affect a team whether it is good or bad.  As for the Lady Cards, Coach Matt said, "The thing that affects us is the team chemistry.  If we play together we play well, but if there are six individuals on the court we struggle.  We have to play as a team."

            The JV team is also well on their way.  The JV record is 10-11.  They have been playing pretty well overall.  The team would also like to mention their community service act.  On the way to a game in Alliance the JV and Freshman team helped the Coca-Cola dealer pick up the cups that had been blown out of his truck all over the road. 

            Come support your Lady Cardinal Volleyball team in their upcoming games.