Damon Coupe
Damon Coupe
expected expecting freshmen game great stepped team
The whole team has really stepped up their game this fall. I'm expecting great things from everyone -- even the freshmen are expected to come in and make an impact.
area biggest held job stress team teammates
Competitiveness is the one area I stress to the team every day and that's our biggest attribute. Everyone on the team is held accountable by their teammates to go out there and get the job done.
battle expect high hitters last ranked state team tough washington year
Washington State is a team that should be ranked and is very good. We had a tough battle with them last year and I expect the same this year. They have a tough No. 1 who is ranked very high nationally and they also have some big hitters down the line-up.
conference focused playing ranked schedule schools teams tougher year
We have a much tougher schedule this year than in years past. I have focused on playing as many ranked teams as possible. Our conference schools have become much more competitive this year. We do not have any walkover matches.
effort girls great happy home liked obviously opponent ranked road team
It was a great effort by our team to play a ranked opponent on the road on their home court. We obviously would have liked to come away with a win, but I'm happy with our effort the girls put forth.
conditions hearts players rest rough stepped team top weather wind
It was a rough day, weather wise. The wind was just howling out there. It was swirling and making the conditions really tough. And then to have one of our top players out with an injury, the rest of the team really stepped up and competed their hearts out.
aggressor doubles fantastic supposed teams
We have new teams that have meshed well together. Our doubles have been fantastic so far. We have really become the aggressor when we take the court. This is how doubles is supposed to be played.
compete good shot talent team
This is a team with some good talent but I think we can compete well with them. If we come out and play like I know we can, I think we have a shot at the upset.
aggressive division entering excited iii match prepared ready stay team top
This is a team that is a Division III powerhouse. We are excited about this match and are entering it prepared and ready to play. If we can stay aggressive and get on top of them early, I think we will be fine.
coach definitely eye gets good ready squad team
This is a team that I don't know a whole lot about, but I do know they have a good coach who gets his squad ready to play. They are definitely an up-and-coming team to keep an eye out for in the future.
against difficult extremely good indoors loose playing practicing sort teams three underdog weekend
The weekend is going to be extremely difficult as we are playing indoors against three teams that have been practicing indoors all season. Overall, we are going in with nothing to lose, sort of the underdog attitude. I like this because we can play loose and that is when good things can happen.
check expect gut loss playing ranked respond santa team tough
After the tough loss to UC Santa Barbara, I expect our team to respond fiercely. We had a little gut check playing a ranked team that was beatable.
accept add asked benefit days decision entire four hanging opinion team trial ultimate willing
I asked my entire team and got their opinion on it. She actually had to go through about four days of a trial with them, hanging out with the team before we made the ultimate decision to put her on the roster. We didn't want to add someone just to add someone. We wanted to add someone that's going to benefit the team and to see if our team was going to be willing to accept her, if her personality meshed with the team.
came extremely girls loose performance proud ready
We came out loose and ready to play, but they came out on fire. I'm extremely proud of the girls for their performance today.