By Taylor Loughlin – Entertainment Editor

The Jonathan Law volleyball team is ready for a big year in 2014.

The team is off to an 0-4 start, but the new senior leaders and coaches have high hopes for the team and the rest of the year.

The Senior Leaders for this year are Kayla Patrick, Megan Gritz, and Martha Smith.

“Kayla, Megan, and I worked very hard to earn our titles,” said Smith.

The team has many key players this year such as juniors Heather Sherrick, Tori Nabors, Molly Vargo, Kailee Frank, and Renee Lynch and sophomores Cassidy Boath, Anna Lynch, and Angela Scuito.

“If we all work together and communicate we can have a great season,” Nabors said.

In order for the team to qualify for states, they need to win eight games. The girls believe with enough hard work and practice, they’ll be able to make it with no problem.

“Our biggest goal this year is to make states but it will be a struggle with this year’s schedule,” Patrick said

The girls have been working a lot harder during practices and are really determined on making it to states.

“Our team needs to work hard to improve on the court and focus on winning,” Gritz said

This year, Ms. Martinich is the new assistant coach for varsity and is the head coach for JV. She coached at Guilford for two years prior to coming to Law.

The loss of six seniors from last year’s team has really impacted the Eagles this season, but they’re starting to learn how to adjust without them.

“We’ve had to change the way we play with fewer girls and we’ve been working together a lot more.” Sherrick said.

The team’s most challenging opponents this year will likely be Cheshire, Amity, and Foran.

“We’re really excited for the rest of the season,” Smith said. “We know we can beat all of these teams.”

Looking ahead, the Eagles have many winnable games left on their schedule. Some of the upcoming games include Guilford today and Foran next Wednesday.

(Photo courtesy Rostrum Yearbook)