By Owen Paiva – Entertainment Editor

The Law volleyball team has begun its season with the state tournament in mind and they believe they have the players necessary to reach it.

After winning seven games last year, one more win would allow the team to reach their goal. They have trained hard over the summer to make this goal a reality.

They participated in tournaments and camps throughout the summer, in addition to open gym.

Our goal this season to to work together to be a cohesive team which will benefit us on the court, the more we all work together, that will show through on the court,” head coach Ms. Loch said. “We are also striving to get back into states.”

As of September 30, the Eagles are 4-4, with wins against West Haven, Lyman Hall, Sacred Heart, and Hamden, and losses to Foran, Cheshire, North Haven and Sheehan. The losses to Cheshire and Sheehan both went to five sets.

“I think we are all looking forward to playing Foran and Cheshire again,” Loch said. “Foran we played first game of the season and lost.”

However, the team responded well to this loss, having won or contested every game since. To qualify for the state tournament, the team needs four more wins.

“We didn’t play to our full potential that game but have been playing exponentially better since then taking two wins and two tough losses in five to great teams like Cheshire and Sheehan,” Loch said.  “We are looking forward to hosting Cheshire and finishing the battle we started at Cheshire bringing in another win.”

The captains, seniors Kristin Frank, Tori Contaxis, Cassidy Boath, and Angela Sciuto, will make sure that the Eagles achieve their goals.

“We haven’t had a winning season since freshman year,” Frank said. “The goal is to have a winning season, and to qualify for states while achieving this.”

Boath is excited to lead the team on and off the court.

“A role I will play as a captain this year is to always keep our team in a positive mindset and to  make sure each one of us is putting in 110% in practice and games,” Boath said. “I will contribute to our team’s goals this year by being an active, positive, and vocal leader.”

Contaxis also emphasized the importance that captains keep a positive mindset in order to achieve the team goals.

“As one of the captains this year I want to be a positive influence and hopefully help in leading the team to states, which is our main goal.” Contaxis said. “To contribute to our team goal of making it to states, I plan to work hard in practices and play even harder in games. I think if we keep the good energy and excitement going we can definitely achieve our goal.”

Besides the team goals, the captains have their own goals that they also desire to achieve throughout the course of the season.

“My personal goal for this year is to be the best leader I can possibly be and to cover the court as a libero with every ounce of effort I have for every game we play in,” Boath said

The libero is intended to be a player who specializes in defense and serve reception. When the libero enters the match, the entry is not considered one of the allowed team substitutions.

“My personal goal this year is to work cohesively with the other players on this team,” Contaxis said. “I think in all team sports, especially volleyball, you need to have a well-connected team that trusts one another! It is extremely important for our success.”

Besides the captains, juniors Stephanie Felag and Colleen Goodwin are primed for big years.

“I think that junior Colleen Goodwin is definitely ready for a breakout season,” Contaxis said. “She took part in a few varsity matches last year and really impressed everyone, if she continues to work hard and prove herself, her season is going to look great.”

“I think Stephanie Felag will have a breakout season,” Sciuto said.

The Eagles are ready to make it back to states this season, and lay groundwork for the future.