By Maya Rosado – Editor-In-Chief 

The Jonathan Law girls volleyball team kicked off the new season with a win over Brookfield on September 12.

The girls have been putting in work everyday and have high hopes for the season. The team is led by three captains: seniors Paige Jolley and Nicolina Salanto and junior Ashley Borecki. 

“For this upcoming season we are definitely right on the cusp of being ready,” Salanto said. “We lost five seniors so this is a new group at the varsity level but we’ve been working hard since the first day of tryouts and the growth and improvement is very visible day to day.”

The team has a busy game schedule with 19 games between September 12 and October 26. 

“It will take some time to prepare and get used to playing next to a new person,” head coach Ms. Loch said. 

The team is very excited and hopes to show their skill in the state tournament. 

“We all have high expectations as a team and we are constantly striving to get better,” Salanto said. “Our goals are simply to not only qualify for states and SCCs but to go deep into the tournament.”

There is a lot to look forward to as the team moves into the start of their first game. 

“This season I am just very excited to play, we have a really solid team with awesome people,” Borecki said. “The dynamic is so fun, and I can’t wait to see it all come together on the court come game time.”

The girls always have a lot of fun together and bond really well. Players on the team often look forward to simple things like being around their friends. 

 “I am most excited for the bus rides and games,” junior Helen Chizmazia said. “I also enjoy just having fun with my teammates and getting to know everyone.”

The girls also have different goals they want to achieve individually.

“I really want to work more on my swing and get it the best it can be so I can get kills,” Borecki said. “Also, defensively I want to be more consistent with my passes and make it easier on the setter.”

Overall, all the players aim to improve themselves to make the team even stronger than years prior.