The coed volleyball team has had a successful start to the season, going 4-1.  On Mar. 23, the team beat Damascus 3-1 on the road. After Damascus, the team played Sherwood at home, which ended in a 3-0 loss for the Patriots on Mar. 25. The Patriots followed that loss with a 3-0 victory at Watkins Mill.

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Volleyball coach Mary Malinauskas reflects on coaching style, undefeated regular season, pain of losing

After Watkins Mill, the Patriots had a highly anticipated matchup versus Whitman, and the Patriots were successful, winning with ease 3-0. As they are heating up, they followed the Whitman game with another 3-0 victory against Walter Johnson. The team was getting win after win until they faced Quince Orchard as they lost 3-0, bringing down the momentum. 

The negative momentum stayed as they had a close match against BCC, which resulted in a heartbreaking 3-2 loss for the Patriots. The Patriots continued their cold streak versus arch rival Churchill, as they played them away. They netted another loss to put on the record, as the final score was 3-1 Churchill. 

The Patriots still have three games left to go in the regular season before playoffs arrive. On Apr. 27, they had a match against Magruder, followed by Richard Montgomery on Apr. 29. Both matches were played too late to be included in this article.

Coach Mary Malinauskas haskept this team in line and in good shape to be strong throughout the season. Although they are not performing to the same standards as the 2021 season, all they need to do is to heat up in the playoffs when it matters most. They have been on and off this year, as they have gone on a three-game winning streak and followed it by a three-game losing streak.

Senior Nadia Meyerovich is happy about the way this season has gone down so far. “We are not in our best form at the moment, but we have been looking better at practice and I am optimistic about our chances in the playoffs considering how far we’ve come,” Meyerovich said.

This season they have had plenty of fun and the players would not change anything about it. Junior captain Bella Bargman said she loves the coach and the culture that the team brings. “We have had equal amounts of fun and success this season and I could not ask for a better group of  people to go through it with,” Bargman said.

Playoffs begin on May 3. If they make it to county finals then they will play for a championship on May 12. They will look to carry on the playoff success from last year into this year as they made the County semifinals.