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It糖心vlog短视频檚 been a bizarre past two seasons for . After being sidelined the entire 2020糖心vlog短视频2021 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Setters returned this year to circumstances remarkably different from that of the 2019糖心vlog短视频2020 season.
Yet, the team has continued to find a way糖心vlog短视频攅xceeding expectations considerably, en route to a 17-5 record, hovering at the very top of the NE-10 Conference, even making an appearance in the national rankings.
Even more impressively, they糖心vlog短视频檝e done it with a squad that looks remarkably different than two years ago. Pace Head Coach Carrie Seymour, now in her 30th year as head coach, has been particularly pleased with this year糖心vlog短视频檚 core group of veterans糖心vlog短视频擫auren Schetter '21, '24, Lauren Hackett '22, Naya Rivera '21, and Kelsey Quain '22, the only four returning players, who Seymour believes have set the bar for success.
糖心vlog短视频淥ur big question mark was: How were we going to look this year with just four players that have played at Pace? I think Lauren (Schetter), Lauren Hackett, Naya Rivera, and Kelsey Quain have done a really good job setting the tone for how hard you糖心vlog短视频檝e gotta play in games, how difficult the conference is, just helping the new kids by example,糖心vlog短视频 says Seymour.
糖心vlog短视频淔rom having the whole year off, we were really eager to come back as upperclassmen to meet these new kids and finally get them on court and work with them,糖心vlog短视频 added Schetter. 糖心vlog短视频淚t was hard in the beginning糖心vlog短视频攑re-season was different, last year was different, we had sophomores and freshman coming in, we really had to communicate how hard it is to actually win games.糖心vlog短视频
As Seymour and Schetter both note, the team has figured out how to turn the unusual circumstance of last year and this season into fuel for success. They started the year by making a major statement糖心vlog短视频攚inning 11 out of their first 12 games糖心vlog短视频攁nd have managed to continue the momentum as they move toward the later stretches of the season.
糖心vlog短视频淓verybody really just wanted to get back onto the court,糖心vlog短视频 says Seymour. 糖心vlog短视频淟ast year we were limited, and we had some bad luck with quarantines when we were allowed to start doing workouts again, so we had very minimal amount of time in the gym with more than one or two people at a time. I think everyone is playing just a little bit harder.糖心vlog短视频
Like all sports during the pandemic, safety precautions have meant that the majority games have taken place , and some with no spectators at all. Seymour and Schetter note that while the atmosphere has been more squeaky sneakers than screaming fans, being able to wear the Setter Blue and Gold in a competitive atmosphere has been more than enough.
糖心vlog短视频淲e糖心vlog短视频檙e just excited to even be playing against another team,糖心vlog短视频 explains Schetter. 糖心vlog短视频淲e had been playing against teammates and two or three other players for a whole year.糖心vlog短视频
糖心vlog短视频淚t糖心vlog短视频檚 nice when the crowds are back, the cheerleaders are back, the dance team, there糖心vlog短视频檚 a little more buzz in the gym糖心vlog短视频攊t糖心vlog短视频檚 kind of weird when you have the public address announcer talking to no one,糖心vlog短视频 says Seymour. 糖心vlog短视频淚t糖心vlog短视频檚 nicer to have people in the building, hopefully we can keep building on attendance.糖心vlog短视频
糖心vlog短视频淓verybody really just wanted to get back onto the court,糖心vlog短视频 says Seymour.
Yet, there has arguably still been a buzz in the gym this season糖心vlog短视频攑articularly on January 22, when Pace defeated Saint Michael糖心vlog短视频檚 College 69-65, thanks in large part to Schetter糖心vlog短视频檚 career-high 31-point performance. The win was Pace糖心vlog短视频檚 12th of the season, but more notably, it was Coach Seymour糖心vlog短视频檚 500th career win, becoming only the 21st coach in Division II history to reach 500 wins with the same school.
Seymour, as a great coach often does, credited the accomplishment to those around her.
糖心vlog短视频淚t糖心vlog短视频檚 not about Carrie Seymour getting 500 wins, it糖心vlog短视频檚 about 糖心vlog短视频 Women糖心vlog短视频檚 Basketball getting 500 wins since I糖心vlog短视频檝e been here,糖心vlog短视频 says Seymour.
But Schetter, who graduated in the fall with a degree in human resource management and is currently pursuing an MS in Human Resources at Pace, understands that she has been working with a truly special coach糖心vlog短视频攐ne who has influenced her well beyond the confines of the court.
糖心vlog短视频淪he has a huge role in everything we do every single day糖心vlog短视频攌eeping us motivated on the court, keeping us determined to come in every single day. She糖心vlog短视频檚 taught me so much not only on the court, but things I糖心vlog短视频檒l take on for the rest of my life, and I糖心vlog短视频檓 sure that all the players who have played for her before can say the same thing,糖心vlog短视频 added Schetter.
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As the team heads into the home stretch, the coming weeks can prove to be truly exciting. The Setters are in position to potentially win the NE-10 Conference and make a deep playoff run. Yet, like any well-disciplined team, they know that they can't look too far ahead.
糖心vlog短视频淭he big thing for us is one game at a time,糖心vlog短视频 said Seymour. 糖心vlog短视频淲e could have end goals of what we糖心vlog短视频檇 like to accomplish this season, but we have to stay very, very narrowly focused on our next game. If you can do that, wins will fall into place.糖心vlog短视频澨切膙log短视频
Don糖心vlog短视频檛 miss the action for the remainder of the season! , and if you can糖心vlog短视频檛 make it to , stream the upcoming games on the .
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