Lake Highlands tips off the prestigious Duncanville Tournanment of Champions at 9 a.m. today against El Paso Americas. LH is the defending champion of what is annually the strongest volleyball tournament in the state. A full tournament bracket can be found on the Tournament of Champions web site.
This year’s LH team enters the Duncanville tournament with a different mix than in 2008. Although talented, the current squad is still finding itself and coach Melissa Christman is trying different combinations.
In Tuesday’s opening matches, LH went with a 5-1 (one setter) alignment in the loss to Highland Park. LH used two setters and seemed to find a spark in the win over Pearce.
Nearly everyone on the 12-player roster saw significant playing time Tuesday, which isn’t unusual this early in the season. However, Christman said not to expect the rotation to shorten much as the season progresses.
"I’ve got 12 and I’m going to use a solid nine or 10," Christman said. "There’s nobody on this team who is so far out [from the rest]. They’re all very close."
