{"id":2448197,"date":"2019-08-30T14:16:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T20:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/still-youthful-basalt-volleyball-has-enough-experience-to-feel-confident-entering-season\/"},"modified":"2019-08-30T14:16:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T20:16:00","slug":"still-youthful-basalt-volleyball-has-enough-experience-to-feel-confident-entering-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/still-youthful-basalt-volleyball-has-enough-experience-to-feel-confident-entering-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Still youthful, Basalt volleyball has enough experience to feel confident entering season"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Aspen High volleyball vs. Basalt on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, in Aspen. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times).<\/strong>
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Youth played a significant role last fall in a season that saw the Basalt High School volleyball team take a big step back. The hope is all that experience will now lead to a few steps forward in 2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey started to gain momentum, definitely, and they are playing stronger this year,\u201d BHS coach David Chadbourne said. \u201cThey are playing faster this year. They are playing a lot more confident.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Longhorns open their season Saturday at a tournament hosted by Thornton, with games against Golden, Palmer and Denver guaranteed. Their home opener is Tuesday, Sept. 10 against Moffat County.<\/p>\n

Basalt went 11-12 in 2017, the first year under Chadbourne. It was easily the best season for the program since going 13-9 in 2008. The most wins in a single season over that span was six. In 2018, after losing a big senior class, Basalt went 6-16 overall. Three of those wins came over the final six games.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey want to play at a high level,\u201d Chadbourne said of this year\u2019s team. \u201cRegardless of the win-loss record, they just want to play high-level volleyball and I think the wins will come as a result of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Back is sophomore Lexi Lowe, who was the team\u2019s starting setter as a freshman and a key leader despite her age. Chadbourne said it was like having a freshman playing quarterback on a football team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith a freshman starter last year as the setter, Lexi Lowe had a lot on her plate playing pretty high-level volleyball,\u201d he said. \u201cBut she stepped up and did a great job for us last year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Longhorns have a trio of seniors in Lecsi Glenn, Mia Olson and Samanta Andrade, who Chadbourne called the team\u2019s defensive \u201cwild card.\u201d Another key returner is junior Karina Bauer.<\/p>\n

Youth will continue to play a major role this season, but in a way Chadbourne expects will be much more competitive on the court.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve still got a lot of time with a good number of these girls,\u201d Chadbourne said. \u201cThey are a good bunch of kids and they are a good bunch of volleyball players.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Aspen High School volleyball team isn\u2019t scheduled to open its season until Sept. 12 against Roaring Fork. BHS will host Aspen on Sept. 19, while Basalt will play at AHS on Oct. 15.<\/p>\n

acolbert@aspentimes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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