VYPE San Marcos CISD October 2022

VOLLEYBALL

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WHILE COACH MEGANN OLLETT IS NEW TO SAN MARCOS HIGH, SHE HAS BEEN AROUND SOME OUTSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL IN HER CAREER. Ollett was most recently the head coach at (Katy) Mayde Creek the past two seasons. Prior to that , she was the head coach at Fort Bend Austin and an assistant at a super-power, Seven Lakes. She is bringing consistency to the program. “We have been progressing nicely in the preseason and increasing our volleyball IQ,” she said. “We have to maximize the talent we have and work as a team to be successful. This is a very balanced district , where anyone can beat anyone. We can’ t expect to just show up, play and just expect to win. We have to be connected and play smar t volleyball.” The Rattlers are running a 6-2 offense with a pair of setters in Ruby Gordon and Grace Pactanac. The offensive weapons are seniors Liana Guerra and Liz Salmon and sophomore Brinkley Reeves – a Division I talent . “Our front with Liana, Liz and Brinkley is solid,” she said. “ They are all three great at mixing up their shots from all different swing locations. Cal (Callissa) Castro and Grace are great on defense and have been placing the ball well for the set .”

Grace Pactanac, Liana Guerra, Elizabeth Salmon, Callissa Castro, Ruby Gordon, Brinkley Reeves and Samantha Sosa

The goal is to get into the postseason and set the foundation under Ollett . “ They have bought into the program early on,” she said. “ They want to win and we can build a successful program here. We aren’ t filled with a bunch of Division I athletes, but that doesn’ t change my expectation. We have some great girls here who are dedicated to getting better. We can win a lot of games with that type of character.”

Grace Pactanac

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