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Zumwalt East Junior Makes Her Mark In Varsity Debut
Alison Trost's leads team in offense during first varsity game of her career.
junior volleyball player Alison Trost certainly made an impact in her varsity debut against Howell Central on Tuesday.
Although , Trost, an outside hitter, led her team in kills with seven. But when asked about her first time on the varsity volleyball court, the junior talked about her team.
“I think we did really good considering it was our first game,” she said. “They’re a very good team and we kept with them.”
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Howell Central defeated Zumwlat East 25-18 in the first game and 25-21 in the second game. East controlled the lead throughout must of the second game. Central established its first lead (21-19) late in the game.
“I like hitting and if we have a good set, we can get a hit,” Trost said when asked about being the match’s kill leader. “When I go up I look for a spot and if I see one I hit it.”
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Trost played on the freshman volleyball team two years ago and was on the junior varsity team last year. The first-year varsity player has very simple goals.
“I want us to win,” she said. “We’re going to play hard and talk.”
Trost said her team hopes to improve its communication skills. She said her team “needs to talk a little more.”
“We were talking a lot and had really good passes,” she said on East’s second game lead against Central. “And we were killing it instead of dinking it over.”
The junior said “it felt great” to be in a varsity uniform against Central and that the speed of the game is faster than at the junior varsity level. Like many varsity athletes, Trost spent the summer preparing for the season, as she played club volleyball with the St. Charles Stars.
“It was good to play with them,” she said. “Everyone on the team improved their passing.”
Trost started playing volleyball with a team affiliated with the St. Charles Boys and Girls Club in seventh grade. Before that she’d played volleyball only recreationally. She’s decided she wants to continue her career in college.
“I’ve always loved volleyball,” she said. “I love the fact that I get to hit the ball. I just love hitting.”