Indy Ignite dominated MLV regular season, hopes 'winning breeds winning' shows in playoffs
Indy Ignite owner Jim Schumacher told IndyStar, "This team has gelled better than any team I've ever seen." The regular-season champs hope to carry momentum.
The Indy Ignite have a familiar opponent in the Major League Volleyball semifinals Thursday at the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas. They'll again look to get past the Omaha Supernovas to reach Saturday's championship, though this time the roles are reversed. The two teams met in the semifinal last season — Indy was the fourth seed and Omaha the first.
Indy upset the Supernovas before losing in the championship match to the Orlando Valkyries in four sets . “Last year, we were just grateful to be there. We barely made the playoffs, having lost seven of our last eight.
We were just happy to be there, but I think this year, our mission, and our reason for going there, is to win,” outside hitter Leketor Member-Meneh said. “We are prepared to put in the work, we are prepared to do what we have to do to come up with a trophy at the end of it. When you have high expectations, there's less room for error, and our expectations are high.
” Indy is a different team this season. After finishing last year 13-15, it brought in eight new players and a new coaching staff led by Lauren Bertolacci . The Ignite finished the regular season with a record-setting 23-5 campaign after defeating the San Diego Mojo 3-1 on Sunday for the most wins in a single season.
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