Gutierrez a hope for HSMSE voleyball team

In a volleyball scrimmage against Bronx Science's "B" team on Wednesday, HSMSE won 3-0. Sophomore middle blocker, Dionys Gutierrez did not get a lot of playing time, but when he was in the game he made some positive plays. Although his two attacks never resulted in kills, Gutierrez did use his height as an advantage when he blocked a ball that resulted in a kill. He also did not commit an unforced error.

A problem that seemed to occur for Gutierrez was his aggressiveness. On one play, a pass looked intended for Gutierrez to spike but he let the ball go, and another player had to quickly react and was only able to lob the ball over the net. A possible spike was not made, but Gutierrez saw a little lack of aggression as a good thing because after the game he said, “I got out of people's way. Last year I didn't do that." 

The HSMSE volleyball team looks promising and is hoping to improve from a 5-7 record last year. Even though Gutierrez may not get a whole lot of playing time, a few key kills can be the difference in a game.