Two opening game losses are distant memories for the DePauw volleyball team.
Wednesday night, the Tigers (7-2) brought their win streak to seven games, beating Anderson University 3-0, (25-13, 25-10, 25-23.)
It was the Tiger's first mid-week game as well as their first single match.
"It's a little nerve-wrecking going into your first midweek match because things are starting to pile up academically, and it's just different," said head coach Deb Zellers. "We did a good job being proactive and talking about how we needed to be mentally tough in this match even with the differences."
They definitely performed the way they needed to.
"We had a sense that Anderson (2-7) was going to be athletic and have some talent, but might not be able to put it together, so we thought maybe they would at times give us some points but at other times they would make some great plays," Zeller said.
She noted that the first two games of the match were the best the team had played all season. Anderson put up a good fight in the third and final set, but it was not enough.
The Tiger's motto for the season is "How bad do you want it?" and they are continuously demonstrating it game after game.
Both the offense and defense performed well after spending time in previous practices on middle-of-the-floor coverage.
"The first two games [of the match] just helped to build our confidence," Zellers said. "We were just on fire for a while."
The team looks to keep that fire burning this coming weekend when DePauw hosts the Tiger Invitational in the Neal Fieldhouse. The invitational will take place Friday night and Saturday during the day.