he Michigan Daily - michigandailycom In rare chance to start, Warner makes impact Thursday, September 4, 2014 - 5A Freshmen live up to billing By MAX BULTMAN Daily Sports Writer Even early in her recruiting process, Carly Warner's on-court focus grabbed the attention of Michigan volleyball coach Mark Rosen. Now a junior, Warner has held Rosen's eye throughout her career as a Wolverine. There's only been one problem - she shares a position with the team's impact player, senior setter Lexi Dannemiller, a three-year starter. But when Dannemiller missed the team's season- opening tournament last weekend due to "internal rules," Warner was thrust into the spotlight and showed her opponents what her coach has known for years - even without their senior captain, the Wolverines have a leader in their setter. "She's someone who makes other people better," . Rosen. said. "And as a setter that's a huge trait. ... Hitters love to hit off her sets because she makes them feel really good. Part of the psychology of setting is being that kind of teammate and she's verygood atit. "When it's game time, she does a pretty good job of keeping her emotions and any kind of stressors out of the picture. She stays calm and runs her team really well." Unwanted thoughts can derail even the best athletes, but Warner says blocking them out has always come naturally for her. Even though she had a month to prepare to start in Dannemiller's place for the Arkansas Invitational over the weekend, she must have used that gift to combat some pregame nerves before the Wolverines' opener against Stephen F. Austin. While her mind could have been any number of places, Warner was able to use a team mantra to focus in. "One quote that we've talked about this year is, 'Be where your feet are,' "Warner said. "I always try to compartmentalize what I'm doing at the time." Her feet may be on the court even more the next three weeks. Dannemiller could miss up to a month with mononucleosis, according to Warner, creating more time on the floor for Warner and redshirt freshman Cindy Zhou. And if Warner can produce the way' she did in Arkansas, it could be hard for Rosen to sit her down much during that stretch. In three games over the weekend, Warner tallied 126 assists, and of the Wolverines' 12.25 kills per set, she assisted 10.5 of them and committed only one error on 17 total attack attempts. "I thought that she certainly played at a very high level and got our hitters in good positions to compete," Rosen said Saturday. "I really like what she did, and that shows we have depth at that position, which is a great thing for us to see." With Dannemiller's possible extended absence, that depth will face a tough test this weekend when No. 19 Duke and No. 20 North Carolina visit Ann Arbor. But Warner and Zhou won't be left to their own devices entirely. Rosen says the setters do a great job sharing informationtogive the teamthe best edge it can get. "We work together anyway on who to set and how to set," Warner said. "And then definitefy when we figured out that I was starting (Dannemiller) really helped me get prepared on how to run the team." Advice from an All-America Honorable Mention never hurts, but Warner has always had a knack for directing traffic on the court. She'll just finally be doing it in the spotlight. By KELLY HALL defense glued together. The back Daily Sports Writer line had a shaky start after having trouble adjusting to the new 4-3-3 Billy Stevens believes formation in the season opener, everything his coach tells him. but Daley thought Stevens stood For the freshman defender and out among the defense and the his classmates, everything that entire team. comes out of Michigan soccer His commanding personality coach Chaka Daley's mouth carries helped the back line regain focus, immense weight. and that's not common for a "Coach Daley is a fantastic freshman in his first game. coach, and that's one of the main Behind Stevens is Louro, who reasons I'm here," Stevens said. played the entire first half in the "I listen to everything he says, exhibition game against Louisville and he's coaching me to become a and started his first official game better player. Learning from him in net this past Sunday. For 90 helps me so much, and I respect minutes, he shut out Southern everythinghe does." Methodist. Though he only faced Stevens and the two other three shots on goal, the last proved starting freshmen on the team - he had earned the job. goalkeeper Evan Louro, who has As soon as SMU forward Colten started one of the two games, and Habecker crossed the 18-yard line, forward Ahinga Selemani - exude Louro charged him and stopped confidence. That bravado partially the breakaway without hesitation. comes from the trust their coach Bold moves like that prompt has placed in them. Daley to say Louro plays more The freshmen stole the spotlight like a junior than a true freshman, in the offseason and announced which puts him in a good position their immediate presence in the to compete with fifth-year senior first two games. Adam Grinwis. Michigan's 2014 class was Completing the trio of fresh- ranked No. 2 in the nation by Top- man starters is Selemani. The DrawerSoccer.com, but the num- forward has started every game bers don't mean much to Stevens. so far and has flashed enough tal- "There are a lot of ent already to prove why he was hypotheticals," Stevens said. ranked the No. 1 player in the "But we want to live up to those Great Lakes region. expectations and be better than In the last exhibition game what everyone thinks we are. We against then-No. 14 Louisville, want to prove to everyone that we Selemani scored the only goal of are a top school for soccer." the contest when he took a through Stevens has proven himself ball from senior midfielder Marcos already by not missing a minute Ugarte in the 27th minute and of game time and keeping the finished it. Sunday, Selemani repaid the favor to Ugarte in the sixth minute when he fed him the ball for Michigan's first goal of the season. After a confusing commitment process that included breaking verbal commitments to Michigan State and UC Santa Barbara, the Ann Arbor native ended up at Michigan, where family and friends can cheer him on. Selemani and the other freshmen now feel comfortable with the rest of team after bonding over the summer during a three- week, captain-led camp. That camaraderie off the pitch has helped the freshmenon it as well. "The captain practices really helped me because we gained a lot of chemistry between us and we all became good friends after practices," Stevens said. "We were working hard for each other." Players that build relationships with their teammates tend to lead, and in order to push his team, Daley relies on the athletes that are displaying outstanding perfor- mances, not just the older players. "We have to lean on the best guys," Daley said. "If the best guys are the old guys, then they are, and if it's the young guys, it's the young guys. We have to coach them on the fly. Sometimes, regardless of year, you have to perform. You have to perform and you have to lead. You can't be a freshman anymore. Bad teams have a lot of young freshmen." Michigan soccer has mature freshmen, and right now, that's a key to the Wolverines' success. FILE PHOTO/Daily Without Lexi Dannemiller, Michigan coach Mark Rosen started Carly Warner last weekend and his decision paid off. #JOINTHEDAILY Call: #734-418-4115 Email: dailydisplay@gmail.com Mass meetings will start at 7:30 p.m. in the newsroom -THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 4 -THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11 -SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14 -MONDAY SEPTEMBER 15 Or come to one of our open houses and watch us in action! 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