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...Cheng has become a team leader largely because of her brilliant play at the demanding setter position. Each time the ball crosses the net, the setter must race from her original position to the right corner of the net, field the "bump" or return of service from one of her teammates, and after quickly glancing at the opposition's defense for a potentially weak block, set up the spike for one of the frontline players...
...Cheng's tantalizing floater serve is her most devastating offensive weapon; the ball is hit in an overhand motion on the bottom of the fist, aimed towards a gap or weak link in the opponent's defense. Cheng's floaters usually force a weak return that enables the team to "gain control of the point" and eventually put away the spike, Romero said...
...year-old Cheng actually began her volleyball career seven years ago, playing for her high school team in Tustin, California. Along with volleyball, the Biology major and pre-medical student played four years of field hockey, eventually acquiring enough skill and interest in the sport to choose Harvard both for its strong academics and excellent field hockey program...
...Cheng speaks highly of her new teammates, and particularly of coach Altman. "Karyn is a really good coach; she differs from other coaches I have played for in emphasizing a strong defensive game--which means a lot of rolling and diving in practice...
These rough and tumble practices suit a team that, Cheng says, is "high in enthusiasm but low on experience. We are a young team, and we have some problems with team cohesion--moving together and setting up plays--when we meet up with really stiff competition, but its nothing that can't be improved through practice, experience, and enthusiasm...