The Alabama women’s volleyball team wrapped up the 2010 season Nov. 24 with a win over Mississippi State.

With the 3-1 victory over State, Alabama finished the season 11-19. The game gave head coach Judy Green a victory for her last match at the Capstone.

Sophomore Kayla Fitterer said finishing with a win was important to the team.

“It helped going out with a win,” Fitterer said. “Especially for our last game in the CAVE and for Coach Green. We knew how important it was.”

Alabama improved its record from the 2010 spring season, but Fitterer said the team had not reached its potential.

“We came out determined and did better but not like we should have,” Fitterer said. We need to step it up.”

Freshman Brianne Vande Griend echoed her teammates’ thoughts, saying the loss to Florida on Nov. 14 was a wake-up call.

“We weren’t playing with a sense of urgency,” Vande Griend said. “We were content we had lost to No. 1 Florida when we could have beaten them.”

The biggest achievement of the year was the comeback victory over Kentucky. Fitterer said the tough win proved how well the Tide could play when under pressure.

Alabama will see major changes in the offseason. A new head coach will be named, and the team will move play to Foster Auditorium.

While these changes are happening, the Tide will be working on technique and details.

“We usually work on technique for the spring season,” Fitterer said. “We need a lot of help. We’ll just be working on the basics.”

Vande Griend said working on the defense is important, too.

“We’re a smaller team, so getting better on defense will help us against the bigger teams. We’re ready to be better.”