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on. "I still work on it now ― just being positive, cially the first few weeks on campus,'' she said. "I'm confident, calm and collected at the same time. going to have to learn my role on the team. "It's just finding a happy medium between all "I'm going to need to know how vocal I can be of those things; especially as a setter because evand what to say and what not to say. There's going eryone looks at you when things are starting to go to be a spotlight on me, I guess, but I'm not going downhill. You have to be the leader on the court.'' to let it affect me in any way. Leading by example should not be a problem be"I'm just going to play the game I love to play.'' cause of what Sheffield has described as "this exCarlini has played it well enough over the last few tremely off-the-charts high months to be the MVP of motor'' that Carlini possesstwo tournaments. But "I'm going to need to know each time she spoke to es whether her team is winning or losing. Sheffield, she didn't menhow vocal I can be and "I guess I just have a pastion the awards or indiwhat to say and what not to vidual accomplishments. sion of my own,'' she said. "It doesn't take a lot to moti"For 99 percent of peosay," Carlini said. "There's vate me. I'm pretty self-mople,'' he said, "it would going to be a spotlight on tivated. I'm just a really pasbe the first thing out of me, I guess, but I'm not go- their mouth, 'Hey, guess sionate person to anything that I put my mind to. ing to let it affect me in any what, coach? I was this "If I have a goal set on she doesn't way. I'm just going to play and that.' Butlike that and something, it's a pretty carry herself the game I love to play.'' good chance that it's going it's kind of refreshing.'' to get accomplished,'' said Carlini sounds almost Carlini who later confided, too well-grounded to be "My main goal is to play in the Olympics one day.'' true. "I've tried to stay a pretty humble person Her sights are set on the 2020 Olympics, though through everything,'' she said, "and I kind of want she would like the chance to audition for the 2016 to keep it that way.'' team. Until then, she will focus on making the BadSo what is next for Lauren Carlini? "I've been gers a better team, an NCAA tournament team. training 11 years now to get to this point in my life,'' How will she deal with the expectations of being she said, "so I'm ready.'' the bluest of all blue-chip recruits? Ready to keep proving what she knew all along ― "I'm just going to try and keep my head low, espeshe was good enough. 30 » VARSITY JUN E 20, 2013