ANOTHER MEDAL SECURED🥈🥈🥈
We are beyond proud to share the outstanding performance by the girls in Hamilton on Saturday, Feb. 21. Moving up to Championship B, we were excited to see what a high level of competition would look like for us. Coming into the tournament in 8th seed, the girls fought hard all morning finishing first in their pool after a tough 3-set battle against Smash Raiders Reach and another close game against Scorpions Ignite.
Into the quarter final against London Fire Explode, the girls served and hit aggressively to win both sets 25-22 and 25-19. A nail biting semi final game against FCVC Evergreen went to three sets and we eventually came out on top winning 16-14 in set three.
After punching our ticket to the gold medal match, the girls knew they had to give it their all and that’s exactly what they did. Winning the first set 25-22 we had high hopes. We fell just short after losing set two 25-20 and three 15-12.
Coming home with a silver medal at a Championship-level tournament was a huge accomplishment for us and we couldn’t be prouder!!! #letsgooutburst!!!
Announcing the awards for today’s tournament:
DRUMROLL PLEASE🥁
Simrit (15) – for being a reliable player when we needed to make substitutions. Simrit was determined to showcase her skills up at the net when subbed in to the game and earned us points!
Julia (8) – for being a reliable player and coming in to serve the ball during high stress times in a game. We could trust that Julia would get the ball over the net under pressure!
Raya (7) – QUEEN👑 for continuously improving throughout the day and perservering through difficult times on the court. Being one of our setters, Raya is involved in every play and did an excellent job all day!
Emmy (16) – for being our most aggressive server. In practice we have emphasized the importance of serving to score and Emmy scored the most aces overall today!
Anya (10) – for using our “nothing hits the ground” mentality. Anya played extremely well defensively and made excellent passes up to the setter!
