16 Gold Power League Qualifier

The 16 Gold team fell one match shy of its goal, the Platinum Division, at the PL Qualifier. The very first set of the day started off a little rough, and we found ourselves losing to NW Jrs 21-25. But we regrouped and came out strong to finish off the match 25-14, 15-7. We learned that we have to not only be physically ready to play in the morning, but mentally ready as well. We won the next two matches of pool play easily, beating Wave 16-1 25-4, 25-22 and Cowlitz 16-1 25-9, 25-8. We also won our first crossover match against NPJ easily with scores of 25-14, 25-9. Once again our serving was a great weapon. We had 23 aces in the four matches! We also had a big size advantage in the middle and were able to handle the ball well enough to utilize the middle effectively. Genna, Kathryn and Jade all three had some dominating moments in the middle, where they just couldnt be stopped. In the second crossover match, we were playing to get into the Platinum Division. We played a very tough Boss team. They were the biggest, and deepest team we had seen all day. The team fought hard, but unfortunately, we lost the ball handling battle with them, which meant we couldn't utilize our middles as well and ended up losing 25-27, 25-23, 7-15. Our serving got tentative as well, so we learned that we have to be able to continue to serve tough in tight situations if we want to beat a good team. So for now, we are in the Gold Division and are back in the gym working hard to get better, with the goal of winning the Gold Division and moving up to Platinum. But we first have to "DO WORK! "