The National Capitals 16U Girls volleyball team opened their 16U tournament season by winning the bronze medal at the Ontario Volleyball Association 16 & Under Girls Provincial Cup (Zone E) on November 20th in Trenton.

Taking advantage of their experience, the #7 seed 16U CAPS easily marched through the round robin portion of the tournament, defeating #3 seed Kingston Pegasus (25-7, 25-10), #2 seed Ottawa Mavericks (25-13, 25-11), and 6th seed Port Perry Panthers (25-15, 25-6).  In the playoff round, the girls continued their dominance with a victory over the host Astros de Marc Garneau in the quarter-finals (25-7, 25-9).  However, in the quarter-finals the 16U CAPS ran up against a very 'hot' DRVC team and lost a tight battle (28-26, 25-23).  In the bronze medal match, the 16U CAPS recovered to beat the Ottawa Kangaroos (25-15, 25-23).

With nine members of last year's Provincial and National 15 & Under Girls championship team on the 16U CAPS twelve player roster, the girls have high hopes for their 2004-2005 season.  "With all the talent and experience we have on this team, I think we can look forward to even better results at the next 16U event of the season", commented Head Coach Cathy O'Doherty.  "We weren't quite able to close out either of those tight sets in the semi-finals, so we'll need to work on our intensity level during playoff rounds in preparation for our next couple of tournaments."

The 16U CAPS next Ontario Volleyball Association 16 & Under tournament will be the McGregor Cup in Whitby on Saturday, December 11th.

1. Ganaraska Wolves (Bowmanville)

2. DRVC (Ashburn)

3. National Capitals (Ottawa)
4. Kangaroos (Ottawa)
5. Ottawa Mavericks (Ottawa)

5. Pegasus Volleyball Club (Kingston)

5. Port Perry Panthers (Port Perry)

5. Astros de Marc Garneau (Trenton)