November 11, 2007 - Tournament #2,
Longueuil, Montreal, the Volleyball Québec Omnium du Québec 17
ans. It was early and it was quiet. We came in
streams, but the moment we - individually - stepped out of the
cars, our steps became unified as we headed into the huge school, our
senses heightened. Eagerness, ferocity and nervousness were all
emotions that we experienced sitting together before the day
commenced. Matt called the team together, we went over the game
plan; execution, execution, execution. The warm-up started and
what was sure to be a high-intensity day began.
We won our first match. Then we had
to drive to another gym, where we "slid" our way to finish 2nd in
pool play.
After almost four games in a row, the CAPS
got to take a well-deserved lunch break which included lots of food,
cheering on the 18Us, and listening to Jorie's iPod. We
were finally ready for playoffs! It was obvious that we
wanted to bring home some "solid" hardware and, with some killer
hits, spectacular passing and sets, and a never-give-up defensive
attitude, the girls earned a chance to compete for the gold
medal.
The final match was a close one as the CAPS
took an early lead but were unable to hold off the Volitives noir
de Le Gardeur. Tired but pleased with ourselves, we were
very proud to bring home a silver medal.
Congratulations on a job well done ladies.
This tournament wouldn't have been so successful if it weren't for
Leah's crazy neon laser-beam hits, Robyn's huge block, Marijke's
great sets, Laura's leadership and presence at power, Kaleigh's sick
spin serves, Brittany's spirit and clever tactics, Kathleen's hits
that cut right across the net, Max's crazy digging, Lauren's dimes,
Jorie's solid passes and powerful hits and Steph's killer quicks in
the middle. I really think that we made some huge progress as a
team during this tournament and I can't wait to play with all of you
again at our next event as we tackle our first Tier 1
competition!
- Rebecca #2
Editor's Note: Medals are one thing, but
sportsmanship is something about which we can all be particularly
proud. Girls, your display of "High-5" congratulations to
every member of Volitives after such a hard-fought loss did us all
very proud. Go 17U CAPS!
