November 17, 2007 - This years OVA 16U Girls Provincial Cup - Zone F was a regional seeding tournament and there were no playoffs leading to medals, but this did not detour the 16U CAPS from remaining undefeated for the day and winning their own form of "Gold".

Pool play for the 16U Girls featured wins over Maverick Trail Blazers (2-0), Peterborough Thunder (2-0), Ottawa Kangaroos 15U (2-0) and the Ottawa Kangaroos 16U (2-1).  This resulted in the CAPS ranking first in the "B" pool, which set them on a direct course for the Ottawa Maverick Outlaws, who came first in the "A" pool.  It was obvious from the warm-up that both teams were determined to win and the game turned out to be close right to the final point.

The CAPS seemed to have difficulty due to a lack of focus at the start and the first set was taken by the Mavericks (19-25) with some good hitting and blocking.  It was in the second set when the CAPS' focus returned and they set the tempo, making the Outlaws play the CAPS' game.  The girls' communication on the court also contributed to a big second set win (25-13).  Anything can happen in a third set and the CAPS were down by a score of  1-5 in short order, but the CAPS turned it around and led 8-7 at the turn, finishing with an excellent 16-14 win.  The Mavericks should be congratulated on a great game, as it could have gone either way!  Well done CAPS!

Thanks to Coaches Linden and Bruno, to all the 16U parents and fans, and to the 17U CAPS parents and players who did such a great job running the tournament and canteen.

Great job girls!