January 26, 2008 - OVA 15U
Girls Challenge Cup - Tier 3. This was our farthest away
tournament so far - in Cambridge, Ontario, and our first billeting
experience. Half the girls went to Waterloo to stay at Carolyn
Bean's house (Andrea's aunt) and the other half went to Brantford
to stay at Cathy Hendrie's house (Bobbie's aunt). We cannot
thank our billets enough for their hospitality.
The girls' first pool play match was
against Pembroke Knights Black. We came out strong and
took the lead in all three sets, winning the match 25-16, 22-25 and
15-8. Our second pool match was against the Ottawa Roos -
again we took the lead and never looked back winning 25-17 and 25-18.
This put us 1st in our pool.
On to the all-important cross-over match,
against Burlington Blaze. This proved to be the most
exciting match of the day, some of us still don't have our voices
back. We won the first set 25-17, took a commanding lead in the
second set, lost focus, and let them back in, losing 32-34. On
to the third set - this game was neck-and-neck all the way. We
won, 15-12.
On to the semis against a big, strong, Windsor Riverside team.
They proved to be too much for us, taking us in straight sets, 14-25
and 22-25.
The bronze medal match was against the
Maverick Ambush team. The CAPS could not get anything going in the
first set, losing 6-25. In the second set, we had the lead all
the way, but lost a nail-biter (27-29), putting us in 4th place.
Good effort girls!
Thank you to Cathy and Devon for all their
encouragement, and to the parents who made the long drive to
Cambridge, AND to our billets, Cathy Hendrie and Carolyn
Bean.
