Unfortunately, I wasn't there either, but after discussing with my girls last night, I was proud of their effort despite all the issues this weekend. We (Fusion) were playing without one of our starting outside hitters (Parys) on Sunday and Monday with an abdominal injury that we need her to rest. It sounds like Haggenjos filled in very well despite giving up a few inches to these talented teams. Parys did gut it out to fill in for Johnson in the middle on Monday because we needed the body.

To their credit, the girls did not make excuses and said that they had their chances, but didn't convert. Circle City outplayed us in Game 5 as did Sports Performance. Circle City was the best team in the gym this weekend and clearly is a team to reckon with at JOs. However, it sounds like if you played this tournament 3 more times, you might get 3 different results as several teams were very close in talent. That is the type of competition you want at this time of the year as we all get prepared for our respective year-end events.

Congrats to Circle City and Northern Lights on a great tournament. It looks like the end of the season is going to be fun!