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JTawa |
Might as well be LIVE from the 18 National final |
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Santa Barbara, one of the top teams in SoCal v. AVA, the top 18s team in Houston.
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Santa Barbara plays fast fast fast with many bangers. AVA relies on its strong middles and the great libero play of Haley Jacob.
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Aly Squires, playing middle, takes the Sam Brown set and pounds it home, to get us started.
Priscilla Massengale answers on the outside for AVA. 1-1. |
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Teams feeling each other out right now. Lots of errors on both sides of the net.
Nancy Cole on the slide equalizes at 4-4 for AVA. |
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Another Cole kill and one from Kaylee Hawkins and AVA has built a 7-4 lead.
Emily Rottman tips to get one for SB. |
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We are tied at 7-7 after two AVA errors.
Becky Bekelja tries the dump but speedy Katherine Keller is there to pick it up. A net violation puts AVA back on top. Then Brown comes through with the block and Santa Barbara's lead is 9-7 as AVA calls time out. |
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Breannah Bourque has a kill for AVA.
Caitlin Racich scores for SB. Now the ace from Hadley Simmons, a supreme cart wheeler, and SB goes up 11-10. Hawkins on the outside knots it. |
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Racich then Bourque. 12-12.
Bourque's block helps even things at 13-13, but a second straight AVA serving error gives the lead back to SB. Cole a great block ties matters at 14s. |
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Massengale gets the touch call and AVA goes back in front.
Massengale again on a great point that featured saving digs from Jacob and Bekelja. 16-14 AVA. |
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Samantha Brown with the kill off the block for SB. The ball goes deep into the stands and is caught by a fan. He is made to throw it back.
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Brown puts away the back set from Natalie Guerra but Hawkins responds deep to the vacant middle. 19-17 AVA
AVA pulling away, up 21-17 on an ace from Bekelja. And another! 22-17 time out Santa Barbara! |
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Squires scores on the inside slide out of the time out. A center line violation adds another point to SB's total. The lead now just three, 22-19.
Bourque with a nice slide to score for AVA. 23-19. After a SB error, it's set point for AVA. Racich saves one. 24-20 AVA |
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Bourque overpowers the block and AVA has the first set, 25-20.
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Game 2 is underway with AVA leading 6-3 on a Cole kill. AVA tacks one on thanks to a SB attack error. 7-3.
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Bourque on the kill. AVA up 9-4.
Jacob is giving AVA a lot more swings with superb passing and defense. |
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Rottman off the block and the stuff from Mimi Cuttrell cuts the deficit to 11-8.
But the dreaded service error...and now the lefty kill from Logen Bourque (? -- No. 32 not on roster). AVA pulling away, up 15-8 |
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Block by Squires as Santa Barbara gives back a little of what it's been getting.
Then Racich tools the block. 15-10 AVA still up 5. |
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Cuttrell and Squires on the block. SB right back in it.
They block again! Four straight for Santa Barbara. Cole puts an end to that with a kill to the middle of the court. 16-12. |
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Rottman's moon roll shot from the back row dusts the back line. SB back within three again.
The Squires ace slices the lead by one more. 17-15 is AVA's lead. |
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Cole a huge block for AVA, putting Houston up by three again.
Cole again with the single shingle. 19-15 AVA! |
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Racich off the block tallies for SB.
After Jacob covers the block, Cole sends a Bekelja set to the Promised Land. AVA is first to 20 up 20-16. Attack error AVA. 20-17. Hawkins on the left scores for AVA. |
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