On Sunday 17 November,
Oxford Eagles had their first home games this season – a fantastic
performance on home grounds with a great team spirit. The whole team was
present and gave their best, making it difficult for Neil to choose his starting six.
– Hanna (outside) was literally
standing in the air when she did the most amazing jump ever.
– Our captain, Helen (middle) showed off
with fantastic backcourt defence – no ball touched the ground.
– Asia (middle) was incredibly speedy when chasing
the ball.
– Tati (opposite/setter) scored with super
reverse hits.
– Steffi (our new opposite/setter) showed great
setting and excellent team work with Amra.
– Amra (setter) impressed with some roof-like
blocks on Maidenhead’s main spiker.
– Giulia (outside) won a well-deserved MVP in
the second game for her killer smashes.
– Izzy (outside) kept the team focused and
showed some good defence.
– Kerstin (outside in first game, middle in
the second) won MVP in the first match for some great cover and attacks, and
made her mark with some fabulous blocking in the second game.
– Neil was very pleased with how well
everyone played.
We played a great game against a very
strong Maidenhead (both their NVL players were present) and only just missed
out in two sets (22-25, 24-26). It appeared that our will to win wasn’t as
strong as our panic that we may win ;-) In addition, some referee decisions against
us were frustrating, but all in all we had an amazing game. We’ll beat them
next time!
As a revenge for the refereeing, we nailed
Newbury in two clear sets (25-19, 25-17). We dominated from the beginning with
excellent receiving, good sets and brilliant attacks. It was a good, consistent
performance.
It was a great day! Well played girls!
Written
by Kerstin (Helen added the bit about Kerstin’s performance)
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