Monday, October 10, 2016

Eagles warm up in pre-season tournament

The Eagles took part in the Spikeos cup, held at Maiden Erlegh School near the end of September. Although only three teams participated, they were the top three teams from the BVA Ladies' Div 1 league last season: Basingstoke Lioness and Spikeos 1, as well as the Eagles. The tournament was best of 5 sets rather than the BVA usual of best of 3, so this was a good test of fitness for the interim squad of Stef, Karina, Giulia, Helen, Izzy T, Lexia, Fede A and Maria. The Eagles took Basingstoke to 4 sets but couldn't quite hold out for a fifth; despite losing the match 3:1, there was only 8 points difference in total between the two teams, showing how close it was. The match against Spikeos 1 was a win for the Eagles in 3 sets, who continued to play and communicate well despite not having played together as a full team before. With Spikeos losing to Basingstoke, the Eagles finished second.

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