On Saturday, EC volleyball traveled to Union County for their annual invite. We finished 4-0 on the day, defeating some very strong teams to walk out as champs!
We opened the day against Jay County. We won 30-28 and 25-19.
We started really slow, making a lot of serving and passing errors. Before we knew it, we were down 17-23 in the first set. One thing you can never do is count this team out. They starting doing what we do- taking the other team out of system with our serve and then pushing our offense with our passing. It was an exciting match against a very talented team.
After a two match break, we faced Shenandoah. We won 25-23 & 28-26.
We played better in this match to start. They had some strong hitters and servers that challenged us to find different ways to score points. Both teams went on big runs, but we found a way to finish when it mattered.
Immediately following that, we play a top 30 ranked team in Alexandria. We won 25-23 & 25-19.
We can out pushing with our serve. They have some big hitters and strong passing, but we kept them out of system by serving tough and forcing the to play out of their comfort zone. We got in their heads early by getting some big blocks. Our defense picked up everything on our side, no matter where the ball was. It was incredible to watch.
We then faced Seton Catholic in the championship after a long break to get our 30th win of the season. Both teams were 3-0 on they day, but we pulled out the win 25-17 & 25-16.
They came out fired up, determined to win. We moved the ball well on offense and continued doing what we had been doing all day.
Overall, we just played solid volleyball all day. Of course we had our moments, but that’s what’s great about this team. They are never out of anything, no matter the score. When everyone else thinks the game is over, these girls won’t quit until it’s over. We played 7 matches in 5 days. They could have folded due to exhaustion, but they didn’t. They didn’t even think twice about it. No one wanted that championship more than this group- and they earned it. It was a great way to end the season and head into sectionals. Hopefully we can continue to build on this and come in fired up on Thursday.
Varsity is now 30-3 on the season.
Next: Bloomington North at Columbus North for sectionals at 6pm on Thursday.
Courtesy of Trojans Coach Cassie Laker.