St. Ambrose Volleyball
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SAU takes tourney title to open seasonBy Maria Naert |
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PRESCOTT, AZ -- SAU claimed a confident victory in Arizona this last week. The women’s volleyball team met their competition and turned the tables against Prescott’s home team, Embry-Riddle. There were five games played in all at the Kick-Off Tournament.
The team suffered a loss to start the tourney to Embry-Riddle, but went on to beat Trinity Christian and Phoenix College to finish pool play with a 2-1 record. Embry-Riddle and Saint Ambrose both went into the championship game with one loss each. Senior captain Kelly Grimes says it was the team’s confidence, readiness, and talent that led them on to conquer the season’s first tournament. |
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“We’re really looking forward to a good season now,” says Kelly. “We have lots of returnees and a lot of added talent from our new girls, too. We’re definitely starting out with a ready team to improve over last year’s season.”
It also helps that the Queen Bees return a lot of familiar faces. “We’ve all played together before,” added junior Emily Russell. “Everyone knew their roles, and especially after our loss to Embry-Riddle in the first game, we knew we could pull together and do better. They were definitely a team we could beat.” Freshman Megan O’Shea was a last minute add to the varsity roster, and fell comfortably into her position. For the week, she tallied 19 kills and nine digs while playing in her first collegiate games. The team did more than volleyball during those six days too. A lot of what they did off the court ended up bonding them more than when they were on the court. |
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“We had such a fun time as a team” sophomore Stephanie Reagan said. “It was amazing playing in Arizona. We went to the Grand Canyon, jumped off cliffs at
Slide Rock, told ghost stories, and had great dinners!”
The Queen Bees will take their success and zeal into their own tournament this weekend. The Early Bird Tournament kicks off on Friday, with St. Ambrose hosting Spring Arbor at 4:00 p.m. |
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