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Tornados 18s Capture 3rd Coast Championship
June 7 – Texas Tornados 18 Kaepa put on a defensive clinic Saturday shutting down Alamo 18 Kaepa 25-11, 25-22, 25-22 to capture the Championship Division of the Mizuno Third Coast Volleyball Championships.
“Our defense was great,” said Tornados coach Chuck Schneider, whose team lost only one game in going undefeated over the three-day event and looks primed for nationals. “Last year everyone said they thought the team peaked too soon, but this year we’re peaking at just the right time. Ever since we beat Spri at the Lone Star quaifier we’ve really been playing with a lot of confidence.”
Saturday they also played a lot of “D”, with Becca Sartori, Kate Street, Kelly McAnelly and Jenny Andrew throwing up a wall of blocks against Alamo’s big hitters. And anything that made it past the block was scooped up by Libero Stephanie Figgers, even if it meant she had to fly into the netting separating the courts (a play she made against Dallas Skyline earlier in the day that left her trying to untangle herself while action continued). Sartori and McAnelly, often overshadowed by the Tornados roster of offensive weapons, were also strong on the attack all day.
The Tornados advanced to the championship with a sweep of both Skyline and Houston Juniors in morning pool play. Alamo advanced to the finals with a straight set win over Austin Juniors 18 Navy then outlasted Austin Juniors 17s Navy in five.
“I think we’re ready for nationals,” said Schneider, whose team will play one more warm-up tournament next weekend. “If we can keep playing defense like this we should do well.”
Play continues through Sunday at the Austin Convention Center in the 12-18 club and high school divisions.
Mizuno Third Coast Championships
Championship Division
Final
Standings
1. Texas Tornados 18 Kaepa – Gold Champion
2. Alamo 18 Kaepa
3. Houston Juniors 18
3. Austin Juniors 18 Navy
5. Dallas Skyline 18
5. Austin Juniors 17 Navy
7.
Texas Juniors 181 – Silver champion
8. Texas Tornados 17
9. River City Juniors 17
10. Texas Advantage 161
11.
Centex 171 – Bronze champion
12. Diamondback 18
13. Austin Metro 171
14. Dallas Skyline 17
15.
Austin Juniors 16 Navy – Flight 1 champ
16. Austin Metro 161
17. Wichita Flyers
18. Alamo 16
19.
VB Baton Rouge 16 Black – Flight 2 champ
20. Molten Shox 181
21. River City Stars 171
22. Austin Juniors 18 Red
23.
North Dallas 18 Red – Flight 3 champ
24. North Dallas 17 Red
25. Houston Juniors 16 National
Results
Championship: Texas Tornados 18 def. Alamo 18, 25-11, 25-22, 25-22
Gold Pool
1
Tornados 18 def. Skyline 18s, 25-17, 25-12, 27-25
Houston 18s def. Skyline 18s, 17-25, 13-25, 25-17, 25-9, 17-15
Tornados 18s def. Houston 18s, 25-15, 25-14, 25-14
Gold Pool
2
Alamo 18s def. Austin 18s Navy, 25-22, 26-24, 25-16
Austin 18s Navy def. Austin 17s Navy, 26-24, 25-18, 25-23
Alamo 18s def. Austin 17s Navy, 22-25, 25-13, 25-22, 18-25, 16-14
Silver Bracket
Texas Juniors 181
def. Texas Tornados 171, 25-21, 25-21, 25-18
River City Juniors def. Texas Advantage 16s, 18-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-27,
15-13
Semifinals
Tornados 17 def. River City 171, 25-17, 2521, 25-22
Texas Juniors 18s def. Texas Advantage 16s, 18-25, 23-25, 25-22, 25-22,
15-10
Bronze Bracket
Centex def. Diamondback
18, 25-15, 25-23, 11-25, 27-25
Austin Metro 17 def. Dallas Skyline 17, 25-22, 19-25, 25-12, 25-23
Semifinals
Diamondback 18 def. AMV 171
Centex 17 def. Skyline 17, 25-18, 25-23, 20-25, 25-13
Flight 1
Austin 16 Navy def.
Austin Metro 16, 25-15, 25-21, 22-25, 25-21
Wichita Flyers def. Alamo 16, 25-21, 25-22, 25-19
Semifinals
Austin 16 Navy def. Alamo 16, 30-28, 28-26, 25-21
AMV 16 def. Wichita Flyers, 25-12, 25-22, 27-29, 20-25, 11-15
Flight 2
VB Baton Rouge def.
Molton Shox, 25-16, 25-19, 22-25, 25-12
River City def. Austin 18 Red, 25-22, 25-17, 25-16
Semifinals
Molten Shox 18 def. River City Stars, 2-25, 25-14, 17-25, 25-20, 15-6
VB Baton Rouge def. Austin 18 Red, 25-17, 25-23, 25-18
Flt 3 (Pool Play)
North Dallas 18 def.
Houston Juniors 16, 25-16, 25-14, 23-25, 25-14
North Dallas 17 def. Houston Juniors 16, 25-15, 25-27, 25-13, 25-18
North Dallas 18 def. North Dallas 17, 25-19, 14-25, 25-13, 25-14
Final standings in all divisions available Sunday evening or Monday morning.
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