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Varsity Volleyball Nike Tournament of Champions – 10-4-19 – 10-5-19

Day 1
 
Game 1 vs Bishop Gorman
The Sailors headed to Arizona to defend their Championship in the prestigious Nike Tournament. The Sailors had a great game offensively and a strong defense led by Elia R., Kerry K. and Caroline A. Marymount won 25-16, 21-25, 15-11.
 
 
Game 2 vs Cornerstone Christian
Heading into Game 2, the Sailors were ready for an easier match vs. Cornerstone Christian after a close match vs Bishop Gorman. Marymount had a team total of 4 aces and 31 kills. Elia R. and Caroline A. each had 6 kills. Caroline A., Elia R., Addie E., and Megan V. each had 1 ace. Elia R. had 2 blocks. Sailors won 25-18, 25-11.
 
Game 3 vs Corona del Sol
To end the first day, Marymount faced a Corona del Sol team who they knew was going to be tough to defeat. The team had 3 aces, 65 digs and 42 kills. Elia R. had 17 kills, Kerry K. had 6 and Amara A. had 6. Caroline A, had 16 digs and Kelly B. had 10. It just wasn’t enough to win. The Sailors lose 25-19, 24-26, 16-18.
 
 
Day 2
 
Game 4 vs Cathedral Catholic
With refocus and determination to win after their loss against Corona del Sol, Marymount started the day playing a game against Cathedral Catholic. Annabelle D. had 2 aces. Addie E. and Kelly B. each had 1 ace. The team had 30 kills. Elia R. had 11, Kerry K. had 8, Caroline A. had 3, Rhiann S. had 3 and Marisse T. had 5. Sailors win 25-22, 25-15
 
Game 5 vs North Raleigh Christian
Sailors played their quarter finals game against a team that traveled from North Carolina. Ranked number 22 in the Country, the Knights were an unknown team to Marymount. Amanda L., Addie E. and Kelly B. had 1 ace. Elia R. and Kerry K. put up a wall that was hard to get anything past. Team total 42 kills. Elia R. had 17 kills. Rhiann S. had 5 kills. Amara A. had 2 kills. Sailors win 21-25, 25-12, 15-9
 
Game 6 vs Mira Costa
In game 6 the Sailors meet a familiar opponent. The t Sailors pulled off 7 aces, 28 digs, 2.5 blocks and 32 kills. Annabelle D. had 3 aces and 3 digs. Amanda L. had 1 ace. Caroline A. had 7 kills, Elia R. had 6 kills, Marisse T. had 3 kills, Rhiann S. had 6 kills and Kerry K. had a game high 9 kills. The Sailors earned the “W”. Semi Finals 25-15, 25-19
 
 
 
Game 7 vs Mater Dei
Heading into the finals the Sailors only needed one more match to win for their back to back Championship title. They faced another familiar opponent in Mater Dei. The Sailors had a team total of 6 aces, 4 blocks, 38 kills and 37 digs. Elia R. had 8 digs, 12 kills and 1 ace. Caroline A. had 1 ace, 9 digs and 8 kills. Kerry K. had 8 kills and 2 blocks. Finals 25-21, 23-25, 15-10.
Sailors are Back to Back Nike Tournament Champions. Elia R. was named Tournament MVP.
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