Volleyball
Round 6 of the Santa Sabina Invitational Volleyball Competition took place this past Saturday with Pymble winning three out of six games, and one of our teams having a BYE. Unfortunately, our Pymble 3 and Pymble 6 teams lost their semi-finals in very close games. A big shoutout to Pymble 7 (also our Team of the Week), for winning their first game of the term. It was great to see how excited they were and the huge improvements they’ve been making come to fruition. This weekend’s results mean our Pymble 1, Pymble 2, and Pymble 5 will be going for gold this coming Saturday, so please come and watch our talented teams in action!
|
Team |
Opponent |
Result |
Score |
|
Pymble 01 |
PLC Sydney 1 |
Win |
3 to 0 |
|
Pymble 02 |
BYE |
BYE |
BYE |
|
Pymble 03 |
MLC 3 |
Loss |
2 to 1 |
|
Pymble 04 |
St. Scholastica’s College 6 |
Loss |
3 to 0 |
|
Pymble 05 |
Danebank 5 |
Win |
2 to 1 |
|
Pymble 06 |
St. Scholastica’s College 12 |
Loss |
2 to 1 |
|
Pymble 07 |
Brigidine College 8 |
Win |
3 to 0 |
Team of the week
This week’s “Team of the Week” goes to our amazing group of athletes in Pymble 7! Here’s what the captain for the day, Lucy Sun (Year 7), had to say about their first win of the season:
“I was extremely grateful to have the opportunity to be Pymble 7’s captain this week. Thank you to Grace McSweeney (our usual captain) for her assistance. Everyone was convinced that it would be the day when we won our first game of the season!
In the first set, everyone was nervous and excited, however, we weren’t moving or calling much. The score was in our favour, however, Brigidine College caught up mid-match. It was really close at the end, but our serving took the win. In the second set, Brigidine College started to lift, so we struggled a bit. Our communication and movement were really improving, and we ended up winning the second set too. During the last set we continued to play well, with us taking the third set. This concluded our match with a score of 3 to 0. We were all so happy at the end of it all and hope to win next week’s match as well.
I am really proud of Pymble 7 and how much we have all improved. I saw a huge improvement in movement and serving with most of them going over or being aces. Leura Sayers (Year 7) who is completely new to Volleyball, did amazing with her serving. I hope to see more team spirit, cheering, movement and stopping, and communication for our last game. We celebrated our first win with chocolates and lollies.”
Year 11 NSW Volleyball Schools Cup
On Monday 21 November, our Year 10 Volleyball team participated in the New South Wales (NSW) Volleyball Schools Cup and played in the Year 11 division 2, tournament. As our students missed the Year 10 tournament because of exams, they got to test themselves in an older age group. The team won both of their games by a score of 3 to 0, giving them an automatic spot in the semi-finals. Thanks to some amazing serving and great structured play in the semi-finals, our team won 3 to 0 win against Blayney High School. There wasn’t much time to waste as the final started five minutes later, and our team took a commanding lead in the first set to hold on for a 16 to 12 win. In the second set, Rose Bay came back strong with our athletes tiring a bit. The second set went the way of Rose Bay (15 to 9), the first set Pymble had dropped all day. Our players showed great nerve and resolve to not let the second set deter them and they showed true championship spirit to win the third set, 18 to 11.
Well done Coach Sheilah Adams and team on a great day of Volleyball!
Our team consisted of the following Year 10 students: Alicia Slobodian, Caitlin Costello, Carly You, Charlotte Dhanu, Chloe Teng, Eva Liu, Lily Huang, Margaret Wu and Vanessa Liu
Latest Update from our Volleyball Captain’s State Team – Emma Sargeant (Year 12)
Last weekend my team, the NSW Phoenix Women’s Volleyball team, travelled to the Australian Institute of Sport in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) to play against Canberra Heat in the Australian Volleyball League (AVL). On Saturday, our team unfortunately lost 3 to 0. On Sunday I went to the courts with tactics in mind and we were ready to take on Canberra Heat. Unfortunately, in a long four sets, we lost 3 to 1, which is a devastating loss for the team, as it means it will be the final match that we play in AVL. Although this was the outcome, I had an amazing experience, playing at this level, with this team.
In other Volleyball News
Finally, well done to the following students who competed in the Volleyball NSW Junior State Cup this past Sunday for ProVolley Academy, and were coached by our very own Head Coach, Sheilah Adam: Chloe Gu (Year 9), Ruthia Moore (Year 9), Khatthaliya Elliott (Year 9), Daisy Le (Year 9), Isabella Xie (Year 9), Isabella Chen (Year 9) – absent due to injury, Vicky Hu (Year 9), Olivia Ayton (Year 8), and Ruby Lyons (Year 8).
A huge achievement for all students, who also all play together in our Pymble 3 team.
