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Victoria-area volleyball girls finish top eight at club nationals

Ontario side stops Victoria teamB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s unbeaten streak in quarters at Edmonton
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Members of the Victoria Volleyball Association Black 17-under womenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s team, many of who attend Belmont secondary, rolled through pool play at the national club championships this weekend, only to be eliminated with a 2-1 loss (21-25, 25-14, 14-16) to a Mississauga team in the quarter-finals Sunday in Edmonton. Photo by Dean Purdy

Results from Day 1 and 2 at the national club volleyball championships offered high hopes for the playoffs for the Victoria Volleyball AssociationB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Team Black.

The 17-under womenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Tier 1 side, more than half its roster Belmont secondary players, won six straight matches without a game loss before running into the tough Pakmen Club side from Mississauga, Ont. in the quarter-finals Sunday morning.

Team Black rebounded from a 25-21 loss in the opening set to convincingly win the next, 25-14. A thrilling deciding game went into extra points, with Pakmen earning a spot in the semifinals with a 16-14 victory.

B.C.B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s other representative in the 17U womenB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Tier 1 playoffs, Team Academy, the Vancouver team which beat VVA Black in the last month, won the gold medal with a 2-1 match win Sunday against the Storm Volleyball Lightning from the Toronto area. The Lightning beat Pakmen 2-0 in the semifinals, while Team Academy beat the Titans from Ontario 2-1.

Team Black went 3-0 on Friday to win their preliminary pool, then reeled off three more straight-set wins to place first in their power pool in Saturday action.

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