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16U Provincial Cup
The strong
finish helped pave the way for a dominant appearance in the November
17th U16 tournament. Warming up to the toughest competition to
date, the girls showed the discipline and stamina that had earned them
gold at the U14 Nationals last spring. Besting their own Durham
Attack U16 red team and the U15/16 combination from Toronto, the girls
fell short of taking the Scarborough Titans (3rd place finishers in
last spring’s Provincials) and ended placing second in pool play.
The round robin would set the girls against their sister team, the DA
15U red – the win of which guaranteed them at least a top 5 finish.
But the day was not yet over – the last team to face would have to be
the team that had proved to be the nemesis of the DA U15 team last
season; the team that had taken the girls all the way to Moncton’s
Nationals to finally prove victorious – DRVC. The teams headed
to the floor and battled, point for point, but the first set slipped
through the fingers of the DA team. Undaunted , the team took to
the floor for the second set and with the confidence and dexterity of
the Nationals, showed that nothing could be taken for granted and
handedly won the second set. The air was thick with tension as these
two fierce competitors approached each other for the third and
deciding set, both poised for a victory. But, this day, the DA
U15 team fell short of reliving the glory of Moncton and lost the race
to 15 – match and game went to DRVC.
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