18 Girls' Divisions Wrap-Up Their 2010 Title Conquests

Erin Campbell
Intern, Media Relations and Publications
Phone: (719) 228-6800
E-Mail: erin.campbell@usav.org

RENO, Nev. (July 2, 2010) – The 18 Open, National and American Division club members played their last junior matches of 2010 on Friday at the USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships in Reno, Nev.

The 18 Open Division final was a Southern California showdown between top-seeded Rancho Valley 18-1 (Southern California) and third-seeded Sports Shack 18 ASICS (Southern California).

Sports Shack started the first set with a quick 3-0 lead over Rancho Valley. But the two teams were all tied up at 13-13. The two squads stayed within one point of each other, but aggressive pin-to-pin attacking from Sports Shack led it to a 25-23 victory.

Rancho Valley came out in the second set hungry for a third set and took the lead at 6-5, then extended its cushion to three points at 13-10. However, sound serve receive and flawless out-of-system play helped Sports Shack back in the set and into a 17-all tie. The two teams battled back and forth, fighting to find 25 points first, but Sports Shack’s errorless attacking proved to be the key and they won the set, 25-23.

Sports Shack reached the final contest after defeating second-seed Vision 18 Gold 25-22, 25-19 in the semifinal.

Rancho Valley defeated fourth-seeded Laguna Beach 18 MS (Southern California) 25-19, 25-16 in the semifinal.

Fifth-seeded DPR 18 (Rocky Mountain) and seventh-seeded Golden Bear 18 FF (Northern California) competed for the 18 National Division title. Golden Bear came out flawless in the first set and found an early groove that led it to a 25-18 victory over DPR.

In the second set, the fighters from DPR did not want to go home with silver and clawed their way back into the match with a 28-26 victory.

Heading to the third set, both teams had all-over-the-floor defense, but smart attacking from DPR pushed it past Golden Bear to a 15-8 victory.

DPR reached the final match after defeating fourth-seeded CVC 18 Black (Ohio Valley) 25-14, 16-25, 15-11 in the quarterfinal. In the semifinal, it defeated top-seeded River City Juniors 18-1 (Great Plains) 25-23, 25-22.

Golden Bear defeated second-seeded VolleyFX 18 Magic (Western Empire) 25-21, 25-22 in the quarterfinal. It then beat third-seeded Cincy Classics 18 Red (Ohio Valley) in the semifinal.

The 18 American Division gold-medal match was between third-seeded IPVA 18 Black (Iowa) and fourth-seeded North West Juniors 18 Air Max (Columbia Empire). IPVA started the first set on top and maintained its lead throughout the set. Even though North West kept fighting, IPVA broke away and took a seven point lead at 17-10. North West kept fighting and cut into the gap, but IPVA’s lead was good enough to lead it to a 25-20 victory.

North West came out in the second set ready to battle for gold by taking an early 11-8 lead. IPVA came back to tie the set at 16-16, but tough North West serving in the final points forced IPVA to become much more predictable in their attacking choices. The end result was a North West 28-26 victory.

In the third set, IPVA kept up the tough serving and led 12-8. The team maintained the four-point lead to win the set, 15-11.

Volleyball fans across the nation can see what some of the recruiters are scouting this week, thanks to the Internet. In a partnership with the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), USA Volleyball will stream live video of championship matches scheduled between July 1 and July 3 can be viewed live. This schedule includes gold-medal matches in the Open, National and American Divisions for 17s (July 1), 18s (July 2) and 16s (July 3) age groups. To access the stream during the matches, visit usavolleyball.org/live. For more information on the USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships, click here. For all brackets, results and schedules, click here.

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2010 USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships
12 National: Gold - Borinquen Coqui 12-1F (Puerto Rico), Silver - I Mua Girls 12s (Aloha), Bronze - ASICS MAVS 12 Blue (Heart of America) and WAVE 12 Jade Spalding (Southern California)
12 American: Gold - Club West 12 Elite (Southern California), Silver - Laguna Beach 12 Gaido (Southern California, Bronze - SG Elite 12 Roshambo (Southern California) and Excel 12 Elite National (North Texas)
13 National: Gold - SG Elite 13 Roshambo (Southern California), Silver - ASICS MAVS 13 Blue (Heart of America), Bronze - Arizona Sky 13N1 (Arizona) and WAVE 13 Katie Spalding (Southern California)
13 American: Gold - Rockwood Thunder 13-1 (Gateway), Silver - Team Piko 13 (Aloha), Bronze - Iowa Rockets 13 Black (Iowa) and Mizuno Long Beach 13 Mizuno (Southern California)
14 Open: Gold - Delta Valley 14-1 (Northern California), Silver - Miz LB 14 Rockstar (Southern California), Bronze - ASICS MAVS 14 Blue (Heart of America) and TAV 14 VB Rags Black (North Texas)
14 National: Gold - Ka Ulukoa 14 Wekiu (Aloha), Silver - City Beach 14 Black (Northern California), Bronze - Mizuno Northern Lights 14-1 (North Country) and Amarillo Aces 14-1 (Sun Country)
14 American: Gold - Nike Six Pack 14-1 (Iowa), Silver - NKYVC 14 Tsunami (Ohio Valley), Bronze - So Cal Elite 14-Elite (Southern California) and Coast 14-1 Luis (Northern California)
15 Open: Gold - Invasion 15 Black (Heart of America), Silver - Mizuno Northern Lights 15-1 (North Country), Bronze - STL CYC 15 Green (Gateway) and TAV 15 VB Rags Blue (North Texas)
15 National: Gold - City Beach 15 Black (Northern California), Silver - Tejas 15 Kaepa 1 (North Texas), Bronze - Synergy 15 Orange (Keystone) and Black Swamp 15 Orwig (Ohio Valley)
15 American: Gold - Vision Zone 15 Elite (Northern California), Silver - Club West 15 Elite (Southern California), Bronze - Lakewood Performance 15 (Rocky Mountain) and Springfield 15 Blue (Heart of America)
All Girls’ 16 Divisions: June 30- July 3
17 Open: Gold - TAV 17 VB Rags Black (North Texas), Silver - Synergy 17 Orange (Keystone), Bronze - Vision 17 Gold (Northern California) and Premier 17 Mizuno (Northern California)
17 National: Gold - Michigan Elite 3rd Degree 17-1 (Lakeshore), Silver - Mizuno Northern Lights 17-1 (North Country), Bronze - TAV 17 VB Rags Blue (North Texas) and Atlantis Pterodactyls (Ohio Valley)
18 Open: Gold - Sports Shack 18 ASICS (Southern California), Silver - Rancho Valley 18-1 (Southern California), Bronze - Laguna Beach 18 MS (Southern California) and Vision 18 Gold (Northern California)
18 National: Gold - DPR 18 (Rocky Mountain), Silver - Golden Bear 18 FF (Southern California), Bronze - Cincy Classics 18 Red (Ohio Valley) and River City Jrs 18-1 (Great Plains)
18 American: Gold - IPVA 18 Black (Iowa), Silver - NW Jrs 18 Air Max (Columbia Empire), Bronze - TAV 18 VB Rags Blue (North Texas) and Synergy 18 Orange (Keystone)

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