| Show Bruins finish up runners-up in Crystal Inn Tournament Salt Lake City UT UT- UT Th The Bruins entered the Crystal Inn Invitational Tournament with a win over S WAC rival Snow Sophomore Camilla Phillips ha haa had hada a hitting percentage where when she was 2 of 6 Another Bruin that helped secure the two set match of 25 15 and 25 21 win wit was freshman Anna haca hada had hac hada a hitting percentage and 4 kills Overall the team had 25 kills 5 service aces and 29 Digs In the start of the second set the Bruins Drums started slow and found themselves down 8 1 but came back with a dominant performance to win the second set and match From the beginning to the end of the tournament we steadily improved we definitely have areas that we need to work on but we saw a lot of interesting things from players that we haven't seen like the drive and the competitiveness to get better and work together said Bruins Head Coach Sue Dulaney Last years year's Salt Lake team was in the Championship match and to be able to repeat that is pretty impressive I wish it was wasa a different result but we will keep improving and I think most of these kids now know what nationals will be like because this was a mini national she continued During the second match of the tournament the Bruins lost lostin lostin lostin in two sets of 25 18 and 25 22 to Illinois Community College Sophomore Camilla Phillips had percentages where she went 8 for 13 and had 2 digs Freshman Havens had hitting percentage and was 4 for 7 After the two set loss the Bruins came back with a big match win against Lakeland Lakeland took a 1 0 lead after a 25 23 first set win The team improved its hitting percentage throughout each set thanks to great hitting from sophomore Hailey Earner Barrier who went 5 for 10 with a percentage While Barner had a great match it was freshman Havens that was the player of the match She was wasa a perfect 10 for 10 with a 1000 hitting percentage Fridays Friday's last match proved to tobe tobe tobe be the Bruins Bruin's most exciting one of the day against 8 Missouri West State-West Plains The Bruins won 25 22 and 29 Barner Bamer Havens and freshman Amanda Carter all played well Carter had hada a crucial kill on the line to tie the thelast thelast thelast last set at 25 Salt Lakes Lake's first match on Saturday was a over cross-over match against the 2007 National Champions of Western Nebraska The rhe Cougars beat the Bruins in the semi-finals semi at Nationals last season While the Bruins wanted to win the rematch of last years semi-finals semi they fell a bit short taking the Cougars to three sets The Bruins lost the first set 25 22 they won the next 2 25 21 21 and they lost the third 10 In the lost noted performances include Carter who had two defensive digs and a hitting percentage in set two Havens had another perfect 1000 hitting percentage in which she went 4 for 4 In the first set the Bruins out blocked the Cougars 35 to 10 With the lost the Bruins still in inthe inthe inthe the Championship top 6 bracket were seated in the sixth spot They played their first match against 3 seeded rival Northern Idaho NIC The Bruins won 2515 25 19 1525 15 25 19 and 25 It was the combined efforts of Barner and sophomore Jenica Bird blocking against NIC that helped them to win Barner not only showed her blocking skills but she also had two crucial service aces in the 3rd set that got the Bruins to set and match points joints Bird finished the match with 35 blocks and Barner Bamer had 2 With this first bracket win the Bruins had a rematch against Bruins s Bruins Bruins' Con Continued on T i if f in 6 0 J r i 1 r 1 aex 1 4 9 d J if ii I I 1 I O S r rI if a ar iii I r I t I c. c I l t tt t 1 a Globe File Phs The Bruins Bruins started started slow slow and found themselves down 8 1 but came but camet back ack to win the second set and match I i Bruins finish up runners-up Continued from A I 1 Missouri State This exciting match went five sets in which both teams battled hard for a chance to play in the Championship match won in five sets 25 21 34 32 25 22 26 24 and 15 The second set took over 30 points to decide the winner It was the forth set that really helped to give momentum to the Bruins During this set it was the play of sophomore Webster that helped to finalize the outcome of this set She had four key serves that resulted in Bruin points to keep the set close The Bruins advanced to the Championship match for for another rematch against Western Nebraska While the outcome was still the same for in inthe inthe inthe the championship the team played well Freshman Whitney Nilson had two great sets where she had hada a block with freshman Tamara da Silva Nilson came away with over 6 kills Phillips Carter and Barner Earner all continued their strong tournament play in inthe inthe inthe the championship match The play of tournament Fatima Balza BaIza was extremely dominant and gave the Bruins trouble The Bruins lost in three straight sets of 25 18 2025 2025 2025 20 25 and 20 Camilla Phillips and sophomore setter Thyele both received this honor with their outstanding play and performance throughout the tournament I Being selected on th the Tournament All-Tournament team wa was wad an honor and I could no have received this aware award without the help of all m my teammates said after she was selected 1 a aThis This message and any attachments is IS intended only only for th the use of the addressee an may contain information that is privileged and confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law If the reader of this mail e-mail is not the intended recipient you are hereby notified notified that any unauthorized use dissemination distribution or reproduction of this message is prohibited If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender by return mail e-mail and delete thi this mail e-mail and any attachments attachment from your system j I |
