As promised, here are the results of last night's match vs. Tierp. It was basically a must-win match for us in order to go to the Grand Prix (a tournament right after New Years for the top four teams). Apparently the Grand Prix is a VERY big deal, the biggest thing in volleyball in Sweden - more important than the actual championship. With our backs to the wall, we came out ready to play good, focused volleyball - and Vingaker prevailed!
We took the match in 3 straight sets 25-23, 25-17, 25-19 in just 61 minutes. We played great, well-rounded volleyball, with contributions from everyone. I lead the team with 12 points on 10 kills and 2 blocks. Tobi and Dave followed up with 7 points each. Tierp has a 7 foot middle from Australia of the Nick Scheftic mold- young and awkward, but he was pretty good, so that was fun. They also have a Brazilian who bangs and even an American! A nice southern boy from Virginia who spent some time playing at Pepperdine before heading back east to get some more playing time.
We went out in Orebro last night to celebrate. We had a blast! The Orebro women's team won their match yesterday as well, so a group of them all came over to Dave's for a little party before we all went down the the bar. Dave, Bullen, Tobi, Thomas, Tarik and I were there from our team, along with a few other friends, and about 6 or 7 of the girls, including a new American from California. She's been here about a week, so we chatted a bit. I tried to make her a bit more comfortable around the Swedes.
All in all, things are great. We play our last match of the first half on Saturday. Crazy how the time is flying.
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Sounds like things are going well in Vingaker! Keep those men in check Paul...to bed early, and don't forget the milk! I love you.
time flys when you're having fun.
ipso facto
Klosty just told me that he is able to watch Steve's games over the net. How 'bout gettin' on the ball over there!
Excited to see a new post. Make sure you check out pictures of your niece on my blog (and also our website)! Good job in the game. Lots of love!
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