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The Anderson #2 spikes from the outside. (Photo 1 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)

Ministry of Education Sports & Recreation Club, Thursday, March 1, 2012 — Nanyang Girls’ beat Anderson Secondary 2-1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-14) in a Group D match at the National B Division Girls’ Volleyball Championship. Yuying Secondary also triumphed in another Group D match as they beat Dunman High 2-0 (25-19, 25-18).

Nanyang and Anderson were evenly matched in the first set as they score was neck and neck. The lead changed hands several times before Anderson managed to take a 21-18 lead.

Anderson continued with the lead and were at set point after Nanyang deflected Lee Ting’s (Anderson #1) spike out of bounds. Despite Nanyang taking the next two points, Anderson promptly finished off the set with a strong spike from the outside.

The second set continued to be a hotly contested one as the teams were neck and neck right till the 17-16 mark.

Nanyang pulled a fast one over Anderson and went ahead to lead 20-17. Despite Anderson’s attempts, they could not stop their opponents from leading 24-20 after the former was unable to receive.

However, Anderson fought hard and made a comeback to trail by just one point at 24-23, prompting Nanyang to call a timeout.

It was certainly a huge disappointment in the next rally as a miscommunication between two Anderson players saw the ball unreceived, gifting Nanyang the final point.

In the third set, Anderson could not hold off Nanyang as despite their efforts, saw the latter pull ahead to win the set 25-14.

Anderson will now need to win both their remaining matches against Dunman High and Yuying Secondary to qualify for the second round.

National B Division Girls’ Volleyball Championship — fixtures and results