Pictures and Story by Lai Jun Wei. © Red Sports

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NYGH #3, Tingshan setting the ball. (Photo © Lai Jun Wei)

Choa Chu Kang Sports Hall, Wednesday, January 16, 2008 – In a match that lasted less than 20 minutes, Nanyang Girls’ High (NYGH) defeated opponents Bukit View (BTV) with a convincing 2-0 win in a West Zone B Division Championship game.

The NYGH girls hardly broke a sweat as they easily received the BTV serve and sent it straight back into the BTV court. The BTV team, which made up of mostly secondary twos, had much difficulty receiving the balls as the NYGH girls found empty places to send their attacks to. NYGH served consistently and established a considerable lead against BTV. The BTV girls tried their best but struggled to receive the serves. The BTV girls however, were not disheartened, and cheered whenever any teammate managed to receive a serve and get their own service across. NYGH wrapped up the first set quickly at 25-4.

The second set saw little difference. NYGH #7, Stephanie, scored a match high of 15 points before being substituted by her coach. NYGH #1, Grace, however did not manage to continue the scoring frenzy and allowed BTV to take only one point. However, NYGH quickly took back service with a good spike by #5, Lydia. NYGH setter #3, Tingshan then finished off the game by serving till the 25-point mark.

Final score: 2-0 (25-4, 25-2)

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BTV #5 serves to the cheers of her teammates. (Photo © Lai Jun Wei)
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BTV #11 manages to receive a hard hit serve. (Photo © Lai Jun Wei)
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NYGH #9, Michelle, serving. (Photo © Lai Jun Wei)
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Not so lucky this time, BTV #11 sees the ball bounce off her hand and out of play. (Photo © Lai Jun Wei)
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The NYGH girls. (from left) Kelly, Lydia, Michelle. (Photo © Lai Jun Wei)

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