VOLLEYBALL
National Junior U-13 Girls Volleyball Championships 2007, Round 2
Ngee Ann Secondary vs Nan Hua Primary
Tuesday, 27th November 2007 at Hougang Sports Hall
Pictures and story by Red Sports volunteer Lai Jun Wei
Cheryl (#15), the NAS libero receives a ‘first-ball’. © Lai Jun Wei
Nan Hua Primary (NHP) was one of the two primary schools (the other being Poi Ching Primary), which made it into the second round of the U-13 Volleyball Championships. They met Ngee Ann Secondary (NAS) in what was their last match of Round 2.
NAS did not give NHP any chance as they pulled off to an early lead. Their players pounded the NHP side with steady serves which bounced off the NHP players’ hands several times. However, there were many beautiful saves as NHP’s #9 boldly received the NAS spikes and serves. In the shots that NHP managed to organise up for spiking, NHP’s #9 led the attack with her shots across to the NAS side. However, NAS proved too difficult to overcome as they took the set 25-9.
The second set saw NHP give NAS a hard time as they started finding loopholes in the NAS defence. Guided by their coach, NHP bravely went to receive hard hit balls from NAS. NAS faltered a little as a few of their spikes found its way into the net. NHP managed to pull close to NAS at a few instances but NAS managed to pull off to deny NHP the lead. The NAS setter, Jillian (#14) made many spectacular drop-shots which saved her team from losing the second set. Her cross-court drop shots and back-sets saw the NHP players unable to receive her balls. The set eventually ended 25-11.
Final score: 2-0 (25-9, 25-11)
Celestine (NAS, #7) spikes the ball from the outside. © Lai Jun Wei
NAS setter, Jillian (#14) sets the ball out. © Lai Jun Wei
Sian Nee (NHP, #12) squats just in time to receive the ball. © Lai Jun Wei
Fiona (NAS, #8) serves. © Lai Jun Wei
Sian Nee (NHP, #12) serves. © Lai Jun Wei
NHP #9 hooks the ball backwards. © Lai Jun Wei
Jillian (NAS, #14) slides onto the ground to bump the ball upwards. © Lai Jun Wei
NHP #9 spikes the ball. © Lai Jun Wei
More pictures in the gallery.
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NHP #12 is NOT sian nee. its sian nee’s sister.
NHP #12 serves. © Lai Jun Wei and NHP #12 squats just in time to receive the ball. © Lai Jun Wei. she’s sian nee.
Setter is Jillian, #14
#7 is Celestine
#8 is Fiona
Libero is Cheryl, #15
NHP #6 spikes the ball. © Lai Jun Wei
Is number 9 🙂
btw, i thought the score was 11-25? since when did it become 18-25? i was there.
libero is 15, which is cheryl.
thanks :D:D.. just to reconfirm, does anyone rmb the libero’s jersey number?? =X
hihi ngeeann,
#15 is cheryl,
#14 is jillian,
#7 is celestine,
#8 is fiona,
#12 is vivien
#2 is jane!
#11 is liyeng!