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Congrats Keystone 13s

By W. Keir, 01/26/14, 5:30PM EST

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Our Keystone 13s started off their 2014 season by earning Silver medals in the Bronze bracket at the MLK Kickoff Classic.  They lost in the Finals to Sparks 13 Blue (26-24, 25-20).  Coach Keir thought our girls simply ran out of gas after their exciting victory in the Semi Final match over Synergy!  "They were exhausted.  We had an early morning pool and our playoff bracket was late at night.  We really put so much effort against Synergy and we didn't have enough energy left to overcome in the final.  We went point for point against Sparks but lost the first game 26-24.  After that, we couldn't put together any more runs".

  The game against Synergy was a thriller as Middles Gianna Napoleon and Caye Pazulski went toe to toe with Synergy's BIGS !  Napoleon and Pazulski's dominating serving and offensive attacks carried our Juniors throughout the match while our libero Lily Burnette anchored our defense!   The match had a thrilling finish when setter Erica DiCarlo threw out a perfect set to OH Isabel Criscuolo who converted it into a crushing kill that tied the 3rd set at 12-12.  Izzy then carried that momentum with her to the serving line as she served a blistering Ace to make it 13-12.  DiCarlo and Criscuolo combined again for another kill to make it 14-12. The bench cleared onto the floor as Izzy and the Juniors closed out the match on the next rally to defeat Synergy by the score of 15-12.

   Congratulations to our 13s! What a great way to start the season off!