The St. Michael Mustangs Junior girls’ volleyball team travelled down highway 401 on Sunday to the Royal Military College to test their luck in a senior girls’ volleyball tournament. After cruising through the round robin portion of the tournament with wins over the senior teams from La Salle, Marie Riviere, and Frontenac, the Mustangs advanced to the quarter-finals and faced off against a talented squad from Ernestown. After losing the first set, the girls rebounded with a third set victory to advance to the semi- finals against KCVI from Kingston. The two squads split the first two sets evenly and after the Mustangs tighten up their defense, they advanced to the finals by winning 15-10. Bayridge Secondary School proved to be a much tougher opponent in the finals as their relentless defense and balanced attack was more than the Mustangs could handle on this day.
A silver medal for this this young team was a great accomplishment and the athletes left the gym with their heads held high. Strong serving from Sydney Murray, Grace Besserer and Ainhoa Boyle helped lead the way while Grade 9 setter Amy Cater performed admirably. Megan O’Connell led the team in kills for the day. The Mustangs continued their winning ways on Wednesday defeating BCI and Rideau 6-0 in to improve their league record to 23 wins and 1 loss.
