In a game that nobody seemed to want to win, or lose for that matter, the 5th/6th grade girls outlasted their opponent in an epic 28-26, 36-34, straight set victory.
Karina got the winning serve in set one, which was back and forth the entire way -- a set that took close to 25 minutes.
Set two was no different, except it was even more intense, exciting and frustrating than the first.
The 5th/6th graders (3-1) could only push out to a 16-13 lead midway through the second, and from that point forward, it was back and forth, and into the tiebreakers.
Deadlocked at 24-24, that's when the fun, or misery, began. Both teams traded serves, set points, side-outs, in a vicious cycle.
When either team had a chance to close out the set, they didn't. Some girls faulted, some girls missed bumps, and on many occasions each team just made a nice play to keep themselves alive.
Each girl went through the entire rotation and everyone at one point or another served for match point.
So the points began to climb little by little until the score was even at 34-34.
Kaela, who had her share of chances to win the match earlier, finally took the bull by its horns, and served two balls over, which gave the girls two points, and their third win of the year.
Everybody on the St. Mary's side echoed a huge sigh of relief because one of the most stressful and epic games in St. Mary's volleyball history, ended with a St. Mary's win.
It was a nice bounce back game for the girls, who lost for the last time a week ago. They've played in some very tight pressure packed games, and they've come out with pretty good results so far.
Under pressure, a lot of the girls were executing their serve and bumps.
However, there were still a some mistakes that need to be worked on, so they don't have to plat an hour and five minutes, and into two tiebreakers to win a match.
The team played with only six girls.
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