Kings and Queens of the Court

At Bridgewater Sate University’s Tinsly Gymnasium, it was a close call when one intramural volleyball team in particular almost thought they wouldn’t make it to the next round, until they rallied their points back in the last few minutes and won the game.

            “Before the game started I could see that the freshman volleyball team was intimidated by the upperclassmen team.” Reports the referee. When asked why he thought so, he adds, “It was obvious when the freshmen team were more huddled together and strategizing, while the upper classmen team were peppering the ball and warming up.”

Team Captain of the winning freshman volleyball team, Jamie, reports, “After we missed our first couple of serves, you could see the tension and our nerves getting to us.”

            The opposing team’s middle hitter added, “Because we were given the ball so many times, we could afford a few mistakes and still recover. We had a good momentum going.”

            The freshmen team stated that it didn’t turn around until the score was 16 for freshmen and 19 for the upperclassmen. “That’s when Kaley, being as awesome as she is, aced three of her serves” says Emily, the outside hitter for the freshmen team. “From then on we didn’t let the other team score again”

            “The second game against the upperclassmen was different.” Jamie tells the reporter. “We knew we had our A game going, and nothing could stop us. We worked so hard in the second game, but it was so worth it!”

            Zac, the middle hitter on the freshmen team, added, “It’s as if someone flipped a switch, and the upperclassmen weren’t ruling the court anymore.”

            “We’ve got a tough team. When we know it’s getting rough out there, we try to get the spirits up and help each other out if we miss a serve or a volley.” Then Jamie adds, “Most importantly, we’ve got each other’s backs, and we don’t point fingers when the score is down.”