DALLAS, TEXAS (June 29, 2008) – The 29th USA Junior Olympic Girls’ Volleyball Championships, hosted by USA Volleyball at the Dallas Convention Center, crowned its first three champions on Sunday as the 10-day event runs from June 26 to July 5.
TCA-CA 18 3rd Degree BL outlasted Imi Ike 18s for the 18 Open Division championship with a 25-14, 25-16, 24-26, 29-31, 15-12 victory in the gold-medal match. TCA-CA 18 3rd Degree BL rallied from two sets down in the semifinals with a 23-25, 12-25, 25-23, 25-22, 15-13 victory over Vision 18 Gold to reach the finals. It defeated Invasion 18-Black 25-16, 25-15, 25-21 in the quarterfinals. Imi Ike 18s won two four-set matches to reach the finals with a 25-17, 18-25, 25-12, 25-17 win over Gold Bear 18 FF in the quarterfinals and 22-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-23 victory over SCVC 18 Nike in the semifinals. Both 18 Open finalists battled back from pool play losses to reach the gold-medal match.
A5 Mizuno 181 Bob captured the 18 National Division title with a 22-25, 25-20, 15-12 victory over Amarillo Elite 181 in the gold-medal match. A5 Mizuno 181 Bob advanced to the championship match with a 21-25, 25-21, 15-7 victory over South Shore 18 Mizuno in the quarterfinals and a 25-22, 25-20 victory over Laguna Beach 18 Kyle in the semifinals. The gold-medal team lost just once during the tournament, a two-set setback to CVA 18 National Navy in round two forcing it into a challenge match to reach the gold bracket. Amarillo Elite 181 advanced to the title match with a 25-23, 26-28, 25-10 quarterfinal victory over CVA National Navy, followed by a 25-17, 24-26, 16-14 victory over Tampa United 18.
Main Beach 18 Gold swept T-Atlantis Black Sheep 25-19, 25-18 in the 18 American Division championship match to win the bracket’s gold medal. Main Beach 18 Gold, which lost only one set the entire tournament, reached the final by sweeping Gold Cal 18-1Melanie 25-16, 25-22 in the quarterfinal round and NorCal 18-1 Black 25-15, 25-14 in the semifinals. T-Atlantis Black Sheep defeated Temecula 18 Vemma 25-15, 13-25, 15-13 in the quarterfinals and Texas Elite
18 Black 25-15, 25-22 in the semifinals to advance to the championship match.
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