YAY! The guys won their first game last night! Granted it was against a second division team, but that doesn't mean much. In the five set match it really could have gone either way, and in some other matches in this massive tournament, it did. There are a total of four courts set up a la high school club volleyball tournament, with two men's games and two women's games going simultaneously. There was a big upset on the next-door court with a university team beating a V-league (top division) team, and an even BIGGER upset at the end of the block: a high school team beat one of the top teams in the women's division. A high school team. Where else would this happen? Crazy crazy crazy. Also crazy - when I walked into the gym what team was standing there but the University of Sherbrooke women's volleyball squad, here to tour and train with a Japanese university team. Crazy. Anyways, back to the game. The home team had a few chances to win it in the fourth, but after climbing out of a deficit couldn't close it... they lost 29-27 I think. In the fifth they were in the clear, and won 15-9 or something... eep, don't remember. It was great to see them win - finally - but they'll have a tough time today. Besides the fact that they are actually practicing in the afternoon (game prep starts a solid six hours before tip-off) and may be a wee bit tired from last night's five-setter, they match up against a team they lost to last weekend. By no means is it impossible, but this team they face today will be bigger and stronger and the game will be more challenging. I'm not sure if this is the team's slogan, but if they keep up with the fearless and cool business and play the way they train, they should be alllll good. Fearless and cool... this could be the best banner ever.
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