2^nd Round Regional Match Part 2

          Going in to the 3^rd set we knew we had to play at the top of our game, because this was do or die. We struggled some in the beginning but kept with them until the end, when the score was 22-18 and Linn-Mar was ahead. My coach took a time out and asked who thought we were going to win these next 4 points, and I said “I do”. After that we took the court and won the next four points along with that set. The final score of the 3^rd set was 25-23 Kennedy. In the 4^th set,  not much was different. The score was back and forth the whole time, they would get a side out then we would and it went on like that, until we came out on top with an ending score of 25-23. At that point we definitely had the momentum going into the 5^th set because we had just won 2 sets in a row.

          I went up for the captains deciding set flip, I chose the side we had just won on, and Linn-Mar picked receive. We went in to that set really confident because after coming back from a 2-0 deficit in the match I knew anything was possible. I don’t really remember much from the 5^th set but I remember the score being 13-11 and Linn-Mar calling a timeout. During that timeout I told my team that the next point is huge, because that would make us 1 point away from winning. We got the next point, but Linn-Mar was right back in it with a kill to make it 14-12. Now the next point I remember very clearly. They served the ball, I set right side, Linn-Mar dug it up and attacked it back over flying at our libero’s face, she used both hands to try to get it up and it went flying in my direction. I dove for it with one hand and saved it from hitting the floor. We got it back over and then they hit the ball out of bounds making the score 15-12, which meant we just won that set and the match. It was at that moment that I remembered why I play volleyball and why I love it so much. We came together as a team and we made the biggest come back of all season. When we won, I was so happy I started crying and hugged everyone on my team. After shaking hands with Linn-Mar, we got tackled by our student section and my best friend and sisters came running to hug me. That was probably one of the best moments I have ever had in my volleyball career. I am so incredibly proud of my team. I cant describe the feeling of winning that match.

         

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