On Saturday 23rd November 2024, our university Volleyball club (UoB Aerials) played in their first ever tournament, for the South-East Championship hosted by Bucks New University. Please see below a match report from the Club President Mehreen:
There were 5 teams entered in total, and we played each team twice. The games were 6 minute matches, which was quite different to what we were used to, and this being the first tournament, we knew the pressure was on. It was a point based system per game played: 5 points - Win, 3 Points - Draw, 1 Point - Loss. The pressure was on from our first game, which ended up being a draw, whereas the 7 others we were undefeated. We won the most amount of points out of all the teams with a score of 38 points so finished the group stage top. This led us to the gold medal finals against Reading A, a fierce competitor. We ended up with 2nd place, however, the entire day was a win for us. This being the first tournament, the 6 of us did more than what we could have ever imagined, and for that, this was a win for our team and for the Buckingham Sports Union!! We look forward to participating in more tournaments and matches.
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