Game 6 v Tian Jin University China

Hi Folks, sorry for the late start there has just been an epic 5 setter before us, Lopburi (Thailand) just qualified for the finals.

Our warm up has started and we should be underway in about 20 minutes.

Tian Jin have not won a game in the tournament as well, both teams will be keen for a win (I know the Aussies are).

1st set starting rotation; Maycock (C), Orchard, West, Sloane, Day, Borcic, Choat (L)

Australia is serving

Maycock to serve

Day with the kill, Aus 1-2

The internet connection is slow again so I will be updating at TTO’s and between sets (sorry)

Aus 3-5, ace by West

Kill by Borcic off the B-quick

1st TTO Aus 5-8

kill by Maycock, 6-9

kill by West, 8-10

Side out volleyball at the moment

kill by Day after a good dig by Choat, 9-11

Orchard kill after, defensive set by Choat

11 all, Tain Jin time out

Maycock from the backrow kill, 12 all

West with the ace

Aus 13-14

Kill tip by Sloane

2nd TTO Aus 15:16, if we can decrease our hitting errors we would be ahead

Kill block by Borcic, 17-16

Orchard with the ace

Maycock again with kill, Borcic took the block nicely

Aus 19-18

19 all, time to step up Aussies

Maycock with ace, she is having a great game

Aus 21-20

Kill by day off the block, time out Tian Jin

Ace by Day !!! 23-20

West with the kill set point AUS

Aus win 1st set 25-21, shut out one on one by Borcic

2nd set starting rotation; Maycock (C), Orchard, West, Sloane, Day, Borcic, Choat (L)

Aus 0-2

West with the slide kill, steadies the ship

Chinese have stepped up their attack

1-5, we just can’t terminate on attack

Orchard with the kill

Borcic with the block

Pulling it back 3-5

Borcic with the kill

Ace by West, time out Tian Jin, 5 all

Aus 7-7

1st TTO Aus 8-7

Borcic shut out

Kill by orchard

Aus 10-8

Kill by Maycock

Another kill by Maycock

Another Aussie block

Aus 13-9

Coach Manser calls a time out to settle the ship 13-11

Frostick in for Day

Maycock with the tape worm winner

2nd TTO Aus 16-12

West with the kill

Aus 18-14

Ace by Frostick, time out Tian Jin, 19-14

Connection in the middle just isn’t working at the moment

Aus 20-17

Frostick kill from the backrow

Watt in for Sloane

Aus 21-19, we are tightening up a bit

Sloane in for Watt to serve

Aus 22-20

Time out coach Manser 22-21

22 all, great attacking by Tian Jin

Aus 23-22

Orchard pulls out an ace, set point

Aus wins second set 25-22, referee called a caught ball on the Chinese

3rd set starting rotation; Maycock (C), Orchard, West, Sloane, Frostick, Borcic, Choat (L)

2 all

Kill by Borcic in transition

6 all

Kill by West

1st TTO Aus  8-7

Ace by Frostick

10 all

Kill by Orchard

Kill from the backrow by West

Time out Tian Jin, Aus 13-10

2 aces in a row by West !

Orchard with kill

2nd TTO Aus 16-10

Borcic shut out, 17-10

Kill ouff the block by Orchard

Ross in for Borcic, 18-10

Ace by West, we are playing great volleyball

Another ace by West, time out Tian Jin, 20-10

Smith in for Sloane

Kill by Smith, her first international kill !!!

Ace by Smith with her first serve !!!

Kill by Orchard

Sloane in for Smith

Ross with the kill, match point !!!!

Kill by Maycock, Australia wins the 3rd, 25-15

Thank you all for your support during this tournament, unfortunately we didn’t make finals, so the girls have 3 more days of training ahead of them so please keep checking the blog for daily updates.