Match #4 and #5 Wrap up

Today was a GREAT day (this is Scooter writing by the way as it's late and the girls are on their way to bed...big day tomorrow). I'll start with the Select Team. They played Badger Region first and lost the first 2 sets. They found their game somewhere between the 2nd and 3rd sets and won the next three to win the match. It was so exciting and all the fans were great and supportive and cheered us to victory. Their next match was against Lake Shore and the momentum that they got from the first match carried over to the next one and they won fairly easily in three sets. Some highlights were: Crystal had 9 blocks in the first match. Stacey had 31 assists and 3 kills in the 2nd match. Dakota had 5 aces in the first match and Dylan had 5 aces in the second match. Their next match is at 9:45am tomorrow.

The Youth team only had one match today. They played a VERY good USA Blue team. Josh and I went to scout them in their morning match and got a lot of good information. We stepped on the floor and our team played the BEST they have played since we started training. Megan was GREAT defensively and offensively. Alydia was GREAT on the outside, but the star was Clotile when she single handedly took over the match in the third set when we were down 2-8. Taylor also was a beast on the service line. It was an all around perfect TEAM effort! The team from the coaching staff to the players are all meshing so well and it's very exciting. Their next match is tomorrow at 9:45am vs. Lone Star. Our next and final match will then be at 3:30pm...hopefully the FINAL, playing for Gold!!!!!!

All in all it was a GREAT day for Intermountain. Select team is 3-3 and the Youth team is 5-0 and more impressively has not even dropped a set, going 15-0 in set play! WOW! Totally unexpected. Both matches tomorrow though will both be dogfights so we will need another good team effort to finish off the tournament!

On a side not, outside the gym, the youth team, after their last match went to eat and get ice cream and then went to the BEACH! They played in the water for about an hour and a half, then we walked the boardwalk, saw some interesting shops. Now they are headed to bed and preparing for championship day. I have included some pictures of the day at the beach.

Thank you for all the support from all of you at home!

GO INTERMOUNTAIN!