Cambridge player goes up to block Christopher Saltzieder's return
Jonatan Muñoz, International School
International wins 25-16, 25-17
Griffins defeat Cambridge, share first
By Ana L. Saavedra Banzer
Cambridge College
The International boys varsity volleyball team did what it had to do to climb back into a tie for first place, defeating Cambridge in straight sets in a match played at the Griffins gym Tuesday.
The win pulls the Griffins back into a first place tie with Co-operative. Both teams have 4-2 records. Christian Learning can also end up with a 4-2 record by beating Cambridge when those teams meet next Tuesday at Christian Learning. (The date for the postponed Cambridge-Christian learning games is now definite.)
The ties will be broken on the basis of season long statistics, starting with sets won. If the tie remains after applying that criterion, the next tie-breaker is sets lost. If that doesn't do it, the ranking will depend on points scored. The official season statistics were not available Tuesday.
International got out to an 8-4 lead in the first set against a Cambridge team that did not look excited. After a time out the Knights started to wake up, but could not catch the Griffins.
The Griffins eventually won the first set 25-16.
Cambridge played better in the second set, and the score was actually tied the score at 17-17. But at that point International seemed to realize it was in risk of losing a set, which could doom their hopes of a first-place finish. The Griffins didn't allow Cambridge to score another point, and won the set 25-17.
The Knights demonstrated frequently that they knew how to play the game, but did not seem to be taking it seriously.
When there were one-on-one confrontations at the net, Griffins Alex Roempler, Christopher Saltzieder, and Pablo Muñoz could generally beat Cambridge's big men. Nonetheless, Knight players Manfred Grote, Juan Manuel Salas, and Christopher Cocianni did make some good plays for the losers.
Griffins defeat Cambridge, share first
By Ana L. Saavedra Banzer
Cambridge College
The International boys varsity volleyball team did what it had to do to climb back into a tie for first place, defeating Cambridge in straight sets in a match played at the Griffins gym Tuesday.
The win pulls the Griffins back into a first place tie with Co-operative. Both teams have 4-2 records. Christian Learning can also end up with a 4-2 record by beating Cambridge when those teams meet next Tuesday at Christian Learning. (The date for the postponed Cambridge-Christian learning games is now definite.)
The ties will be broken on the basis of season long statistics, starting with sets won. If the tie remains after applying that criterion, the next tie-breaker is sets lost. If that doesn't do it, the ranking will depend on points scored. The official season statistics were not available Tuesday.
International got out to an 8-4 lead in the first set against a Cambridge team that did not look excited. After a time out the Knights started to wake up, but could not catch the Griffins.
The Griffins eventually won the first set 25-16.
Cambridge played better in the second set, and the score was actually tied the score at 17-17. But at that point International seemed to realize it was in risk of losing a set, which could doom their hopes of a first-place finish. The Griffins didn't allow Cambridge to score another point, and won the set 25-17.
The Knights demonstrated frequently that they knew how to play the game, but did not seem to be taking it seriously.
When there were one-on-one confrontations at the net, Griffins Alex Roempler, Christopher Saltzieder, and Pablo Muñoz could generally beat Cambridge's big men. Nonetheless, Knight players Manfred Grote, Juan Manuel Salas, and Christopher Cocianni did make some good plays for the losers.
Ultimately the biggest difference between the teams was the quality of their team play. International played the whole game as a team. Cambridge did not.
