Ramblers Defeat Team Freedom to Finish In 3rd Place
Set #1 – Ramblers 25, Team Freedom 21
Team Freedom scored the first point on a Rambler service error. After Ramblers sided-out on a OPP kill, it took the lead from a Team Freedom hitting error. Ramblers increased their lead to 4-2 on a Team Freedom service error and OPP kill. In the next eight possessions both teams sided-out to 8-6 with Ramblers still holding a two-point lead. Referee called a media timeout. Team Freedom sided-out on a OH kill to 8-7. At 10-9 Ramblers increased their lead to three points after a Team Freedom service error and Ramblers’ OH kill to 12-9. A Rambler service run on a OH kill and Team Freedom error added to their lead to 15-11. Team Freedom called a timeout.. Team Freedom cut the lead by two points on two MB block points to 16-14. Ramblers added to their lead again on a OH kill to 17-4 and maintained that three point lead throughout the rest of the set to 21-18. On the next possession Ramblers scored on a Team Freedom hitting error to 22-18. At 22-19 Ramblers increased their lead again on two OH kills to 24-19. Team Freedom called their second timeout. Team Freedom scored on a Rambler service error and OH error to cut the lead to 24-21. Then a Team Freedom service error won the set for the Ramblers 25-21.
Ramblers – 14 Kills, 1 Block Point, 10 Opponent Errors; 100% Reception and 45% Hitting.
Team Freedom- 6 Kills, 5 Block Point, 10 Opponent Errors; 94% Reception and 30% Hitting.
Set #2 – Team Freedom 25, Ramblers 19
Team Freedom scored the first point again on an ace 1-0. After a Ramblers’ error Team Freedom added to their lead on a OH kill to 4-2. Team Freedom increased their lead to 7-4 on a MB block point.
Ramblers and Team Freedom sided-out to 8-5. Referee called a media timeout. At 10-7 Team Freedom started a service run on a OH kill, MB kill and OH block point to 13-7. Ramblers called a timeout. Team Freedom committed a run of service error and hitting errors to reduce the lead to 15-12. At 16-12 Team Freedom increased their lead again after a Ramblers service and hitting error to 17-12. Seven possessions later at 20-16 Team Freedom added to their lead again after an OH kill and ace to 22-16. Ramblers’ started a service run after a Team Freedom service and hitting error to cut the lead to 23-19. Team Freedom called a timeout. Team Freedom scored the next three points on Ramblers’ three hitting errors and won 25-19.
Team Freedom- 2 Aces, 10 Kills, 3 Block Point, 10 Opponent Errors; 100% Reception and 43% Hitting.
Ramblers – 7 Kills, 12 Opponent Errors; 100% Reception and 27% Hitting.
Set #3 – Ramblers 25, Team Freedom 18
Team Freedom scored the first point again on a MB kill and then added to their lead on OPP kill to 3-1. Ramblers tied the score at 3-3 on a MB kill and then took the lead on an ace to 4-3. After a Team Freedom service error at 7-6 Ramblers added to their lead with an OPP kill to 8-6. Referee called a media timeout. Ramblers followed up with an OPP block point to 9-6. After Team Freedom sided-out from a Rambler service error, the Ramblers started a service run that included a MB kill, Team Freedom hitting error, Ramblers’ OPP block point to 12-7. Ramblers added to their lead again on a OPP kill and MB block point to 15-9 and kept their six point lead until 20-14, then increased their lead after a Team Freedom service and hitting error to 21-14. Team Freedom called a timeout.Team Freedom sided-out on a MB kill to 21-15. Ramblers added to their lead again on a on a MB, OH an OPP kill to 24-15. Team Freedom scored the next point on a Ramblers’ service error to 24-16. Team Freedom sided-out on a OH kill and scored on a Ramblers’ hitting error 24-18. Ramblers won the set on an MB kill to 25-18.
Ramblers – 1 Ace, 13 Kills, 4 Block Point, 7 Opponent Errors; 46% Reception and 45% Hitting.
Team Freedom- 10 Kills, 2 Block Point, 6 Opponent Errors; 90% Reception and 38% Hitting.
Set #4- Ramblers 25, Team Freedom 21
Ramblers opened up with the lead on a MB kill 1-0 and added to their lead on an ace and two consecutive Team Freedom hitting errors to 4-0. Team Freedom called a timeout. Ramblers’ add to their lead with a MB block point to 5-0. Team Freedom sided-out on a Ramblers’ hitting error to score their first point to 5-1. Team Freedom cut the lead to 5-3 on an OH kill and Ramblers’ hitting error. Ramblers sided-out on a MB kill to 6-3. Team Freedom sided-out on a Ramblers’ hitting error to 6-4. Ramblers kept the two point lead to 8-6. Referee called a media timeout. Ramblers scored a point on a OH kill to 9-6. Team Freedom sided-out on a MB kill to 9-7. After Team Freedom sided-out at 11-9 on a MB kill, Ramblers scored on two MB kills to add to their lead 13-9. Team Freedom sided-out to 13-10 on a Ramblers’ hitting error. A Ramblers’ service run that included two OH kills and MB kill led to a Team Freedom timeout at 16-10. Ramblers scored another point on a MB kill to 17-10. Team Freedom sided-out on a MB kill. At 21-14 Team Freedom scored two points from Ramblers’ hitting errors to cut the lead to 21-16. Ramblers sided-out on a OH kill to 22-16. Team Freedom sided-out to 22-17 on a OH kill and cut the lead to three points on two OH kills to 24-21. Ramblers won match point on a OH kill 25-21.
Ramblers – 1 Ace, 14 Kills, 3 Block Point, 7 Opponent Errors; 94% Reception and 47% Hitting.
Team Freedom- 13 Kills, 1 Block Point, 7 Opponent Errors; 86% Reception and 46% Hitting.