Best Imitation of Thor: Annika for hammering middle hits all around the courtLong Distance Award: Natalie for hitting a spinny free ball from our baselineMember of the Anti-Bridge Club: Annika, Addison for killing overpassesBest Supergirl Impression: Sofia for flying through the air from the back row and spiking the ballTop of the Charts Award: Tess for hitting deep corner to spot 1y=mx+b Award: Sofia, Natalie, Rylee for hitting line for pointsYou Don’t Need to be Tall Award: Addison and Sofia for serving short serves1 is Good, 2 is Better Award: Addison for blocking a ball and in quick succession then hits their overpassButterfly Award: Tess for hitting the perfect Float serve that danced all the way to a shanked pass
Blanket Award: Really, everyone deserves this award for coverage, but I want to spotlight Diggy, Jamie, Rylee and Sofia’s defensive positioning.Marianas Trench Award: Addison for blocking a ball straight downSafe Award: Natalie to Rylee to Addison combination.  That ball was going to hit the ground, but y’all each got a hand on it and got the ball back over.Safe Award #2: Halle to Tess and over.Power Off Award: Tess for shutting down their outside hitting with your blocks.  When you go up for the blocks, you force them to go around your hits.  As a result, they didn’t hit line very often
-G Award: Annika for jumping so high and extending your arms, you seem to defy gravityBest 1, 2 Combination: Sophie for blocking 1 handed, then making the adjustment to block 2 handedThumper Award: Natalie, when you serve the ball, there is a certain “thump” sound occurs.  Music to my ears.
Best Cyndi Lauper Impression: Annika for blocking time after time in quick successionLow COF: Diggy for setting super smooth back setsMost Flexible Award: Sofia for learning and excelling at a new position… on the fly… in the middle of a tournament no less!
High Amperage Award: Sarah and Diggy for sheer power in your servesBest 1 Handed Stuff: Addison, your basketball training came in handy when you put up a 1 handed blockBest Imitation of the Flash: Halle for seemingly coming out of nowhere and picking up those really short balls… AND putting up perfect passes.AT&T Award: Jamie for hitting from long distanceCrouching Tiger Award: Sarah for setting from a crouching positionJumping Dragon Award: Sarah for jump setting!Bread Award: Rylee for hitting rolls for pointsMore is Not Enough Award: Jamie for hitting a ball over, then it immediately comes back over for you to pass it and transition to be readyPhoton Award: Addison.  Is the ball a particle or a wave?  You served a ball so well placed that it went -through- 2 players.  So, it is a wave.Bill & Ted’s Get Award: Sophie, we were in chaos, and the ball was going to hit the floor, but your v’balling instincts took over and you were able to rescue the point.  Excellent
Alto y=mx+b: Natalie for hitting deeeep line into the corner.  They had NO chance.  The defender layed out for the ball, but you hit it so hard and well, that she just couldn’t get it.
Baker’s Dozen + 1 Award: Halle for serving 14 points in a row to start a match!!!Tack Sharp Passing: Everyone!  My setter from last year watched us and she said that our passing is really good!  She should know, as she was the recipient of some suspect passes last year.