Pressure? I Laugh in the Face of Pressure Award: Riley, Sanah for Serving an Ace on Set Point

Headhunter Award: Sanah for serving the ball so hard that it hit the passer in the head!

Best Non Hand Set: Lizzy for putting up a perfect set with her face!

Chicken Wing Award: Carmen, that ball was falling… falling… falling… and you realized that it no one was around, so you flung your arm out and chicken-winged the ball high and deep! Great court awareness. Great way to play your position!

Down-Up Award: Chloe. You made a diving save and then was down & sprawled out on the floor. The outside was able to set the ball up. Magically, you were up, and in rhythm, put a good hit on the ball!  Awesome!

Tool Time Award: Gabby M & Riley for tooling hits off of the block

Brownie Award: Carmen for hitting into the campfire

Jedi Award: Kat for setting the block, so when the middle came over, you Forced the hitter to hit line.

Comforter Award: Kalyn & Chloe for covering the block.

Comforter+ Award: Chloe, our outside was completely Roofed. You were in perfect position, with your arms out and got the ball up. While we didn’t win the point, you gave us an opportunity to do so! Next time we’ll be ready to convert that play into a point.

No Liberos Needed Award: Kalyn and Olivia for making perfect passes with their right sides were hitting.

SportsCenter Award: Kalyn & Chloe for running to the bench, reaching over and getting it back, where Chloe was able to make a good free ball play over.

Shingle Award: Kat, Olivia, Lizzy, (I think there were more, but I don’t have notes) for putting up roofs. 

Bump Kill: Sanah for hitting a low top spin free ball to deep left corner… within 2 square feet for a kill.

Back is back Award: Chloe, that ball was hit so hard that it passed you by, but you got your platform out, behind your body and make a credible pass.

I Can Do Anything You Can Do Better Award: Meredith for coming down into coverage and then realizing the ball was behind you and making a behind-the-back pass right to the setter!

Stick Award: Gabby P for standing in where they were pounding the corners and you stuck in there and put up perfect passes.

Thor Award: Gabby M for hitting powerful hits! Unstoppable!

AT&T Long Distance Award: Sanah, you were around 20-25′ from the net, and put up a free ball that fell in for a free ball kill

Well Award: Lizzy. There are blocks and there are BLOCKS that go straight down. “Well” done

Difficult Geometry Award: Meredith and Riley for hitting hard angle

Well Done Award: Lizzy. There are hits and there are HITS that go straight down. “Well done”

I Can Do Anything You Can Do Better Award 2: Riley. Sanah hit someone in the head… you hit someone in the foot. She was so confused and overmatched that she seemed surprised that it had hit her foot.

Annika Sorenstam Award: Lizzy and Carmen for hitting the Ts

y=mx+b Award: Kat, Gabby M, Riley for effective line hits

Dottie Frazier Award: Gabby P, for diving all over the place and making terrific saves. This is the commitment and energy that Coach Brett & I have been talking about. Being ready to react to the ball, then making effort plays to give us a chance at a point. Excellent!

Susan Storm Richards Award: Kalyn for making your invisible dumps.

Best Combination Award: Sanah & Kalyn. Sanah, you were serving and then playing defense in 5. The hit came and you got it up… but right. over. yourself. You had the presence of mind to be as small as possible to give Kalyn a chance to JUMP OVER YOU to set the ball! O.M.G.

Police Woman Award: Riley for serving so hard that it handcuffed the passer

Fabric Softener Award: Gabby M for serving so hard to deep corner that the passer was confused and it bounced off of her platform. She didn’t contact the ball, your serve bounced off of her!

Mariana Trench Award: Kat for hitting deep line

No Chance Award: Kalyn for hitting deep serves, then dropping other serves at 8′! They had no chance.

Lists Award: Oliva for winning a joust

Bowling Award: Lizzy for dumping a ball so short that it hit the floor, EVEN THOUGH the back row player was ready for it, that she rolled under the net.

Einstein Award: Gabby M for free balling to the middle who was playing defense. Excellent Court IQ

0C… Not! Award: Riley. They tried to freeze you, but you hit one of the hardest and effective serves we had seen from you. Wow. Then you took charge and pounded one super serve after another. AND you covered. I owe you and the team a trip to Rita’s!

I can’t watch either Award: Sanah’s dad. Sanah was on one of her patented serving runs. I look across the court where Sanah’s dad and I make eye contact… we both couldn’t watch!  LOL

Low Bridge Award: Olivia, Lizzy for killing overpasses

Up is Up Award: Gabby M: we were out of system and the set was outside and super tight. You put up a free ball that went up… and down barely on their side of the net for a great save. Remind me to show you what topspin can do to help with that…

House of Cards Award: Riley. They hit a ball to you, but it was short. Instead of bending over at your waist which would have resulted in an overpass, you executed a textbook collapse and got the ball up to our setter. 

I Got This Point Award: Lizzy for putting up a block, then when they got it back over, you put it right back in their court.

Sweet Caroline Award: Riley for reaching up and touching the ball down for a point.

Ready Player One and Two Award: Gabby M and Chloe. Their setter was going to dump the ball. It went into the net, but both of you were all over where the ball would have landed, if it had gone over the net. Excellent readiness, knowing our opponents and making the effort to get into position.

Chicken Award: Olivia, I’ll hand out your chicken at Wednesday’s practice, way to go!