Ngee Ann hold off Fairfield Methodist in U-16 volleyball

Story by REDintern Rachel Ariel Lim. Photos by Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports.

Hougang Sports Hall, Thursday, October 30, 2008 – Ngee Ann Secondary beat Fairfield Methodist Secondary 2-0 (25-18, 25-14) in a Group B Match at the 2008 National Under-16 Girls Junior Volleyball Championship.

Fairfield looked set for a tough fight with Ngee Ann who came in second in last year’s U-16 championship. Fairfield’s setter Ng Jian Ping (#6) had a steady game creating spiking chances for her team mates but Ngee Ann were equal to the challenge with Lyvia (#10) in particular standing out with her firm blocking. Ngee Ann were more consistent and able to repel the attacks from Fairfield and won the first set 25-18.

The second set saw Chew Hui Min (Fairfield, #3) standing out with her defense against the Ngee Ann attacks. The slender lead Fairfield held in the set was soon lost as the Ngee Ann girls came charging back, with a return by Xue Er (Ngee Ann, #11) causing several nasty tumbles on the Fairfield side.

A great spike by Hui Min (Fairfield, #3) went down the line, the ball just clipping the boundaries of the court to remain in but there wasn’t enough of that to stop Ngee Ann from finishing off 25-14 in the second set.

With this loss, Fairfield face possible elimination from the group with a game against the relatively stronger Dunman Secondary team coming up.

Final score: 2-0 (25-18, 25-14)

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