PVA wins Happy Volley Club Championship Cup

PVA congratulates our 18s, 16s & 14s teams for contributing points to accumuate our first Happy Volley Club Championship Cup trophy.

In addition, a specical congratulations to PVA 18s for winning the championship (a three-peat!).

The weekend's highlights for the 18s division were included in the PrepVolleyball.com June 4th Court Report, which is pasted below. The entire court report can be accessed with your membership login at www.prepvolleyball.com.


"PVA 18s won their third consecutive Happy Volley championship last weekend in State College, Pennsylvania.

The 18s played Saturday and Sunday without star Mariah Henley due to prom but cruised into the Gold Bracket on the strength of great serving by defensive players Julie Joyce and Brittany Stambaugh and efficient attacking by middles Rhiannon Fiala and Katrina Pisch.

On Monday, PVA took the final from Columbia 17s led by high flying Liz Brown and ultra-competitive setter Casey Giovanazzi. Columbia hung tight in Game 1 but had no answer for right sider Lauren Mobley, who scored at will from both sides of the court. A late Fiala block and Mobley kill down the line sealed Game 1, 25-23.

In game 2 it was Ashley Morgan early splitting the Columbia block and Pisch and Fiala late. Fiala has chosen to forgo college volleyball to major in engineering at Penn State and will start school before Nationals so this was her last match. And though it took her three swings, she put away match point, ending her club career with a kill and a tournament win.


Without the services of stud outside Sarah Brady, PVA 17s shuffled its line up, resulting in an undefeated weekend at the Happy Volley tourney in Pennsylvania until a heart-breaking three-game loss to a crafty Revolution 18s team in the quarterfinals of the 18s division.

With Russ Rose eying future PSU defender, Revolution's Maggie Harding, PVA’s Julie Harvey, a junior middle, put on a show in Game 1, scoring at will. "Rev" pulled away to win, 25-20, but PVA took the second, 26-24, and rode Harvey and a strong serving game to an 8-3 lead at the change in Game 3.

Two months earlier, Revolution bested PVA 17s in three and this day would prove no different. Led by the service attack of Juanita College-bound Rachelle Wiegand and a key solo block by Colleen Black (St. Francis University), the momentum swung back to Revolution, which never looked back, winning Game 3, 15-12.



Middles Harvey, Jenn Whalen and Katie Schock provided steady offense PVA’s team all weekend. With improving ball control and depth (and the return of Brady), this team's offensive capabilities could leave at mark a AAU/JVA Nationals in a few weeks.


PVA, from Philly, took the Happy Volley Cup with gold finishes by the 16s, who played without a setter; and the 14s, who finished third."

GO PVA!!

PVA on PrepVolleyball.com's "Court Report"

PVA teams and players are part of the May 21st "Court Report" on Prepvolleyball.com.

"PVA had a great weekend at KRVA regionals and the Bid Tournament. In the three years since Josh Steinbach became the club’s director, PVA had no won a head to head matchup of top teams with region powerhouse Synergy. Last weekend, PVA beat Synergy in four age groups.

PVA qualified 3 teams for Junior Nationals, including the 18s, who were considered the underdog to Synergy going into the bid tournament. Synergy, which features Tori Hampsher (Virginia Tech), Casey Read (Marquette), Rachel Depagnier (Cornell), Emily Carlin (Radford) and Marika Desanctis (Temple), defeated PVA Saturday in three sets in the region semifinals. Read and Carlin dominated at the pins and Synergy slowed PVA middle Katrina Pisch enough to pull out the win.

The teams met again one day later in the finals of the KRVA Bid Tournament. By reaching the championship match, both teams guaranteed themselves a trip to Reno for Junior Nationals. The only question was which division they would play in.

Both teams were missing their head coaches when the match got underway. Steinbach, the Villanova head coach, could not be on the bench for PVA because of the NCAA Quiet Period. Synergy coach Missy McLindon was coaching the 13s, who were playing in their own final, also against PVA.

Synergy ahead early in Game 1 and never looked back, winning 25-20. Game 2 was all PVA. Coach Bob Herrman moved Lauren Mobley to the left for PVA and put Swarthmore-bound Maggie Duszyk in on the right. Mobley provided the pop on the left opposite Mariah Henley in her normal hitting role as PVA took the 25-17 win.

Game 3 was 9-7 Synergy when DS Julie Joyce took to the service line. Three aces and a Henley kill helped push PVA to a 13-9 lead. When Mobley ripped one off the block for match point, the celebration for PVA was on.

PVA’s 16s team won the regional tournament on Saturday, led by outside hitters Kasey Cannon and Brooke Morris. Victoria Hammarskjold, a 6-0 setter in her first event as the team’s full time 5-1 setter, was excellent. She is two weeks back into playing after missing six weeks with mono and was the difference as PVA defeated Synergy in the semifinals and Pittsburgh Three Rivers in the Final. Megan Kaminski and Stephanie Kruzynski also had great days for PVA, which lost in the quarterfinals in the Bid Tournament the next day.

PVA 17s team did not compete for a bid to Junior Nationals. But led by Sarah Brady, the 17s reached the regional semifinals on Saturday before losing to eventual Bid winner Mizuno Yorktowne. The quarterfinal match against Valley Forge was an epic struggle, with PVA pulling out a 34-32 victory in Game 2 to seal the match. PVA was playing without emotional leader and libero Carly Steffes due to prom, but Haley Mork, who has shared the libero jersey, was spectacular on defense, allowing Brady to hit over around and through the Forge block."

The entire article is available to PrepVolleyball members at http://prepvolleyball.com/content/view/2574/381/

GO PVA!!

PVA 14s Win KRVA Bid Tournament!

Congratulations to the PVA 14s team. They won the KRVA Bid Tournament on May 16th and have qualified to compete in the Jr. National Championships in Reno, Nevada the end of June.

The team didn't loose a game in pool play. They beat Infinity 14s in the Quarter-Finals, then Synergy 14 Orange in the Semi-Finals. They captured the championship by beating CAVA, 2-0, in the Finals.

GO PVA!!

PVA 13s Win KRVA Bid Tournament!

The PVA 13s qualified for the National division of the Jr. National Championships to be held in Reno, Nevada the end of June by winning the KRVA Bid Tournament on May 16th.

The team didn't loose a game in pool play. They beat Integrity 13s, 2-0, in the Semi-Finals and beat Synergy 13 Orange, 2-0 in the Finals.

GO PVA!!

PVA 18s win KRVA Bid Tournament!

Congrats to the PVA 18s on winning the 2010 KRVA Bid Tournament!

They didn't loose a game in pool play. The beat Infinity 18s, 2-0, in the Semi-Finals and then beat Synergy 18 Orange, 2-1, to win the Finals.

They have qualified to compete in the National division of the Jr National Championships in Reno, Nevada the end of June.

The bid championship picture is included with this post.

PVA 16s are Open Regional Champions!!

PVA is proud announce the 16s are the 2010 Open Regional Champions!

The team was undefeated in pool play. They beat Revolution 16 White South in the First Round of the playoffs, Push The Rock in the Quarter-Finals, overcame Synergy 16 Orange in the Semi-Finals, and won the championship match against Pitt 3 Rivers for the victory.

This is the first time since the 2006 season that PVA has fielded any 16s teams and we are so proud of their accomplishment!

GO PVA!!

PVA Player's Picture on PrepVolleyball.com

Have you signed up your family for the PVA/PrepVolleyball.com "all in" (free!) membership for this season?

If so, then you can find out which PVA player got her picture in the 2/6 "Court Report" from MAPL in Raleigh.....

Yet another reason to get connected to PrepVolleyball.com!

Here's the direct link to the story (for those with a membership) -- http://prepvolleyball.com/content/view/2473/381/

Please contact Jennifer at PVA if you need assistance with your membership.

Go PVA!

PVA North 14s played at Aspiring Champion's Frosty 14 Club event on 1/30. They finished second in the event after a close championship match that went three sets against Sparks. The picture with this post is of the North 14s and their silver medals. Way to go North 14s!

PVA North 16-2 played in the CAVA 16s mixed in Reading on 1/30. Although they were unable to make the play-offs, they gave the tournament winning open team, Norlanco, a real run for their money. The team continues to develop and is looking forward to more competition in DC.

PVA 13s "played up" in the CAVA 14s event on Jan 31st in Easton, PA. They had a strong day, despite missing one of their setters, and finished 3rd overall. Way to go 13s!

Go PVA!

Feb 6 & 7 -- Tournament Report

Mother nature had grand designs to derail 8 PVA teams from competing this past weekend....but she was foiled (by some!).

PVA 14s & North 15s were scheduled to play at Aspiring Champions on Saturday, but the near-blizzard conditions forced a cancellation of the event.

PVA North 16s dug themselves out of the snow on Saturday so they were ready to compete in the Mule 16 Open in Allentown on Sunday. They had a tough day, but had some learning experiences and will be better prepared for DC.

PVA sent 5 teams to compete in the first of 4 of the MAPL (Mid-Atlantic Power League) events this season - the first event was held this past weekend in Raleigh, NC. Despite mass (and premature) cancellation of flights last Friday by airlines, the teams spent Thursday night successfully re-arranging travel plans...and all 5 teams made it!

The PVA 18s had a fantastic weekend (6-1) to finish 2nd overall in the event. They had their first loss of the season in the finals to a powerful Triangle 18 Black team. Check out the PVA18s in part of PrepVolleyball.com's Saturday MAPL Report!

The PVA 17s and North 17s went head-to-head at the end of Saturday, with the 17s coming out on top.

The PVA 17s, undermanned but not outgunned, went 5-1 for the weekend with the help of tough serves and in-system passing. Their last match became a forfeit as alterred travel plans due to the snow had families leaving town.

The PVA 16s worked hard on defense and kept teams out of system with tough serves. They stepped up and held their own against competitive 17s & 18s teams, including a 3 set game against NC Elite 17s in their backets' quarterfinals.

The PVA 15s showed continued improvement and promise as they competed over the weekend, finishing in the copper bracket of the 16-14s division.


Way to Go PVA!

College Commitments!

PVA Congratulates the following seniors on their college commitments:

Brittany Stambaugh -- St. Francis Univ. (Pa)

Lauren Schmickle -- Millersville Univ.

Katrina Pisch -- Loyola Univ. (Md)

Meg Lowry -- Loyola Univ. (Md)

Mariah Henley -- Villanova Univ.

CONGRATS!!

MLK Classic Results

Six PVA teams traveled to Lancaster this past weekend to participate in the MLK Classic.

Congratulations to the PVA 14s who were crowned the 14s division champions! We're especially proud of their effort and accomplishments as the team battled an extremely delayed play-off schedule on Sunday, finishing their championship match at 11:15pm Sunday night.

The PVA 13s team "played-up" in the 14s division and had some fantastic matches to finish in the gold bracket of the play-off division.

PVA North 14s also had a strong showing as they, too, finished in the gold bracket!

PVA North 15s showed great team attitude as they finished in the silver bracket of the 15 open division.

PVA North 16s had a nice finish in the 16 open division bronze bracket. The picture with this blog is of the PVA North 16s team.

PVA North 16-2s grew and learned together as team, finishing in the 16 club bronze bracket.

A great start to the 2010 season! GO PVA!!

2010 PVA Invitational

Five PVA teams competed in the 2010 PVA Invitational on Jan 16 & 17th at Villanova & Competitive Edge Sports.

PVA 18s -- Invitational Champions!

PVA 17s -- Top 17s team (finished 7th overall)

PVA North 17s -- 5th among 17s teams (finished 20th overall)

PVA 16s -- 2nd among 16s teams (finished 13th overall)

PVA 15s -- 4th among 15s teams (finished 28th overall)

The 18s championship match was fantastic competition as the PVA 18s battled Borinquen Coqui 18s (Puerto Rico), winning with a score of 15-13 in the 3rd set. The team was undefeated for the weekend with a 7-0 match record.

The picture included with this blog post is of the PVA 15s team.

A great start to a great season! GO PVA!