Volleyball Centre of Excellence
What a thriller of a game our supporters witnessed last Sunday when Richmond NVL 2 Women traveled to Aschombe to face the contender for the playoff position!
Richmond team trained well during the week and worked diligently on a game plan so finding themselves 7-1 down was not quite expected.
Leaving behind two consecutive defeats against leaders Oxford, Richmond team re-grouped and trained hard to be ready to face Reading Aces. Reading was one of the teams fighting for a promotion at the start of the season and although they noticeably slowed down after Christmas , that team still represented a danger for Richmond.
Richmond finally met the leader of Division 2 Oxford last Sunday. Oxford played one game more and was one point ahead of RVB. This fixture represented a great opportunity for RVB to state their credentials for a promotion. But it was Oxford that added valuable league points to their tally (3:0)
After a well deserved rest, the team started their very busy schedule with a double header last weekend.
Although the Saturday home game was vs Bristol, the bottom of the league, a long Christmas break meant that RVB needed to focus hard to get an upper hand to secure a 3-1 win. In the first set the strongest starting six did not manage to avoid unforced errors and showed rather lack of determination which resulted in losing 22-25.
Last weekend NVL2 team traveled away to play vs current league leader Reading Aces.What a game it was! Richmond did not leave any hope for Aces wrapping up the match in 3 sets.
It is time to celebrate!!
