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weeklydig.WEEKLY MAGAZINE OF THE VOLLEYBALL SA STATE LEAGUE

ROUND 7 (MAY 17-18, 2013)

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STAGE SET FOR TOP-OF-THE-TABLE CLASHES IN ROUND 7

1v2: First plays second in both the men’s and women’s competition in round 7. PICTURES: Peter Argent & VSA Archives

USC Lion improved to 6-0 in the women’s State League after

surviving a scare from Austral Phoenix at Brighton Secondary School on Friday night.After dropping only two sets

through the first five rounds, USC looked set to continue its dominance as it claimed the first two sets.But fifth-placed Phoenix fought

back to level the match at 2-2,

South Adelaide’s men have stretched their winning streak

to four-games, defeating Mt Lofty in their State League clash at Mt Lofty Sports Centre on Saturday.Lofty started in devastating

fashion, as they looked to build on their maiden victory of the season, claiming the first set 25-11.Inspired by Olympian Nathan

Norwood Bears continued their winning start to the

men’s State League season, defeating Henley Hawks in a tense round six clash at Mt Lofty Sports Centre on Saturday.The Bears looked to be in

ominous form from the opening point, exploding to a 25-13 first set win.But the Hawks, with the

assistance of beach volleyball

As the State League season nears its halfway point, the top-two in both the men’s and women’s competitions have opened up breaks over their nearest rivals. Round

seven sees first play second, in potential Grand Final previews.

before Lion held on in a gripping contest. Olivia Orchard played a key role for Lion, while Karola Laventure was heavily involved for Austral.Earlier USC’s men snapped

a three-game losing streak, defeating Austral in straight-sets.Cedric Legrand was dominant

for USC as they moved into third-place after six rounds. David Carey performed well for Austral.

Roberts, South responded to claim the contest in four sets and improve their season record to 5-1 ahead of a round seven match-up with first-placed Norwood.Simon Gray was impressive for

Lofty, as they fell to 1-5 in 2013.South’s women were no match

for Mt Lofty, slumping to 0-6 after a straight sets defeat to the 2012 Grand Finalists.

star Casey Grice, fired back to even the contest and set up an entertaining five set battle.London Olympian Harrison

Peacock was a major contributor, while a Sam White serving run sealed the Bears their sixth win on the trot.Norwood’s women were also

victorious, with emerging talent Kelly van der Linde playing an important role in the five set win.

BY DAVID PENROSE and ELLIOT KING

COVER IMAGE:South are looking to stop Norwood’s unbeaten start.

© Peter Argent / Volleyball SA

MENUSC LION 3AUSTRAL PHOENIX 025-18 25-14 25-23

WOMENUSC LION 3AUSTRAL PHOENIX 225-11 25-20 16-25 20-25 15-8

RESULTS(ROUND 6)

AFTER RD 6 RD6 TOT

1 CooperPeacock 5 312 Camacattack 5 283 Grumpy 6 284 Justin93 5 285 Pafagel 5 276 Rusty 4 277 twest 5 228 anaconda_2216 5 269 BPOULTER 6 26

10 davisfool 5 26

VS

MENSOUTH ADELAIDE 3MT LOFTY 111-25 25-23 25-20 25-20

WOMENMT LOFTY 3SOUTH ADELAIDE 025-17 25-15 26-24

VS

MENNORWOOD BEARS 3HENLEY HAWKS 225-13 16-25 25-20 17-25 17-15

WOMENNORWOOD BEARS 3HENLEY HAWKS 225-17 25-27 23-25 25-22 15-11

VS

LEADERBOARD

NORTHERN KNIGHTS

Knights bounce back from lossTHE Northern Knights have

bounced back from a round five defeat, overcoming Henley in their men’s State League reserves clash at Mt Lofty Sports Centre last Saturday.Northern prevailed in a tight

opening set before wearing the Hawks down with aggressive hitting.The straight-sets victory saw

the Knights move into fourth-place, with a 3-4 record, after six rounds. Matt Grace was again a key figure for the Knights, as they enter their round seven bye on a winning note.The Knights’ women will be

searching for their first win after the bye, after dropping a four-set contest against Henley.Henley won the opening two

sets, before Northern fought back. But despite the best efforts of Miriam Bourke the Knights fell short of a maiden victory.

MENNORTHERN KNIGHTS 3HENLEY HAWKS 025-22 25-18 25-18

WOMENHENLEY HAWKS 3NORTHERN KNIGHTS 025-17 25-18 23-25 25-14

VS

WHO’S PLAYING?17/05/13 07:00 PM USC LION v MT LOFTY BRIGHTON 118/05/13 02:00 PM AUSTRAL v HENLEY MT LOFTY 118/05/13 04:00 PM SOUTH v NORWOOD MT LOFTY 1

MATCH OF THE ROUND (FRIDAY 7pm)

USC LIONVS

MT LOFTYUSC Lion and Mt Lofty renew their rivalry, sitting in a familiar position on top of the women’s State League competition.Lion gained bragging rights in round two, winning their grand final rematch as they did the 2012 grand final.USC got off to a fast-start, before a tight-struggle in the second set. Lofty then dominated the third set, winning the first eight points as they won the set 25-18. The fourth set was a complete reversal as Lion held on to win their fourth-straight against Lofty.Both sides have won all their contests since round two, as they stamp their dominance on the women’s competition.USC have built a 6-0 record on the back of consistency, with last week’s 3-2 victory a rare challenge for the premiers, who have been well served by Emma McEwen, Olivia Orchard and Rebecca Reeve in 2013. While Hannah Ross has been dominant in Lofty’s wins in 2013.

RECENT RESULTS: USC LION 4, MT LOFTY 2 (SINCE 2012)RD 02, 2013 USC LION 3-1 25-12 29-27 8-25 25-14 GF, 2012 USC LION 3-2 14-25 21-25 25-21 25-22 15-12 SF, 2012 USC LION 3-2 21-25 25-16 23-25 25-18 15-12

WHO’S PLAYING?17/05/13 08:30 PM USC LION v MT LOFTY BRIGHTON 118/05/13 02:00 PM SOUTH v NORWOOD MT LOFTY 218/05/13 04:00 PM AUSTRAL v HENLEY MT LOFTY 2

MATCH OF THE ROUND (SATURDAY 2pm)

SOUTH ADELAIDEVS

NORWOOD BEARSSouth Adelaide and Norwood met in a heated round two contest, with the Bears prevailing in four sets at Brighton Secondary School.Since that battle, neither side has lost, setting the stage for a blockbuster contest between the first and second-placed men’s sides.While Norwood will look to extend their unbeaten start to the season to seven games, South will be looking to win their fifth-straight to join the Bears with a 6-1 record.They will need to win without the ever-impressive Nathan Roberts, with his 2013 State League stint coming to an end as he returns to the AIS in Canberra.Norwood were pushed the distance by Henley last week, surviving a tense fifth set to maintain their unbeaten streak. Cooper Peacock was impressive for the Bears, but they will need a solid team-effort to continue their streak against South.

RECENT RESULTS: NORWOOD 4, SOUTH 0 (SINCE 2012)RD 02, 2013 NORWOOD 3-1 25-18 20-25 25-18 25-14RD 14, 2012 NORWOOD 3-0 25-21 25-20 25-23RD 08, 2012 NORWOOD 3-0 25-21 25-20 25-23

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UPCOMING EVENTS

June 15USC LION 60TH ANNIVERSARY6:30pm - 10pm at the Beachouse Function Centre, Glenelg.Cocktail dress. Tickets $65.Contact Bek or Hayley.Bek 0419 914 530 Hayley 0432 341 360

June 16NORWOOD BEARS MOVIE NIGHT: HANGOVER - PART 3Sunday, June 16th @ 6:30pm.$15 per person. Email hallis_41@hotmail.com or call 0407 183 920 for tickets and enquiries. Tickets cannot be purchased at the door.

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October 19AUSTRAL 40TH ANNIVERSARY GALA DINNERFrom 6:30pm at Dom Polski Centre, 232 Angas Street Adelaide.Black-tie/Cocktail. Tickets: $75 (members), $80 (non-members). Contact the club on 0412 853 856.

RESERVES WRAP

South streak extended to sixSouth Adelaide has improved

its winning streak to six-games in the women’s State League reserves, defeating Austral Phoenix 3-1 at Mt Lofty Sports Centre last Saturday.To improve to 7-0, South will

need to defeat rivals USC Lion, who are also undefeated after

six rounds of the season.Lion defeated Mt Lofty in

straight-sets, and sit second on the ladder having played one less game than South.In the men’s reserves, Mt Lofty

and South kept the pressure on Norwood with round six wins.The Bears had the bye.

LEAGUE MENP W L SF SA Set% Pts% PTS

1 NORWOOD 6 6 0 18 6 75 53 182 SOUTH ADELAIDE 6 5 1 16 8 67 52 163 USC LION 6 3 3 11 10 52 50 124 HENLEY 6 2 4 12 13 48 50 105 MT LOFTY 6 1 5 6 12 27 48 86 AUSTRAL 6 1 5 5 15 25 46 8

LEAGUE WOMENP W L SF SA Set% Pts% PTS

1 USC LION 6 6 0 18 4 82 56 182 MT LOFTY 6 5 1 16 5 76 55 163 NORWOOD 6 3 3 12 12 50 49 124 HENLEY 6 3 3 12 15 44 50 125 AUSTRAL 6 1 5 8 15 35 47 86 SOUTH ADELAIDE 6 0 6 3 18 14 43 6

RESERVES MENP W L SF SA Set% Pts% PTS

1 NORWOOD 6 5 1 16 9 64 52 162 MT LOFTY 6 4 2 15 10 60 53 143 SOUTH ADELAIDE 6 4 2 15 11 58 51 144 KNIGHTS 7 3 4 14 12 54 50 135 AUSTRAL 6 3 3 12 14 46 49 126 HENLEY 6 1 5 10 17 37 48 87 USC LION 5 1 4 5 14 26 45 7

RESERVES WOMENP W L SF SA Set% Pts% PTS

1 SOUTH ADELAIDE 6 6 0 18 6 75 56 182 USC LION 5 5 0 15 2 88 56 153 AUSTRAL 6 3 3 12 9 57 51 124 MT LOFTY 6 3 3 10 9 53 51 125 NORWOOD 6 2 4 11 16 41 47 106 HENLEY 6 2 4 8 14 36 50 107 KNIGHTS 7 0 7 3 21 13 40 7

DIV ONE MENP W L SF SA Set% Pts% PTS

1 AUSTRAL 7 6 1 20 6 77 55 192 SOUTH ADELAIDE 7 6 1 20 7 74 57 193 NORWOOD 7 4 3 16 11 59 51 154 MT LOFTY 1 7 4 3 15 11 58 51 155 HENLEY 7 3 4 15 13 54 50 136 USC LION 7 3 4 10 16 38 47 137 MT LOFTY 2 7 3 4 10 17 37 45 138 KNIGHTS GREEN 7 2 5 7 17 29 50 119 KNIGHTS WHITE 6 0 6 3 18 14 42 6

DIV ONE WOMENP W L SF SA Set% Pts% PTS

1 AUSTRAL WHITE 7 7 0 21 5 81 58 212 NORWOOD WEST 7 5 2 18 6 75 56 173 HENLEY 7 5 2 17 9 65 55 174 SOUTH ADELAIDE 7 4 3 15 14 52 53 155 USC LION 7 3 4 12 12 50 52 136 NORWOOD EAST 6 3 3 11 12 48 49 127 MT LOFTY 7 2 5 9 16 36 45 118 AUSTRAL PURPLE 7 2 5 8 16 33 47 119 KNIGHTS 7 0 7 0 21 0 29 7

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Standings(after round 6)

RESULTS(ROUND 6)

RESERVES MEN 1 2 3 4 5KNIGHTS d HENLEY 3-0 25-22 25-18 25-18MT LOFTY d USC LION 3-1 25-14 24-26 25-9 25-15SOUTH d AUSTRAL 3-2 17-25 26-28 25-19 25-18 15-7RESERVES WOMEN 1 2 3 4 5USC LION d MT LOFTY 3-0 25-22 25-18 25-18SOUTH d AUSTRAL 3-1 23-25 25-21 25-9 25-15HENLEY d KNIGHTS 3-1 25-17 25-18 23-25 25-14DIV ONE MEN 1 2 3 4 5AUSTRAL d HENLEY 3-1 25-16 23-25 25-9 26-24USC LION d MT LOFTY 2 3-0 26-24 25-18 25-19MT LOFTY 1 d KNIGHTS W 3-0 25-16 25-19 25-21SOUTH d KNIGHTS G 3-0 25-14 25-18 25-12AUSTRAL d NORWOOD 3-1 23-25 25-15 25-14 26-24DIV ONE WOMEN 1 2 3 4 5AUSTRAL P d KNIGHTS 3-0 25-14 25-12 25-12HENLEY d USC LION 3-0 25-9 25-20 25-18MT LOFTY d KNIGHTS 3-0 25-9 25-19 25-14AUSTRAL W d NORWOOD E 3-1 25-14 24-26 28-26 25-18SOUTH d NORWOOD W 3-2 23-25 13-25 25-11 27-25 15-7

UPCOMING fixtures(round 08)

LEAGUE MEN VENUE/COURT

24/05/13 07:00 PM MT LOFTY v AUSTRAL BRIGHTON 125/05/13 02:00 PM HENLEY v SOUTH MT LOFTY 125/05/13 04:00 PM NORWOOD v USC LION MT LOFTY 1

LEAGUE WOMEN VENUE/COURT

24/05/13 08:30 PM MT LOFTY v AUSTRAL BRIGHTON 125/05/13 02:00 PM NORWOOD v USC LION MT LOFTY 225/05/13 04:00 PM HENLEY v SOUTH MT LOFTY 2

RESERVES MEN VENUE/COURT

25/05/13 09:00 AM KNIGHTS v NORWOOD MT LOFTY 125/05/13 10:30 AM USC LION v AUSTRAL MT LOFTY 125/05/13 12:00 PM SOUTH v MT LOFTY MT LOFTY 1

RESERVES WOMEN VENUE/COURT

25/05/13 09:00 AM SOUTH v MT LOFTY MT LOFTY 225/05/13 10:30 AM KNIGHTS v NORWOOD MT LOFTY 225/05/13 12:00 PM AUSTRAL v USC LION MT LOFTY 2

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