Bishop O Dowd vs Campolindo GVB 111316

IM DANIELLE ALVARI COVERING THE WELLS FARGO GAME OF THE WEEK FEATURING BISHOP O'DOWD AND CAMPOLINDO IN THE DIVISION II NCS FINALS. IN THE FIRST SET, IT’S CAMPOLINDO’S JANELLE GONG TO LAUREN PAK, TO SABRINA SMITH FOR THE KILLSHOT, 1-0 COUGARS. LATER IN THE 1ST, COUGARS ON THE SERVE, IT’S JASMINE POWELL ON THE BUMP FOR THE DRAGONS, TO JULIE TRUONG FOR THE SET AND CECILY VAN REMORTEL TO COME IN FOR THE KILL, DRAGONS ON THE BOARD BUT DOWN 4-1. BY THE END OF THE SET, CAMPOLINDO STILL HOLDS THE ADVANTAGE, BISHOP O’DOWD TRYING TO COME IN HOT HERE, BUT SABRINA SMITH ICES THEM HARD WITH THE BLOCK, COUGARS UP 24-18 AND TO WIN THE SET, IT’S JAIME BROWN ON HIT #1, OVER TO LIBERO EMILY VANKOLL, AND FINALLY SENIOR JOSIE COLE POPS IT OVER TO TAKE SET 1 25-18. INTO SET 2 NOW, DRAGONS GOT AHEAD EARLY BUT THE COUGARS QUICKLY CAUGHT UP, HERE’S VANKOLL, TO PAK, TO KELSEY BUDDE ON THE SMASH. COUGARS TIE IT UP AT 10 ALL. AND BUDDE WASN’T DONE YET, STILL THE 2ND, IT’S JANELLE GONG TO PAK, TO BUDDE AND SHE LOCKS IN POINT 24 FOR CAMPOLINDO WHICH BRINGS US TO SET POINT, VANKOLL ON HIT 1, SENDS IT TO PAK, WHO PLACES IT HIGH FOR JANELLE GONG TO KILL IT, COUGARS TAKE SET 2 25-17 ON TO SET 3, COUGARS DOMINATING EARLY 11-6 AND IT’S VANKOLL TO PAK WHO DECIDES TO SEND IT SOFTLY TO THE FLOOR FOR ANOTHER POINT. LATER IN THE SET, CAMERON BLAKELY ON THE SERVE AND SHE GETS THE ACE, JUST ONE OF HER 6 IN THIS GAME, COUGARS UP 23-9. NEXT POINT, IT’S BLAKELY UP TO BROWN, TO A SIGNATURE SABRINA SMITH SLAM, FOR THE KILL AND POINT 24. GAME POINT HERE FOR THE COUGARS NOW, IT’S VANKOLL OVER TO BROWN, AND JOSIE COLE WITH FINISH IT OFF FOR THE FINAL POINT AND THE COUGARS WOULD TAKE THE NCS DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP SWEEPING THE DEFENDING CHAMPS! AFTER THE GAME I HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THE NEW CHAMPIONS.