We Miss You Award: Halle, thanks for all of your excellent play throughout the season. Heal up and hope to see you on the courts next season!
USS Nautilus Awards: Rylee and Sofia for being super subs in playing the libero position, thank you for stepping in.
Girl Scout Award: Tess for hitting into their campfire
Deep Corner 5 Points: Sophie for hitting deep left corner
Best Peg Awards: Rylee & Natalie for pegging the setter and forcing the other team to use their libero for setting
Sir Lancelot Award on a Bridge Award: Sophie and Annika for winning jousts on overpasses
The Flash Award: Rylee for making an amazing save!!! The ball was going to hit at 4′, and you made a complete 100% full body dive and got the ball up so we could run our offense in system! Amazing!
Not So Much Award: Tess for digging a super hard angle shot. Your attitude: Hard? Not so much… I got this!
Short Award: Sofia for serving super short serves that they all had trouble receiving.
Not Setter-Setting-Sets: Sofia and Tess for hand-setting perfect balls to our hitters when our setters received the first ball.
Double Double Toil and Trouble: Tess & Addison Double block!
Left is Right Award: Annika for lefty hitting a kill
Best Combo: Jamie passes, transitions, out, hits the set, it comes back, and hits it for a point. Then to top it off, she serves an ace.
Sweet Back: Diggy for a sweet backset
Most Efficient Hit: Tess for tipping a ball right over the block and it falls in for a point. Most efficient use of force.
Einstein Award: Diggy, the ball was passed tight, you did the smart thing and tipped it over for a kill.
Far Away Hit: Addison for putting an attack on a middle set from 8′ away for a clean kill in the middle. Wow!
Diamond Angle Award: Natalie and Jamie for hitting hard angles
Anti-Lock Brakes Award: Sarah for running from the back row to get to your spot, but the pass when in different direction and you put on the brakes and turned on a dime to get there
St 8 Down: Addison for hitting a ball straight down
Not So Much Award 2: Tess again!
Deep Right Corner 5 Points: Natalie and Rylee for hitting deep right corner for points
Swimmies Award: Annika for serving the best float serves
Best Almost In Hit: Sofia, from the back row, you put a SUPER swing on a ball that was set at least 1′ inside of the 10′ line. Remember this one, when you do this consistently, it’s going to be awesome.
Way Left is Right Award: Rylee, that ball was set tight and out, you used your athleticism and put the ball over to keep the point alive.
Terra Cotta Shingle Award: Addison for putting up a SOLID block for a roof
Light as a Feather Award: Addison for putting the softest touch on a ball that went over the blockers for a point.
Airborne Award: Jamie for making effective adjustments on the fly. I told you to transition outside more and when you did you were able to put effective attacks on all of the sets that went to you. Great job!
Anti Gravity Award: Sarah. The ball had come over we shanked it twice without the ball ever reaching the height of the net, but you stepped in, took charge and passed the ball over to keep the point alive.
[ ] Award: Jamie for freeballing it into the left corner, where no one was home.
Not -9.8 m/s^2 Award: Annika for seeming to lessen gravity by not coming down so fast and blocking the ball at the last second.
Japanese Paper Wall Award: Annika for hitting through a block
y=mx+b Award: Tess for hitting line
Pushy Awards: Tess, Addison and Annika for effective 2 handed pushes
Thumper Award: Natalie for hitting the hardest serves
Dr. Mysterio Award: Tess for serving a ball that confused the passer so much that she caught it.
Stressing Them Out Award: Sofia for hitting to their back right causing them to play out of system.
Deeeeeep Court Hit: Addison for hitting a ball that went over the front row’s blocker’s hands and the back row player’s outstretched hands and IN for a point.
Right is Right Award: Sophie for hitting short right
Owl Award: Addison pushes to deep corner, but they didn’t know who should get it, and it lands for a point.
All Over Effective Serving: Natalie for serving down the line and angle. They didn’t know where the ball was going.
Pinball Award: Sarah hits the ball so hard that it shanks off of the libero’s arms as she falls over, klunks off of the outside’s head and finally bounces off of the libero’s upwards facing foot!
Net is My Friend: Sofia, you hit a ball that catches the top of the tape, which causes the ball to go over the block and down behind her.for a point
Gandalf Award: Sophie, for killing an over pass.
Softball Award: Jamie, the ball was going to fall in, but you stuck your arm out, almost like an underhand pitch and got the ball over… down the line, for a point!
Alert Combination: Jamie, Rylee and Natalie. It was a hard driven ball, Jamie slows it down with an overhand pass, but it still was going backwards. Rylee makes an amazing save to where Natalie got the ball back over. Great teamwork!
Collision Award: Sarah for serving the ball so hard, precisely between 2 passers, that they collided and wasn’t able to get the ball up.

Setters on 34th Street Awards: Diggy and Sarah each made miracle plays. For Diggy, we were in a world of chaos and then Diggy makes a play on the ball which caused it to ROLL UP THE NET and roll over and down for a point. Sarah for hitting a ball with forearms and it went up and hit the top of the net and fell over for a point. Great job of being scrappy, gritty and making our own luck!
Best The Flash Impression: Tess for recognizing that a ball was going to fall in, but flashed in with a full body dive, got the ball up and gave us a chance to win the point. Wow, just wow.
Threading the Needle Passing: Everyone who passed on Court 34 where everything was in the way. It is not easy to pass the ball, when it is coming with pace, down the line and curving away from you
Best Imitation of a Peg: Annika, Rylee for finding the setter and making her take the first ball
y=mx+b Award: Tess, Rylee and Jamie for hitting winners down the line. Rylee & Jamie on the left, Tess on the right
Girl Scout Award: Addison for 2 handed placing the ball in the middle of their court for a camp fire
Thumper Award: Natalie for thumping super heavy serves.
Back to Back Combination Award: Natalie, your hit got blocked back over and then you roll it back over for a point
Free is Not Good Enough Award: Halle and Rylee for hitting strong back row attacks instead of settling for free balls
Off Hitting Award: Rylee for hitting a ball with your left arm to get a point
2 Hands better than 4 Arms: Jamie for making spot on hand passes
Level of Difficulty: Extreme Award: Sofia for playing a new position with limited practice 100% of the time. This is one of the hardest thing to do and you’re doing great! Your blocking responsibilities, freeball transitions, hitting coverages are spot on.
Diving Is Fun Award: Addison for making a diving save
Low Coefficient of Friction Award: Diggy for the smoothest sets
Line Aces are Wild: Rylee and Natalie for serving aces down the line
Best Imitations of Tacks: Tess, Sofia. I want to highlight these passes because the serves were pounded at them, but with solid platforms the balls went perfectly to the setters. Great job.
Best Imitation of a Roof: Addison and Annika for blocking overpasses
Reverse, Backwards, Backrow Set: Diggy for running under where the ball was going to land, knew that you needed to set middle-middle so you launched a perfect back set, backwards to the 10′ line, nice instincts!
Shut The Door Award: Tess, Sofia for shutting down the outside attacks by blocking and by playing solid defense on the right side. You shut down that part of the court. Picked up all of the tips and attacks. These are the little things that those teams had relied on to get easy points and you took them away.
8 is enough +2 award: Addison for hitting 10 serves in a row!
Diamond Award: Natalie for hitting the hardest angle where it landed in around 2-3′ from the net.
Best Imitation of a Split Level Roof: Addison for 1 handed blocks
Marianas Trench Award: Jamie for hitting deeeeep corner hits
Up and Over Award: Tess for hitting a ball over the opposing libero and in for a point
Bugs Bunny Change Up Award: Addison for hitting off speed and in for a point
Combination Dive and Point: Halle for making a diving save but overpasses but it goes deep corner for a point!
Best Use of Free Ball Deep Corner: Halle for free-balling to deep corner for a point
Too Tall? No worries Award: Tess for hitting a set that didn’t get to the height of your shoulder
Spot 3 Ace: Sarah for serving a clean ace to 3 for an ace. This was made available after serving several deep serves
Middle Diamond Award: Annika for hitting hard angle. Great job, keep this up!
Waitress Award: Tess for hitting a tip shot down

Best Imitation of Thor: Annika for hammering middle hits all around the courtLong Distance Award: Natalie for hitting a spinny free ball from our baselineMember of the Anti-Bridge Club: Annika, Addison for killing overpassesBest Supergirl Impression: Sofia for flying through the air from the back row and spiking the ballTop of the Charts Award: Tess for hitting deep corner to spot 1y=mx+b Award: Sofia, Natalie, Rylee for hitting line for pointsYou Don’t Need to be Tall Award: Addison and Sofia for serving short serves1 is Good, 2 is Better Award: Addison for blocking a ball and in quick succession then hits their overpassButterfly Award: Tess for hitting the perfect Float serve that danced all the way to a shanked pass
Blanket Award: Really, everyone deserves this award for coverage, but I want to spotlight Diggy, Jamie, Rylee and Sofia’s defensive positioning.Marianas Trench Award: Addison for blocking a ball straight downSafe Award: Natalie to Rylee to Addison combination.  That ball was going to hit the ground, but y’all each got a hand on it and got the ball back over.Safe Award #2: Halle to Tess and over.Power Off Award: Tess for shutting down their outside hitting with your blocks.  When you go up for the blocks, you force them to go around your hits.  As a result, they didn’t hit line very often
-G Award: Annika for jumping so high and extending your arms, you seem to defy gravityBest 1, 2 Combination: Sophie for blocking 1 handed, then making the adjustment to block 2 handedThumper Award: Natalie, when you serve the ball, there is a certain “thump” sound occurs.  Music to my ears.
Best Cyndi Lauper Impression: Annika for blocking time after time in quick successionLow COF: Diggy for setting super smooth back setsMost Flexible Award: Sofia for learning and excelling at a new position… on the fly… in the middle of a tournament no less!
High Amperage Award: Sarah and Diggy for sheer power in your servesBest 1 Handed Stuff: Addison, your basketball training came in handy when you put up a 1 handed blockBest Imitation of the Flash: Halle for seemingly coming out of nowhere and picking up those really short balls… AND putting up perfect passes.AT&T Award: Jamie for hitting from long distanceCrouching Tiger Award: Sarah for setting from a crouching positionJumping Dragon Award: Sarah for jump setting!Bread Award: Rylee for hitting rolls for pointsMore is Not Enough Award: Jamie for hitting a ball over, then it immediately comes back over for you to pass it and transition to be readyPhoton Award: Addison.  Is the ball a particle or a wave?  You served a ball so well placed that it went -through- 2 players.  So, it is a wave.Bill & Ted’s Get Award: Sophie, we were in chaos, and the ball was going to hit the floor, but your v’balling instincts took over and you were able to rescue the point.  Excellent
Alto y=mx+b: Natalie for hitting deeeep line into the corner.  They had NO chance.  The defender layed out for the ball, but you hit it so hard and well, that she just couldn’t get it.
Baker’s Dozen + 1 Award: Halle for serving 14 points in a row to start a match!!!Tack Sharp Passing: Everyone!  My setter from last year watched us and she said that our passing is really good!  She should know, as she was the recipient of some suspect passes last year.

3 of a Kind Award: Rylee, Annika and Tess putting up our first triple block!
Peg The Setter Award: Rylee for pushing a ball over the net and forcing the opposing setter to take the first ball
Donut Hole Award: Sarah and Addison for tipping into the empty middle of their court
Whiffle Ball Award: Rylee for hitting an effective Whiffle that dropped in for a point
Deep Corner 5 Points Spinny Service Award: Sarah for serving a top spin into the deep corner for an ace
Deep Corner 5 Points Service Award: Sophie for serving deep corner for an ace
1 is good, more is better Award: Jamie for hitting multiple deep corners for aces!
1/Deep Corner 5 Points Attack Award: Jamie for hitting deep corner… FROM THE BACK ROW for a point!
2 of a Kind Award: Rylee and Annika for putting up a double block with Annika putting it back down for a point
Low Bridge Award: Diggy for picking up a short overpass
Single Handed Kung Fu Award: Tess. The pass was shanked and was destined to go out, but your hand shot out and popped the ball up which gave us the opportunity to get the ball over.
Gandalf the Grey Award: Sophie, Tess and Annika for being strong at the net by taking their overpasses and pushing them back for points.
Vengeful Gandalf the Grey Award: Rylee for hitting their overpass for a point!
G Manipulation Award: Natalie. You had one serve where you modified G so it pulled the ball down so fast that it bounced before the libero could get it and it ricocheted off of her head. Then in another point, you hit a ball and turn OFF G so it rolled UP the net and over.
Marathon Serving award: Addison for hitting 10+ serves in a row
Library Award: Diggy for putting up super quiet sets
Deep Corner 5 Points Hitting Award: Addison for hitting deep corner for an uncontested point
Shingle Award: Addison, Jamie, Sofie roofs the opposition
y=mx+b Award: Rylee for hitting deep line for a point. Great shot selection, keep that up!
1/y=mx+b Award: Sofia for hitting deep line from the back row! Wow, just wow!
Ma Bell Award: Sofia for best communication for calling “I got it” to take a 11′ set and putting it away! That’s the way to play!
Best Imitation of a Short Tack: Halle for tack-sharp passing short free balls
Best Court Awareness Award: Rylee. You were in the back row. Our front row outside was in the middle of the court, covering a tip, which was picked up, but shanked to the front left, somehow you saw it happening and raced over there to give our team another shot at the point.
Levitation Award: Sophie, you jumped a smidge too early, and you realized it because as you were coming down from your jump, then they hit the ball… but you floated in air juuust long enough to put up a block!
Unbreakable Award: Sarah for continuing to put up great sets even after the ref called your hands.
Bowling Ball Award: Natalie for serving heavy balls
Opposite Tack Sharp Passing : Tess for putting together runs of perfect passes from the right side
Best Imitation of a Push Tack: Halle for tack-sharp passing of setter pushes
Perfect “My Bad” Pass: Sofia. The 1st ball was shanked and you made a perfect pass, high-middle-middle right to Halle who top-spinned-free-balled it over.
Ace Hardware Award: Rylee for tooling a block for a point
Best Back Sets: Diggy. Your back sets are so good, that I still have trouble following them.
Anti-Freeze Award: Addison: for no matter how many times they tried to freeze you, you were impervious. Runners up Natalie and Jamie.
Effort Award: Rylee was in coverage, the ball was tipped short, which she passed over the net, they thought there was an opportunity to push it deep, but Rylee saw it unfold and picked up the attempt with her hands so we could run our offense. So. Awesome!
Best Imitation of Tacking: Halle. The winds were against us, but your passing kept us going in the direction that we wanted to go in.
Best Off Hand Hit: Sophie for hitting a ball down… lefty inside of 4 feet for a clean winner
Bulls Eye Award: Halle for dropping an ace right on their back line
Best 1-2 Combination: Annika and Sarah: Annika hits back the overpass, but they overpass it again and then Sarah hits -that- one back, and again they overpass it and that’s when Annika had enough and puts it away!
Best H.O.R.S.E. shot: Sarah for racing in to cover a super tight pass, uses her forearms to bounce a ball off of the net and up to Sophie to hit the ball.
Strong Strong Serving: Everyone. Seriously, just freaking awesome!

-1 Award: Sarah for doing the opposite of what I said. “Serve it hard and deep” so of course, she serves, hits the top of the net and lands on the 1 FOOT LINE in position 4. For an Ace. I had to apologize to the other coach…
Parting of the Red Sea Award: Tess for serving the ball so hard that the passers on the receiving team all shied away from the ball!
Best Bob the Builder Impression: Addison for putting up a roof to block a ball.
Knocking Down Bridges Award: Addison, Annika and Sarah(!) for hitting back overpasses.
Spic and Span Award: Diggy for super clean sets.
Level Award: Jamie for very consistent passing.
Mariana Trench Award: Rylee for super deep angle and super deep court hits. This is great, keep it up as it puts constant pressure on their defense.
y=mx+b Award: Sofia for hitting line for a point!
3 Meter Springboard Award: Halle for making those diving, sprawling saves! Those saves were critical to keeping our team in the game and to allow our team to apply constant, relentless pressure.
6 Pack Award: Sophie for hitting the hardest middle hit.
What Just Happened?!? Award: Diggy for setting a backset that was so good that I couldn’t follow it for a second! Great job for spreading the offense around!
Best Impression of a Tack: Halle for Tack Sharp passing. It isn’t the spectacular saves that you make that keep us in the majority of points, it is the routine passes that give our setters options and flexibility with our offense. It All Starts With A Pass.
Best Out of System Sets: Diggy and Sarah. Each of you had several sets where the passes took you 10+ feel off of the net. In these cases you made your decisions and set up high sets in positions where our players could do something with them.
Best Get The Heck Out The Way Award: Everyone who isn’t a setter! I think we had… maybe 1? play where the ball was taken from the setter. This shows a true maturation of us as a team.
Pinball Award: Natalie, you served a ball so hard, that it bounced off of passer with such pace that it clunked the passer next to her..
Squeezing Out of a Tight Situation Award: Jamie for hitting a super tight set over the net. It was an incredibly difficult shot and you made it look easy.
Spine Award: Tess, while in the Back Row, hitting a Back set.
Quality-Quality Serves: Everyone. Really. Total Quality Serving game today. Just Wow.
Best Magnus Effect Serves: Jamie for hitting top spin serves.
It’s Cold Outside… NOT: Our outsides today were On Fire with your passing, coverage, transitioning and hitting.
Best Going Backwards hit: Annika for tracking back a ball and hitting it over the net.
Ducks in a Row: All of our servers. We had too many players who went on serving runs. Granted that their service reception wasn’t the strongest, but y’all launched strong, quality serves.

Best Imitation of a Roof: Addison for blocking 2 balls!

Best Eye Opening Serve: Tess for HOLY MOLY strong serves

Best Jump Serve: Rylee, keep this up!

Best Imitation of a Tack: Haylee for a run of tack sharp passing

Best y=mx+b shot: Sofia for hitting a ball down the line for a kill

Best ALLLLmost an amazing serve: Jamie for hitting a serve, that hits the top tape and juuuuust didn’t go over

Slot Machine Award: Addison for 1 arming a low ball over the net thus extending the rally

Best Who Me Serve?: Sofia and Sofie.  You were put into a situation that you weren’t expecting… and you did GREAT!

Best Sprawl Award: Rylee for all of the times you hit the floor getting the ball up!

Best Almost Roof: Annika, you’re getting so close!  It just tipped off of your fingers.  Next time, it’ll absolutely go in.

Mohs Scale Award: Natalie for hitting the hardest balls we’ve seen to date.

Best Setter Tip: Diggy for tipping over a tightly passed ball for a point!

Best Mayo Award: Sarah for spreading quality sets around

Best Bowling Award: Addison for hitting a ball that knocked the 3 defenders down

Rock of Gibraltar Award: Rylee, for being my constant rock that the team can depend on.

Best No Look Pass: Haylee, that ball was 100% past you, but you read it, completely turned around, got your platform out and made a perfect pass.  Wow, just wow.

Best Alto Hit: Annika for hitting the ball deep into the court for a point

Mariano Rivera Award: Tess and Halle for winning the sets with aces or strong serves!  Way to close out the sets.

Final word: Good playing yesterday.  We saw many improvements from the last tri-match.  Again, remember your successes for that’s how you really will grow.