Monday, October 21, 2013

Darien Girls Varsity Volleyball Crush Danbury

by Ward Pankowski

On Friday, October 18th, the Darien Girls Varsity Volleyball team faced off against Danbury, as the volleyball season approaches the last weeks of active competition.

The skill of both teams became clear early on, when Danbury and Darien traded slim leads. Over time, however, Darien proved to have the endurance necessary to keep up in a highly competitive game between talented and practiced players.

Darien also had better coordination and direction than Danbury. One cringe-worthy moment of the evening occurred when three Danbury girls lunged for the ball and nearly collided, missing the ball. After the first half hour of play, Darien began to pull ahead of Danbury. The Darien girls increased their lead to thirteen, fourteen, and then fifteen points, before a brief resurgence from Danbury narrowed the score to 25-15 at the end of the night.

The game provided a significant boost to team morale, providing strong momentum as the Girls Varsity Volleyball team plays Bridgeport Central Monday night.

The Girls Volleyball team from last year celebrates after winning a point

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