Winter Softcore Volleyball at Harriet Tubman Wednesdays

If Adrienne Tozier de la Poterie is anything, she's DEPENDABLE! This woman is rock solid when it comes to volleyball. From flawless, hard and accurate serving to assists and settings that are spot on and terrific net play, Adri can be counted on to bring the goods every week. The Blundercats battled the Straight Shots volley for volley in the first set behind Adri's pounding and consistent service, but came up a bit short, 26-24 and also dropped the last two sets. The losses were offset by Adri's great sportswomanship, with jokes and fun in the midst of competition. I'm sure if you needed a teammate on any sort of project or endeavor, Adri would be the ultimate doer, because you can count on a job well done!

Wednesday was International Women's Day and our POTW award this week goes to Seth Engelhard for doing his part to give gals a shout out. And play some really great volleyball as well. Wearing a t-shirt that read, "feminine as f--k", Seth let it be known that he's a female fan, but besides that, his game was really on point during De Foes match vs. Blundercats. Seth didn't miss a serve and made some really nifty one-armed saves to keep the rallies going. His ups and defensive net play were standouts, especially in the third game where De Foes pulled out a 25-22 win after dropping the first two sets. Seth, thanks for being man enough to wear a feminist t-shirt and showing your love for the ladies!

Cat of the Night (er,, POTW) at Tubman Wednesday Softcore is Allan Rudwick. He pulled out all claws and decided to scratch out two out of three sets over the always tough Straight Shots. Allan took advantage of his strength at net by launching bombs of kills at exact points of attack. This strategy worked very well as his accuracy showed especially in Game One. Allan's no slouch in the defense department either, with a few incredible ups to keep volleys going to rack up the tally for the 'Cats. March Madness is in full swing on the volleyball court and leading the charge is Allan - congrats!

This week's POTW goes to Alicia Starkey, captain of Air Bud Strikes Back not only because she's a terrific teammate, but because she has managed to bring Air Bud to a new level of play. When they first joined USL, Air Bud struggled to win games let alone make it to the semifinals of the playoffs. Well, that was then and this is now because Air Bud, behind Alicia's amazing leadership, has made themselves into a bona fide contender. Winning in the first round of the Softcore playoffs at Tubman last week, Air Bud found themselves in a match last night vs. Volley Lamas for a chance to play in the finals. Air Bud did all they could to up end the Volleys charge and they battled to a win in the first set, dropped the second, and ultimately were defeated in the match in the third set. But the games were close and Alicia was encouraging and directing her team to play at the best of their ability. So here's to a great season Air Bud Strikes Back and our hats are off to Alicia for her fabulous coaching!