Motor City Madness: PGH Elite 16 Elite grinds out 16 Open title
Motor City Madness They came. They saw. They conquered. PGH Elite 16 Elite made the trip to Pontiac from Pittsburgh this weekend for Motor City Madness and the trip proved to be worthwhile as it claimed the championship in the…
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PGH Elite 16 Elite made the trip to Pontiac from Pittsburgh this weekend for Motor City Madness and the trip proved to be worthwhile as it claimed the championship in the 16 Open.
Through the two days, PGH went a perfect 6-0, culminating with a hard-fought 25-17, 22-25, 15-11 victory in the final over Michigan Elite 16 Mizuno.
“The team has played steady. We passed very well and served very well,” PGH coach Michael Scahill said. “We had some very good defense. (Michigan Elite) is a very good hitting team and I thought we really stepped up and played some good defense there to cover the court well.”
The third set saw Michigan Elite take a 7-4 lead before PGH got control. Alexa Malloy had a pair of aces to spark a run and put PGH ahead 8-7.
With the advantage, PGH utilized its defense to keep Michigan Elite from getting the lead back. Libero Briana Fulciniti led the back row and effectively got the ball to setter Sarah White, who set up PGH’s array of hitters.
The road to Sunday’s title wasn’t easy, as PGH went three sets in all three tournament games. The day started with a 25-22, 24-26, 15-7 win over MVA 16 National Black in the quarterfinals. That was followed up by a 23-25, 25-20, 15-11 win over Vision 16 Indy Elite.
Michigan Elite 16 Mizuno reached the finals by sweeping Michigan Elite 16 Elite East (25-23, 25-16) and TI Elite 161 (25-20, 25-20).
Motor City Madness 16 Open
Sunday’s Gold Bracket Results
At Ultimate Soccer – Pontiac
Quarterfinals
M1: Michigan Elite 16 Mizuno def. Michigan Elite 16 Elite East (25-23, 25-16)
M2: PGH Elite 16 Elite def. MVA 16 National Black (25-22, 24-26, 15-7)
Semifinals
M3: Michigan Elite 16 Mizuno def. TI Elite 161 (25-20, 25-20)
M4: PGH Elite 16 Elite def. Vision 16 Indy Elite (23-25, 25-20, 15-11)
Finals
M5: PGH Elite 16 Elite def. Michigan Elite 16 Mizuno (25-17, 22-25, 15-11)