Can Am Classic Recap: Legacy 18-Elite adds another championship
The dominant 2019 club season for Legacy 18-Elite continued this past weekend in Detroit when they claimed the Can Am Classic title in the 18 & 17 Open Division. Legacy had a perfect weekend, going 6-0 in matched and 12-0…
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Continue ReadingThe dominant 2019 club season for Legacy 18-Elite continued this past weekend in Detroit when they claimed the Can Am Classic title in the 18 & 17 Open Division.
Legacy had a perfect weekend, going 6-0 in matched and 12-0 in sets to claim the title. The six wins moves Legacy to 64-4 for the 2019 season.
Adding a little intrigue to this weekend’s championship was that 18-Elite went up against Legacy 17-Elite in the final. It was a competitive match, even though it went just two sets. 18-Elite grabbed the win, 25-15, 25-21. 17-Elite scored the most points against 18-Elite this weekend.
Libero Hannah Grant (Michigan State) continued her tremendous club season by racking up 75 digs and eight aces over the weekend. Jess Mruzik (Michigan) had 33 kills on the weekend while hitting .408 while Jessica Robinson (Michigan) had 30 kills with a .596 hitting percentage. The two also combined for 15 blocks. Paige Briggs (Western Kentucky) added 20 kills with a .447 hitting percentage and five aces while Celia Cullen (Michigan State) had 106 assists and 16 kills this weekend.
Dead Frog 18 Black finished third in the 18 & 17 Open Division as well. They fell to 18-Elite in the semifinals, 25-13, 25-14.
Legacy 18-Elite now turns its attention to the AAU National Championships, which take place May 24-27 from Orlando, Fla. They will certainly enter as one of the top favorites to win it all.
16 Open
Adding to the strong weekend for Legacy, its 16-National team earned the 16 Open championship by going 7-0 over the event with a 14-1 set record. Legacy topped Michigan 16 Elite East in the final in three sets. Michigan Elite took the first 28-26, but Legacy bounced back with 25-19, 15-8 victories over the next two sets. Both Dead Frog 16 Black and TeamD 16-Red reached the gold bracket quarterfinals and picked up a consolation victory to finish tied for fifth.
15 Open
Moving up an age group, Legacy 14-Elite finished second in the 15 Open this weekend. Legacy was 6-2 for the weekend with a 13-6 set record. Circle City 14 Purple won the championship thanks to a 20-25, 25-17, 15-8 win over Legacy in the deciding match.