NVASeasonMatadors Lose to Team Freedom on Day 3

Team Freedom Subdued Matadors In 3 Sets

Set #1 – Team Freedom 25, Matadors 22

Matadors score first point on a OH kill. Team Freedom retook the lead at 2-1 after a Matador service error and OPP kill. Matadors retook the lead at 3-2 after a Team Freedom service error and Matadors’ OPP kill; then added to their lead on a Team Freedom OH hitting error and, Matadors’ OH block point to 6-3. Team Freedom cut the lead to one point after a Matador service error and Team Freedom OH kill to 7-6. Both teams sided out to 8-7 with a Matador OH kill and Team Freedom OH kill. Referee called a media timeout. Matador OH error tied the score at 8-8. At 9-9 Team Freedom retook the lead again on an ace and then added another point to their lead from a Matador setter error. Matadors called a timeout. After a side-out run Matadors tied the score on a MB block point and then retook the lead again from a Team Freedom OH error to 14-13. Matadors kept the lead until 16-16 when Team Freedom scored two consecutive points on a Matador OPP hitting error and Team Freedom ace to 18-16. At 22-20 Matadors called their second timeout. After the timeout Team Freedom scored two consecutive points to increase their lead by four on a OH and OPP kill to 24-21. Both teams sided-out and Team Freedom won the set on a OH kill

Team Freedom – 2 Ace, 15 Kills, 1 Block Point, 7 Opponent Errors; 95% Reception and 45% Hitting.

Matadors – 1 Aces, 10 Kills, 2 Block Point, 9 Opponent Errors; 88% Reception and 33% Hitting.

Set #2 – Team Freedom 25, Matadors 19

Like the first set the Matadors took the early lead with a OH kill 1-0. At 2-2 Team Freedom took the lead on a OPP kill to 3-2. After both teams sided-out to 8-6 the referee called a media timeout. Team Freedom continued their service run that increased their lead to 10-6 on two OH kills; and MB and OH block points. Matadors called a timeout. Team Freedom Freedom added to their lead again on a Matador OH error. Matadors start a service run to cut down the Team Freedom lead with an OH kill, Team Freedom net violation and OH kill to 11-9. After a Team Freedom service error, Matadors tie the score on an OPP kill and Team Freedom net violation. Team Freedom called a timeout. Both teams sided out and Matadors retook the lead on a OH kill to 15-14. Matadors kept lead until 16-16 tie. Team Freedom retook the lead on a Matador OPP error and over violation to 18-16. Both teams sided-out until Matadors tied the set at 22-22 on an MB block point and OPP kill. Team Freedom scored the next three points on a Matador service error, Team Freedom OH kill and OPP kill and won the set 25-22.

Team Freedom – 1 Ace, 13 Kills, 2 Block Point, 9 Opponent Errors; 88% Reception and 70% Hitting.

Matadors – 14 Kills, 5 Opponent Errors; 85% Reception and 15% Hitting.

Set #3 – Team Freedom 25,  Matadors 17

Matadors took the early lead for the third time at 1-0 with an OPP kill. And just like the first two sets Team Freedom retook the lead after a 2-2 tie on a Matador OPP hitting error, then add to their lead with a MB kill to 5-3. Both teams sided out to a 7-7 tie. After Team Freedom scored on a Matador service error, the referee called a media timeout. Matadors retook the lead on a Matador OH block point at 9-8 but quickly relinquished the lead back to Team Freedom on a net violation; and OH and OPP error to 11-9. After a Team Freedom OH block point to 14-12, the Matadors called a timeout. Matadors sided-out on a OH kill to 14-13. Team Freedom countered with a service run that included a Matador service error, Team Freedom ace, Matador OH error and Team Freedom MB block point and increased their lead to 18-13. Matadors called their second timeout. Matadors sided-out to cut the lead from a Team Freedom net violation and Matador OH kill to 18-15. Team Freedom quickly added to their lead again with an OH kill and setter block to 20-15; then increased their lead again onto OH kills to 22-16. After Matadors sided-out on a Team Freedom service error to 22-17, Team Freedom ended the match on a service run of a OH kill, ace and OPP kill to 25-17.

Team Freedom – 2 Ace, 11 Kills, 3 Block Point, 9 Opponent Errors; 95% Reception and 45% Hitting.

Matadors – 10  Kills, 2 Block Point, 5 Opponent Errors; 86% Reception and 38% Hitting.