Carrollton, GA – A West Georgia player is having solid success on the volleyball court this summer, and she hasn’t even put a uniform on yet. Incoming freshman Emily Reul helped her team, Rancho Valley 18-1, to a Silver Medal at the 2010 USAV Girls’ Junior Nationals.
The team went 8-2 at the tournament, winning 16 of their 21 sets. Each match was a best-of-2, with Rancho Valley 18-1 winning all but one set in the eight match wins. Reul and her teammates opened the tourney with six straight wins, then dispatched Laguna Beach 18 MS 25-19 and 25-16 to advance to the championship match.
In the final, Rancho Valley went up against Sports Shack 18-Asics, a team that lost just three sets at the tournament. Reul and Co. put up a good challenge, but fell 25-22 and 25-23 to finish in second place.
“We are excited for Emily and the success she and her team had at this tournament,” said UWG head coach Gary Lee.
The 2010 West Georgia volleyball squad reports for preseason training camp in less than a month to begin preparations for the fall season.