Final Four

Volleyball. My older sister played it. I did as well, and it continues to be my favorite sport (except in sand now!) My brother-in-law lives for the sport. My little sister, well, its pretty much her passion in life. She is in the process of haveing colleges recruiting her (what a process!) So when our High School volleyball coach told us the NCAA Division I Final Four Volleyball  was going to be in San Antonio this year, my lil sis Ashley and one of her friends from HS booked tickets and came down!

Thursday we watched the semi-finals and I had totally forgotten how amazing these athletes are in person. Holy they can play. And they make it look so EASY! First up was UCLA vs. Florida State. UCLA took them in 3 games. Next was Illinois vs. USC. This was the best game of the night. They both had GREAT fans, pep bands, all around the energy was great. It was a close game, neck and neck the entire time. I don't think a team ever had more than a 5 point lead during all 5 games! It came down to the fifth game, tied 9-9, and Illinois ended up pulling ahead for the win!

Saturday was the Championship game, but due to Kyle's work christmas party we had to miss it. Ashley and her friend met up with their volleyball coach and spent the day with her. They eneded up getting an Autographed sign from 2 time- Gold medal winner Kerri Walsh, and they met the players on the Under Armour National Team (4 of whom are signed to play with Stanford starting in 2012!)

So it was an excellent weekend full of volleyball! And, plus side, I saw my lil sis, and I get to see here again in just one short week!



Ashley & Remi outside the Alamodome



Me & the sis!



All of these girls are SO TALL. They could block the ball with thier face if they wanted to.



INSANE verticals. And ups. and Kills. Twice a girl got hit in the face at the 10 foot line! 

Here is Ashley and Remi (two tallest girls on the BLH vball team) with the tallest girl on the Under Armour team. 6 feet and some gazillion inches. She is signed with Stanford and is pretty much amazeballs.

Here is a short video of a play in the Illinios vs USC game. Bump, set, spike, block, point. Easy as that. Well, they make it look that easy anyway ;)