Tears of joy, jumps of delight and screams of relief rented the
Head coach
"We started a bit low because we had some basic errors on service and we were losing a lot of points. But when we talked at the end of the first set, we rectified that and we ended up controlling the game," Munala told
He added; "I want to thank my players and the technical bench for the effort they put. Everyone worked extra hard and we have been rewarded."
The tactician hailed the belief in his girls especially having started poorly to drop the first set 25-18, before winning the next three 25-19, 25-21 and 25-21.
Holders Pipeline had a good start to the duel and dominated from the word go, despite some nerves on either end leading to poor service and easy points.
KCB had struggled to get a good hold on the set, with some errors on backcourt defending seeing Pipeline take a six-point lead at 20-14, prompting the bankers to call in a time out.
Two errors at the net however couldn't salvage their pride, as
In the second set, things seemed to roll down same way as Pipeline started well and commanded the game from the beginning. Trailing 14-10, KCB called a timeout and that was the change they needed to settle back into the game. They went on a 3-0 scoring run to tie the game.
From then on, they took control, improving on their reception and net defense and they levelled the tie, with Juliana Namutira striking a belter at match point to win them the set 25-19.
Like an old steam rolled train, KCB had now gathered some momentum and they were not about to let go. They were now using more of the shortballs in attack, Namutira, Mercy Moim and
They opened a six point gap, scores at 17-11 prompting
They put in a shift to come back with Triza Atuka on the blocks taking the gape to four points at 22-18, but the bankers withstood the pressure to calmly win.
They were now one set away from victory but the fourth set was far more competitive. They toiled toe to toe until KCB opened a two point gap at 21-19 prompting a Pipeline time out. But it wasn't to work much as KCB were on a roll,
And it was the impressive 16-year old
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