The Gibraltar volleyball team overcame a first set loss to win the final three to beat Southern Door on Thursday night.

 

The Vikings dropped the first set to the Eagles 24-26 before winning the others 25-20, 25-15, 25-22.

 

The Vikings were led by 

Aileen Torres (13 kills, 7 digs, 3 blocks), Isla Fagundes (30 assists, 4 digs), Ella Clarke (9 kills, 3 blocks), Ema Collak (9 kills, 2 aces, 8 digs), and Azucena Jauregui (8 kills, 2 aces, 8 digs).

 

Head coach Lauren Ward credited the Eagles for putting her girls in some rough spots during the match, specifically in the first and fourth sets, but she was proud of how the Vikings responded. "In the first set, we pulled out ahead early but a late Eagles run and poor serving lost us the set," Ward said. "The next two sets we were able to play some clean defense and put the ball away consistently, finding holes on the court and converting. The fourth set was a little rough and Southern Door put us in a hole we had to dig out of. Serving was both a blessing and a curse at different moments in the night. Ultimately, though, the toughness and brains of our four big swingers paired with tidy back row play carried us."

 

The Vikings go back to work next week when they play Sevastopol.