Women's NVL Team Promoted

Playoffs are always a nervous affair. It can have you elated over gaining promotion or it can throw up heartache in a moment. Fortunately Spikers maintained their superb momentum from the season and managed to gain promotion through a convincing victory over Leeds RGA Panthers. The girls have every right to lap up all of the plaudits that we can give them.
 
After their heart-breaking loss in the final and title deciding game of the season against would-be champions, Leicester Athena, the team might be forgiven for any kind of lapse in performance during the play-offs. This was never the case as, quite rightly so, the girls turned the negatives from that match into positives and kept their focus on the prize at hand – and it paid off in spectacular fashion.
 
Leeds were trounced 3-0 (25-15, 25-19 and 25-12) in what appeared to be a very lacklustre performance, given that their warm-up play looked so strong.
 
Division 2 will provide some stiff competition for the girls next season, but on the basis that they carry their in-season form with them, and given some early pre-season training, no doubt that they will all be able to raise the level of their game, just as they’ve raised our own spirits over these past few months.
 
Congratulations on a sublime season ladies!