As Volleyball league ends, multiple winners emerge
Graphic Era (D)'s Libero and middle blocker miss defending the volley that cost them the match. Photo by Maansi Sreejith
By Pranavi Ambati
The last of the Men's
In the first set, Haldwani won with a 10 point lead, but then fell short of 4 in Set 2. While Graphic Era (D) had hoped to win the third set in succession, the game took a turn once again and ultimately, Graphic Era (H) settled with a win. This placed them one pedestal higher on the podium, second to
"We came with the intent of winning and I'm happy that we were able to do exactly that. It was highly competitive - I particularly enjoyed the matches with Graphic Era university," said Team Subharti's captain.
Women's
Set-1 saw Bennett score 4 against Gargi's 25, which improved in Set-2 where Bennett managed a 10 points. BU Girls' volleyball captain Samayrra, reflecting on the team's performance, said, "What we found ourselves to be lacking in is co-ordination and defense. Playing against Gargi has shown us that it is exactly what we need to hone."
Muskaan Tanwar, Gargi's leader, was primarily glad to have participated. "Sportikon at Bennett has given us another feather in the cap. We travelled afar, got exposed to new teams and on top, even won both of the matches we played. It couldn't be any better for us," she added.
With this, in girls' volleyball, Gargi went onto earn Gold, Mata Sundari - Silver, and Bennett - Bronze.
(The writer is a Semester II student of BA (Journalism and Mass Communication) programme.)