Volleyball
Round 6 of the 2023 Santa Sabina Invitational Volleyball Competition was held on Saturday where we had 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses from our 8 teams. Our two senior teams won their matches against Loreto Kirribilli and Brigidine. The Pymble 1 team remains undefeated for the season with one game left this season. Our Pymble 3 play a very strong game coming away with a 3-0 win against Brigidine and as they go into the last round having lost one and drawn one game for the season, they have continued to be a strong team. Pymble 6 played a tight match and pulled away with a 2-1 win against Barker using the skills that they have been working hard on all season. Overall Pymble had great results leading into the last week of the competition for the year.
| Team | Opponent | Result | Score |
| Pymble 1 | Loreto Kirribilli 1 | Win | 3-0 |
| Pymble 2 | Brigidine 2 | Win | 2-1 |
| Pymble 3 | Brigidine 5 | Win | 3-0 |
| Pymble 4 | SCC 9 | Loss | 0-3 |
| Pymble 5 | SCC 10 | Draw | 1-1 |
| Pymble 6 | Barker 3 | Win | 2-1 |
| Pymble 7 | Danebank 11 | Draw | 1-1 |
| Pymble 8 | SSC 16 | Loss | 0-3 |
Week 6 – Most Valuable Player
Pymble 1 – Caitlin Costello (Year 11)
Pymble 2 – Lavan Cardo (Year 10)
Pymble 3 – Olivia Ayton (Year 9)
Pymble 4 – Isabella Pak (Year 9)
Pymble 5 – Annabel Tamas (Year 8)
Pymble 6 – Livia Armstrong (Year 9)
Pymble 7 – Haylee Lam (Year 7)
Pymble 8 – Celine Cai (Year 7)
Week 6 – Most Improved Player
Pymble 1 – Lily Huang (Year 11)
Pymble 2 – Finley Saghaie (Year 11)
Pymble 3 – Camille Xiao (Year 8)
Pymble 4 – Grace McSweeney (Year 8)
Pymble 5 – Olivia Choi (Year 9)
Pymble 6 – Isabella Zhang (Year 8)
Pymble 7 – Kathy Huo (Year 7)
Pymble 8 – Alexa Wu (Year 7)
Senior First Report from our Volleyball Star Caitlin Costello (Year 11)
If you think Pymble 1 couldn’t do better than last weekend, think again! This past weekend Pymble 1 beat Loreto Kirribilli 25-5, 25-6, 25-5, an astonishing performance from the team. In this game the team tried to focus on our individual serves as they were an important aspect of last weekend’s match. Each player performed to their greatest ability, keeping points at a minimum as seen by the high ratio scoring above. The table of the competition is based on points scored and points scored against, so our team aims to essentially gain as many points as possible and keep the other team’s points to a minimum to secure our place in the finals. It’s important to have high morale as we enter the last few weeks leading up to nationals. Keeping the momentum, we have worked so hard for at Santa Sabina will greatly help our chances of success at nationals. The cheering, nicknames, and celebrations continue to be workshopped and are thoroughly used throughout all sets of the game.
As the Year 11’s enters our last few weeks of Santa Sabina competition, I think we all feel a little bittersweet experiencing some of our last moments of Volleyball with the school. Most of the team started in Year 7, and it’s been a wonderful experience to grow up and play with each of them for 5 years. We will all thoroughly enjoy playing in the finals next week and hope to bring our very best one last time at Santa Sabina. Go Pymble!
Chris Wood
Sports Co-ordinator – Volleyball