Volleyball Remain Unbeaten After Big Match

The home side were stung into action and six unanswered points brought them right back into the game, Ollie Evans providing deft touches for two winners and Ivan Vatas’ powerful blocking denied Cambridge any reprieve.

The set was tied at 25 apiece before captain Banwell delivered a crushing blow to give Loughborough the slimmest of advantages, and when a Cambridge player hit long in the next play the game was tied at one set all.

The third set belonged to Banwell as Cambridge could not handle the pace, power and accuracy of the Loughborough game. Time and again the ball was set for the captain and he delivered five untouched winners to sustain his side’s advantage; it was left for number two Karl Chong to deliver a final blow to seal the set.

Loughborough then turned on the after burners to pull away from their opponents; Ivan Vatas continued to serve strongly and the home side showed their strength in depth as fresh legs from the bench kept up the intensity. They won the fourth set 25–18 to complete the victory and show why they are a force to be reckoned with in this year’s competition.

Captain Banwell spoke to The Epinal after the match admitting:

“We were expecting a good scrap and we certainly got one, we had to up our game after going one set down but we know we have the players to hit the big shots at the right time”.