Nebraska Elite 18 MOAB Takes President’s Day Classic 18 Open Title

<p>OMAHA – It was something of a wild and wacky ending to the 18 Open division of the Asics President’s Day Classic over the weekend, but when the dust settled it was Nebraska Elite 18 MOAB standing above the rest.</p> <p>VCNebraska 18 Black’s sweep of Elite 18 MOAB combined with a three-set win by CIA 18 Black over Northern Lights 182 in the final matches of pool play on Sunday afternoon created a four-way tie, with only the top three teams advancing to Monday’s championship bracket.</p> <p>Based on set winning percentage, Elite, Northern Lights and CIA all advanced and VCNebraska went to the silver bracket despite owning head-to-head wins over each of the other three.</p> <p>Then, on Monday, Elite 18 MOAB cruised to a 25-17, 25-13 win over Topeka Impact in the quarterfinal before scoring a major upset over the #23 in the nation – Northern Lights 181 – 14-25, 25-21, 19-17 in the semifinals.</p> <p>In the championship match, 18 Elite MOAB once again rallied, this time for a 26-28, 25-16, 15-12 win over CIA 18 Black to secure the 18 Open title on an ace block by <strong>Maddie Wiedenfeld</strong> (Omaha Marian).</p> <p>In the 17 Open division, VCNebraska 17 Elite had a real nice tournament, showing it belongs ranked among the nation’s best in its age group. VCNebraska beat #47 Dynasty 26-24, 25-16 in the championship semifinal before falling 25-21, 25-20 to #6 Northern Lights 171 in the championship.</p> <p>In the 16 Open division, #3-ranked Asics MAVS 161 lived up to its ranking, winning all nine of its matches in straight sets, including a 25-11, 25-15 win over Nebraska Elite 15 Revolution in the finals. For the weekend, no team scored 20 points or more against MAVS 161 in any set.</p> <p>Nebraska Elite again had a team in the championship on Monday in the 15 Open division where Elite 15 Revolution suffered a 25-18, 25-15 loss to Northern Lights 151 – the #17 team in the nation.</p> <p>Below are the results for all the Nebraska teams that competed in the Open divisions over the weekend.</p> <p><strong><u>18 Open</u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Championship match</u></strong></p> <p>Nebraska Elite 18 MOAB def. CIA 18 Black 26-28, 25-16, 15-12</p> <p><strong><u>Nebraska finishes</u></strong></p> <p>5^th place – Premier 18 Gold</p> <p>7^th place – VCNebraska 18 Black</p> <p>12^th place – Nebraska Juniors 181 Black</p> <p><strong><u>17 Open</u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Championship match</u></strong></p> <p>Northern Lights 171 def. VCNebraska 17 Elite 25-21, 25-20</p> <p><strong><u>Nebraska finishes</u></strong></p> <p>5^th place – Nebraska ONE 17 Titanium</p> <p>7^th place – Nebraska Elite 17 TKO</p> <p>8^th place – Nebraska Juniors 171 Black</p> <p><strong><u>16 Open</u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Championship match</u></strong></p> <p>Asics Mavs 161 def. Nebraska Elite 161 Vici 25-11, 25-15</p> <p><strong><u>Nebraska finishes</u></strong></p> <p>8^th place – Premier 16 Black</p> <p>9^th place – Club Legacy 16 ROX</p> <p>12^th place – Nebraska Juniors 161 Black</p> <p>13^th place – VCNebraska 16 Elite</p> <p><strong><u>15 Open</u></strong></p> <p><strong><u>Championship match</u></strong></p> <p>Northern Lights 151 def. Nebraska Elite 15 Revolution 25-18 25-15</p> <p><strong><u>Nebraska finishes</u></strong></p> <p>6^th place – Club Legacy 15 ROX</p> <p>9^th place – VCNebraska 15 Elite</p> <p>10^th place – Nebraska Juniors 151</p> <p>12^th place – Premier 15 Black</p>