Legacy, Michigan Elite collect more hardware

<p>It was a weekend of celebrations for Michigan-based club teams.</p> <p>Two championships were brought back to the mitten. Here’s a recap of the successful club weekend.</p> <h4><strong>Legacy 16-1 wins Central Zone Invite</strong></h4> <p>It was another tournament weekend, and another championship for <strong>Legacy 16-1 ADIDAS</strong>.</p> <p>The group continued their second consecutive season without dropping a tournament this past weekend by going 7-0 in Indianapolis. They dropped just two sets throughout the weekend, but had emphatic 15-7 and 15-8 third sets to close out their opponents.</p> <p>In the final, Legacy dispatched <strong>A5 16-Gabe </strong>25-16, 25-18.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="66319" first="Harper" last="Murray"] </strong>continued to shine, racking up 57 kills while hitting .350 in the seven matches. <strong>Becca Apsey </strong>continued to be a great compliment to her on the right side with 34 kills (.300 hitting) and 15 blocks.</p> <p>In the middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="66291" first="Laurece" last="Abraham"] </strong>finished with 28 kills (.375 hitting) and 17 blocks, while <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="66340" first="Sarah" last="Vellucci"] </strong>had 38 digs and passed at 2.5.</p> <p>Next up for the dynamite squad is the <strong>President’s Day Challenge </strong>in St. Louis on Feb. 13-15.</p> <p><strong>Michigan Elite 16 Mizuno </strong>earned a 9^th-place finish on the weekend with a 3-2 record while <strong>Legacy 16-2 ADIDAS </strong>finished tied for 25^th, and <strong>MVA 16 Black </strong>placed 29^th.</p> <h5><strong>17 Open</strong></h5> <p><strong>Legacy 17-1 ADIDAS </strong>finished fifth, going 4-1 for the weekend before falling in the quarterfinals to runner-up <strong>VC United 171 Elite</strong>, 25-23, 25-22. Legacy hadn’t dropped a set prior to that match.</p> <p><strong>MVA 17 Black </strong>placed 27^th for the weekend, while <strong>TeamD 17-Red </strong>was 29^th and <strong>Legacy 17-2 ADIDAS </strong>was 31^st.</p> <h5><strong>18 Open</strong></h5> <p>A collection of Michigan squads put together some wins in Indy, as <strong>MVA 18 Black </strong>took 15^th, while <strong>Five:1 18-Black </strong>and <strong>TeamD 18-Red </strong>each placed 17^th.</p> <h5><strong>15 Open</strong></h5> <p><strong>Legacy 15-1 ADIDAS </strong>came in 17^th for the weekend while <strong>Michigan Elite 15 Mizuno </strong>wasn’t far behind in 19^th.</p> <h4><strong>Michigan Elite takes OVR title</strong></h4> [caption id="attachment_128708" align="alignright" width="300"]<a href="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2021/02/MIE-crop-1241x815-1612231973.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-128708" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2021/02/MIE-crop-1241x815-1612231973-300x197.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="197" /></a> Photo: Courtesy of Michigan Elite Volleyball[/caption] <p>The <strong>Michigan Elite 18 Mizuno </strong>squad continued their great 2021 club season by winning a second consecutive tournament this weekend.</p> <p>MIE prevailed in the <strong>Ohio Valley 18’s Qualifier</strong>, going 7-1 for the weekend. In the final, Michigan Elite grinded out a hard-fought victory, 27-25, 25-23.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="14163" first="Julia" last="Bishop"]</strong>, the 2020 Miss Volleyball winner, continued to shine and lead the squad from the setter position. She spread the ball out very well throughout the weekend.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="14204" first="Jenna" last="Vaske"] </strong>continued to play well for the right side while <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="50292" first="Kaylin" last="Collins"] </strong>was finishing at a high rate for the team this weekend. Collins is really hitting another gear in recent weeks.</p> <p><strong>Legacy 18-1 ADIDAS </strong>came in eight for the weekend, while <strong>Unified 18-1 </strong>was 14^th and <strong>Unified 18-2 </strong>placed 16^th.</p> <p>Next up for the 18’s will be <strong>Triple Crown NIT </strong>in Kansas City on Feb. 13-15.</p>