Sound Premier Volleyball Team Falls Twice on Tough First Day of Volleyball at the Premier Volleyball Leauge National Championship Tournament.

#11 Sara Bendorf led all hitters at the 1st day of the PVL Championship.
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The Sound Premier Volleyball Team started their first match of the Premier Volleyball League Tournament at 5am Pacific time, which was 8am local time in Louisville, KY.  Not only did they face a tough time difference, but they also faced the number one team in the tournament, defending champions The Hoosier Exterminators.  The Sound fell in straight sets to the Exterminators and lost by the same score later in the morning to the Northern California Dream Team.

Outside hitter Sara Bendorf led all hitters for the Sound with 11 kills.  She also tallied two blocks for a team leading total of 13 points scored on the day.  Captain Katie Silliman had five kills in the middle to go with her team leading 6 blocks.  Angie Alvord also had a good day in the middle with seven kills, two blocks and an ace.  Outside hitter Marlayna Geary contributed eight kills and opposite Jessica Vanzant scored seven points on four kills and three blocks.

Leilani Ramsey anchored the Sound defense through the course of the day and was the foundation of their rapidly improving serve receive.  Whitney Buck and Ashley Allen shared time at setter through the two matches as head coach Bill Neville searched for winning combinations.  All 12 players on the Sound Premier roster say playing time on day one of the tournament.

The Sound will continue to pool play starting at 8:30am Pacific time on Sunday May 26 against the Western Empire team.  They will play their final match of the initial five team pool at 1:30pm Pacific time on Sunday.  The top four teams of the pool will be seeded into the second round of the championship tournament which will be played on Monday May 27.  The bottom team will be seeded into the consolation bracket.

PVL Update

Pool 1
The #1 seed Hoosier Exterminators are undefeated after the first day of the tournament.  They postedvictories over the Sound Premier Team and the Badger Blizzards.  They will likely face the North California Dream Team for the Pool One top spot on Sunday.  Pool 1 Standings

Pool 2
Team North Texas leads Pool two with a two win zero loss record.  Arizona, Great Plains and Great Lakes are all in the hunt to finish at the top of that pool.  Team Evergreen is 0-2 and nervously hoping that outside hitter Meghan Ganzer will be able to play in the rest of the tournament after rolling her ankle on Saturday.  Pool 2 Standings

Pool 3
The Pioneer Mayhem arrived on the PVL scene and declared themselves contenders with wins over the Iowa Ice and Team New England.  Iowa Ice pulled the upset of the day with a five set win over the #3 seeded Florida Wave.  The Heart of America Havoc suffered through a tough first day of the tournament with a pair of losses.  Pool 3 Standings

Live Streaming of the PVL Championship
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Court 3 Sunday May 26 vs Western Empire  8:30am Pacific TimeCourt 4 Sunday May 26 vs Badger Blizzard  1:30pm Pacific Time

The Sound Premier Volleyball Team Announce Their Roster for the Premier Volleyball League National Championships

Whitney Buck and the Sound Premier Team will face competition from around the country at the Premier Volleyball League National Championship Tournament May 25-28 in Louisville, KY
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The Sound Premier Volleyball League announced their travel roster for the Premier Volleyball League National Championship Tournament taking place in Louisville, KY May 25-28.  This will be the Sound Premier Team's second year competing in the grassroots professional competition against teams from around the country.  In 2012, they finished 11 out of 12 teams.

Sound Premier Team Travel Roster

Setters
#9  Whitney Buck  Setter, Central Washington University
#3  Ashley Allen  Setter, Bingham University

 Outside Hitters
#8  Linsey Denman  University of Puget Sound
#10  Marlayna Geary  Western Washington University
#11  Sara Bendorf, Jacksonville University

Middle Hitters
#4  Katie Silliman,  Arkansas State University
#15  Angie Alvord,  Western Washington University
#16  Emily Jepsen,  Western Washington University

Opposites
#6  Carolyn Farny,  University of Washington
#7  Jessica Vanzant,  Portland State University
#18  Deviny Mo,  University of Washington (Club)

Libero
#20  Leilani Ramsey,  University of Hawaii-Hilo


You can follow the Sound Premier Team as they take on the best teams in the country at the Premier Volleyball League National Championship at Facebook.com/soundvolleyball and Twitter.com/soundvolleyball. 

You Have Three More Chances to See the Sound Premier Volleyball Team This Season

The Sound Premier Volleyball team will play three more showcase matches as part of their 2013 season.  Here are the dates and details.

Friday April 26, 2013
Carver Gym Western Washington University, Bellingham
Triple Header
Western Washington University vs Seattle University  5:30pm
Sound Premier vs Seattle University  Approx. 6:45pm
Sound Premier vs Western Washington University Approx 8pm
This event is free to the Public!

Friday May 3
Sunrise Courts, Puyallup
This Event has been Canceled.  Please join us May 10 at Competitive Edge for our match against Seattle Pacific University. 

Friday May 10
Competitive Edge, Puyallup
Sound Premier Volleyball Experience  6pm  Click Here to Register
Sound Premier Volleyball Team vs Seattle Pacific University 7pm Click Here for Tickets

Match Stats from the Sound Premier Team's PVL Match vs Team Evergreen

The Sound Premier Team lost to Team Evergreen 1-3 on April 13 at Lake Stevens Volleyball Training Center.  Here are the Sound Premier Team stats for the match.

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Sound Premier Fall 1-3 to Team Evergreen

The Sound Premier Volleyball Team lost their first ever Premier Volleyball League home match Saturday night at the Lake Stevens Volleyball Training Center.  Team Evergreen earned the 3-1 victory (25-20, 26-24, 20-25, 25-18) and avenged their loss to Sound Premier last month.

Team Evergreen's outside hitter Meghan Ganzer caught fire and led all hitters with 19 kills on the night.  Kari Chavez tallied the majority of Team Evergreen's assists and libero Kayla Mainer was sensational in defense.  The result takes both team's records to one win and one loss in Premier Volleyball League play.

Sara Bendorf and Marlayna Geary led the Sound Premier attack with 21 kills between them.  Katie Silliman captained the side and led the team with four blocks.  Whitney Buck and Gretchen Killebrew shared the setting responsibilities and Jessica Hansen put in a quality performance as libero.

Next up for the Sound Premier Team is a trip to Bellingham where they will play a double header against Seattle University and Western Washington University on April 26. 

Sound Premier vs Team Evergreen in Premier Volleyball League Action Saturday Night

There are a limited number of tickets still available to see the Sound Premier Volleyball Team take on Team Evergreen in Premier Volleyball League action Saturday April 13 in Lake Stevens.  The match is the second of a home and home series that will qualify both teams to participate in the Premier Volleyball League National Championship Tournament in Louisville, KY May 25-28.

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Saturday Night is Sound Premier Volleyball Team Poster Night!
Every person attending the match on April 13 will receive a poster and have the opportunity to have it signed by the team!  

The Sound Volleyball Experience
This one of a kind program gives junior players the opportunity to get on the court with the players from the Sound Premier Volleyball Team.  Limited space is available.  

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