Bristol Eastern wins 2021 Girls Volleyball Tournament
Bristol Eastern won a thrilling four-set victory in the championship final to claim the 2021 CCC Girls Volleyball Tournament champion over upset minded Simsbury. The Trojans had knocked off three higher seeded teams to advance to the final and won the first set of the championship match, but the Lancers battled back to take the next three and claim their first title since 2013. It was Simsbury’s first appearance in a CCC final.
Hannah Webber led the attack for the Lancers and finished with 33 kills and two blocks. Senior setter Abby Jones posted 42 assists in the contest along with six digs and six service aces. Simsbury won the first set 26-24, but the Lancers dug in defensively to win the next three 25-17, 25-20 and 25-18.
Faye Kaplinski had 12 kills and 3 blocks for Simsbury. The 9th seeded Trojans were the surprise of the tournament. After beating South Windsor in a tough 5-setter in the opening round, they went on to knock off top-seeded RHAM and fifth seed Southington. The Lancers avenged two regular season losses with wins over Conard and Glastonbury to advance to the championship.
SEEDING / PAIRINGS
1. RHAM 15-1
2. Conard 15-1
3. EO Smith 14-2
4. Maloney 13-3
5. Southington 13-3
6. Glastonbury 12-4
7. Bristol Eastern 11-5
8. South Windsor 11-5
9. Simsbury 11-5
10. Plainville 11-5
11. Bristol Central 10-6
12. East Hartford 10-6
13. East Catholic 9-7
14. Farmington 9-7
15. Platt 9-7
16. New Britain 8-8
Monday, November 1st @ Site of the Higher Seed Results
Game 1 #1 RHAM hosts #16 New Britain RHAM 3-0 (25-12, 25-11, 25-6)
Game 2 #2 Conard hosts #15 Platt Conard 3-0 (25-13, 25-20, 25-23)
Game 3 #3 EO Smith hosts #14 Farmington EO Smith 3-2
Game 4 #4 Maloney hosts #13 East Catholic Maloney 3-1(25-15,23-25,25-10,25-15)
Game 5 #5 Southington hosts #12 East Hartford Southington 3-0 (25-8, 25-18, 25-8)
Game 6 #6 Glastonbury hosts #11 Bristol Central Gbury 3-2(20-25,25-19,27-25,23-25,15-12)
Game 7 #7 Bristol Eastern hosts #10 Plainville Bristol Eastern 3-0(25-4, 25-16, 25-11)
Game 8 #8 South Windsor hosts #9 Simsbury Simsbury 3-2
Tuesday, November 2nd @ Site of the Higher Seed Results
Game 9 #1 RHAM hosts #9 Simsbury Simsbury 3-2
(26-24,8-25,23-25,25-23,15-11)
Game 10 #2 Conard hosts #7 Bristol Eastern Bristol Eastern 3-2
(23-25,25-17,25-20,20-25,15-11)
Game 11 #3 EO Smith hosts #6 Glastonbury Glastonbury 3-0 (25-7, 25-6, 25-13)
Game 12 #4 Maloney hosts #5 Southington Southington 3-1 (25-12,30-32,25-18,25-22)
Thursday, November 4th @ Simsbury High School 4 & 6 p.m.
Game 13 #7 Bristol Eastern vs. #6 Glastonbury Bristol Eastern 3-1
(20-25,25-20,25-11,25-19)
Game 14 #9 Simsbury vs. #5 Southington Simsbury 3-1 (25-16,25-12,14-25,25-22)
Saturday, November 6th @ Simsbury High School 6:00 p.m.
Game 15 #9 Simsbury vs #7 Bristol Eastern Bristol Eastern 3-1 (24-26, 25-17, 25-20, 25-18)
Admission (for semi-finals and finals)
