TEAM Northumbria will be chasing Super Eights glory on two fronts next season after the franchise's women secured play-off success.
Precision serving and solid defence gave Tameside no room for manoeuvre as TN eased to a 25-17 first-set win."All credit should go to the girls. They have worked really hard for this and they deserve it.TN faced top-flight side Tameside in Manchester for the chance to join their male counterparts at UK volleyball's top table.This, coupled with Victoria Swindell's passing game, saw TN take the second set comfortably 25-15.A superb straight sets win proved Magda Ropiak and company deserve their place among the sport's elite.Ropiak and Brandt were clinical on offence as the home team struggled to cope with their sheer strength."I thought Magda was outstanding. She is in a different league and Steph Brandt's serving was excellent."Head coach Dave Goodchild said: "We have trained so hard for this over the past five weeks and it has been a fantastic season for me.TN, though, eventually eased to a 25-19 third-set success, taking the match 3-0 as they proved just too strong for their Manchester opponents.The third set was a scrappy affair as both teams resigned themselves to the inevitable result.TN's men finished fifth in volleyball's top flight to cap an impressive Sport Central campaign.It was the same scenario in the second set as the visiting team raced to 11-3 before the Tameside coach took a timeout.Any resistance was dwindling fast as the North East side pounced on weak offence and showed the opposition how to attack.Northumbria set out to prove a point against their Mancunian opponents and did not fail to deliver.
TN, though, eventually eased to a 25-19 third-set success, taking the match 3-0 as they proved just too strong for their Manchester opponents.
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