Shisa VC’s Yuri Biggins led all spikers with 31 hitting winners during Saturday’s final. (Photo by Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
TOKYO – Last year’s heartbreak turned to Saturday’s joy for Sakurako Abe and her Christian Academy Japan teammates.
Abe recorded 15 hitting winners, Gloria Wang added 13 and Naya Cummings 10 for the Knights as they won their first American School In Japan YUJO volleyball tournament title. They held off Shisa VC of Okinawa 17-25, 25-22, 25-23, 27-29, 15-12 Saturday at Mustang Valley.
The Knights were the odd team out last year when 13 girls teams were mistakenly booked to fill 12 spots. Christian Academy Japan agreed to not compete, cheering on their boys counterparts to a third-place finish.
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