Spring Softcore Volleyball at Harriet Tubman Wednesdays

The Volley Lamas returned to the Wednesday Softcore league at Tubman ready to pick up where they left off last season (well, last week...), with Caitlin leading the charge like nobody's business. Her service is strong, relentless and never seems to miss the intended target. She has a clever service set up with her hitting hand and arm way behind her head. But it is ridiculously effective with the force that she gets from that motion. And ups? Caitlin is the BOSS in getting to those hard to reach and seemingly impossible saves. Behind her strong games, the Lamas were able to sweep We'd Hit That in three sets for a 3-0 match. Go Caitlin!

Ryan Doughty of Volley Lamas did double duty on Wednesday Softcore at Tubman. Not only did he play a vicious game with his own squad at the 615pm game, he was a glutton for punishment and returned to sub for Air Bud Strikes Back at the 815pm game. Ryan lost absolutely no momentum between his first and sixth game of the night . With unbelievable fortitude and skill, he was able to play crazy defense with the Lamas and threw in a few forceful kills at net as well. That added up to a 3-0 victory over Sloppy Sets. Take an hour break, and Ryan's back in the gym ready to crash the Air Bud team party by stepping aboard and continuing his fantastic night of not only mad skills but great sportsmanship. Bet you slept well afterward!

In honor of his affinity for tips and music...
Ah, tip it
Ah, tip it
(Hit it)
Oooh, baby, baby
Baby, baby
Oooh, baby, baby
Baby, baby
Jump up hit this!
Nah, tip it
Nah, tip it
Nah, tip it (ow, jump up hit this)
Nah, tip it (jump up hit this)
Ow baby
Volleyball and Underdog's here
Volley and ball is here
Volleyball's here, and we're in a match
Want you to spike it back
Coolin' by day then at night working up a sweat
C'mon girls, let's go show the guys that we know
How to become number one in a bracket flow
Now spike it
Nah, tip it - hit it good
Nah, tip it - hit it real good
Nah, tip it - spike it good
Nah, tip it - s-spike it real good

Yo, yo, yo, yo, you in the front
Yeah, you come here, give me a tip
Better make it fast or else I'm gonna block it
Can't you hear the music's pumpin' hard like I wish you would?
Now tip it

Tip it good
Tip it real good
Tip it good
T-tip it real good

USL volleyball supporter extraordinaire Lynnea Searls is all volleyball all the time, and plays on several teams at once covering most nights of the week. That's how much she loves the game. And so it was fitting that she chose to spend her ?? birthday (she's not telling age, so we'll say she's 21 and old enough to play for USL) at the Softcore Wednesday night playoffs at Tubman. Squaring off against We'd Hit That, Lynnea and company were a dominating force with some rigorous plays that really showed their unique teamwork. Captain Lynnea led the way with those crazy just-over-the-net soft serves which the defense always has trouble handling. Plus, her positive attitude is never lacking and she always has something funny to share with her teammates. Her cheerleader moves always crack us up but never get in the way of her performance and determination to not only win, but have a great time doing it. The Sloppys were victorious in three sets, so we'll see them next week in the semifinals. But not before we wish Lynnea a Happy Birthday and a great year of USL volleyball ahead!