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"Twin Tower Turnaround" by Christal Teoh

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The past weekend was the long-awaited Twin Tower Tournament in ISKL. It was the last major tournament the volleyball teams would have before ACSC, and it was a chance for the varsity volleyball teams to show how much they had improved since the beginning of the season. 

After the first day, the girls’ team had only one win out of the three games we played. The next morning, we faced off against Grace Volleyball Club; it was a tough 0-2 loss to start the day. If we wanted to place, we had to win the last game of the round robin, which was against Yangon International School. 

Unfortunately, during warm-ups, we lost one of our best players, Kyra Lim (10), due to an injury. We really had to string it together if we wanted to finish strong. The game started well; we won the first set 25-19, but we lost the second, forcing a third set. We were tired, which led to a rough start in the third set; we were down 3-8 in the first half. Hopes were diminished, but we had to pull it together for Kyra. We played hard, and soon the score was 7-14. No mistakes were allowed; once the ball dropped on our side of the court, the game would be over. We were still down by half, but Yangon was no match against Tia Emmanuel’s (12) perfect serves. With the help of superb communication and hustle from the team, we ended the game with a 16-14 win. It was incredible — nine straight points of peak volleyball. It was the best way to end the round robin; it secured our spot in the third-place match and gave us the adrenaline we needed to win it. 

Kyra Lim (10) says, “Missing out on the last two games of the season was definitely tough for me, but I knew my teammates would deliver regardless of whether I was there or not. When I heard that they took Yangon to a three-set win, I cried because of how happy and grateful I was to have such a strong team.”

After a quick 25-4 blowout in the first set, we took home the third-place title by winning the second set. “Even though we had a rough start in this tournament, the results of our last two games greatly reflected how well we could do if we stayed mentally focused and played the game at our best,” says Evangeline Fan (10). 

Overall, it was a great weekend for the Volleyball Teams in ISKL, with the boys bringing home gold and the girls bringing home bronze. 

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