Women's 1st wins 3-0 over Edinburgh Jets II in Season Opener

The St Andrews Women 1st team had their first match of the season on Saturday 18th October. A Scottish Cup League game, the Saints took on the Edinburgh Jets II team in what turned out to be a victorious conquest.

The 1st set showed strong playing from the Saints, with especially powerful serving from Emma Fox. The team played very cohesively for their first set of the season including a great fake play orchestrated by Fox, Sydney Maxwell, and Alexandra Smith. The Saints easily took the set 25-10.

The 2nd set proved to be not as easy. The Jets had much more pick-ups than the previous set and the Saints saw themselves get a little bit sloppy in technique. However, they pulled it together, and with a beautiful block from Alison Conway and some great serve receive from Annamarie Wheeler, they managed to take the set 25-20.

The 3rd set saw the Saints returning to their natural pace, including some strong serving from Barbora Wichterlova. The Saints took the set 25-11.

Overall, it was a great first match of the season and showed the Saints some of their strengths as well as what to work on in later practices. There was great hitting throughout the match from Hannah Berwian and Maxwell as well as some great sets from Smith.

The Saints play next in Durham for their first Premier League match of the season.