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Queensland Pirates claimed their first national title in the last three years, emerging victorious from the Mahindra Australian Volleyball Super League Women’s Final.
The win was even more remarkable given the Pirates suffered a negative win-loss record in the regular season but dropped just one set during the Finals Series in Adelaide over the past two days.
Earlier in the day the Perth Steel recovered from their semi-final loss in a come-from-behind victory over Melbourne to claim the bronze medal.
2024 WOMEN’S FINAL
Queensland Pirates v Adelaide Storm 3:1 (18-16, 18-15, 13-18, 18-11)
Queensland Pirates claimed their first title of the Super League era with a 3:1 victory over home side Adelaide.
After going down in last year’s final to Perth Steel, today’s victory marks the second women’s national league title the Pirates have claimed in the last three years.
Queensland were first on the board, taking the first set before the Storm opened up an early advantage in the second.
However the Pirates clawed their way back to take a 2:0 advantage to put the Storm backs up against the wall.
With a strong home crowd behind them, Adelaide never gave up and at 11-7 in the third set they pressed their advantage by enacting a powerplay. At the end of the next three points they had opened up a seven-point break which was a more than comfortable buffer to send it to a fourth.
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Queensland responded from the opening rallies and quickly opened up an early lead.
With the Pirates ahead 10-5, both teams traded powerplays at the end of which Queensland and upped their lead to eight.
From there, both sides traded rallies until eventually the Pirates took their first chance at Championship Point to hammer home the victory.
Pirates captain Kylee White paid tribute to the extended Queensland squad who helped prepare the side for an assault on Finals weekend which sent them to the victory dais.
“It’s been a really rough season but the girls who came away today are not the only ones who contributed,” said White. “It’s a massive squad that’s made this team how it is, especially leading up to finals.
“The whole squad has just backed each other and proven we deserve to be in finals and today it’s paid off.”
After winning their second title in three years, only split by a runners-up medal in 2023, White believes this Pirates outfit has the…
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