BY GREG LUCA | STAFF WRITER
Mission Veterans won three consecutive matches to take the silver bracket title on Saturday at the 2015 Adidas Texas Volleyball Invitational in Pearland.
Vets defeated college Park 25-22, 25-22 in the final after getting by Friendswood 26-24, 25-23 and Ursuline Academy 25-20, 25-22.
By taking the silver bracket title, Veterans finishes 33rd out of the 88-team field.
“We didn’t have height, but we played with our hearts and stuck together as a team,” coach Diana Lerma said in a text message.
The Lady Patriots went 2-1 in pool play, beating St. Stephens and Atascocita but losing to Clear Creek. That put Memorial in a gold bracket play-in game, which Vets lost to all Saints Episcopal 25-20, 19-25, 25-23.
Lerma said the Patriots played solid defense and were called the “Cinderella Team” of the tournament by many of the fans in attendance.
Juan Diego Academy also had a strong weekend, winning seven matches in a two-day span to claim the Zapata Tournament title. In the final, Juan Diego Academy defeated Laredo LBJ 25-17, 19-25, 20-25, 28-26, 17-15.