Valentine’s Day Classic – Love is in the air…
Bellingham, WA — Love was in the air and it got packed in the faced as PIVA came to play in the friendly confines of Western Washington University on 2.14.10 & 2.15.10. The women’s division was fierce as teams battled relentlessly in a no holds barred giant 7 team pool that lasted until the early moring of day 2. The ladies left the gym at 12:30 AM, but this did not diminish their spirit as they came ready to play at 8AM on Sunday morning. The final match was a battle between giants, as Gonzaga Blue and the University of Washington 1 squared off. In the end Gonzaga Blue emerged victorious and the Zags captured their second tourney championship of the season. The following are the full results in order of finish.
- Gonzaga University Blue
- University of Washington 1
- University of Idaho
- Eastern Washington University
- Gonzaga University Red
- University of Washington 2
- Willamette University
In the men’s division, the matches were intense and the clouds parted and the sun shined onto the courts on Sunday. The semis were like a bar room brawl, as Whatcom Community College sneaked passed the University of Washington and Gonzaga outlasted Western Washington in a tough 3 game, extra point showdown. In the finals, Gonzaga’s high powered offense proved to be too much as they defeated Whatcom in 2 to take the crown. This was their second tourney win of the season. The full results in order of finish are below.
- Gonzaga University 1
- Whatcom Community College
- University of Washington
- Western Washington University
- Washington State University
- University of Idaho
- Whitman College
- Willamette University