Lost in Translation: COPPA LAZIO CHAMPS!!!!!

Today was the finals of the Coppa Lazio, our regional cup, we played in a town called Marino against Fonte Roma Eur, the first team to beat us in the regular season.

Since this weekend is Easter, we didn't have a regular season game this weekend, so the Coppa Lazio finals were today. We thought we were going to have to play Terracina (our rivals) again because they won their first semi against Fonte, BUT, this past Wednesday when the two teams played their second semi-final match against each other, Fonte beat Terracina, forcing a GOLDEN SET!! Fonte won, so we played them today!

Our game was at 4pm, so we left Fondi around 1pm. We were all super excited to play them again because they were the first team to beat us, and their coach told the paper that after we lost to them we wouldn't be any good anymore, so we wanted to prove them wrong! They had a couple of their girls hurt and not able to play, but they beat us last time with their "second line" so I wasn't going to take this game lightly.

We started off a little slow, getting behind in the first set, but we were able to pull it together and win that set! Then the second and third set seemed to come easily! Our team was playing GREAT together! Our defense was working and we weren't making many mistakes! Glad to see that our week of defensive practices payed off, and we have finally understood the defensive system they want us to play.

Yes, you read that correctly, WE WON 3 sets to 0!!! WE WON THE COPPA LAZIO!!!!!
After our match was the men's finals, and today was also the finals for the Series D teams of Lazio, so those teams came over to our gym for one big ceremony at the end. There was a food tent outside during the men's game that we gathered around and ate, then went and watched some of the game and waited for the ceremony!

Enjoy the pictures!!! More photos are in my facebook album!

Italian word/phrase of the day: "Pasqua" Easter