First Day Results at Arafura 2011

Today was the first day of competition and it was great seeing such a full stadium supporting Volleyball!

Our NT Women played against Papua New Guinea – NCD, and despite taking the first set, were unable to win the match, losing 3 sets to 1. The set scores were: 25-14, 13-25, 12-25, 15-25.

The NT Men’s team had two matches today. Their first was against Torres Strait Island, which they won convincingly in 3 straight sets. The set scores were: 25-11, 25-18, 25-17.
In their second game, they were unable to continue their good form losing to Papua New Guinea – NCD in straight sets. The set scores were: 15-25, 18-25, 16-25.

You can find the full results information at the Arafura Games Volleyball Results Page.

Tomorrow we will see the Northern Territory women square off against Torres Macau at 12 noon. The NT Men will again play two games, starting at 9am against defending champions Papua New Guinea. They will hit the courts again at 1:30pm to battle Macau.
A full volleyball program guide can be found here.