It was a short Day 2 at AAU Nationals in 16 Open for the number-one overall seed, A5 161 Gabe, who made quick work of the only three-team pool of the day. KIVA 16 Red got within two points of A5 in the second set against them, but Nebraska Juniors 16 Black earned its one win against KIVA (25-22, 25-19) to advance to Gold with A5.

In a four-day tournament, a day with one less match seems to be the advantage offered to the top seed lucky enough to be matched up in a three-team pool.

On the opposite end of playing two matches and ending at 11 AM in Pool A, Pools J and K played extended sets and each pool would have to play a tie-breaker set to 25 points to determine the final place finishes for the day. In Pool J, four of the six matches went to three sets and by the end of Wednesday’s pool play, there was a three-way tie where each team was 2-1.