In the regular second final match, Team Northumbria won in the tie-break although Durham led 0-2 in sets (22-25, 20-25, 27-25, 25-21, 15-10) and secured the golden set. But n the decisive set Durhman won 15-13.
Durham came out fighting with big swings from Bruna Bond at the net putting Northumbria under pressure. Serving substitute Kayla Bastian gave Northumbria a three-point advantage but they fell short after hitting errors from Tokarenko brought the score level before Durham took the deciding point, golden set, and League Final Title.
To see complete results, stats, and standings, visit our ENG National Championship 2017/2018 W page.
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