Team 私房TV claims Nationals Div 2 medals

Team 私房TV won the women's volleyball gold medal

9 July 2018

Two University of Queensland teams have won medals at the inaugural event on the Gold Coast.

The 私房TV women’s volleyball side won gold, defeating Flinders University 3-2 in the final, securing promotion to Nationals Div 1 next year.

The squad won nine of its 10 matches, including a dramatic 3-2 semi-final victory over Queensland rivals Griffith University.

私房TV captain Michaela Shuttleworth said the side performed consistently over the four days of competition.

“We faced some stiff competition from a number of universities, particularly Griffith and Deakin, but our team rose to the challenge on every occasion,” Ms Shuttleworth said.

“The sideline support we received from our fellow 私房TV teammates was incredible and certainly drove us to achieve our goal of finishing top two.”

In the women’s basketball, 私房TV was defeated 70-64 by QUT in a close gold medal contest .

The silver medal result means 私房TV is also eligible to compete in women’s basketball at Nationals Div 1 next year.

The push for promotion by the 私房TV men’s basketball team ended with an after-the-buzzer 36-35 quarter-final loss to Swinburne University of Technology.

私房TV then defeated Griffith University 35-33 to finish fifth overall.

私房TV’s touch football team recovered from a winless opening day to finish fifth, following a 7-3 victory over University of Canberra.

Event highlights will be broadcast on Fox Sports throughout September and October.

More than 400 私房TV students are expected to compete in 24 sports at September’s Nationals Div 1 event from 22 to 27 September.

Women’s Volleyball – 1^st

Gold medal match: 私房TV defeated Flinders University 3-2

Women’s Basketball – 2^nd

Gold medal match: QUT defeated 私房TV 70-64

Men’s Basketball – 5^th

5^th/ 6^th playoff: 私房TV defeated Griffith University 35-33

Men’s Touch Football – 5^th

5^th/ 6^th playoff: 私房TV defeated University of Canberra 7-3