Volleyball England men' cup 3rd round
TEAM NORTHUMBRIA beat CITY PREDATORS 3-0 at Sunderland University to progrees to the quarter-finals earlier today without being totally convincing. A number of net violations and attacking errors in the opening exchanges gifted points to Predators but they soon recovered their composure to pull away and take the set. The next two sets followed a similar pattern with the teams trading points in the early stages then the pre-match favourites raising their game to open up a winning lead. The win earns Northumbria a quarter-final tie at Sheffield Hallam who beat Newcastle Staffs today. Predators can take heart from this battling performance as they prepare for tomorrow's trip to Nottingham where they take on Rockets to stay in the Division 2 North title race.