St. Louis, MO — AWVL Water Splash Tournament 🕔 Final: 28-26 Smashers 📍 Pool Side Arena | Eudora KS   (Smashers, 15 points, 5 aces) In one of the , the RipTides surged ahead 26–25, but Mills tied it, aced the next point, and smashed the match-winner off a back set. Nakamura’s 11-point effort went down swinging in a heartbreaker. 🏅 FINAL TOURNAMENT AWARDS 🏆  US Smashers 🥈  Pacific RipTides 🥉  Sierra Soakers, Atlantic Surge 🔥   – 40 total points, 10 aces, 4 match-saving plays🌟  – 3-game stretch: 21 points, 6 blocks