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ASIJ's Serena Koslow (6), spiking against Kadena's Leighton Botes and Christina Kehe, had a team-leading nine hitting winners for the Mustangs.

ASIJ's Serena Koslow (6), spiking against Kadena's Leighton Botes and Christina Kehe, had a team-leading nine hitting winners for the Mustangs. (Mayu Ono/Special to Stripes)

TOKYO – She stands just 5-foot-3, diminutive in a sport that begs for height. But on Saturday, Serena Koslow played like a giant.

The junior outside hitter collected nine hitting winners, helping host American School In Japan rally from an early deficit to win its first YUJO volleyball tournament title since 2016, beating Kadena 25-22, 25-21 in Saturday’s YUJO Tournament girls championship match.

“It’s amazing,” Koslow said, crediting her Mustangs teammates for helping get her the ball. “I could not have done it without my teammates. Every one of my teammates supported me. I love them.”

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