Cassandra Delacruz gets both feet off the ground to power her serve over to Citrus College in the Hutto-Patterson Gym Aug 30.
The women’s volleyball team defeated Citrus College on Friday in three of its four matches and swept all three matches against Glendale College.
PCC defeated Citrus in the first match 26-20, 24-20 in the second and 24-19 in the fourth.
The third match was a loss but an intense one. The match went back and forth. The Lancers gained and lost the lead several times over the course of the match. At the end of the match, PCC was down five points.
It seemed hopeful that they could turn it around and win the match after they caught up within one point, but ended up losing 23-25.
Fresh off the game with Citrus, the team had about 20 minutes before the game against Glendale.
Coach Tammy Silva beamed with pride in her team. “We played well. [We] got into tight situations and we came out of them. It’s all the stuff we want to see in a first match,†said Silva.
Assistant Coach Alison Sharp praised two key players for their performance and the team’s serving. “Nora [To’omalatai] stood out for us today. [She is] an all-around player and wherever the ball is she knows how to do something with it [and] put it away,â€Â she said.
“Kailey [Faust] did a really good job of…setting it up [and] running a good offense,†Sharp said of setter Faust.
Faust agreed with her coaches on the performance of the team. “As a whole we played really well. We came together and worked really hard. Everyone played their positions really well,†Faust said.
Diving to save the play, Sophomore Kailey Faust, tries to hit the ball over to Citrus College. Aug 30.
Sharp was excited about the match against Glendale. “We scrimmaged with Glendale last week so we kind of already saw them once, but it should be a good match,†said Sharp.
The excitement came as no disappointment when PCC defeated Glendale with a 13 point lead in the first game at 25-12.
Even though the first game was a breeze, the next two games proved not as easy. The second match PCC started off with a huge lead but soon Glendale caught up. In the end the Lancers won with a comfortable lead at 25-19.
The last match was long and tough. It seemed to go on forever but PCC secured the third win at 25-17.
“Good season opener,†said Sharp. A good start to the Lancer volleyball season.
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