Corsairs Split Tournament

On Wednesday, Feb. 15, the Santa Monica College (SMC) Corsairs men’s volleyball team played two home games in a non-conference tournament. The first game was against the Grossmont College Griffins and the second was against the San Diego Mesa College Olympians. The Corsairs had a positive start to the tournament, but the Olympians prevailed, keeping their win streak alive.

The first game against the Griffins started off rough for the Corsairs. They were eventually able to get their communication down and the Corsairs seemed unstoppable from that point forward. The blockers prevented nearly every spike going over the net and the setters executed superb passes to get the kills. There were a few serving errors throughout the sets but the Corsairs pulled through with scores of 25-16, 25-15, Libero Javier Castillo first game, feeling positive but acknowledging there’s provement.

“I think we learned something selves that, like, you know, team is like not at your bring down your level,”

Energy and positivity Castillo was determined the second game, as he the difference on the court.

The Olympians entered ment with a four game obtained their fifth win