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Rounding back into shape
Women’s volleyball regains old form
Julian Reyes/ Roundup
Finally healthy, the women’s volleyball team has regained their old form, winning six of their first seven games
They’re hard at work trying to erase the memory of an injury plagued 2009 season.
The Brahmas won their match against the Moorpark Raiders (1-3) in the South Gym, on Sept. 15.
“It’s a good rivalry game,” Pierce freshmen Julianna Hicks said. “Coming back from last year its awesome to take this game.”
Moorpark beat the Brahmas last year.
“It’s a good rivalry game,” Pierce freshmen Julianna Hicks said. “Coming back from last year its awesome to take this game.”
This season Pierce has had a tendency of starting off slowly, but finishing strong.
That slow start was evident in last Wednesday night’s match.
The Brahmas won the first game 25-20, the second game 25-19, but lost the third game 22-25 finishing off the match in game four, 25-20.
“That is something we need to work on, something we need to fix,” Brahma sophmore Sam Potter said, in reaction to the slow starts.
The Brahmas had 20 errors in the game three loss alone, compared to only three from the Raiders, mostly because of net violations.
“I wouldn’t say it was an intense match against Moorpark, it was more like an intense match against ourselves,” Potter said.
Her head coach shared that opinion.
“Maybe it was just being too aggressive, we have never netted like that before,” Head Coach Nabil Mardini said in response to all of the net violations. “We have a tendency to start slow, make our errors in the game and then when our backs are against the wall we decide to pick it up.”
The Raiders did not make it easy for Pierce.
“Moorpark did a good job blocking and had a lot hustle in them,” Mardini said. “They frustrated our offense a little. They waited for us to make errors.”
Moorpark Coach Steve Burkhart gave credit to the tough Brahma offense.
“They are a good squad,” Burkhart said. “Their serve is pretty tough and their outside hitting is tough, so those two elements are better than ours right now."
The Brahmas hit the road this past weekend and competed in the San Diego Mesa Tournament.
The team finished second in the tournament, falling 1-3 to Cypress College Sunday in the championship game.
Currently ranked 4th in the state, according to the California Community College Athletic Association, with an overall record of 6-1, the team will host the Pierce Volleyball Invitational starting this Friday at 2:00 p.m. in both the North and South Gyms.
