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Brahma women fight on
Volleyball team’s Superior talent overcomes slow start against Cuesta College
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Coming off a tournament championship at their first annual Pierce College Invitational, the Brahma women’s volleyball team looked for an easy win against the Cuesta College Cougars (5-4) from San Luis Obispo.
The Brahmas were expected to dominate against the Cougars, but played under par instead.
“We played ugly today, we were not in tune, we made a lot of errors,” said head coach Nabil Mardini. “The numbers were not very good. The only reason we won was because our serving was on and the other team made some crucial errors.”
With direct feeds from Julianna Hicks and finishers like Samantha Potter and Sarah Martin, it is easy to see why the Brahmas have been dominant this season, and why they can sometimes become lackluster when playing against lesser teams.
“We need to work on our defense, sometimes we are great and sometimes we are horrible, so we need to work on that consistent motion.” said Sam Potter. “I didn’t feel the intensity. “
Last weeks tournament MVP also shared the same opinion.
“We were out of whack, we can definitely play a lot better than that.” said Kathleen Wright. “We were a little bit off and we could have played a lot harder then we did.”
The Brahmas dominated the first game, wining 25-13 but struggled in the next two games. In the second game with the score tied at 20, Pierce was able to pull away winning 25-20. They had a comfortable lead in the third game at 20-15, but let the lead shrink until finishing off the cougars 25-21 on an ace by Potter.
Roche Nystrom who is entering her 13th season as head coach of Cuesta College saw an opportunity to take the win but also acknowledged an tough Pierce squad.
“They out hit us and they did a nice job, we were hoping that our defense could outlast them.” said Nystrom. “They are solid all around; they have more ammo in each position.”
It is a team sport and the rest of the Brahmas are doing their part just as well. Spot on serves from Danielle Shoemaker and blocks from Jasmine Levi and Reanna Hill, not to mention the all around work from Kathleen Wright have all contributed to a fantastic start.
The Pierce College Brahmas will hit the road next to battle the Owls of Citrus College on Tuesday Oct. 5., at 7:00p.m.
