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the double elimination format, and felt that it contributed to Golden West’s loss.

“It’s a tough format and basically the girls are tired, “ Lawler said. “I thought they did an excellent job of giving it maximum effort.”

Pierce sophomore middle blocker Jessica Burns recognized that Golden West faced a difficult challenge having to play back-to-back games, but did not accept it as an excuse.

“We went through it yesterday, now it was their turn,” Burns said. “They couldn’t pull it out of the bag like we could.”

The victory, which extended the Brahmas winning streak to 66 consecutive matches dating back to 2010, came a day after tough battles against Santa Rosa College and Golden West on Saturday.

Golden West came within a few points of ending the Brahmas’ streak and bid for another perfect season, allowing Pierce to come back to defeat the Rustlers in five sets (24-26, 25-21, 21-25, 25-21, 15-10).

The Brahmas have a few more tricks to pull out of their bag as they all face finals in the weeks to come.

Pierce College President Kathleen Burke-Kelly was in the stands as the Brahmas claimed the state championship, but reminded the team that their win was only temporary.

“What we have to do is make sure they complete their academic program because that’s the really long lasting part,” Burke-Kelly said.

As the final point was scored the Brahmas gathered together one last time and chanted as they had in the previous games.

“You wish you were a Brahma,” they repeated three times.

For sophomore outside hitter and First Team AVCA All-American Danetta Boykin it would be the last time she chanted and the last time she would wear her Pierce uniform, having never lost a match at as a Brahma.

“I just can’t believe I’m done right now,” Boykin said. “That’s the hard part, I have to move on.”