Out of the comfort zone

Talent has no boundaries, and the distance between states does not deter some prospective students from reaching their educational and athletic goals. State borders couldn’t hold back these two out of state volleyball players from finding a second home at Pierce College.

Linnea Romero and Victoria Estes are new additiions for the volleyball team. Romero and Estes are both students that have traveled from their hometowns to join the women’s volleyball program .

Romero comes from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is planning to major in kinesiology to pursue a career in physical therapy. She is planning to transfer to the University of California, Los Angeles or California State University, Northridge.

Romero said she first began playing volleyball when she was 11 years old and mentioned her father inspired her to play the sport.

“He’s played sports all his life, and he’s tiny like me, but he plays with a big heart,” Romero said.

Romero said she came to Pierce because she wanted to fine-tune her athletic skills.

“The program is just so intense that you have no choice but to get better,” Romero said.

Romero said that compared to other volleyball teams she had played on, she thinks all her teammates are on the same page, and has a shared mentality to be competitive.

Romero said that the team is successful, because there is an abundance of responsibilities that come with being apart of a team.

“There’s a lot of strong personalities, so there are a lot of leadership roles, and everyone fulfills them very strongly,” Romero said.

Romero said her experience on the team has been positive, and she is constantly being challenged.

“It’s very hard, but that’s what I came here for,” Romero said.

Estes left her hometown in Pasco, Washington. Estes said she is majoring in business with a concentration in marketing. Estes said she one day plans on becoming a CEO, but before that happens her plans are to transfer to a university in the Southern California area or Texas. afortincaldera.roundupnews@ gmail.com

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The women’s volleyball team upsetted Cabrillo College on Saturday, defeating the no. 1 seed in straight sets.

The Brahmas ended Cabrillo’s perfect record, which was 10-0 before their game.

The team ranks no. 10 in the state, but that didn’t prevent the team from pulling one of the biggest upsets of the season.

Head Coach Nabil Mardini was proud of his team and praised them for their performance against the top seed in the state.

“We played some good volleyball that’s for sure. We deserved to win,” Mardini said. “We made the ride back home a lot easier.”

Haley Rousselle had 32 kills in both games, with 14 against Cabrillo. She said she was happy with her

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The women’s volleyball team return to Ken Stanley Court following their doubleheader win on Saturday.

The team come from beating Foothill College 3-1 while upsetting the number one Cabrillo College in state in straight sets.

Head Coach Nabil Mardini mentioned that the team has won some pretty big matches, but have not been consistent.

“We have won some big matches this year. The thing is that we have not maintained our consistency,” Mardini said.

Moorpark College come from beating Victor Valley in straight sets.

Moorpark are second in the Western State- North conference with a 5-3 overall record.

The game starts at 6 p.m.

The Brahmas are on the road as they head to Allan Hancock College looking to maintain their winning streak going.

The Brahmas are first in the Western State- South Conference while Hancock are last in the Western State- North conference.

Head Coach Nabil Mardini mentioned that his team takes it one game at a time and won’t overlook Wednesday’s opponents.

“I haven’t really talked to them about the game against Hancock. We take it one game at a time. We have to be ready for both games,”Mardini said.

Mardini mentioned that the team have to improve and not to be overconfident.

“I told the girls that we have to improve and maintain success and relaxing. So for the game we need to make sure that we are focused and not relax,” Mardini said.

The game starts at 6 p.m.

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Brahma of the Week

Haley Rousselle

Sport: W Volleyball

Position: OH

Class: Freshman

Hometown: Elk Grove, CA

32 total kills in the doubleheader against Foothill and Cabrillo College

How do you feel about the wins?

“I feel so proud of our team, the spirit and how we stepped up against the number one team in state.”

How did it feel to get 32 kills in both games?

“I finally got to play my position and it motivated me to do well.”

What is your favorite sports memory?

“Beating Cabrillo on Saturday.”

Do you have any pregame rituals?

“I listen to music as it prepares me for the game.” teammate’s performance.

“We beat the no. 1 one seed in the state. It felt good to be that one to give them the loss and put our name on the map,” Rousselle said. “People will look at their record and ask who they lost to. Oh, it was Pierce.”

Rousselle said that the game defined the team, and she was happy with what they achieved on Saturday.

“I am so proud. I don’t even know how to put it into words,” Rousselle said. “We all stepped up. We all did our job and got what we deserve.”

Libero Tallie Monsalve said that it was the best game they have played as a team.

“We played well collectively and showed that we really wanted to win that game, and we ended up beating the no. 1 in the state.” fgamino.roundupnews@gmail.com

The team returns to action at Ken Stanley Court against Moorpark College on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Game begins at 6 p.m.