Volleyball gets served

Brahmas lose in straight sets

BY PETER POLYGALOV Reporter

Volleyball season woes continued for the Brahmas as they lost to the Santa Barbara Community College Vaqueros in straight sets (25-19, 25-10, and 25-20).

The Brahmas showed grit in the first and third sets, but the Vaqueros were able to maintain the lead.

Pierce head coach Edison Zhou said the team had to play smart and highlighted the importance of a good mindset. He spoke about some of the disadvantages for the Brahmas.

“We are kind of like the shortest team in the league, but we have to be the smartest. Otherwise, we have zero chance to win any set,” Zhou said, “We use different volleyball weapons to score points. We play in different ways with different teams.”

Assistant coach Farzad Ramintalked about the team’s strengths and the key points in the game that solidified the outcome. He identified the exact moment when the team started to fall behind.

“The first set and the third set, we played very well. The passing was there, the defense was there, and the encouragement was there, but in the second set, we lost the energy,” Ramin said.

Team captain and middle blocker Alireza Manizani reasserted the importance of bringing a positive mindset to the court.

“I think we have to work as hard as we can, even harder than we have before because none of us want to go through a season where we are just going to continue losing,” Manizani said, “Whatever it’s going to take to get us our first win.” ppolygalov.roundupnews@gmail.com