Rio Hondo’s Christine Pina in a kill breaking AVC defense
AVC’s volleyball team loses 1-4, making this their second straight loss, this time against conference rival Rio Hondo on Wed. evening. Marauders won the first set 25-19 while looking energized, unfortunate it was not enough. The Lady Roadrunners responded by winning the last three sets 12-25, 19-25, 18-25.
This has been the Marauders’ trend since the beginning of the season, winning the first set and falling apart at the end of the match. “It has become an unfortunate legacy,” said Marauders’ coach Jane Cwayna. “We just have to stay focus for the whole game,”
After losing the second set coach Cwayna took the team out of the gym to try and refocus them. “I wanted to make it seem as if it was a brand new game,” said Marauders’ coach, but was unsuccessful to stop Rio Hondo’s momentum.
Rio Hondo came prepared and with confident. “We are well rounded team as long as we get our head in the game,” said Rio Hondo’s Coach Teddi Esko.
But confidence and being prepare was not the only thing the Lady Roadrunners shared with the Marauders. Sophomore Christine Pina who is ranked first in kill percentage (3.92) according to the Foothill Athletic Conference, took apart the Marauders defense.
“We came committed as a teams,” said Rio Hondo’s Christine Pina “This win helped us build our confidence.”
Jasmine Smith in Wednesday game against the Rio Hondo
“We knew they had a good middle,” said coach Cwayna. “She had a good game,” added Marauders sophomore Jasmine Smith who had 7 kills, 3 blocks and 10 points for the Marauders.
Another undisputable detail in the Marauders season so far is losing to teams with losing records. On Wed. Sept. 29 Oxnard then 0-3 defeated AVC and now Rio Hondo 0-3 while capturing their first victory in conference this season. “If I had the answer I’ll write a book,” said coach Cwayna.
Looking ahead the Marauders have get to work. The Marauders (2-9 and 1-2 in conference) travels to Chaffey (7-5 and 2-1 in conference) on Fri. Oct. 15. “We have to work on our consistency and win,” said Coach Cwayna.
-Photos and story by Avi Ithier
