Like most games have been all year for the Gavilan volleyball team, the first round of the Nor-Cal playoffs was a tough grind for the Rams, even when it didn’t need to be.
Gavilan College won its first ever outright Coast Conference championship after defeating Chabot 25-19, 28-26, 25-21 Tuesday in the final regular season game. They shared the title in 2009 with Cabrillo. Gavilan (18-8) also finished with their most ever wins.
One game after winning its first Central Coast Section Division I playoff game, the San Benito girls water polo season ended Saturday in the second round of the postseason with a 21-5 loss to No. 2 seeded Leland.
At first it looked liked nerves for the second-consecutive year might get the best of the San Benito volleyball team in the first round of the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs.
The Gavilan College women’s volleyball team made it six straight Coast Conference South victories Wednesday night, cruising past West Valley 25-22, 25-16, 25-16 in Gilroy.
For the second time in as many matches, the Gavilan College women’s volleyball team ended up on the winning side of a thrilling five-set adventure Friday night.
Staring defeat in the face, the Gavilan College women’s volleyball team fought back from a two-sets-to-none hole and a daunting 22-15 deficit in the third set to steal a victory – 17-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-18, 15-13 – from visiting Foothill College in thrilling fashion Friday night.
In a warm-up for the upcoming Monterey Bay League playoffs, the San Benito girls volleyball team continued to improve its play in the final weeks of the season, sweeping a league opponent for the third consecutive match Tuesday in Hollister.