The Gavilan College women’s volleyball team closed out the first
half of Coast Conference play with a four-set victory (23-25,
25-23, 25-20, 25-17) against West Valley on Friday night in
Saratoga.
GILROY
The Gavilan College women’s volleyball team closed out the first half of Coast Conference play with a four-set victory (23-25, 25-23, 25-20, 25-17) against West Valley on Friday night in Saratoga.
The Rams, 11-5 overall and 4-1 in conference, are in second place behind Cabrillo College, which handed Gavilan its lone loss last Wednesday.
The Seahawks, the only team to beat the Rams in 14 conference games dating back to last season — 9-1 in 2009 and 3-1 this season — demonstrated why they own the No. 1 rank in the state, defeating No. 24 Gavilan 25-14, 25-19 25-14 in Gilroy.
The two squads split the season series last year and also shared the conference championship, entering the 2010 campaign as favorites again.
“At most times we have five freshman on the court and I think they learned how to compete in big matches,” Rams fourth-year head coach Kevin Kramer said. “They got an idea and a taste of where they need to get and what they need to do. It was inspiring even though we lost.”
On Friday against West Valley, the Rams’ back row had a big night with three players registering at least 20 digs. Libero Shayna Nakata posted a team-high 22 digs, while Liz Hermosillo and Jaclyn Lantis had 20 digs apiece.
Gavilan begins the second half of conference against Hartnell on Friday in Salinas.
The Rams cruised past Hartnell in the teams’ first meeting, sweeping the match 25-16, 25-18, 25-19.
