After a streak of 3 losses in the beginning of their league season, the Lady Raiders Varsity volleyball team was able to make a comeback with 4 straight wins against Gunderson Grizzlies, A. Hill Falcons, Independence Sixers, and Lincoln Lions. “We knew our levels of strength as a team. Every defeat was a lesson and an experience we used into making us better players.”-Catherine Le, ‘19 (Outside Hitter).
In the game against A. Hill Falcons on October 2nd, the Varsity Lady Raiders won 3-0 sets. Lead killers (attackers) were C.Le with 5 kills and Megha Yamada, ‘21 (Middle Hitter, Outside Hitter) with 3 kills. There was amazing solid defense from Camille Lapeña, ‘19 (Libero) with 20 digs and 12 serve receives.
On the first week of October , the Varsity Lady Raiders had solid wins against Independence Sixers and the Lincoln Lions with 3-0 sets both games, though losing against the Leland Chargers on October 9th, 0-3 sets.
In the match against Independence Sixers, players C. Lapena, M. Yamada, and Brenda Nguyen, ‘19, (Defensive Specialist) had outstanding defense coverage, C. Lapena 21 digs, M. Yamada 13 digs, and B. Nguyen 8 with serve receives. During the home game against Lincoln Lions on October 4th, C. Le lead the team with 12 kills, C. Lapeña with 24 digs, and Sydney Wang, ‘21 (Setter) with 20 assists.
However, the Lady Raiders lost in their home game against the Leland Chargers on October 9th. “The teams we lost against deserved the wins and the only thing we could do is move on and think about the next play. A loss is not a setback, but a push forward.” -C. Le.
On October 11th, the Varsity team will once again take on the Sobrato Bulldogs for another intense match as a home game.
In the game against A. Hill Falcons on October 2nd, the Varsity Lady Raiders won 3-0 sets. Lead killers (attackers) were C.Le with 5 kills and Megha Yamada, ‘21 (Middle Hitter, Outside Hitter) with 3 kills. There was amazing solid defense from Camille Lapeña, ‘19 (Libero) with 20 digs and 12 serve receives.
On the first week of October , the Varsity Lady Raiders had solid wins against Independence Sixers and the Lincoln Lions with 3-0 sets both games, though losing against the Leland Chargers on October 9th, 0-3 sets.
In the match against Independence Sixers, players C. Lapena, M. Yamada, and Brenda Nguyen, ‘19, (Defensive Specialist) had outstanding defense coverage, C. Lapena 21 digs, M. Yamada 13 digs, and B. Nguyen 8 with serve receives. During the home game against Lincoln Lions on October 4th, C. Le lead the team with 12 kills, C. Lapeña with 24 digs, and Sydney Wang, ‘21 (Setter) with 20 assists.
However, the Lady Raiders lost in their home game against the Leland Chargers on October 9th. “The teams we lost against deserved the wins and the only thing we could do is move on and think about the next play. A loss is not a setback, but a push forward.” -C. Le.
On October 11th, the Varsity team will once again take on the Sobrato Bulldogs for another intense match as a home game.