Freshman Juliet Garcia totaled a match-high 13 kills to help lead off the 2018 Porterville College women's volleyball season with a win as the Pirates beat Diablo Valley College 3-1 in both teams' season opener at the Hartnell College Classic in Salinas. PC went on to split its matches on opening day after falling to the host Hartnell Panthers 3-0 that afternoon.
Porterville 3, Diablo Valley 1
The Pirates took their season opener, winning the contest over DVC by scores of 25-22, 25-19, 16-25, 25-21. Garcia was impressive in her collegiate debut as she led the offensive charge. Her 3 blocks also topped the Pirates.
Sophomore Madysen Clower chipped in with 8 kills while sophomore Emily Baeza also had a good all-around match with 7 kills, 7 digs, and 2 aces. Margaret Zanazzo paced the offense with 35 assists while Derica Ferris had a team-best 13 digs and 3 aces.
Hartnell 3, Porterville 0
Returning to the court just moments after their win, PC had a much tougher time matching up and lost in a sweep to host Hartnell by scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-12.
PC totaled just 10 kills in the match and couldn't get an offensive rhythm going in the contest. Garcia led Porterville with 4 kills while Harris had a team-high 6 digs.
Up next: Porterville (1-1 overall) returns to action on Saturday (Sep. 1) when it will compete at the Mendocino College Invitational. The Pirates face Lassen College at noon followed by a 2 p.m. match against host Mendocino.
Pirates open season with 3-1 win over DVC, split matches at Hartnell
Porterville
3
Diablo Valley
1
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Porterville | 25 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 3 |
Diablo Valley (0-2) | 22 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 1 |
Porterville
0
Hartnell
3
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
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Porterville | 16 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
Hartnell | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Posted: Aug 29, 2018