FCC Gets Past Cerro Coso In Three Sets
November 8, 2017
Photo by: Jorge Rodriguez
Fresno City College middle blocker Abbey Briggs and outside hitter Makayla Cervantes jump to make a block during a game against Cerro Coso Community College on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017.
With just two home games left in the regular season, the Fresno City College volleyball team faced Cerro Coso Community College at home on Nov. 3. The Rams had an easy night beating Cerro Coso in three sets 25-6, 25-7, and 25-12.
The win gives FCC an overall record of 21-5 and an undefeated conference record or 14-0.
The Rams had an easy first set with 13 kills, two errors, and 23 total attacks, finishing the set with a .478 percentage and a 25-6 win.
For the second round FCC had more resistance, but still manage to make quick work of Cerro Coso who tried, but failed to stop the Rams.
The Rams had a perfect set with no errors, 11 kills, and 23 total attacks, finishing the set with a percentage of .478 and a 25-7 score.
Cerro Coso finally put up a fight in the last set of the game when they score 12 on FCC, but still weren’t able to win the set and ending the match with a Ram’s victory.
The third set had FCC with 16 kills, four errors, and 30 total attacks with a percentage of .400, the lowest of all three sets, but still taking the set 25-12 and the match 3-0.
Head coach Kieran Roblee had nothing but praises for her players after the game, saying that setters Ally Cooper and Jenna Guinn did a nice job distributing the ball, middle blocker Abby Briggs had a nice night at the net, and outside hitters Makayla Cervantes and Katie Emmerling had a solid night in the service line.
The Rams have have an undefeated 7-0 record at home and are carrying a nine-game winning streak going into their final two games against Columbia College on Nov. 8, and Porterville College Nov. 10 at home.
FCC is getting ready for the playoffs and are looking to continue with the success they built last season when they won the state championship.
“Our performance vs Cerro Coso was on point. We served incredible well and our hitting efficient were two major contributors to our match success,” said Roblee. “Our tempo of play will be key for these final two CVC matches. If we can control the pace of the match, good things will come together.”