Following a recent loss against Glendale College, the women’s volleyball team continued their losing streak when taking on the Cuesta College Cougars on Wednesday.
The Brahmas could not overtake the Cuesta Cougars as they lost in the three sets (25-10, 25-20, 25-20), but they kept a close game.
The Brahmas struggled in the first set but were trying to get their heads in the game to come out strong, although the Cuesta Cougars beat them 25-10.
Middle blocker Lamiya Sorhaindo, who scored the most total attempts during this match, mentioned how the team needs to communicate better during the game.
“We do not communicate as well as I thought,” Sorhaindo said. “Next game, we must scream at each other just to hustle.”
Sorhaindo added how they needed clarification on the court. She also shared that they had an excellent pregame warm-up session, and the energy was there. The momentum, however, disappeared during the game.
Along with what needs to be worked on for the next game, Assistant Coach Carrie Wright noted that the team is performing better on ball control, and serving is improving significantly.
ball against Cuesta College’s
Julia Olson at Pierce College in
Woodland Hills, Calif., on Sep.
22, 2023. Photo by Luis Quintana.
The kill percentages in this game have improved more than in the last round. She said that the team’s overall level of play has improved a lot since last week’s match.
“I think we’re solid and ready,” Wright said. “We have prepared, done our homework, watched our film and were ready.”
In the second set, things got better. The Brahmas almost took the lead from Cuesta. But Cuesta caught up to Pierce, returning the score to the Cougar’s den.
The Brahma’s followed behind, and Cuesta beat them with a score of 25-20. By the third set, it seemed like the Brahma’s time to shine, but Cuesta defeated them in the last set with a final score of 25-20.
Despite the loss, the players had expressed what they needed to work on for the next game. Outside hitter Brooke Romano hustled her team onto the court and said they needed to pass the ball more and read the plays better so they could understand the set.
She also mentioned how they played much better at this game than last week’s, showing how they are improving in every way possible.
“We were playing much better than last week,” Romano said. “But we weren’t putting our all on the court.”
Romano said she was nervous facing Cuesta, but felt that the Brahma would have a chance at winning.
The team made four serving errors against Cuesta College.
The Lady Brahma’s are on a five-game losing streak, making them 2-10 overall.
Women’s volleyball is on the road this week on Friday, where they will face Ventura College.
Their next home game is against LA Mission College on Oct. 11. Both games start at 6 p.m.
