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Yuba at Shasta Classic (8/30/24)
Yuba Volleyball played their first two matches this past Friday. First up was Shasta College. Being the first game of the year, the Niners started off nervous. Even after several weeks of practice, the lack of playing 6v6 and dealing with several injuries could be seen on the court. The girls however were determined to play well as they showed enthusiam and support for one another.
The first point for Yuba came off a kill from freshman Ava Toles from Yuba City. Team Captain Aaliyah Jones from Lindhurst ran the court to set up her hitters. She relied on sophomore Jordyn Hoffman to take most of the swings.
Yuba worked hard but Shasta was too much for Yuba to take on. Yuba lost the match 0-3 (12-25, 9-25, 14-25).
Stat leaders vs Shasta:
Jordyn Hoffman- 11 kills, 2 digs
Ava Toles- 3 kills, 1 block
Aaliyah Jones- 13 assists, 4 digs
Julia Jessee- 6 digs, 1 assist
Kiran Deol- 3 digs, 1 ace
Yuba vs Diablo Valley
With one game under their belt, Yuba was more at ease to play their next game against Diablo Valley. Awynn Williams a freshman from River Valley got Yuba off to a 3 point lead with her serving. A few points later Julia Jessee a freshman from Yuba City came in and served tough and provided good defense causing Diablo Valley to call a timeout at 4-8. Points were going pretty much back in forth for most of the set until Yuba called a timeout at 15-18. The longest rally of the set with digs and blocks from both sides gave Diablo a 21-16 lead. Tough serving from Diablo gave them a bigger lead until Ava Toles got the kill at 16-23. Diablo’s big hitters finally put the set away two points later.
Set 2 was pretty close for the half the set. Yuba’s defensive errors helped Diablo gain a 16-12 lead until a kill from Jordyn Hoffman into the deep right back corner gave Yuba a sideout. Yuba’s small middle blockers Kiran Deol a freshman from River Valley had some good touch blocks strong serving and Evie Bird provided good defense in the back row.
Yuba started slow in set 3 and gave Diablo a 7 point lead before the first timeout at 3-10. At 8-18, Yuba started to chip away Diablo’s 10 point lead. Yuba picked up some digs and kills before Diablo called a timeout at 21-15. Yuba kept fighting but ended losing 0-3 (17-25, 18-25, 17-25).
Overall it was a good starting experience for the young 49ers. Our next match is 6:00pm on Friday, September 6th at home vs Cosumnes River College.
Stat Leaders vs Diablo Valley:
Jordyn Hoffman- 8 kills, 8 digs, 2 aces
Aaliyah Jones- 19 assists, 8 digs, 1 ace
Awynn Williams- 6 kills, 6 digs
Ava Toles- 6 kills
Evie Bird- 5 digs