Women's Volleyball Defeats Citrus College

Women's Volleyball Defeats Citrus College

The Eagles defeated the Citrus College Owls in four sets friday night to claim their second win of the week.

In the first set L.A. Mission cruised to a 25-20 victory thanks to clean play and only one error.

In set two the Eagles managed to battle off 7 Citrus set points after trailing 19-24 to win 30-28.

The unforced errors finally caught up with the home team in set three and the Owls won 25-23.

Thanks in part to great defense in the back row L.A. Mission finally got its offense back in rhythm in the fourth and final set winning comfortably with a score of 25-21.  

The Eagles currently lead the state in most aces per set and they added 14 more aces during the match to their total.

Mission’s Claudia Moreno reached a new career best finishing with a game high 23 kills.

Opposite hitter Samantha Sedano also added 14 kills and Zoe Baer, who is normally a defensive specialist, came in off the bench to play front row contributing 7 kills.

Lucia Estrada led the team in digs with 27 and Samantha Sullivan had 43 assists on the night.

The Eagles current record now stands at an impressive 7-3.

Their next match will be Wednesday October 5 at Santa Barbara City College at 6 p.m.

SBCC is currently ranked 3rd overall in the state.