Bakersfield College’s volleyball team made a killing.
The team beat both College of Sequoias and the College of the Desert Sat., Sept. 1 by 3-0 and 3-1 during their first tournament of the season.
The Renegades whipped COS 30-21, 30-24, and 30-23, and they beat COD 30-18, 30-22, and 30-18, with COD winning one game 30-24.
During the first hour of the match with COS, coach Carl Ferreira cautioned the team to watch for COS’ rotation defense and complimented a player on a fine sideout.
Freshman Maddie Dahl served a ball, which struck the net, but soon sophomore and middle blocker Haylee Varner and freshman and outside hitter Katie Cronk fiercely spiked balls and helped raise the score 10-6.
In fact, Varner delivered the most spikes during the COS match.
Sophomore and outside hitter Jaimee Humphrey spiked the ball at 21-13, and freshman and outside hitter Heather Liles spiked the ball 24-15 in the Renegades’ favor.
At 24-15, Ferreira, during a timeout, advised the team that COS was still in rotation defense mode.
Jennifer Brite, defense specialist and sophomore, attempted and failed to send the ball over at 27-17 in BC’s favor.
However, at 28-18, sophomore Rachel Cox successfully set up the ball for Haylee Varner who soon spiked the ball again and brought the score to 29-19 in the ‘Gades’ favor.
At 10:29 a.m., freshman Ashley Parnell sent the ball out of bounds.
During the second game with COS, Liles served at 3-2 COS’ favor.
Humphrey served the ball, which hit the net when the game was 4-3 in the opponents’ favor.
Freshman Tricia McGowan set up the ball for Liles, who spiked the ball and brought the score to 8-6. Liles spiked again for with the score 8-7 at 10:37 a.m.
“Nice hit,” a fellow BC player hollered at Liles.
At 10:38 a.m., Humphrey, Parnell and Liles worked hard to block COS.
At 14-14, sophomore and middle blocker Karlie Thompson tried to set up the ball, but no one spiked it.
Soon after Liles, McGowan and Varner closed in at the net at 23-23.
Ferreira was advising the players to be wary of COS’ attack methods. During the third game with COS, Ferreira was again ordering the team to mind the opponents’ rotation defense.
Cox set up the ball for Humphrey to spike, bringing the third game with COS to 2-2. Humphrey spiked at 14-11 during the third game and again at 15-12 in the ‘Gades’ favor.
BC player Jennifer Brite, a graduate of Centennial High School, sums up the team’s moves this way: “It’s one fluid thing,” she says. “It’s the serves, the kills, the passing.”
During the match with COD, Cronk, Cox, and Humphrey assumed positions at the net, and soon Cox set up the ball with Liles spiking. The score was then 4-4.
At 11-11 Humphrey, Varner and Liles successfully blocked the opponents. Varner successfully served at 13-12 in the Renegades’ favor.
“Maintain positions!” Ferreira yelled. “Communicate well!”
At 15-13 in the ‘Gades’ favor, Liles served, and the score soon came to 23-22 at the opponents’ favor.
Cronk, Cox, and Humphrey again blocked at this score.
“Hands low, eyes high,” said Ferreira during a timeout, advising on digs.
When BC had 23 to COD’s 14, Cox set up and Varner spiked.
Varner set up for Liles’ spike at 26-17.
The second game with COD came to 2-2 after Varner set up for Liles’ spike.
Cronk, Humphrey, and Cox blocked again when the game came to 4-4.
Ferreira believes the team’s victories against COS and COD are due to the team’s high attacking skills and ability to manage the game.
“Their attack error percentage was low,” said Ferreira. “Their mental skills are always high. They have patience and control. They passed the ball well.”