The Bakersfield College volleyball team has gone 2-1 over the last two weeks, which included a loss to the state’s No. 1 ranked team L.A. Pierce.
Reisa Fessler had 10 kills and Heather Liles added 15 digs as the Renegades were defeated 3 games to zero 25-15, 25-20, 25-21 by LA Pierce Nov. 7.
“In our Pierce match it was the first time this year that we actually got better in adversity. In games two and three we played very well. We put ourselves in a position to win,” head coach Carl Ferreira said.
On Nov. 11, the Renegades beat Santa Monica College 3 games to zero 25-18, 25-22, 25-19. Despite the victory against Santa Monica, Ferreira didn’t appear to be satisfied.
“I have certain standards that I expect. At this point in the year, you don’t like taking steps backward,” Ferreira said following the match against Santa Monica.
“We’re fighting for a playoff spot. We didn’t look like a program that was fighting for a playoff spot tonight. We looked like a program that was just hanging in there.”
In the win over Santa Monica, Fessler had 9 kills and two digs while Liles added eight kills and 11 digs.
On Nov. 14, the Renegades beat Glendale College 3 games to 1 28-26, 25-21, 23-25, 25-16.
Ferreira said that the difference in the game was leadership and mental and emotional toughness.
“It’s (Glendale) is kind of a tough place to play. They always play very, very well at home.
I liked our preparations going in; I thought we were very prepared. We were mentally resilient, and that was very good,” Ferreira said.
Against Glendale, Fessler had 14 kills while Liles 10 kills and 16 digs. Brookey Holmes also added 7 kills and 9 digs.
Not counting their game Nov. 18, the Renegades’ record is 17-6 overall and 7-3 in the Western State Conference.
The Renegades next match will be Nov. 20 at home against West LA at 7 p.m. The Regional playoffs start Nov 25. Round 2 of the playoffs will be Nov. 29. The CCCWVCA State tournament will be Dec. 7. All playoff times are to be announced.