Pride take Eagles

The Bradshaw Christian Pride brought their volleyball show to the Eagles nest and showed why they are one of the early favorites to win their 1st section crown this year.  The Pride went to the finals of the Sac-Joaquin D-5 tourny last year, eventually falling to the RC Knights.  The Eagles last preseason match was close throughout the 3 games (27-29, 20-25, 23-25) but the big hitters and TC's lack of big blockers gave the advantage to the much taller Pride.  Throughout the close games the crowd was impressed with some outstanding back row play by Molly Zuhlke and Kara Gabrielson, excellent hustle and dives by Rebekah Muller, and big hits by Rebekah, Molly Z, with the nice shoot, and Kaisa Spycher.

Outstanding Performance:

Kills:  
Rebekah (8), Molly Z (3), Kaisa (3)
Service Points:
Rebekah (11), Molly Farrar (7) and Molly Z (6)
Assists:
Molly F (10), Rebekah (6)
Digs:
Rebekah (20), Kara G (13) and Arin Morelli (11)
Service Receiving:
Molly Z (16), Kara (15) and Stephanie St. pierre (9)

Come out to the game tomorrow as the Eagles welcome the Gustine Redskins back to the Southern League.

Headline: Bulldog Bites Bird

The Lady Bulldogs came into the Calvary gym and took a hard fought victory 3-1 (25-18, 25-19, 18-25, 25-12) from the Lady Eagles. All the games had some really exciting play as the Eagles continued to hustle throughout the match.  Many of the players had some really nice attaches led by Rebekah Muller's 10 kills.  At the service line Kaisa Spycher (14 serves), Molly Zuhlke (10 serves) and Arin Morelli (9 serves) had very strong serving nights with no errors.  Defensively the team had 5 blocks (Kaisa 3 and Molly F 2) and 93% digging effciency, which is pretty good:-), with Paige Ulrich leading the team with 11 digs and Molly F, Cheyenne, and Molly Z with 9 each.   Service receiving was off with 82% efficiency, which is below the "good" average of about 87% and I'm sure the girls are working on that part of the game as I report.

The game was very entertaining and very exciting despite the loss.  I thing a quote from a classic movie which I'm sure all of you have viewed, Galaxy Quest, is appropriate for the Lady Eagles, "Never give up!  Never surrender!"

Looking forward to Thursday's game at Modesto Christian High School with the JV starting at 6 PM.

Eagles Defeat Warriors

The TC Lady Eagles improved to 2 wins and no losses as they came from behind to shock a confident Orestimba Warrior team.  The Eagles flew out to a first game victory and then fell in the next two games, being soundly routed in the second game and then dropping far behind in the third game before seeing a valiant comeback fall short.  After the second game the long time official, Bill Pickle, predicted a 5 game match but when the girls fell behind 1-2 after the 3rd game I had my doubts.  I am happy to say Bill was right on as the girls showed what they were made of in the final two games.  Game four was back and forth and ended in a 27-25 TC victory.  The final game, a 15 point game, was all TC.

Kills:  Rebekah M (11), Kaisa S (8) and Molly F (6)
Service Points:  Molly F (15), Rebekah (14) and Molly Z (12)
Service Aces: Molly F (3), Rebekah (4)
Assists:  Molly F (12), Rebekah (10)
Digs: Arin M (13), Paige U (9), Cheyenne P (9)


JV Plays Well Against Orestimba

The JV continued to impress the fans with a hard fought loss to the Orestimba Warriors.