Bearcat volleyball beats the royals in three sets
On Sep. 10 the Paso Robles women’s varsity volleyball team united and declared battle in the Gil Asa gymnasium against the Mission Royals and in the end took the throne with a final game score of 3-0. In the first match the Bearcats had to use their mental tenacity to take the win as they were neck and neck with Mission Prep. The nail-biting game had the audience on the edge of their seats until the Bearcats came out on top with a score of 30-28. With their gained momentum from the first match, the Bearcats took the second and third matches in a whirl-wind with scores of 25-13 and 25-16. Seniors Sophie Prieto, Shasta Garcia, and Phoebe Corgiat were prime examples of how crucial the bump-set-spike sequence is to the game as a whole. Garcia had a total of 10 assists as the starting setter, Prieto, varsity’s very own libero had totaled 32 digs, and Corgiat who’s kills made up 43.3% of the team’s total amount of kills had 13 from all three matches. The lady Bearcats are starting off their 2019 Mountain League season 1-0.
Photos by: Maicah Cabello
- LOOK OF APPROVAL: Seniors Mckensi Keller and Phoebe Corgiat look to the referee to get the okay to substitute.
- BACK BREAKING NEWS: Senior Becca Stroud back sets to senior Maize Ross.
- HOME OF THE BRAVE: As the national anthem plays in the background the bearcats mentally prepare themselves for the game to come.
- “ONE, ONE, ONE!” : Senior Shasta Garcia sets the ball for an eager Hailey McEntire, ‘set’ting her up for success.
- PUSHING IT: Senior Shasta Garcia pushes her set to the outside hitter, helping them reach their full potential.
- AND THE CROWD GOES WILD! : As senior Phoebe Corgiat finishes her swing with the snap of her wrist, she gains another kill for the team’s statistics.
- UNITED: Junior Hailey McEntire and senior Becca Stroud come together to bock Mission’s hit.
