Leadership from the sophomores helped the LBCC men’s volleyball team climb to the next round in the playoffs in a 3-0 blowout against San Diego Mesa.
LBCC was very consistent against San Diego and won by the sets of 25-16, 25-22, and 25-12
They played very aggressively throughout the game, preventing a good amount of shots from the opponent.
Marc Kramer, the middle blocker of their team said that the “lead came from heavy surface pressure on the back line and just taking care of the ball and close contact. Our passing and serving is what led us and what created that gap that let us play more freely and it showed.”
This put them in good shape down the stretch and put them down a number of rolls, which led them to seven points in a row in back-to-back rounds at one point.
That put them in the California Community College Athletic Association State Championship semifinals.
Julian Zavala played great during the game and led all attackers with 11 points with a hitting percentage of .400.
Great communication was key in this game, very few errors were made as far as returns and maintaining good spacing.
Freshman setter Sean Nguyen totaled 14 assists for the Vikings.
Serving the ball very nicely from round to round to his teammates, with several of those assists being back to back.
This was also a big factor in their consistency down the stretch.
Sophomore libero Kyler Tufuga had 11 digs for the Vikings.
Head coach Jonathan Charette had good input after the game saying, “First of all, I think San Diego Mesa played us really tough, they put a lot of pressure on the net. We got a little bit more comfortable, we let the guys experience that moment and work through that tough situation. We had a few sophomores out on the court and their leadership showed when the score got tight and they stood up and were good leaders.”
LBCC Vikings will advance to face No. 4 El Camino on Thursday, April 21 at El Camino at 7 p.m. in the CCCAA.