Middle Blocker Hadassah Odeyale scored the game-winning point as the Vikings shut out L.A. City 3-0 on Friday.
“I love my team, I love this program. Just doing something to help them is really great,” Odeyale said.
In the game, Odeyale had 7 points, 7 kills, and 1 attack error as she played all three sets for the Vikings.
“Our strategy was to focus on ourselves, try to limit our errors, and just prepare for state and postseason,” Odeyale said.
Odeyale wasn’t the only Viking to have a multi-point night with Opposite Hitter Tainea Allen, Cynthia Hinojosa, and Enaya Vaielua all having 7 points each for the Vikings.
In the first set the Vikings were able to strike first L.A. City’s defense missed the ball, something that would happen multiple times throughout the game.
The Vikings took the first set 25-12, as their defense was able to stifle L.A. City’s offense.
The second set started with L.A. City striking first but the Vikings were able to come back as L.A. City made multiple defensive mistakes most of which ended with the ball going out of bounds which allowed the Vikings to take the set 25-11.
The Vikings dominated in the third set as the team offense was able to have a 14 and 18-point lead to take the set 25-7.
Overall the Vikings are 16-1 and 3-1 in the conference and being 10-0 at home, 6-1 away, and now have a two-game winning streak.
“Before games, we always have a pre-game meeting to talk with everybody. It sets the tone for the rest of the night. I feel like we set our intentions for the court, what we want to do, and the goals we want to set and we apply it onto the court,” setter Camille Agrupis said.
The Vikings’ next game is against East L.A. on Oct. 30 at home starting at 6 p.m.
“I think they just need to do better at embracing pressure and not running away from it. It’s something that is a part of sports, something that is definitely a part of life, you have your good seasons and your bad seasons and sometimes we tend to shy away from that,” head coach Tyler Jackson said.