LBCC’s women’s volleyball team defeated Palomar college on Saturday, securing their spot in the state championship quarter finals at Mt. Sac for the first time in school history.
Head Coach Tyler Jackson stated the Vikings practiced hard for this match and employed a variety of techniques as well as practicing into the holidays.
“We practiced all week long, we even had a Thanksgiving practice. We watched and studied Palomar, they’re a really good team, a really good program. We scouted them, we studied them, we worked on their routes,” Jackson said.
Palomar pushed hard during the match with the Comets head coach calling frequent time-outs in order to rally the team.
Both teams were proficient in their plays with LBCC losing the second round and nearly losing the fourth round.
When heading into the match, middle blocker and opposite hitter Hadassah Odeyale understood the gravity of the game to make it to finals since it was something they haven’t done in 24 years.
“We know that this team is a talented team so I wouldn’t say we were concerned but we were nervous, we have a lot riding on us for sure. We want to go to state, I don’t think we’ve ever done that before,” Odeyale said, “it was in the back of our minds all the way.”
The Vikings next match is at Mt. San Antonio College on Dec.6 at 7pm and they will be facing off against Feather River for an opportunity to become the new State champions.