Vikings women’s volleyball ends their winning streak

The Vikings women’s volleyball team was defeated by Moorpark 3-1, which ended their two game win streak, making their record fall to 2-7 on Sept. 10. 

“I still think we are still trying to figure out our identity as a team, we have a brand new squad. We see a bunch of positive good glimpses and then we see some bonehead errors, where we’re still trying to figure it out. I think as a team we rely on certain people to step up and we need to figure it out as a whole collective group and not rely on one or two players all the time,” Head Coach Tyler Jackson said.

Closing out games has been an issue for the Vikings so far this season.

“I would say being aggressive overall, there’s been key moments where we have an opportunity to score, especially with game point, where we’re hitting out, we’re not being smart. I think just taking advantage of opportunities where we can earn a point or end the rally or end the set I think is smart. End of the third set was 25-23. We were up in that set and we should have closed it out,” said Jackson. 

Sophomore middle blocker Ryleeh Tuaolo led the team offensively with 10 kills.

 “Keeping the energy up a little bit more, being smarter with my shots and everything but overall, I feel like I’m good where I’m at but I can always improve” Tualo said.

Vikings defensive specialist Jovie Navarro spoke about the loss and how she can help her team get back into the win column.

^{Vikings player Ryleeh Tuaolo attempts to hit the ball into opposing area over two Moorpark players. The Vikings lost to Moorpark 3-1, 25-20, 20-25, 25-23, 25-18 on Sept 10, 2025 at the Hall of Champions. (Alex Pina)}

“I think in this point in the season to help my team win, I need to always come in with the presence of energy. I feel like sometimes when we’re down the energy is just dead and I feel like somebody needs to step up and I feel like I can be the person to step up and help them,” said Navarro. 

The energy was down in the beginning for the Vikings, later in the game, they began to increase the intensity with their play. Navarro can become a contributing factor to help her team that way. 

Coach Jackson believed that the team can still make adjustments and have plenty of opportunities to do so. There are still 15 games left in the season, so the Vikings can gain more wins as the season progresses. 

“We have one of the hardest pre-season schedules ever. We played a bunch of top 10 , top 5 schools in the state so our record kinda reflects that right now. Which I think is good for our team, they’re seeing the best of the best early on and we’re not really our strongest right now so I’m still really excited for the future and there’s still a lot of room for opportunity.” Jackson said.

The Vikings’ next home game will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday against Mt. San Antonio College.

^{LBCC women’s volleyball team huddles after they earn a point. The Vikings lost to Moorpark 3-1, 25-20, 20-25, 25-23, 25-18 on Sept 10, 2025 at the Hall of Champions. (Bella Schultz)}