Outside hitter Kyla Jones made nine kills to lead the Vikings women volleyball team to a 3-1 victory against Pasadena at home during sophomore night on Wednesday.
With this win, the Vikings continued to extend their win streak to 10 games and improved their record to 12-8 for the season.
Assistant coach Hadassah Odeyale commented on the team’s win streak and the team’s overall performance.
“The girls have been working hard and they’re definitely very aware on how important it is to keep (the ball) alive… we kinda struggled a bit in the first set but we got it all together. It’s something we’ve been working at. I also think the team did well on serving and applying service pressure,” Odeyale said.
During the first set of the game, neither team allowed a big lead to be made and both teams played well defensively, but ultimately Pasadena won 27-25.
At the start of the second set the Vikings got the first points with outside hitter Kyla Jones was dominant, having multiple kills.
The Vikings had a big lead and let the momentum run leaving Pasadena to earn only ten points with the Vikings to win the second set 25-10.
Jones commented on her performance during the second set where she had multiple kills, allowing the Vikings to end the set 25-10, wanting to get the win for the sophomores, along with the impact she’s had on the team as a freshman.
“I feel like I played more confident today and I definitely wanted to play for the sophomores and give them a special night. It feels really good and I’m really trusting in my training and I give all the credit to my coaches,” said Jones.
Middle blocker Ryleeh Tuaolo made six kills along with five blocks, allowing the Vikings to win the third set 25-17, and continued supporting the team in the final set alongside Jones to win the last set 25-15..
Tuaolo also wanted a win for the sophomores and spoke about her nerves during the game.
“For the sophomores and also for my family, I had a lot of family that was coming, so I really wanted to win for them… I felt kinda iffy going into the game and I felt really nervous and I was kinda making mistakes in the beginning but once I got a block, I felt good.” said Tuaolo.
Assistant coach Hadassah Odeyale spoke on how the team can keep the momentum going and their goal as a team.
“I think we just remember our ultimate goal which is to make it to state and to make another state run this year and we kinda just see Compton as a stepping stone to that,” Odeyale said.
The Vikings women’s volleyball team will play their next home game against Compton College at 6 p.m. on Friday.
