Britney Tran (’17) digs an extremely hard hit from the opposing Huntington Beach.
Picture By Jaimie PhamBy Benjamin Minch and Suzane Jlelati, Staff Writers
On Tuesday night, the senior girls on the varsity volleyball team, had their last home game against Huntington Beach and lost with scores 20-25, 16-25 and 8-25.
Senior night was held for the nine senior players, Erin Finley (‘17), Amy Hinnant (‘17), Rilyn Todd (‘17), Preslee Richelieu (‘17), Kara Winthrop (‘17), Brittney Tran (‘17), Kennedy Hood (‘17), Timre Tonti (‘17), Kitty Nguyen (‘17), and was filled with smiles and tears.
“I am really thankful I got to be on this team” said Kitty Nguyen (‘17), who has been playing volleyball for six years. “Volleyball has taught me to function as unit in order to be successful. This team has really taught me this year because this is the tightest team I have ever been on. I will miss our random jokes and weirdness together as I leave to college,” said Nguyen.
The girls started their last home game with focused and determined minds on winning their final game. Hinnant (‘17) made the first point of the set and the score was kept fairly even in the beginning of the set. All the rallies kept the crowd at the edge of the seat but they ended up with Huntington scoring the points. The girls fought back, with five great spikes by Erin Finley (‘17) and two by Phoebe Minch (‘20). Unfortunately, they lost the set with a score of 20-25.
The first point in the second set went to the Oilers and they were ahead in points throughout the entire set. Kitty Nguyen (‘17) and Serena Hom (‘20) received strong spikes made by Huntington. Hinnant (‘17) and Finley (‘17) made sure to defend their side and grab some extra points. But girls fell behind when the Oilers hit 20 and ended the game 16-25.
By game three, the momentum had shifted so far in favor of Huntington that the Barons were unable to find momentum. On top of a few unlucky calls by the referee, Huntington was able to pressure the Barons with tough serves, getting eight in a row. The Barons lost with a score of 8-25.
“I think I did pretty good, I made some mistakes here and there but overall I think my team really let me [do well because the passing was good]. I think I could’ve had more momentum and better communication with my team,” said Serena Hom (‘20).
Girls volleyball is now 3-5 for the season. The barons are down to only two games left in league, and are hoping for two more wins to help secure their spot in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF).
