COLUSA COUNTY, CA (MPG) – After posting first round wins in their subsequent Northern Section CIF playoff openers, volleyball teams from Pierce, Williams and Maxwell all fell last Tuesday night in semifinal matches to higher seeds.
In Division IV, No. 3 Pierce (16-17) made the trip to face six-time defending champion and No. 2 seeded U-Prep where despite taking a set from the Panthers lost by scores of 9-25, 18-25, 25-19, 19-25.
Rylie Delepierre accounted for 19 total points which included 12 kills, four aces and three blocks, Audrey Webber handed out 12 assists, while in the backrow Leslye Velazquez, Aileen Myers and Presli Harris made eight digs apiece.
Also in Division IV, a short-handed No. 5 Williams (12-14) dropped its match in Colusa 12-25, 12-25, 15-25, but did not make any statistics available.
Competing in Division VI, No. 4 Maxwell (25-12), lost its bid for an upset of No. 1 Redding Christian on the road after a 15-25, 25-23, 19-25, 18-25 setback.
Reese Vierra had a nice effort finishing the match with nine kills and six blocks, Erin Dennis pitched in with eight kills and seven digs, while Gia Rudiger distributed 23 assists.
Although disappointed with the outcomes, all three squads have much to look forward to next season given the relatively low number of seniors on their respective rosters.