Maria Mayer racked up 13 kills, a .440 hitting percentage and three aces on Friday night, guiding SBCC to a 25-10, 25-13, 25-14 women’s volleyball sweep of Santa Monica in the Sports Pavilion.
Jennifer Waddill, a 6-1 freshman from San Marcos, had 11 kills, two blocks and hit .556 while Jessica Tune added six kills for the Vaqueros (3-1), who won their third straight match.
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“We had great passing in the back row and that really helped us get good outside and back-set hits,” said Mayer, a 6-foot sophomore left-hander from San Marcos High. “We worked better as a team. We’re getting more familiar with each other.
“We have a lot more talent (than last year) and a lot more players to help us in practice.”
SBCC jumped ahead 6-1 and 14-5 in the first set and ended the match with a 12-2 run.
“We’ve been working on being steady and being able to sideout on serve receive,” said coach Ed Gover. “I think our sideout percentage is extremely high right now. Obviously, Maria hitting on the right side was a strong weapon for us. When they tried to block her, we went to the middle or the outside.
“The addition of Kelsey (Soos) as a true setter allows Emelia (Shugrue, last year’s setter) to play at her regular position, outside hitter. And we have a real talent in (libero) Case Jenkins, she really controls the back row.”
The Vaqueros continue their six-match homestand with a 1 p.m. contest today against Imperial Valley.
