SBCC won the first set for the third straight match in Friday’s season finale but couldn’t maintain the momentum in a 30-32, 30-26, 30-27, 30-19 WSC men’s volleyball loss to second-place Moorpark at the Sports Pavilion.
Miles Evans, the state leader in kills per set, led the Vaqueros (8-9, 3-7) with 23 kills while 6-6 Pete Aronchick had 11 kills and 10 digs. Middle blocker Jonathan Newton had 12 kills and a .471 hitting percentage to go along with seven blocks.
“You can’t take away anything from these other teams,” said coach Melody Parker. “Moorpark, when they’re under pressure, they’re not hitting balls out. They’re pretty consistent. We go really well for so long, then we might make four or five errors in a row.
“I have to go back to the fact that we’re all freshmen and one sophomore (Evans). That’s inexperience but I’m not going to use that as an excuse.”
Andrew Thomason had 28 digs for the Vaqueros, who won the first set 32-30 when a Moorpark spike sailed wide.
SBCC dropped five of its last six matches, all by 3-1 scores.
“Our team has played some of the greatest volleyball I’ve ever seen and then, not so good,” Parker added. “The inconsistency comes from the discipline you have to have as an athlete on technique and the small details of the game.
“Next year, if this team stays together, they’re going to do very, very well.”
