Jenna Anderson had 10 kills with a .500 hitting percentage and delivered three aces in the opening set as No. 7 SBCC swept Moorpark 3-0 in a WSC North women’s volleyball match at the Sports Pavilion.
SBCC won its eighth straight match, 25-16, 25-21, 25-15 and six of those were sweeps. The Vaqueros (15-7, 9-1) are ranked No. 7 in the state and tied for first with L.A. Pierce with two matches remaining.
Santa Barbara enjoyed early leads in all three sets against the Raiders (9-9, 4-5). They led 9-3 in the first set, 10-4 in the second and 8-1 in the third.
Jasmine Ward had nine kills, Madison Waddell seven and Kristy Kearney six. Eryn Young led in digs with 13 and Lara Bangs had seven.
“We’re preparing for the playoffs, so we wanted to bring all that energy and play as hard as we can,” said Waddell. “We had a lot of runs with our serving and we did a good job of siding out in the first and third games.”
Moorpark used an 11-5 run to pull even at 15 in the second set. It was tied three more times before Megan Lunger untied it for good with a kill that made it 20-19. A Moorpark error and an ace serve by Madelon Leiphardt stretched the lead to three points.
Leiphardt had 23 assists and three aces.
“She did an excellent job of distributing the ball,” said coach Ed Gover. “We came out very relaxed and our passing kept us in a steady rhythm. They tied us in the second set but we were never worried about it because of our ball control. We did a good job of getting the ball to our setters.
“The win streak has helped build our confidence. We’re taking them one at a time and trying not to look ahead.”
The Vaqueros have a bye on Wednesday, then travel to Ventura on Friday, Nov. 15, starting at 7 p.m
