Kristy Kearney pounded a season-high 16 kills and hit .625 on Friday night as SBCC surprised No. 8 L.A. Pierce 3-1 in a key WSC North women’s volleyball match in Woodland Hills. The scores were 25-12, 22-25, 25-21, 25-12.
Madison Waddell added 11 kills and Jenna Anderson had a superb all-around match with 10 kills, 17 digs and 6 service aces. Lara Bangs added 10 digs and Maddie Leiphardt had nine.
It was a huge triumph for the No. 10 Vaqueros, who extended their win streak to six games and handed Pierce its first WSC loss. The Vaqueros moved into a first-place tie with Pierce at 7-1. SBCC (13-7) avenged its only WSC setback this year – a 3-1 decision to the Brahmas on Oct. 9.
Pierce (14-10), the three-time defending state champion, had its 10-match win streak snapped and was held to a season-low 12 points in the first and fourth sets. The Brahmas hit just .070 for the match.
“We were solid from start to finish,” said SBCC coach Ed Gover. “We had a great game plan and our team executed it very well.
“They could not stop Kristy, she was a force to be reckoned with.”
The Vaqueros travel to Santa Maria on Wednesday to take on Hancock at 6 p.m.
