(Tucson, AZ) The Pima Community College volleyball team (4-8, 1-2 in ACCAC) got back to ACCAC conference play on Friday as it faced a challenging matchup against No. 24 Scottsdale Community College (5-2), 3-1) at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
The Aztecs and the Artichokes played a wild first set, but Pima came up short as they lost in straight sets 34-32, 25-19, 25-16.
The first set featured 16 ties and Scottsdale held set point advantage on nine occasions, whereas the Aztecs held set point one time. The Aztecs trailed 22-17 but scored six of the next seven points. Sophomore Julia Baird’s block tied the game at 23-23 to set up the dramatic first set finish.
The Artichokes took control of the second set, scoring the first five of six points. They scored four straight to take a 10-4 advantage as Pima got back-to-back kills from sophomore Ava Harrelson and freshman Alexia Hutchens (Salpointe Catholic HS) to cut the deficit to three points. The Artichokes led 14-10 but scored another four straight to help their cause as they took a 2-0 lead.
The Aztecs fell behind in the early stages of the third set, but sophomore Maggie McReynolds (Mountain View HS) had an ace and a kill while sophomore Julia Weatherbie (Mountain View HS) also had a kill to put Pima up 10-8. Hutchens had another kill to make it 12-11 but that was the last lead that would belong to Pima. The Artichokes scored six straight points to retake the lead at 17-12. The Aztecs scored the next two points to close the gap to 17-14, but Scottsdale responded by securing the four points to help close out the match.
McReynolds finished with a team-high 15 kills, and also had two aces. Baird had four blocks while freshman Addison Gilvin (Sahuarita HS) posted five kills. Hutchens had four kills.
The Aztecs hit the road on Wednesday as they play an ACCAC conference match at Phoenix College. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m.
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
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