(Scottsdale, AZ) The Pima Community College volleyball team (8-12, 4-5 in ACCAC) picked up a huge upset victory on the road on Wednesday at Scottsdale Community College (11-5, 6-4).
The Aztecs defeated the No. 16 ranked Artichokes in straight sets (25-21, 25-16, 25-18). The Aztecs had dropped their previous two meetings with Scottsdale this season falling in straight sets on both occasions.
Sophomore Maggie McReynolds (Mountain View HS) had three straight kills to give Pima a 6-2 lead in the opening set. They got a boost from sophomore Julia Baird, who had a kill, a block at the net and an ace to give Pima a little more breathing room at 11-5. The Artichokes cut it to 21-19 but freshman Breeze Schelter made a play to score a point and halt the momentum. A shot sailed out of play for the Artichokes as Pima led 23-19. Pima took a 1-0 lead four points later.
The Artichokes jumped out to an early lead in the second set, but the Aztecs quickly scored five of the next six points to tie it up. With the score at 9-9, the Aztecs scored five straight and got kills from freshman Alexia Hutchens (Salpointe Catholic HS), sophomore Kendall Snyder (Canyon del Oro HS) and Baird. Sophomore Julia Weatherbie (Mountain View HS) capped off the run with an ace to make it 14-9. Baird put the Aztecs up 2-0 with her kill to end the set.
The third set was close as Pima led 10-8 but rallied off seven straight points to take control at 17-9. Scottsdale scored the next three points, but the Aztecs countered with another six straight to take their biggest lead of the set at 23-12. McReynolds and Snyder each had two kills while Baird had a kill and a block for a point during that stretch.
Hutchens finished the match with 11 kills while Baird closed it out with 10 kills, three aces and two blocks. McReynolds had nine kills and eight digs.
Weatherbie posted 22 assists and five aces and Schelter added 12 assists. Freshman Rickki Hernandez (Mountain Ridge HS) contributed with 16 digs.
The Aztecs play their final regular season home match at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium on Friday against Phoenix College at 7:00 p.m.
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
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