(Tucson, AZ) The Pima Community College volleyball team (7-6, 3-2 in ACCAC) took to the road on Friday for an ACCAC conference match at Chandler-Gilbert Community College (7-3, 4-2).
The Aztecs fell to the Coyotes in straight sets 25-21, 25-16, 27-25.
The Aztecs trailed 17-3 in the first set but scored 10 of the next 11 points, capped off by freshman Isabel Finotti Kemper’s (Ironwood Ridge HS) kill to put the score at 19-12. The Coyotes set up set point to make it 24-15 but the Aztecs made it interesting by scoring six straight points to cut the deficit to 24-21. Chandler-Gilbert scored the next point to take a 1-0 lead.
The Aztecs struggled to take the lead in the second set as the Coyotes led most of the way. Finotti Kemper’s kill tied the game at 6-6, but the Coyotes scored four straight to take the lead for good. Freshmen Victoria Page and Ansley Snyder (Canyon del Oro HS) had back-to-back kills to cut the deficit to 16-14, but the Coyotes scored nine of the final 11 points to take the second set.
The third set featured 16 ties and 10 lead changes as Pima’s biggest lead was three points at 15-12. The Aztecs held set point at 25-24, but the Coyotes scored the final three points to win the match.
Page finished the match with six kills while freshman Skylar Westburg added five kills. Freshman Alexis Ferbeyre (Pusch Ridge Christian) closed it out with 12 digs and freshman Estelle Fetsis (Pusch Ridge Christian) posted 10 digs.
The Aztecs will head right back to Chandler-Gilbert’s gymnasium on Saturday for a non-conference match against the College of Southern Nevada.
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
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