(Phoenix, AZ) The Pima Community College volleyball team (14-7, 7-3 in ACCAC) closed out the road portion of the regular season on Friday at Phoenix College (4-22, 1-9).
The Aztecs defeated the Bears in four sets (25-23, 25-18, 19-25, 25-11) for their fifth straight win. They are winners of seven of their last eight matches. The Aztecs swept the head-to-head meetings with Phoenix College this season, winning in straight sets on Sept. 23 at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.
The Aztecs trailed 12-7 in the first set but scored six of the next seven points to tie the game at 13-13. Pima again trailed 21-19, but scored four straight. Freshman Victoria Page’s kill gave Pima a 23-21 advantage. The Bears tied it up at 23-23. Sophomore Alexandra Jacome (Canyon del Oro HS) put one over the net to give Pima set-point. Freshman Leah Stoneking’s (Catalina Foothills HS) ace sealed it as they took a 1-0 lead.
The Aztecs found themselves trailing 6-4 early in the second set but went on a 10-3 run that was capped off by freshman Estelle Fetsis’s (Pusch Ridge Christian) ace and freshman Skylar Westburg’s kill to put the Aztecs up 14-9. Pima led the rest of the way as Jacome’s ace gave them their biggest lead at 24-16. Fetsis’s kill put Pima up 2-0.
The Aztecs held a 14-12 lead in the third set but got outscored 13-5 as the Bears halted Pima’s momentum for a straight set win.
The Aztecs recovered and took control in the fourth set. Up 5-3, they scored eight straight points as sophomore Alexis Hutchens (Salpointe Catholic HS) had three kills during that stretch, which included giving the Aztecs their first double digit lead at 13-3. Leading 20-10, freshman Alexis Ferbeyre (Pusch Ridge Christian) had two straight aces as the Aztecs scored five of the final six points to close it out.
Westbirg, Hutchens and sophomore Addison Gilvin (Sahuarita HS) each had five kills. Gilvin also added two blocks. Freshman Amaris Biancuzzo (Mica Mountain HS) closed out the match with four kills and two aces.
Stoneking posted 11 digs and three aces while Ferbeyre finished with five digs and two aces.
The Aztecs will play their final two regular season home games next week. They face-off against Chandler-Gilbert Community College on Wednesday at Aztec Gym. First volley is at 7:00 p.m.
Press Release courtesy of Pima Aztec Athletics – Raymond Suarez
