The Fresno City College Women’s Volleyball team won the two games they played last week. The Lady Rams defeated the Lady Pirates of Porterville College on Wednesday and the Lady Falcons of West Hills College on Friday.
The game against the Lady Pirates didn’t start well for the FCC team, and the first couple of points were scored by the Pirates. Soon, however, the Lady Rams caught up and there was no stopping them from there on. The Rams had a nice game plan throughout and kept scoring by hitting the ball to the weakest players on the other team.
The Lady Pirates did not yield easily. They gave the Rams a good fight; they had great defense and stayed very close on the score board. In fact, the Lady Pirates were ahead of the Rams by a point or two throughout most of the first set.
Still, the FCC Lady Rams did not give up and won that first set by 25-24. The second and third sets were easier for the Rams; they stayed with their game plan, hitting to the weakest players on the other team. The Lady Rams swept both the second and third sets with scores of 25-19 and 25-22, respectively.
On Friday night, the Lady Rams wasted no time in asserting themselves over the Lady Falcons of West Hills College. From the start, it was obvious the Falcons had no chance of beating the Rams.
The first nine points were scored by the Lady Rams who seemed unstoppable. It seemed they were not going to let the Falcons score at all, and the first set ended quickly in a score of 25-8. The Lady Falcons then started putting up a fight by scoring the first couple of points of the second set, but the Rams soon caught up and extended their dominance. The frustration on the faces of the West Hills players was apparent.
The Rams kept spiking and scoring point after point, and the FCC Lady Rams won the second set 25-9. During the third set of the game, the Falcons finally brought game and started scoring but they didn’t bring enough game to beat the Rams. The third set was again won by the FCC Rams 25-15.
“Nice Job,” were the first words that came out of the Lady Rams’ Coach, Tracy Ainger-Schilte after her team won the game against West Hills College. “It was a clear game,” she added.
“For sure Porterville was more challenging,” said Amanda Michael, #6 on the FCC Rams Volleyball team. “They had stronger hitters and had more defenses; they brought competition.” Michael also said, “It definitely feels good to have won and stay undefeated.” FCC Rams
The FCC Rams Women’s Volleyball team has won 17 games and only lost four.
The next home game is against Merced College on Nov. 6 at 7:00 p.m.