The Mt. San Jacinto College women’s volleyball team came back from a 2-0 set deficit to defeat the College of the Desert women’s volleyball team 3-2 Friday in an Inland Empire Athletic Conference match played at College of the Desert.
The Eagles dropped the first two sets 19-25 before turning the momentum with a 25-12 win in the third set. They then narrowly won the fourth set 25-23 to force a decisive fifth set, which MSJC claimed 17-15 to complete the comeback victory.
Daija Malcolm led MSJC offensively with 15 kills and added 17 digs defensively. Alexie Black contributed 14 kills along with six solo blocks, while Ava Jones added 11 kills. Setter Dini Schultz facilitated the offensive attack with 40 assists.
Defensively, Shannon Frary recorded four solo blocks, and libero Sophia Castro led the team with 31 digs.
With the win, Mt. San Jacinto improved to 6-8 overall and 1-0 in Inland Empire Athletic Conference play. The team is scheduled to host Victor Valley College Wednesday at 5 p.m. and then travel to Chaffey College for a 5 p.m. match Friday.
CSB Take
The Mt. San Jacinto College women’s volleyball team showed remarkable resilience by overcoming an early two-set deficit to earn a key conference win. The combination of a potent offensive attack and strong defensive plays was instrumental in their comeback. Maintaining this level of performance will be important as they face upcoming conference opponents Victor Valley and Chaffey.
Source: Original report
