Lancers Look Good in Loss to Bruins

The Cordova varsity volleyball team lost to Ponderosa in three games this Thursday at the Lancer gym but the lady Lancers made the Bruins dig down deep and struggle for every point in the highly competitive match.

As the two teams took to the court it was obvious that the Ponderosa team would be a hand-full as each of the Bruins towered over the Lancers. However, as the first game began to unfold, it became just as obvious that Cordova would not go down with out a fight.

Ponderosa jumped out to a quick 8-2 lead in the first game but Cordova battled back hard to score six unanswered points and tie it up. After some more back and forth action, the Lancers slowly began to take the lead and at one point, lead 13-16. Ponderosa became frustrated with their inability to put Cordova away swiftly and were forced to take a time out to compose themselves. Whatever they did, it worked because the Bruins rallied back for the win, 25-22.

Spirits were high on the Cordova bench as the players and coaches were content with their performance in the first game and knew that they could keep pace with the Bruins.

Ponderosa came out swinging for the fences in the second game in an attempt to put Cordova away early. The Lancers struggled a little bit with the height and power of the Ponderosa outside hitters but still managed to remain competitive in a 25-14 loss.

Game three was low scoring in the beginning but that was due to the high intensity of the volleying between the teams. Ponderosa was getting the better of the exchanges and eventually overtook the Lancers again, 25-14 to seal the victory.

Cordova was gracious in defeat and most of the players were able to muster up a smile and hold their heads high while walking off the court. Coach Muse was satisfied with her team’s performance and said that the girls “have been working hard to play their positions correctly.” She credits #13 Christy Brown and #14 Amanda Compton as the standout Lancer players for the game: “their digs, serving, and quick movement has greatly improved” according to Muse.

As the Lancers near the end of the 2009 season they hit the road for the next two weeks against Galt and Union Mine. Thursday the 29^th marks their last home match of the season so come out, fill up the stands and support your Cordova High Lancers.

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Posted by Daniel Rios on Oct 18 2009. Filed under Sports. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.