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VC Volleyball Outlasts Cuesta in Four

Averi Carter had a double-double of 10 kills and 10 digs Friday night as the Ventura College volleyball team outlasted visiting Cuesta in four sets, 25-19, 25-21, 26-28, 25-14 before a nice crowd at the Athletic Event Center. Nevada Knowles was her usual multi-dimensional-self with 42 assists, six kills, seven digs, three blocks and three services aces in the triumph while Alexis Baloyo had 11 kills and nine digs for Ventura (10-2, 2-0).

Pirate freshman Alexis Baloyo had a team-high 11 kills and nine digs as VC defeated Cuesta in four sets, 25-19, 25-21, 26-28, 25-14 Friday night at the Athletic Event Center.
Pirate freshman Alexis Baloyo had a team-high 11 kills and nine digs as VC defeated Cuesta in four sets, 25-19, 25-21, 26-28, 25-14 Friday night at the Athletic Event Center.
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October 1, 2021

Averi Carter had a double-double of 10 kills and 10 digs Friday night as the Ventura College volleyball team outlasted visiting Cuesta in four sets, 25-19, 25-21, 26-28, 25-14 before a nice crowd at the Athletic Event Center. Nevada Knowles was her usual multi-dimensional-self with 42 assists, six kills, seven digs, three blocks and three services aces in the triumph while Alexis Baloyo had 11 kills and nine digs for Ventura (10-2, 2-0).

Ventura took an early 8-5 lead in the first set on winners from Darynne Bickers and Katey Mulville. They maintained the margin with a kill and ace from Baloyo and a big hit from Victoria Whitney before Knowles had a block, Carter served an ace and Bickers hit a winner to force a Cougar timeout with VC ahead 19-15. Whitney had a winner when her hit was touched out by Cuesta and the Pirates claimed the first set 25-19.

Carter had a pair of kills and Knowles hit a winner to put VC ahead 8-6 in the second set, and the Pirates won a two marathon rallies with winners from Baloyo and Knowles to pull away 13-7. Ventura stretched the lead to 16-8 before the Cougars went on an 8-3 run to close the gap. Whitney hit a cross-court winner from an assist by Amaris Garcia to halt the skid, and Mulville converted a Knowles assist into the set winner for a 25-21 win for Ventura.

The Pirates were looking for the sweep taking an 8-6 lead in the third set on Knowles' tip deep into the corner and service ace. Cuesta rallied, however, moving ahead 11-8. Ventura responded with a soft kill by Whitney, a winner off the touch by Carter, a Miranda DeBeary kill and an ace by Monica Montoya to retake the lead at 14-12. The set was tied at 21-21, and the Cougars scored the next two points and had a set-point at 24-22 before VC came back to knot things up again. Ventura served at match-point, 25-24, but the Cougars answered the bell and eventually claimed the set, 28-26.

It was all Ventura in the fourth set with Baloyo hitting a winner to make the score 12-4. Knowles had a backwards tip on the line and Bickers served an ace for a 17-8 Pirate advantage. Carter had an ace on match-point with VC easily claiming the fourth and final set, 25-14.

Garcia led the defense with 14 digs and Mulville finished with three block assists and eight kills. Whitney also produced eight kills while Bickers had six winners and a pair of aces.

The Pirates, whose No. 20 ranking this past week is surely to rise, will travel to No. 8-ranked Santa Barbara on Wednesday Oct. 6. The match begins at 6:00 pm at the SBCC Sports Pavilion.