Wednesday November 16, 2022
Serving The Rio Hondo Community
Vol.65 Issue 7
RHC Women’s Volleyball Spikes A Win During Sophomore Night
Photographed by Mia Alvarez El Paisano Media Rio Hondo’s Women’s Volleyball team poses for a team picture after their victory win of 3-1. This marks their seventh-game winning streak.
By: Mia Alvarez Online Sports Editor Mia.alvarez1430@my.riohondo.edu
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he Lady Roadrunners dominated a win against the visiting Warriors of El Camino College with a score of 3-1 in Whitter on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. They just came back from dominating a 3-0 win against East Los Angeles College (ELAC) last Friday on Nov. 4 The First Set In the beginning of the first set, the Lady Roadrunners were a little shaky. Their opponent, El Camino, started to score ahead of Rio. Then, the game became tied. Rio Hondo broke the tie, and they gained the lead. Middle hitter Jayleen Garcia, #16, and outside hitter Jennifer Martinez, #12, both freshmen at Rio Hondo College, were a dynamic duo on the court by making sure the ball didn’t get on their side of the net. The first set became a game of cat and mouse. Every time Rio scored, El Camino scored. At the end of the first set, El Camino started to make a comeback. But, then Rio Hondo secured the bag
with a score of 25-22. The first set was a bit of a challenge for these Lady Roadrunners, but they pulled through the first set with a win. The Second Set During the second set,
They lost in the second set with a score of 11-25.All the Lady Roadrunners needed was to win two more sets to win this game. The Third Set Rio Hondo started off the
Lee, #8, had amazing saves throughout the third set. Rio Hondo was pulling all the tricks in the court, which allowed them to win the third set with a score of 25-16. The Fourth Set
the Warriors started to score ahead of Rio. The Lady Roadrunners couldn’t defend their side of the court. Fans were cheering in the stands to hype up Rio Hondo. All of Rio’s timeouts were used, and it was all up to the girls to work together to be able to dominate in this set. They started to get their mojo back from the first set, but it wasn’t enough to win this set.
third set with confidence. Outside Hitter/Middle Hitter Maria Bejines, #17, freshman at Rio Hondo College, made some strong spikes. The Lady Roadrunners were getting their groove back from all the energy in the stands. El Camino’s side of the court was getting feisty because they were trying to spike, but Rio wasn’t letting them. Outside Hitter Faith
It all came down to the fourth set. Would Rio Hondo uphold their winning streak or get defeated by El Camino College? There was a lot of energy on Rio’s sideline, and they wanted to win this set to keep their winning streak alive. They even got some support from the RHC Men’s Water Polo team who were in the stands. In the game, the
girls really needed to communicate with each other. Their opponents were getting upset with how the game was going. Throughout the set, there were a couple of times that the score was tied. El Camino started to gain ahead in the set, but Rio was always one point behind them. Rio picked up the lead. Rio Hondo won the fourth set with a score of 25-23. Postgame During postgame, Rio Hondo’s Women’s Volleyball team honored their teammates that are in their sophomore year. Left Back Daniela Sanchez, #1, Outside Hitters Nadine Oronoz, #7, and Faith Lee, #8, Setters Faith Wada, #4, and Haedee Estrella, #15, received leis and a framed picture with little sayings from their other teammates. This win was a great way to end Sophomore Night at Rio Hondo. Coming up, the Lady Roadrunners will take on the Lancers of Pasadena City College. The match will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Pasadena City College in Pasadena at 6 p.m.