Porterville outlasts Merced for 3-2 win at home
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
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25 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 2 |
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27 | 12 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
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25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 3 |
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13 | 16 | 25 | 21 | 1 |
Team Stats
Merced
| Game Statistics | Merced | Porterville |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .118 | .217 |
| Blocks | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| Digs | 81 | 72 |
| Aces | 17 | 12 |
Cerro Coso
| Game Statistics | Cerro Coso | Porterville |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .195 | .078 |
| Blocks | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| Digs | 53 | 46 |
| Aces | 16 | 13 |
PORTERVILLE – The Porterville College women's volleyball team earned its first win of a tough season thanks to a marathon five-set victory over visiting Merced College on Friday.
The Pirates won the back-and-forth battle by scores of 27-25, 12-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-13 as part of a pair of non-conference matches at home.
Crystal Maciel and Natalia Martin both had season-highs of 15 kills each to lead the Pirates in the win. Maciel added 4 blocks and 3 aces while hitting an impressive .478 for the match.
Aubrey Wynne added 11 kills to go with 6 digs and Janelle Sanchez contributed 8 kills. Alyssa Nunez led with 21 digs and Sammantha Zamora added 15 digs. Jolina Castaneda had a solid all-around match with 25 assists, 5 kills, 5 digs, and a pair of aces.
PC couldn't keep the momentum going and suffered a 3-1 (25-13, 25-16, 23-25, 25-21) loss to Cerro Coso later that day. Martin had 11 kills, Zamora posted 11 digs, and Castaneda totaled 17 assists, 11 digs, and 2 aces for the Pirates.
Porterville moved to 1-10 overall and is back in action on Sep. 27 when it travels to Ohlone College in Fremont to take on the host Renegades and Lassen College in non-conference matches.