Volleyball Recap: Sierra Canyon Falls Short of Mater Dei in the Playoffs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sierra Canyon can now relate to. They lost 3-0 to the Mater Dei Monarchs on Saturday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Trailblazers haven't been shut out since back in September.

The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-16, 25-20.

Eva Jeffries paced Sierra Canyon's offense, picking up seven kills. Jeffries got some help from Lucky Fasavalu and her eight assists.

Mater Dei was led to victory by Sam Capinpin and Kayla Ostovar. Capinpin had nine digs and four aces, while Ostovar had 18 digs. That's the most aces Capinpin has posted since back in October.

This is the second loss in a row for Sierra Canyon and nudges their season record down to 32-5. As for Mater Dei, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 35-4.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Sierra Canyon will be playing in front of their home fans against Mira Costa at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Mater Dei, they will take on Torrey Pines at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mater Dei will be looking to keep their 24-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.

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