Volleyball Recap: Tough Loss for Willows

Willows was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to the East Nicolaus Spartans.

While Willows was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into East Nicolaus' winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-9, 25-14, 25-15.

Olivia Vasquez paced Willows' offense, picking up seven kills. Vasquez got some help from Gabi Cano and her 13 assists. Vasquez was also a major player on defense: she and Syneka Taylor shared the team lead in blocks, finishing with two each.

East Nicolaus had a senior duo take command as Ashlynn Tagala had 31 assists, 10 digs, and two aces and Kendall Kocher had 19 kills, six digs, two aces, and a solo block. Another player making a difference was Sydney Anderson, who had 10 digs and two aces.

Willows' loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for East Nicolaus, they now have a winning record of 12-11.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Willows will square off against their in-conference opponent Durham at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, East Nicolaus is set to take on their familiar foe Winters at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.