Volleyball Recap: Tuesday's Win Is El Capitan's 17th in Last 19 Outings

By Team Reports Oct 24, 2024, 11:09am

Volleyball Recap: El Capitan Gauchos vs. Golden Valley Cougars

El Capitan waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Golden Valley Cougars with a sharp 3-0 victory. The Gauchos have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cougars, too.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: El Capitan took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-11, 25-8.

El Capitan found their leader in underclassman Anushka Elwin, who had three digs and two aces. Elwin is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last seven games she's played.

El Capitan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 14 aces in three consecutive matchups.

El Capitan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-9 record this season. As for Golden Valley, they dropped their record down to 3-19 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.

As of now, neither El Capitan nor Golden Valley have any future games scheduled.

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