
Solano College started their first classic of the season on the road at Hartnell College. First match Solano fought an intense high-level match with Delta College and lost in five.
21-25, 25-20, 18-25, 25-11, 15-8
The match lasted over two hours with a defensive battle back and forth. Solano highlights:
AJ Projillo as the starting Libero killed it defensively with her game high of 39 digs, serving 13-14 with an ace.
On offense Vanessa Semien led with 10 kills, chipped in 11 digs and two blocks.
Vanya Paopao added 20 digs, led with 21 assist, served 18-19 with an ace and chipped in 6 kills.
Breanna Davis also in double digits added 19 digs of her own, serving 10-11 and 8 assist
Jada Cuffie led with 5 blocks, chipped in 5 kills
Giana Guintu led with 2 aces serving 17-20, had 18 digs and 8 kills
It was a fun way to start off the season, playing a team that was #1 in the state last year to five sets. I am very proud of this team; our stats were spread out with many individual players shining on offense and defense.
With a 30-minute break Solano then fought Hartnell College to a four-set win.
25-19, 25-13, 24-26, 25-12
Defensively once again AJ Projillo killed it with 23 digs, serving 12-12 with an ace and four assist
Breanna Davis a top offensive setter added her own 21 digs, six kills and 4 blocks
Vanya Paopao led with 19 assist, added 13 digs, led the offense with 9 kills on zero errors and served 17-17 with 4 aces
Jada Cuffie ran the net with 6 blocks, chipped in 5 kills
Aliyah Aguiar added 5 kills and 1 block
Jacky Capili served 15-15 with 3 aces
Giana Guintu served 24-26 with 6 aces and chipped in 5 kills and 9 digs
Vanessa Semien chipped in 7 kills and 8 digs
Makenzie Lovell served 4-4 and added 4 digs
It was a great first win of the season, they showed us they can play at a higher level once again after losing a heart breaker five set match only half an hour before. This entire day was a team effort with each player on the roster playing in both matches.