The Cabrillo College women’s volleyball team extended its conference winning streak to 115 straight matches Friday.
The Seahawks defeated Hartnell College in three sets, 25-18, 26-24, 25-21, in Coast Conference play.
Sophomore outside hitter Ellie Cary finished with a game-high 12 kills and 11 digs for Cabrillo, which is ranked No. 8 in the CCC Women’s Volleyball Coaches Association Rankings.
“I think you always think about it before the match but once we’re in the game nobody really thinks about too heavily unless it’s on the line,” Cary said. “I think if we’re in that fifth set situation, we do think about it a little bit more. But I think it’s more of a standard that’s set for us than a pressure.”
Cary said the last time both teams met on Sept. 7 at the Delta Classic, the Seahawks struggled to put the Panthers away. That wasn’t the case Friday.
“We don’t really talk about [the streak], to be honest,” said Cabrillo coach Kelsee Montagna. “I try to stay away from that just because of the hype around it.”
Montagna said the overall goal is to get better every match. She said they had some hiccups against Hartnell.
“We’re just trying to grind through certain rotations where we don’t get stuck in certain ones,” Montagna said. “We talk about the road to get better.”
Montagna said she’s seen some major improvement from Ashleigh Souza since the start of the season. She believes Souza wasn’t used to the fast pace earlier in the season.
“She gets served a majority of the balls and I think a lot of teams have looked at that,” Montagna said.
Sophomore Kendra Lis finished with a team-high 22 assists, seven digs and four kills for Cabrillo.
Up next, Cabrillo (13-5, 5-0) will try to keep the streak alive in a home match against San Mateo on Friday at 6:30 p.m.
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College football
Cabrillo 46, Yuba 7: The Seahawks opened up with a 36-point halftime lead against the 49ers and never looked back in their non-conference win Saturday afternoon.
Cabrillo sophomore quarterback Devon Daich completed 11-of-19 pass attempts for 178 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
Daich, a Monte Vista Christian alumnus, connected with receiver Jimmie Phillips with a 65-yard touchdown pass just before halftime. He also found receiver Kameron Pleasant early in the second quarter with a 5-yard strike in the end zone.
Jamie Martinez and Christian Rodriguez each had an interception return for a touchdown. Martinez took back his interception 80 yards in the second quarter, while Rodriguez recorded a 20-yard return late in the third.
Yuba was contained to nine rushing yards on 34 carries. Ty Winn recorded a game-high two sacks and eight tackles — four of those tackles were for a loss of yardage.
Gustavo Torres, Jesse Ehimare and David Blanke each recorded a sack for the Seahawks (5-1, 1-1), who will hit the road to play against Gavilan on Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Girls volleyball
Aptos 3, Mount Madonna 1: The Mariners defeated the Hawks on Thursday in four sets, 22-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-23, in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League play.
Senior outside hitter Paola Jacobs had 14 kills and 16 digs, while freshman middle Eve Willis had 9 kills for Mt. Madonna.
Sophomore outside Liana Kitchel finished with 19 digs, while senior Ceci Salado added 15 digs for the Hawks (11-6, 6-4), who play against Harbor (16-5, 8-2) tonight at 6:30 p.m.
Trinity 3, North Monterey County 0: The Condors lost 25-7, 25-11, 25-17 against Trinity on Thursday in PCAL Santa Lucia division play.
As a team, N.M.C. finished with five aces, 80 digs and 17 kills.
The Condors were missing both of their setters because of injuries and junior outside hitter Bekah Bueno stepped in as the team’s setter. She finished as a libero and had 26 digs.
Senior outside hitter Victoria Cardoza played well in the front row and had six digs, six kills and a solo block along with a pair of assisted blocks.
Freshman setter Ame Visesio also played well, stepping in for Bueno in the second and third sets.
The Condors (4-9, 3-9) play against Stevenson tonight at 6:30 p.m.
Watsonville 3, Gonzales 1: The Wildcatz defeated the Spartans in four sets, 18-25, 27-25, 25-23, 25-13, on Thursday in PCAL Santa Lucia play.
Watsonville (13-6, 11-1) will play Rancho San Juan tonight at 6:30 p.m.
Soledad 3, Pajaro Valley 0: The Grizzlies fell to the Aztecs in three sets on Thursday in PCAL Cypress division play.
Pajaro Valley will host Anzar tonight at 6:30 p.m.
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