Falcons fought haard in the final classic for the pre-season. Thw first match was with Ohlone College, and won in five sets. 24-26, 25-17, 20-25, 25-15, 15-11
Kelsey Wall led the way on offense with 16 kills, added 13 digs
Rachel Lin added 9 kills, serving 14-14 with 12 digs
Dani Rydjord chipped in 7 kills, serving 25-26, leading the way on defense with 18 digs and running the offense with 40 assist.
Crystal Carroll served 18-18 with 3 aces ad chipped in 9 digs
Hannah Del Rio led at the net with 5 blocks and added 7 kills
Lili Ayala also chipped in 7 kills
Layla Morales served well going 12-13
This was definitely our best night with both of our middle hitters having a great match.
The second match was against the #1 ranked Feather River, who is #1 in the state of CA.
We lost in three sets, 12-25, 9-25, 19-25
The falcons showed great fight and hard work in set #3. That's when Solano started to relax and just play ball. They served better as a team in all three sets against Feather River.
Sammy Brown led the team with 8 kills
Crystal Carroll led the way on defense with 11 digs
Kelsey Wall added 4 kills, serving 9-9
Dani Rydjord chipped in 3 kills on zero errors, 4 digs and 12 assist.
Eryka Ferrer added 4 digs and serving 3-3
Layla Morales served 5-5 and chipped in 4 assist
Falcons are still at a good pace, as they stand at 11-6 overall.
The Bay Valley Conference begans next Wednesday away at Mendocino College, and then they will return home on Friday Sept. 30th to host Yuba College.