CHANDLER, Ariz. — The College of Southern Nevada women's volleyball team completed a three-match weekend at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, opening with a dominant sweep of Justice College before dropping a pair of matches Saturday against Pima Community College and host Chandler-Gilbert Community College.
The Lady Coyotes opened the weekend Friday evening with a convincing 25-12, 25-17, 25-12 victory over Justice. CSN returned to the court Saturday for an 11 a.m. matchup against Pima before closing the weekend later that afternoon against Chandler-Gilbert.
CSN's strongest performance of the weekend came in Friday's opener. Tayla Singleton led the attack with seven kills on 15 attempts and added two service aces as Southern Nevada controlled the match from start to finish. De'Lasia Grider recorded four kills without an error on 12 attacks, while Mia Scott added three kills and two aces. Sydney Anderson also contributed three kills on nine swings.
Serving proved to be one of the biggest differences in the victory. The Lady Coyotes recorded 14 service aces, led by Libbie Ferreiro with seven. Ferreiro also directed the offense with 17 assists, while Kody Wengler paced the defense with nine digs and Emma Colin added six.
Southern Nevada returned to action Saturday morning against Pima, but the Aztecs took control in a 25-15, 25-18, 25-15 victory. Pima finished with 33 kills and a .211 hitting percentage while limiting the Lady Coyotes to 11 kills.
Briley Fawson led CSN with five kills and five digs against Pima, while Grider added two kills without an attack error and recorded two solo blocks. The Lady Coyotes continued to apply pressure from the service line, finishing with seven aces. Ferreiro accounted for five of those aces while adding seven assists and seven digs.
The Lady Coyotes closed the weekend Saturday afternoon against host Chandler-Gilbert. Southern Nevada battled through a competitive opening set before falling 25-22. Chandler-Gilbert then pulled away over the final two sets, winning 25-6 and 25-12 to complete the sweep.
Singleton again led the CSN attack with six kills, while Isabella Liugalua contributed three kills on five attempts and seven digs. Ferreiro finished with 14 assists, seven digs and three service aces, while Wengler anchored the back row with 15 digs.
Southern Nevada finished the weekend 1-2 and recorded 25 service aces across the three matches, with Ferreiro accounting for 15.
The Lady Coyotes now turn their attention back to ACCAC play with a two-match road series against Eastern Arizona College in Thatcher, Arizona. CSN will face the Gila Monsters on Friday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. before returning to the court Saturday, Oct. 3 at 1 p.m.
