Women’s Volleyball Remains Stellar in WSC South

Season to remember continues for women’s volleyball as they gather another win in the WSC South

Santa Monica College Corsairs' Rain Martinez (right) sends the ball past Antelope Valley College Marauders' Sabre Jensen (left) during the women's volleyball match on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at the Corsair Gym in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 3-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs' Sophia Lawrance (right) hits the ball past the defense of Antelope Valley College Marauders' Sabre Jensen (left) and Kyla Dothard (Jensen's right) during the women's volleyball match on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at the Corsair Gym in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 3-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs' Scheala Nielsen (kneeling), Mackenzie Wolff (right), and Sophia Odle (left) during the women's volleyball match against the Antelope Valley College Marauders on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at the Corsair Gym in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 3-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs' Rachel Lallemand, Maiella Riva, and Halle Anderson, comfort Angelina Maheaux (15) during the women's volleyball match against the Antelope Valley College Marauders on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at the Corsair Gym in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 3-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs' Sophia Lawrance, Mackenzie Wolff, and Maiella Riva during the women's volleyball match against the Antelope Valley College Marauders on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at the Corsair Gym in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 3-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs' Rachel Lallemand during the women's volleyball match against the Antelope Valley College Marauders on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at the Corsair Gym in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 3-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs Women's Volleyball Head Coach Christian Cammayo and Halle Anderson during the women's volleyball match against the Antelope Valley College Marauders on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at the Corsair Gym in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 3-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs Women's Volleyball Head Coach Christian Cammayo talks to Mackenzie Wolff and Mia Paulson during the women's volleyball match against the Antelope Valley College Marauders on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at the Corsair Gym in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 3-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs' Mia Paulson sets the ball during the women's volleyball match against the Antelope Valley College Marauders on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at the Corsair Gym in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 3-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs' Scheala Nielsen, Rain Martinez, and Sophia Lawrance celebrate after scoring a point during the women's volleyball match against the Antelope Valley College Marauders on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at the Corsair Gym in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 3-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs' Scheala Nielsen and Rachel Lallemand during the women's volleyball match against the Antelope Valley College Marauders on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at the Corsair Gym in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 3-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs' Mackenzie Wolff hits the ball past the defense of Antelope Valley College Marauders' Ella Gawallek and Sabre Jensen during the women's volleyball match on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at the Corsair Gym in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 3-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs' Rachel Lallemand (squatting), Mia Paulson (12), and Mackenzie Wolff (right) during the women's volleyball match against the Antelope Valley College Marauders on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at the Corsair Gym in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 3-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College Corsairs' Rain Martinez, Scheala Nielsen, Zarha Stanton, and Mia Paulson during the women's volleyball match against the Antelope Valley College Marauders on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at the Corsair Gym in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 3-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

Daisy Smith, sitting with Aadya Goodman, Skylar Youngblood, and Annette Thompson, sends the ball back onto the court during the women's volleyball match between the Santa Monica College Corsairs and the Antelope Valley College Marauders on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at the Corsair Gym in Santa Monica, Calif. The Corsairs won 3-1. (Nicholas McCall | The Corsair)

On Wednesday, Oct. 12, the Santa Monica College (SMC) Corsairs women's volleyball team played against the Antelope Valley College (AVC) Marauders. SMC entered the Western State Conference (WSC) South standings tied with West Los Angeles College (WLAC), and a win would prove useful to keep pace with them as WLAC would gather a win of their own the same day. The Corsairs did just that, beating the Marauders three sets to one.

SMC got on the board first, and were able to score four unanswered. The Marauders were finally able to get a point through a service error by SMC, and eventually tied the set at seven apiece. Neither team really took a strong lead as both exchanged the lead a few times, but the Corsairs were able to secure the first set 25-21. AVC scored the first couple points of the second set but SMC quickly got on the board as well. Same as the first set, the score remained close for most of the set, but the Corsairs were able to secure the set once again, 25-23.

The Corsairs just needed one more set to win the game and though they didn’t score the first point of the third set, they did a good job at remaining in the game. SMC held the lead until AVC tied the set at 17 points apiece, eventually taking the lead and holding onto it. They secured their first set win 25-21. The fourth set started off the same as the third with AVC scoring first. SMC was determined to win the game, however, and tied it at one and took the lead. They did a good job at keeping the game out of, at some point being ahead by twelve points. SMC secured the fourth and final set 25-17.

The Corsairs remain stellar throughout the season. The win against AVC propelled them to a 12-4 overall record, 5-1 at home, and 3-1 in the WSC South standings. Their next game will be a conference game at home on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. against the Citrus College Owls. The Owls are currently 1-3 in the WSC South standings and 6-12 on the season.