Posted: Nov 13, 2013
Fullerton College Hornets 3, at Riverside City Tigers 1
Fullerton
(15-4, 8-4 OEC)
3
Riverside
(7-13, 3-9 OEC)
1
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fullerton (15-4, 8-4 OEC) | 25 | 26 | 18 | 25 | 3 |
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Riverside (7-13, 3-9 OEC) | 14 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 1 |
Fullerton (15-4, 8-4 OEC) was led by sophomore outside hitter Shawnna Chung (Orange / Villa Park HS) with 18 kills and also added 12 digs. Freshman setter/defensive specialist Tiffany Cobian (Lakewood HS) dished out a team-high 23 assists and added 13 digs.
Sophomore libero Celeste Snider (Riverside / M.L. King, Jr. HS) had a match-high 23 digs and four service aces. Freshman middle blocker Alyssa Jensen (Brea / Brea-Olinda HS) paced a triumvirate of Hornet middle hitters with three block solos.
For Riverside (7-13, 3-9 OEC), the Tigers were paced by sophomore outside hitter Cherylain Dizon (Redlands / Redlands East Valley HS) with a match-high 19 kills. Sophomore setter Jennifer Norton (Highland / Redlands East Valley HS) had a match-high 33 assists. Sophomore setter/defensive specialist Josette Calhoun (Riverside / John W. North HS) had a team-high 19 digs and freshman defensive specialist Hannah Lockhart (Moreno Valley / Calvary Chapel HS) was next with 15 digs.
In the all-time series, Fullerton leads RCC, 26-24, all in OEC play since the Hornets joined the conference for the 1988-89 academic year.
In the first set, Fullerton never trailed as RCC could manage only a 7-7 tie en route to the 25-14 win.
The second set was clearly the most entertaining, if not the most competitive. Riverside caught fire after trailing, 6-2, and tied the set at 12-12 before forging a 20-15 lead which became a 23-20 lead, thanks to four kills and a block solo by Dizon. But the Hornets refused to cave in and managed a 24-24 tie before pulling out a 26-24 win.
With that, Riverside could have given up right then and there in the third set, but the best of human psychology was with the Tigers as it rallied to take an 11-10 lead, posted a 20-15 advantage and held off the pesky Hornets to win, 25-18.
The fourth set saw the Hornets trail only at 1-0, before posting leads of 8-2, and 19-14, before sealing the match with a 25-19 win.
Neither team hit well throughout the match. Riverside hit .167 (on 46 kills and 21 attack errors on 150 attempts. The Hornets hit only .149 on 47 kills, 23 errors and 161 attack attempts.
Both teams continue to OEC action on Friday, Nov. 15, when Fullerton hosts the Irvine Valley College Lasers and Riverside visits the Golden West College Rustlers at 6 p.m.