“We just got to bring it.” Much similar to the words of Ohlone sophomore middle blocker Kelly Idle, Lady Renegades Head Coach Jeremy Peñaflor claimed that Ohlone had to bring it to the Rams in order for the Lady Renegades to defeat City College of San Francisco. However, it was the Lady Rams who brought it on Wednesday night, sweeping Ohlone in three sets 25-16, 25-16 and 25-19. “We should’ve went in a little more upbeat, a little more positive,” Idle said after the game. “We wanted it and we did our best.” Idle, along with opposite hitter Kayla McManus and libero Kimberly Lam, were all honored during sophomore night in Epler Gymnasium as the lone three sophomores playing in their final game as a member of the Ohlone volleyball squad. “It was the last game, we just had to go for it,” Lam said. “It’s very disappointing.” The Lady Renegades hung tough with the Lady Rams throughout the entire set, hanging around within a point or two early in each of the three sets. However, in the first set, with Ohlone taking the early 4-2 lead to start, CCSF would fight back, taking advantage of Ohlone miscues to go on a 6-0 run to take an 8-4 lead. CCSF would not look back once they took the lead and would take the first match 25-16. “I think it was a combination of trying to be relaxed and trying to do too much,” Peñaflor explained. “Something was a little bit off.” Despite coming out relaxed and loose in pre-game, Ohlone came out tense and “on their heels” to start the match. “They served us pretty tough,” Peñaflor added. Going into the second match, Peñaflor made Jayme Leftridge serve first, switching up the rotation which put her up against Rams server Vivian Lee. Peñaflor’s adjustment worked as he planned in the second set as both the Rams and the Lady Renegades fought back and forth throughout. The second set saw five lead changes to start off, getting the match to 10-all. With the game tied at 16, the Lady Rams snapped out of their funk and went on a 9-0 run, winning the second set 25-16. CCSF took a 3-6 lead to start the third set and never looked back, winning the third and final set 25-19, after Cao’s serve flew out of bounds to end the match. With the season now in the books, Penaflor will look forward to the 2010 season, with six freshmen returning. “I’m not disappointed, I’m looking toward the future,” Peñaflor said. “We have the foundation for a great program.” “I wish them luck for next season,” Idle added.
By Jeff Weisinger
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