By Cat De Leon, Courier Assistant Sports Editor
With a 5-2 record, James Logan’s Varsity Volleyball placed 3rd out of 44 teams at the annual San Luis Obispo Tournament Sept. 9-10 .
The Lady Colts volleyball program attended the San Luis Obispo Midstate Volleyball Tournament last year making it to the quarter finals. Senior Defensive Specialist Anabeza Anabeza said she hopes to “make it as far as they can” for this year’s tournament. Forty-four teams, from different parts of California, competed in the tournament
On day one, our Lady Colts came out with a record of 2-1 in pool play with wins versus Sanger Union (Sanger, CA) and Yerba Buena High (San Jose, CA) and a lost to top seeded, Arroyo Grande. (Arroyo Grande, CA)
After claiming a spot in the gold bracket, the start of day two was near perfection as the Lady Colts started with a 3-0 record. They rallied hard versus Palm Desert (Palm Desert, CA), Trabuco Hills (Mission Viejo, CA), and won in a redemption game against Arroyo Grande, sending them out of the tournament.
Unfortunately, the Lady Colts lost in the Semi Finals vs Ventura High School, placing them 3rd in the tourney. Great efforts from the whole team with special highlights from sophomore, Taumafa Tuinavai and junior captain, Tatiana Toleafoa, combining for 103 kills along with senior captain, Lynda Nguyen, for collecting 82 digs throughout the tournament.
The team is hoping for a 1st place finish for the upcoming season. They start fresh this week with a 2-0 start and their next home game vs Moreau on Tuesday, September 20th in the Guy Emmanuele Pavilion.