Clippers Sweep Centralia

Clippers Sweep Centralia

The South Puget Sound Volleyball team made quick work of the Centralia Blazers on Wednesday night at home. The Clippers swept Centralia on the season, winning 3-0 at home after beating Centralia 3-0 on the road earlier in the season.

The Clippers started out strong and ended the first set with an authoritative kill by #9 Layne Martin to win 25-14.

The second set was a closer battle, but the Clippers edged out a 25-21 win to go up 2-0.

The Blazers gave SPSCC a scare in the third set, maintaining a narrow lead through a score of 10-15 but the Clippers kept the set within reach. Back-to-back kills by Silke Constant and Layne Martin brought the score to 12-16 and started the Clippers on a 4-0 run forcing a timeout by Centralia when the score was 14-16. The Blazers scored first coming out of the timeout, but the Clippers came back with 3 straight points to tie the set at 17. They took their first lead of the set on the next point and never trailed again, winning the set 25-18 and the match 3-0.

"We fought hard and came back in that third set" said Coach Tusalava Kuaea. "Jayde Grams' serve receive came in clutch and Silke Constant's last 3 aces were awesome."

The Clippers return home next week for their last 2 home matches, playing Highline on Wednesday, November 3 and Tacoma on Friday, November 5, before finishing their regular season at Pierce on November 10.