Hosting Victor Valley College in a non-conference match on Wednesday, the Cerritos College volleyball team turned in a quick 25-8, 25-11, 25-14 victory. After a slow start to the season, the Falcons (2-12) have won two of their last three matches. They will host rival Long Beach City College at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, while the school will also host a pre-match celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Title IX. The presentation will start at 5:45 p.m.

The night started quickly for Cerritos and sophomore Aiyana Sierra (La Mirada HS), who only saw action in the first set. She drove home 11 kills in 14 attempts, allowing the team to score points in bunches. In that first set, the Falcons recorded the final eight points with freshman Isabella Carrasco (Downey HS) serving. Three of those points came on service aces by Carrasco, while Sierra contributed four kills in that final stretch.

Cerritos came out in the second set and scored the first seven points, with sophomore Abby Gutierrez (Downey HS) recording a pair of aces and freshman Kaydence Portillo (Bell Gardens HS) slamming home a pair of kills. The team never trailed on the night and went on to post a season-best .463 kill percentage. Six players had a positive kill percentage, with Sierra finishing with an impressive .714 hitting percentage.

Portillo finished the night with nine kills, while Erykah Scott (Bellflower HS) posted a season-best eight kills with just one error. Along with her two aces and five digs, Gutierrez concluded with seven kills, with the duo of sophomore Sonye Garcia (Paramount HS) and freshman Kira Magdaleno (Artesia HS) each adding five kills. Sophomore setter Carissa Mendibles (Downey HS) had 29 assists in the match, with Carrasco taking over setter duties and added 14 assists along with six aces.