Needing only 70 minutes to knock off visiting Los Angeles Harbor College on Friday, the Cerritos College volleyball team picked up their eighth consecutive victory. The Falcons (12-2, 4-0), who are in first place in the South Coast Conference South Division, will travel to Los Angeles City College for a 6:00 p.m. conference match next Wednesday. They defeated the Seahawks 25-9, 25-19, 25-7.

Cerritos rolled out to big leads in the first and third sets, while in the second set, they started slow but regrouped for the win. They trailed, 14-12 in the second set, took a 15-14 lead and then were down, 16-15 before recording 10 of the final 13 points.

As a team, the Falcons hit .364 and received kills from 10 different players and assists from five players. Sophomore Monserrat Rodriguez (Gahr HS/Long Beach City College) slammed home nine kills without an error, while sophomore Sydney May (Los Alamitos HS/UC Santa Cruz) led the team with 10 kills, while adding seven assists. Coming off the bench, freshmen Josie Navarro (Sierra Vista HS) and Evelyn Soto-Castro (Schurr HS) saw extended playing time and combined for five kills with no errors.

As for sophomores Jasmine Soto-Castro (Schurr HS) and Lillianna Peterson (California HS), they capped off their nights with six and five kills, respectively, with sophomore setter Leeya Rubio (Schurr HS) recording a pair of kills to go along with her 24 assists, 10 digs and three service aces. Even libero Priscilla Castillo (Schurr HS) had a kill in the win and led the team with 13 digs.

Photos by Daryl Peterson