Volleyball Season Ends with Play-off Loss to Goldenwest

The MSJC volleyball team saw their season come to an end Saturday night in the opening round of the CCCAA play-offs.  The Eagles did earn the first conference title in program history during the 2019 season.  (DeeAnn Bradley/MSJC)
The MSJC volleyball team saw their season come to an end Saturday night in the opening round of the CCCAA play-offs. The Eagles did earn the first conference title in program history during the 2019 season. (DeeAnn Bradley/MSJC)

The MSJC women's volleyball team had an impressive close to their season, winning 10 of their final 13 matches, but it came to an end on Saturday night with a 3-0 loss to Goldenwest in the opening round of the CCCAA play-offs.

The Eagles and the Rustlers seemed pretty evenly matched throughout the night, but MSJC could not quite get over the hump as they lost in three straight by scores of; 25-22, 25-22, and 25-21.  The Eagles headed into the play-offs after capturing the program's first ever conference title and will end the season with an overall record of 13-11.

Saturday night Makenzie Nutting led the Eagle offense with 10 kills she was followed by Faith Galvan with 8.  Jacquline Barbosa had 29 assists on the evening while Galvan had a match high 13 digs.  Keona Escorpiso also was solid on defense with 12 digs, while the MSJC defense at the net was led by 8 block assists from Olivia Elliot and 7 from Nutting.

The Eagles were making their third play-off appearance in program history, with all three trips coming over the past four seasons.  MSJC has also posted a winning record in five of their last six seasons.