Aztecs Volleyball takes first set but falls to Glendale CC to open ACCAC conference play

The Pima Community College volleyball team (1-4, 0-1 in ACCAC) played its first home match of the 2024 season on Tuesday as it hosted Glendale Community College at the West Campus Aztec Gymnasium.

• The Aztecs won the first set but fell to the Gauchos in four sets (20-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-16).
• The Aztecs matched their biggest lead of the set at 17-11 but the Gauchos rallied off five straight points to make it a one-point game at 17-16. The Aztecs countered by scoring four straight points of their own to build it to a 21-16 advantage. Sophomore Elli Meinke (Ironwood Ridge HS) had a block at the net that sealed the first set victory.
• The Aztecs fell behind early in the second set at 8-1 but scored 10 of the next 12 points to take their first lead of the game at 11-10. The Gauchos put down the next four points to reclaim the lead for good. Down 24-20, the Aztecs made it interesting with three straight points forcing the Gauchos to call timeout. Glendale won the next point to tie up the match at 1-1.
• The score was tied at 10-10 in the third set, but the Gauchos rallied off 13 of the next 17 points to take the lead at 23-14 as they took the lead at 2-1.
• The Aztecs scored the first four points in the fourth set, but the Gauchos tied it at 6-6 as part of scoring five straight points to take the lead for good. Pima cut the deficit to one point at 12-11 but couldn't tie or overtake the lead. The Aztecs were outscored 13-5 for the reminder of the set.

The Aztecs will play at Phoenix College on Wednesday. First volleyball is at 7:00 p.m.