Posted: Aug 20, 2022
Aztec Volleyball opens 2022 season at NMMI Classic
Pima Community College
0
AT
Tyler Junior College
3
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pima Community College | 23 | 20 | 16 | 0 |
Tyler Junior College | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Pima Community College
0
AT
New Mexico Military Institute
3
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pima Community College | 21 | 17 | 23 | 0 |
New Mexico Military Institute | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Pima Community College
2
AT
Odessa College
(5-0)
3
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pima Community College | 26 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 2 |
Odessa College (5-0) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 3 |
Pima Community College
3
AT
Amarillo College
2
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pima Community College | 25 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
Amarillo College | 27 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 2 |
Game Leaders
Tyler Junior College
K:
2 Players
(#3,
#4)
- 9
B:
Annabelle Reed
- 2
D:
Annabelle Reed
- 9
SA:
Jana Krstic
- 3
Team Stats
Game Statistics | Pima Community College | Tyler Junior College |
---|---|---|
Hitting % | -.023 | .244 |
Blocks | 4.0 | 3.0 |
Digs | 35 | 29 |
Aces | 4 | 5 |
Game Leaders
New Mexico Military Institute
K:
Barbara Guedes Rezende
- 8
B:
2 Players
(#8,
#9)
- 3
D:
Mio Yamamoto
- 24
SA:
Megan Waghorn
- 4
Team Stats
Game Statistics | Pima Community College | New Mexico Military Institute |
---|---|---|
Hitting % | .117 | .121 |
Blocks | 2.0 | 8.0 |
Digs | 53 | 63 |
Aces | 2 | 12 |
Game Leaders
Pima Community College
K:
Lina Kassimatis
- 21
B:
Isabel Hansen
- 5
D:
Morgan Hains
- 22
SA:
Isabella Jacome
- 5
Odessa College
K:
Daniela Rodrigues
- 16
B:
Dynasty Andrews
- 3
D:
Daniela Rodrigues
- 22
SA:
Dynasty Andrews
- 2
Team Stats
Game Statistics | Pima Community College | Odessa College |
---|---|---|
Hitting % | .117 | .260 |
Blocks | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Digs | 79 | 84 |
Aces | 9 | 3 |
Game Leaders
Pima Community College
K:
Lina Kassimatis
- 14
B:
Haley Duncan
- 5
D:
Jalynn Ransom
- 30
SA:
Isabella Jacome
- 4
Amarillo College
K:
Madison Kellogg
- 12
B:
Ella Kohuth
- 5
D:
Madison Kellogg
- 26
SA:
3 Players
(#1,
#5,
#7)
- 2
Team Stats
Game Statistics | Pima Community College | Amarillo College |
---|---|---|
Hitting % | .153 | .164 |
Blocks | 5.0 | 9.0 |
Digs | 100 | 85 |
Aces | 11 | 7 |
The Pima Community College volleyball team (1-3) opened the 2022 season on Friday and Saturday at the New Mexico Military Institute Classic in Roswell, NM.
The Aztecs went 1-3 against four NJCAA Division I programs, which included two nationally ranked teams.
- Saturday:
- Pima CC Aztecs 3, Amarillo College Badgers 2 (25-27, 25-21, 21-25, 25-18, 15-11): The Aztecs fell behind 2-1 in the match but rallied with a fourth set win and took the tiebreaker.
- (13) Tyler Junior College Apaches 3, Pima CC Aztecs 0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-16): The Aztecs fell in straight sets to the No. 13 ranked Apaches.
- Friday:
- Odessa College Wranglers 3, Pima CC Aztecs 2 (24-26, 25-12, 25-14, 23-25, 15-10): The Aztecs took the lead in the first set and then tied the match with a win in the fourth set. They fell short in the tiebreaker.
- (2) New Mexico Military Institute Broncos 3, Pima CC Aztecs 0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-23): The Aztecs fell in straight sets to the No. 2 ranked Broncos.
- Sophomore Lina Kassimatis finished the tournament with 45 kills, 42 digs and five aces. Fellow sophomore Isabella Jacome posted 133 assists along with 34 digs and 10 aces.
- Sophomore Jessica Bright-Schade (Safford HS) had 28 kills and 37 digs while sophomore Deanna Almaguer closed it out with a total of 29 kills and 35 digs.
- Freshman Morgan Hains (Canyon del Oro HS) finished with 54 digs and freshman Jalynn Ransom (Salpointe Catholic HS) had 40 digs.
- Coach's quote: "I am proud of the way the girls played hard all weekend. We anticipated the matchups to be tough and they certainly were," Pima volleyball coach Dan Bithell said. "This tournament always shows us what it really means to compete at a high level, and we were able to do that in many moments. We certainly need to do it for longer and learn to be a bit more efficient. We have an energetic group of girls and I am excited to see where this season takes us."
- The Aztecs will play at Eastern Arizona College in a non-conference match on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in Thatcher.