RUSHING PAST RUSTLERS

The Hornets welcomed Golden West College to Colleen Riley Court on Wednesday night and swept the Rustlers in three straight sets.

FC pulled off a much-needed win that now locks three teams (Cypress, Golden West, and Fullerton) in a tie for 3rd place in the Orange Empire Conference with a 2-2 record. Irvine Valley College (4-0) sits in 1st place, while Santa Ana (2-1) and Orange Coast (2-1) are knotted up in 2nd place.

The first set of the game was a tight one with both teams going back and forth, but Fullerton managed to take it away from the Rustlers 26-24. 

Mareta Poe's kill in set two gave FC an 11-8 lead, but the Rustlers swung the momentum back their way tying it up 14-14. The Hornets pushed ahead 21-16 that was capped off by a strong kill by Kaiya Owens. Fullerton finished strong taking the set 25-18.

In the third and final set of the match, the Rustlers snuck a 7-3 lead before the Hornets tied it up a 13-13. Ripping off four straight points, FC pulled ahead 17-13, however GWC came back to tie the game once again 17-17. Camille Castillo's tap over the net gave Fullerton a lead 21-18 before the Hornets finished off the set and the game 25-22.

Mareta Poe led Fullerton in kills with 11, while Jade McIntyre added 8 more kills to the stat sheet. Kaiya Owens brought down 5 kills as did Camille Castillo. Anne Mayfield delivered 34 assists, Samantha Martinez had 13 digs, and Elizabeth Perez had 10.

Up Next: Fullerton (6-8 overall, 2-2 OEC) will be back at it again on Wednesday, October 5th when they host Santa Ana College. Match time is at 6:00 pm.

*Photo by Jim McCormack