By BRIAN REED-BAIOTTO, Sports Editor La Salle finished off the regular season in style. The Del Rey League champions didn’t just beat Bishop Montgomery Monday night to run their league slate unscathed. La Salle swept Bishop Montgomery by scores of 25-23, 25-19 and 25-21 on senior night to sweep the Knights. Vanessa Ramirez led the […]
By BRIAN REED-BAIOTTO, Sports Editor
La Salle finished off the regular season in style.
The Del Rey League champions didn’t just beat Bishop Montgomery Monday night to run their league slate unscathed.
La Salle swept Bishop Montgomery by scores of 25-23, 25-19 and 25-21 on senior night to sweep the Knights.
Vanessa Ramirez led the Lancers (21-10 overall, 8-0 in league) with 15 kills.
Tori Ashkinos added 9 kills and 10 digs.
Claire Forrest and Sofia Sanchez each had 7 kills and a block.
La Salle, ranked No. 2 in the CIF-SS Division 3 polls will await its playoff pairing that come out on Thursday.
The Lancers won their 8 Del Rey League games by a 24-5 margin in games won.
Player Quotes:
Senior Outside Hitter Brianda Valdez: “Our defense was on tonight and we were really scrappy. There were a lot of long rallies that we pushed through and ended for us.”
Senior Middle Blocker Ravin Rhodes: “It feel great to win on senior night, but we know this isn’t the end, and we have a lot more games to play that we know will not be easy.
Senior Outside Hitter Emily Wasson: “I am so glad we finished league undefeated, which we hadn’t done since 2013. It feels great that we have a team that can make great accomplishments like this. I felt in this game we didn’t just hit to hit, and we were smart with how we put the ball down.”
Del Rey League Regular Season Final Standings:
La Salle (21-10 overall, 8-0 in league)
Bishop Montgomery (19-14, 6-2)
Bishop Montgomery (22-12, 4-4)
St. Paul (24-10, 2-6)
Serra (8-14, 0-8)
