{"id":3743,"date":"2016-09-20T20:51:30","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T20:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pasadenasportsnow.com\/?p=3743"},"modified":"2016-09-28T19:44:08","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T19:44:08","slug":"girls-volleyball-poly-stuns-westridge-in-prep-league-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadenasportsnow.com\/?p=3743","title":{"rendered":"Girls Volleyball: Poly Stuns Westridge in Prep League Thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If Tuesday\u2019s Prep League girls volleyball game was played on paper, Westridge would have walked over visiting Poly in three quick sets.<\/p>\n<p>But the great thing about sports is they play out the games and sometimes surprising results ensue.<\/p>\n<p>Poly not only hung in with first-place Westridge, the Panthers defeated the Tigers, 27-25, 24-26, 19-25, 25-23 and 15-11 to the major surprise of players and fans of both sides.<\/p>\n<p>Poly (7-4 overall, 2-0 in league) had early leads in the first four sets, but fell behind early in the fifth and deciding set.<\/p>\n<p>But Poly, behind freshman Ella Mao, bent but never broke and now finds itself in first place with Chadwick.<\/p>\n<p>Mao had 12 kills, 21 assists and 6 aces, while Halston Harper chipped in with 9 kills, 6 blocks and 5 aces for the Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a lot of energy and started off well, and against a great team like Westridge, you have to give it your all from the very beginning,\u201d Ella Mao said. \u201cGoing into this, we weren\u2019t expecting to win, but since we did, we think we can accomplish bigger things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pasadenanow.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160920_181059.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-292585 alignleft\" title=\"20160920_181059\" src=\"http:\/\/pasadenanow.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/20160920_181059-410x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a>Allison Martinez, who missed a few league matches while representing the U.S. in Puerto Rico was back for Westridge and was dominant.<\/p>\n<p>Martinez had a match-high 21 kills and 10 digs.<\/p>\n<p>Eryn Boken had 12 kills and 6 blocks for the Tigers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur girls expected a different outcome, but give Poly a lot of credit, because they played with a lot of heart,\u201d Westridge coach Otto Lacayo said. \u201cWe had a lot of unforced errors and hit the ball right at defenders. The Mao sisters really played well and they (Poly) fought throughout.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Natalie Clark and Alexis Pappachan combined for 17 kills and Zoey Mao added 3 kills and 30 assists for the Panthers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWow! This was fun,\u201d Poly coach Steve Beerman said. \u201cWe served-received well and it felt like we played to win instead of playing not to lose. These girls are really stepping up to challenges. We really grew up today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Westridge (10-2, 3-1) got 17 digs from Krystal Raymundo, and Angelica Raymundo chipped in with 3 aces.<\/p>\n<p>Poly continues Prep League play Thursday at Firebaugh, and Westridge looks to get back on track Friday at Chadwick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Tuesday\u2019s Prep League girls volleyball game was played on paper, Westridge would have walked over visiting Poly in three quick sets. But the great thing about sports is they play out the games and sometimes surprising results ensue. 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