The Bakersfield College women’s volleyball team has a record of 9-6 and was awarded a spot in the Southern California playoffs. The Renegades faced Orange Coast on Tuesday night in the first round.
The team beat Glendale 3-0 Nov. 14, but they lost to College of the Canyons 3-0 Nov. 17.
As the team faced Canyons in its last regular season game, the team displayed an even greater “level of maturity” than before, said coach Carl Ferreira said.
The team’s strengths have continued to be attacking efficiency, Ferreira said.
“We have had a low attack error percentage,” Ferreira said. “In seven matches, our kill percentage was very good.”
Ferreira says the team’s weakness lies in its failure to quickly overcome high “momentum situations.”
The team has made some serving errors, Ferreira said. Good serving takes away some of the stress of the moment, he said.
Ferreira said that middle blocker Samantha Geissel was one of the top hitters with a .438 percentage. Outside hitter Kara McKeehan has routinely led the team in points per game and in kills, aces and digs, Ferreira said.
Soccer
Coach Scott Dameron said the women’s team needs to increase the number of players on its roster.
This season the women’s soccer team was “a little short-handed,” he said.
“We just need more weapons,” he remarked.
The team’s record this season was 6-9-8. Nov. 10, the team lost its last game with College of Canyons at Canyons 2-0. Nevertheless, the team’s strengths continued to be defense; according to Dameron, that defensive strength explained why the team got eight ties in the season. That strength kept the team firmly in the games, he said.
Dameron said he looks forward to next season with outstanding players who will return.
Oct. 31, the team won at L.A. Valley 4-3. Nov. 2, the team tied with Glendale at BC 1-1. Nov. 7, the team lost to Santa Monica 3-1.
Wrestling
The team hasn’t been at full strength this season, according to coach Bill Kalivas.
Some of the team members have suffered injuries and staf infections, Kalivas said.
During the team’s Nov. 8 match with Moorpark, Kalivas said before the match began that BC had to forfeit 12 points.
“That’s a lot of points to give up,” Kalivas said.
Nevertheless, Kalivas feels he has “a good team” overall. BC freshman and McFarland native George Silva, 125 pounds, looks forward to challenging “some pretty tough guys” at the South Regional Tournament Dec. 1-2 at Cerritos and at the state tournament at Fresno Dec. 7-9.