After losing in back-to-back matches for the first time this season, the Bakersfield College volleyball team got back to winning ways with a pair of consecutive victories.
At Moorpark College on Oct. 12, Caitlin Bernardin led the Renegades with 14 kills and 15 digs, as BC won the first two sets 25-19 and 25-23. They lost the third set 25-18 and then won the match on the fourth set 25-18.Bernardin again led the way for BC on Oct. 10 at College of the Canyons, registering 16 kills to go along with 12 digs.
The Renegades defeated Canyons after losing a close first set, 25-27, 25-19, 25-21 and 26-24.
With the victory, BC put a halt to their two-game skid.
On Oct. 3, BC lost for the third time this year to L.A. Pierce 25-23, 25-22 and 25-17. It was the first match this season played at BC between the schools.
According to BC head coach Carl Ferreira, the team suffered a let-down against Citrus on Oct. 5 after losing to Pierce. They lost after winning the first set 25-22. Then they lost the next three sets 27-25, 25-22 and 25-19 at Citrus.
Not one to dwell on the negative of the Citrus loss, Ferreira instead went more in-depth with the Pierce match.
“Absolutely phenomenal atmosphere, they deserve a lot of credit for creating a culture that is probably the best junior college volleyball culture in the state. Departmental support, athletes, faculties, staff, community support, just fantastic,” said Ferreira when referring to the Pierce program. The match was played at a very, very high level. Pierce was on a 50 match winning streak, so they’re a legitimately strong program,” Ferreira said.
“The match was completely different, and what made it different was familiarity.”
In the last 11 seasons, BC is the only school other than Pierce to win a state title. The Renegades won it in 2009, and Pierce captured the other 10 titles.
For the season, the Renegades hold a 13-4 overall record, and are 2-2 in their conference.
The next scheduled match for BC will be a Western State Conference match on Oct. 17 against Glendale College at Gil Bishop gymnasium in Bakersfield.
Robert Lewis • Oct 21, 2012 at 7:38 am
Nestor or paper editors, I think you meant Western State Conference titles, not state titles in your third from last paragraph. Pierce has won 2 straight CCCAA state titles and Bakersfield has not won a state title in women’s volleyball..yet..:-)…But great job covering women’s volleyball and a well-coached Renegades’ program/team.