The Riverside High School volleyball team continued their winning ways on September 9, posting a 3-0 victory over Loudoun County in their home opener in Leesburg.
Author: Christal Gotimer
Christal Gotimer
Christal Gotimer is a biomedical engineer at Stryker in Leesburg. She plays and coaches volleyball and loves watching and following college volleyball. She has a passion for sports and enjoys supporting local high school student athletes.
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The Titans used strong serving and solid defense to get the job done, rallying in the second and fourth sets to win the match—25-22, 26-24, 16-25, 25-23.
While the Vikings came out strong to take the first set 25-22, the Wolverines bounced back to take the next three sets—25-20, 25-22, 25-14—and the match, 3-1.
While the Spartans led up until the end of the third quarter, the Pride used a big second half to erase the deficit to come out on top, 44-37, on January 24 in Ashburn.
Although they dropped the first set in a close fight, the Rams overcame the deficit to take the next three sets—23-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-18—and punch their ticket to Richmond on November 17 for the VHSL Class 5 state championship match.
The veteran Phoenix players were not going to let another opportunity at a region championship slip through their fingers, as they shut out Loudoun County—26-24, 25-19, 26-24—on November 2 in Ashburn to claim the program’s first VHSL Region 4C title.