Setting up new goals following early loss
Months of practicing and competing have passed in a flash and Diamond Bar High School’s volleyball season has come to an official end.
In the past month, the Lady Brahmas finished fourth in the Hacienda League, with a league record of 4-6 and an overall record of 10-10. The team’s final league match was against Rowland High School, which was a close match that went to four sets. Although they were down in the fourth set 15-10, they rallied back to win 25-22 and managed to seal a fourth place finish in League.
The team qualified for CIF as an at-large team, because they had a .500 record and beat teams, like Don Lugo and California at the Whittier Tournament, who are in Division VI with Diamond Bar. Their preseason win against Don Lugo was unlike past years, as DBHS had lost twice to Don Lugo during the 2019 season.
On Thursday, October 21st, the team competed in their first round of CIF against Beaumont High School.
“They were a solid team with strong serving, serve-receive, and excellent defense,” Bevans said. “Their setter was also a huge part of their offense, sending the ball over on the second contact to get kills.”
Unfortunately, the Brahmas had a slow start after several hitting and defensive errors that caused an early deficit in the first set and were immediately down 1-6 in the first set. The team rallied back in the middle of the first set, finally finding their offense, but it was too late to come back. Beaumont ended up defeating Diamond Bar in straight sets: 25-16, 25-11 and 25-16.
“Our athletes are very positive and have worked well together throughout the season,” Bevans said. “They have had a lot of fun and improved their volleyball skills.”
Bevans said that overall, the team was a little inconsistent throughout the season and will have to work on maintaining their best offense, defense and serve reception throughout their matches.
“Many of the underclassmen have been an integral part of the team’s lineup this year and have gained a lot of experience at the varsity level,” Coach Bevans said, “Hopefully this will make us a stronger team next year.”
The volleyball team is graduating seven seniors from their team, leaving eight potential returning varsity players for next year.
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