Girls’ volleyball brings A-game September 4, 2015 — by Elizabeth Lee and Claire Rhee After a season of hard work last year, the girls’ varsity volleyball team won the Division B championships in the El Camino League. Head coach: Brad Frederickson 2014-2015 season record: 8-3 2014-2015 season recap: The team won the El Camino League Division B championships and qualified for the CCS quarterfinals, but lost to Sacred Heart Cathedral, the No. 1 seed. Key Additions: freshman Katie Hulme, sophomores Riley Carter, Dasha Gousseva, Isabella Strawn, junior Yianna Spirakis Key Matchups: Los Gatos, Lynbrook, Cupertino Key Losses (graduated athletes): Sara Parden, Catherine Tang, Alex Ferrari, Madison Beine, and Rebecca Lee Star players: junior Julia Vita, seniors Jennifer Chen, Amanda Meserve, Nicole Chiou, Eleni Spirakis League: Santa Clara Valley, De Anza League Prognosis: “One of the things we are working on specifically is picking up the tempo of our offensive attack. As the level of competition increases, it becomes more important to try to isolate our hitters against a single block, versus a double or triple block” (Coach Brad Frederickson). After a season of hard work last year, the girls’ varsity volleyball team won the Division B championships in the El Camino League. The team qualified for the CCS quarterfinals, but unfortunately lost to Sacred Heart Cathedral, the No. 1 seed. Despite losing five key players to graduation, the girls are willing to work even harder to do well, as they have moved up to the A league. “This season’s definitely going to be tough because the A league has a lot of good teams, but I think that even if we don’t do well, it’ll be a good development year for us,” junior outside hitter Julia Vita said. With many underclassmen players, the team is looking forward to working towards everyone’s full potentials and growing together as a group. “This year's team has a lot of potential because there are a lot of younger and well-rounded players,” senior outside hitter Jennifer Chen said. “From the practices, it's apparent that we work really well together.” Determined and confident about their game, the girls are ready to take on their key rivals, Lynbrook and Los Gatos, and ace their way to the top. 1 view this week