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Eagles clip Skyhawks in Chicoine debut

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This past weekend the Eagles began conference play at the Chicoine Center against the Fort Lewis College Skyhawks.

The Eagles showed a lot of offensive aggressiveness which was evident throughout the whole night. The Eagles offense was led by two players in the first game; the first player being Lelalelei Nomura, senior of Pago Pago, American Samoa, and the second player being Rudy Leasau, junior of Lamesa, California, with 10 kills each.

Defensively, the Eagles had a  solid night marking another tie between Chloe Guillen, sophomore of San Antonio, Texas, and Leasau both collecting 14 digs. The Eagles showed a lot of resiliency, and at the end of the night, they swept Fort Lewis, 3-0.

“It was good to win our first home game and to have all that support,” Nomura said. “We should’ve gone 2-0. Those games are done, in the past. Now we need to focus on winning our next one.”

In the second night, the Eagles faced off against the Adams State Grizzlies. Unlike the day before, CSC was unable to string together consecutive sets to win the game.

The first set was a hit-for-hit battle, eventually the Eagles lost 26-24. CSC didn’t hold back on the second set, winning 25-13. However, the Grizzlies would battle back in the third, winning 26-24, and the fourth, 25-13.

On the offensive end of the court, the Eagles were led once again by Leasau in kills. She ended the night with a total of 13 kills on 42 attempts.

Rudy Leasau, (21) junior of LaMesa, California , reaches out to block the ball Friday night against Fort Lewis College.— Photo by Sara Tweet
Rudy Leasau, (21) junior of LaMesa, California , reaches out to block the ball Friday night against Fort Lewis College.— Photo by Sara Tweet

Leasau also led the Eagles on defense, with a total of 15 digs in an effort to try and revitalize the Eagles. In the end the Eagles fell short to the Grizzlies losing 3-1, and splitting their home opener.

“I think we have some kinks we still need to work on,” Stephanie Wilson, sophomore of Albuquerque, New Mexico, said. “Our team chemistry as a team is great and I think that will end up helping us later down the road.”

The Eagles are set to face off against Colorado Mesa University and Westminster College next weekend on the road.

“I think we did pretty good, even though we didn’t get the outcome we wanted on Saturday,” Sina Mauga, senior of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, said. “We just need to work on things, learn from it, and come back harder.”