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Bulletin, Progressive, Record, Reporter Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011 1C
i.i: ii: INSIDE SECTION C" FEATURING THE ACTION AROUND 'PWIVIAS COUN I
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Sophomore Jovana Sisovic of Belgrade, Serbia, keeps the ball in play for the
Golden Eagles in their home playoff game Tuesday, Nov. 22.
Outside hitter Callie Aberle, a freshman from Reno, Nev., launches an attack for Feather River College. Aberle
registered 14 kill s in FRC's final match.
Shannon Morrow its hands full with 11th-points to 5-13, and then con- Stunned after losing twothe match, the first two games and just
Sports Editor ranked Napa Valley, whichtinued building to a 7-17 straight games, FRC quickly FRC coach Sarah Ritchie couldn't seal the deal."
sports@plumasnews.com entered the match at 19-3lead. fell behind 1-6 in game four, said she was mad at her After taking the first two
overall. Determined not to roll but then suddenly recovered team for playing poorly, but games 25-22 and 25-20, Feath-
After winning conferenceIt took all five games for over, Feather River thenand went on a 8-1 run to take acknowledged that her play- er River lost the next three
with an undefeated record FRC to eliminate Napa. The outscored Napa 12-6 to get a 9-7 lead, prompting Napa ers delivered when it mat- 17-25, 18-25 and 8-15.
and securing a home playoff final scores were 25-18, 19-25, within four points at 19-23, to take a timeout, tered most. "The girls played well and
game in the Northern Cali- 24-26, 25-22 and 15-6. but Napa scored the last two The Golden Eagles contin- With the victory, FeatherI'm extremely proud of
fornia regional brackets, the The Golden Eagles came points to take game two.ued to pun ahead up to 20-14, River advanced to the sec- them," said Ritchie.
Feather River College out strong in game one and With the match tied 1-1,until Napa ran five straight ond round of the playoffsFreshman Callie Aberle
women's volleyball team took a 5-1 lead, but then Na- the intensity ramped up in and then tied the game at22- against third-seeded Ameri- led the Golden Eagles with
earned an exciting win pa woke up and ran the next game three. Both teams 22. can River College in Sacra- 14 kills. Sophomore Jovana
against Napa Valley College six points to go ahead 7-5. fought hard for every point, Facing a must-win situa-mento Saturday, Nov. 26. Sisovic claimed 12 kills and
Tuesday, Nov. 22. FRC tied the game 8-8, and resulting in a close game tion, Feather River took care Again, the match went thefive blocks. Freshman Lind-
Playing in front of hun-then the teams traded points with manylead changes, of business by winning three full five games, but this time sey Ball earned eight aces
dreds of supporters in the up to a 17-17 tie. Near the end, FRC foughtstraight points to take game FRC was eliminated. The de- and 14 digs. Freshman Mari-
FRC gymnasium, the Golden The Golden Eagles then back from a 14-18 deficit to four 25-22, and force a game feat was particularly tough lyn Agae delivered 42 assists
Eagles pulled off a tense five- went on an 8-1 run to take tie the game 19-19 and then five. because Feather River wonand 10 digs.
game victory, much to the game one 25-18. take a 22-21 lead. However, It was all FRC in the final the first two games, but then Feather River completed
delight of the home crowd. In game two, FRC and Na- Napa clutched up and wongame, as the Golden Eagles lost the next three, its season with a conference
Feather River, ranked pa were tied at five, until in extra points, 24-26, taking jumped out to a 9-1 lead and "It was a heartbreaker," record of 10-0 and an overall
sixth with a 21-7 record, had Napa ran eight straight a 2-1lead. sealed the dealat 15-6 totake said Ritchie. "We were uprecord of 22-8.
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FRC players on the sideline
Photos by Shannon Morrow
rejoice after their team scores another point in last
week's
home
playoff
match.
Feather River
eliminated Napa Valley
in five games: 25-18, 19-25, 24-26, 25-22
and
15-6.