Lady Cougars Volleyball Beats Coalinga 3-1 Behind Satele’s 19 Kills and Seven Aces
| Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAF | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| COA | 9 | 15 | 27 | 20 |
TAFT, Calif. - Taft College defeated host Coalinga 3-1 on Friday, November 6, winning 25-9, 25-15, 25-27, 25-20 in a volleyball match in Coalinga. Jazzahlei Satele led the Cougars with 19 kills.
The Cougars established a two-set lead with efficient attacking, recording 10 kills in each of the opening two sets. Taft committed just one attack error on 27 attempts to hit .333 in the first set, while Coalinga finished with six kills and eight errors. The Cougars followed with a .250 hitting percentage in the second set and held Coalinga to .000.
Coalinga extended the match by producing 17 kills in the third set. Taft had 13 kills but committed seven attack errors on 52 attempts, hitting .115 in the two-point setback. The Cougars responded with their highest kill total of the match in the fourth set, putting down 14 while hitting .294. Coalinga committed 10 attack errors in the deciding set.
Satele hit .320 and contributed seven service aces and 13 digs, providing production both at the net and from the service line. Shylah Pulu-Havi Valdez added eight kills without an attack error on 15 attempts for a .533 hitting percentage, along with two solo blocks. Jadalynn Satele supplied six kills and hit .385 in two sets.
Vienna Perier finished with 21 assists, seven kills, 11 digs and two aces. Railye-Marie Makainai-Kon added 19 assists as Taft totaled 47 kills. The Cougars finished with 11 aces against five service errors, compared with Coalinga’s five aces and seven service errors.
Teihanni Tafisi anchored the backcourt with 27 digs, and Natalia Strömsdörfer-Meza contributed 18 of Taft’s 84 digs. Ku'uleimokihana Manaois recorded two solo blocks and two block assists, helping the Cougars finish with six total blocks to Coalinga’s three.
Taft hit .212 with 15 attack errors, while Coalinga finished at .051 with 35 errors. Graziele Silva led Coalinga with 13 kills and added 19 digs, and Macy Ellis contributed 12 kills. The Cougars play next at Lemoore College on Wednesday, November 11.
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