Cate girls volleyball had its season come to an end with a loss to Moorpark in the CIF Division 6 quarterfinals on Wednesday.
The Rams fell in a sweep to Moorpark, 25-22, 25-20, 25-8.
After two tightly contested sets, Moorpark jumped out to a big lead early and capped off the win in commanding fashion in the third and final set.
“Hats off to Moorpark, they played complimentary volleyball and stayed aggressive on the service line,” Cate coach Jordon Dyer said. “Our team actually played well for the majority of the match, but unfortunately a lot of the ‘toss-up’ points did not go our way.
“We embraced the challenge and fought together as a unified front all the way to the end, which really showed what our program is about when our backs were against the wall.”
Oyin Opawumi collected 13 kills while hitting .387 to lead the offensive efforts. Meanwhile, Melanie Davidson tallied 10 assists and eight kills.
“It’s a bummer to see this season come to an end, especially with the seniors that led this team,” Dyer said. “The silver lining is we undoubtedly improved steadily throughout the season and had so many special moments in the face of adversity.
“Shoutout to seniors Simran Sharma, Josie Frazer and last, but certainly not least, Melanie Davidson for helping lead this program to another successful year.”
