Nine Central Coast schools girls volleyball teams competed in the inaugural Providence Tournament at Westmont College on Saturday.
The tourney format sees the top three teams playing in a championship playoff, the middle three in a silver pool, and the final three in a consolation pool.
Host school Providence took down Dunn 25-20, 18-25, 15-13 and fell to Santa Paula 25-15, 25-12 to earn a spot in the silver pool. The Patriots fell to Coastal Christian 26-24 in the first match of the playoffs but defeated Brethren Christian 25-16 to win the pool.
Malibu, St. Joseph’s, and Santa Paula each advanced to the championship pool, with Malibu eventually winning the tournament after defeating Santa Paula 25-12 and St. Joseph’s in the finals 25-15.
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