SBCC dropped two close sets to Golden West on Friday night, then stormed back for a 3-2 men's volleyball victory in a nonconference match at Huntington Beach. The scores were 22-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-17, 15-11.
"We couldn't figure them out in the first two sets but we remained confident," said coach Matt Jones. "It was nice to see us get composed and come back for the win."
Sean Reynaert led SBCC with 12 kills, nine digs and five blocks. Taylor McCluskey added 10 kills and nine digs. Jeremy Berch collected 10 kills and six blocks and To'o To'o had nine kills (on .412 hitting) with six blocks. Casey Alper recorded a team-high 12 digs.
SBCC jumped ahead 6-3 and 8-3 in the fifth and deciding set. The Vaqueros (5-2) have won two of their last three matches in five sets.
The Vaqueros switched to a 6-2 offense to start the third set with Keaton Arutian and Kyle Smiley both setting and that threw off the Rustlers (1-5).
"We started to do a better job of taking away their best hitter (in the third set) and we started blocking and playing better defense," Jones stated.
The Vaqueros open WSC play on Wednesday when they host Santa Monica at 6 p.m.
