The Rustlers Get Back on Track with 3-0 Sweep

RIVERSIDE, Calif.- The Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers women's volleyball team saw itself get swept by the visiting Golden West College (GWC) Rustlers, 3-0, by the set scores of 27-25, 25-16, 25-20, in an OEC match Friday evening.

GWC sophomore outside hitter Cassidy Paperny, who stands well over six feet tall, pounded down a match-high 21 kills in 39 attack attempts for a .436 hitting percentage and also added eight digs and two block solos to power the Rustlers (9-2 overall, 5-1 OEC). 

In the first set, Paperny had eight kills and four digs and GWC hit .225 as a team (16 kills) and GWC set the tone with a 27-25 first-set win which featured 13 ties and nine lead changes. Conversely, RCC hit only .030 (seven kills, six errors, 33 attempts). 

The second set saw Paperny add another eight kills as the Rustlers hit .267 (12 kills, four errors, 30 attempts) and RCC hit a minus-.031 (eight kills, nine errors). RCC trailed, 0-3, 3-7, and 4-9, before battling to an 11-11 tie. GWC then took a 16-11 lead and was never headed again.

In the third set, Paperny and freshman outside hitter Jasmine Gonzalez (Long Beach / Millikan HS) each had five kills as the Rustlers hit .286 as a team. 

Also for Golden West (9-2, 5-1 OEC), sophomore setter Kate Stanjevich had a match-high 26 set assists and freshman libero Sydney Siegel had a match-high 14 digs.

NEXT: Golden West will return to action on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 6 p.m. when it takes on rival Orange Coast College