The VC beach volleyball team is alone on top of the Western State Conference standings seeking their fourth conference title in the past six seasons. Ventura's No. 5 team of Liz Schalde and Skylar Rutherford helped push the Pirates back on top last week with an exciting three-set victory over Santa Barbara to clinch a 3-2 Pirate victory over the now second-place Vaqueros. Schalde, from Lemoore, CA, and Rutherford, a Nordhoff High School product, won their first set against SBCC before dropping the second, setting up their third-set heroics. With the match tied at 2-2 and both teams huddled around the court, the VC pair clinched the win with a 15-7 triumph in the set, sending the team into a wild celebration. For their efforts, Schalde and Rutherford are this week's VC Pirate Student Athlete of the Week sponsored by M & M Sports.
Liz Schalde |
Skylar Rutherford |