Girls volleyball: Sierra Canyon defeats Marymount | College News
Sierra Canyon confronted a acquainted foe Saturday evening in the Southern California Regional Open Division women’ volleyball semifinals in Chatsworth.
The Trailblazers needed 5 match factors to finally put away Mission League rival Marymount, 25-18, 19-25, 25-22, 25-23, and transfer within two wins of a state title.
It was the fifth assembly between the groups — the most in a season between two Southern Section faculties from the same league since 2006 when Bay League rivals Redondo Union and Mira Costa also confronted off 5 occasions. Sierra Canyon went 11-2 in its last 13 units against Marymount, posting seven straight wins, though none of them have been straightforward.
Lucky Fasavalu serves an ace in Sierra Canyon’s four-set victory over Marymount in the Southern California Regional semifinals at Chatsworth on Nov. 15, 2025.
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“It gets harder every time we play them because they know our tendencies,” said Missouri-bound setter Lucky Fasavalu, who dished out 44 assists. “It makes us better, but it makes them better too.”
Hanna McGinest had 15 kills, the last of which ended the match. McKenna McIntosh had 13 kills and 15 digs, Kendall Omoruyi had 13 kills and 4 blocks and Eva Jeffries added eight kills and eight digs for Sierra Canyon.
Washington commit Sammy Destler led Marymount with 20 kills, seven of them in the second set. Elle Vandeweghe had 14 kills, Katelyn Oerlemans added 13 and Olivia Penske had 41 assists for the Sailors, who pushed the Trailblazers to 5 units in the part semifinals.
Top-seeded Sierra Canyon (41-3), which has already set this system single-season report for wins in a season, improved to 4-1 this fall against the fifth-seeded Sailors (38-7) and has not misplaced a match in California (its losses got here in out-of-state tournaments).
After Mater Dei for the first time to win the Southern Section Division 1 title, the Trailblazers will strive to make it two in a row against the visiting Monarchs on Saturday evening in the regional last. Sierra Canyon’s four-set victory on Nov. 8 marked its first in 10 tries against Mater Dei, which beat Torrey Pines in 4 units in the semifinals.
“They’re both incredible teams,” Fasavalu said, referring to Marymount and Mater Dei. “Marymount is scrappy, has weapons everywhere and has two great middles. Mater Dei’s pins are explosive and they have great game I.Q. Both are full of seniors so they really want to win — but so do we!”
Asked if she is joyful to be taking part in Mater Dei, Fasavalu admitted she was since her cousin Westley Matavao performs for the No. 2-seeded Monarchs (33-5).
“We know how good they are but we can play great volleyball,” Fasavalu said. “I’ve got great options as a setter. McKenna and Kendall demand the ball a lot and it’s my job to read the other side of the net and see where mismatches are.”
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