The Lady Roadrunners swept the floor against one of their rivals, Huskies of East Los Angeles  College (ELAC) with a score of 3-0 in Monterey Park on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. This was a huge conference game win for the Roadrunners. They just came back from dominating another 3-0 win against Long Beach on Wednesday, Nov. 2

The First Set

Rio Hondo started off the first set very strong with a win of 25-21. They won by just 4 points ahead of ELAC. The Lady Roadrunners were a little shaky at the beginning. There were little slip ups here and there. Then, Coach Esko had a pep talk during one of their timeouts and it really pushed the girls into winning this first set. 

The Second Set

Similarly, the second set started with the Roadrunners having a good lead against Cerritos. The second set was like a game of cat and mouse. Everytime Rio scored, ELAC scored.They won the second set with a score of 25-17. The Roadrunners made a kill against the Huskies. The Huskies were no match for these Lady Roadrunners. Rio dominated in the second set. 

The first set of the match was a close call. The second set of the match was not even a competition. Now it was all up to the outcome of the third set. 

The Third Set

Meanwhile, the Lady Roadrunners started off the third set with confidence to secure a big win of 25-21. Rio was able to secure their conference win of 3-0. These Roadrunners were ecstatic after the game because they are on a six-game winning streak. 

The Postgame Interviews

During postgame, outside hitter Jennifer Martinez, #12, freshman gave her thoughts on how it feels to play for this amazing team. “I feel like I have definitely created some friendships that I know will last a lifetime. I just started, I am a freshman and it’s my last year, I feel like it’s just a bittersweet moment” said Martinez.

Coming up, The Lady Roadrunners will take on the Warriors of El Camino College. The match will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at Rio Hondo in Whittier at 6 pm.