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Having lost three of their last five matches (including two straight-set contests on the road), the LBCC women’s volleyball team came back to town, got comfortable, and took care of business against East L.A. College. <\/span>The Huskies were made to make the Vikings feel confident, coming into the contest with a record of 2-10, and just 1-6 in conference. <\/span>Initially, they played the Vikings tough, going up 22-15 in the first set—it was strange watching it. <\/span>Physically, LBCC seriously overmatched ELAC, and the points the Huskies were getting, some of them, were oddball. <\/span>It was like having your little brother beat you at a video game you’re really good at, when he was playing for the first time—ELAC kept making such strange<\/i><\/span> moves that the Vikings seemed to have a hard time adjusting (they had two aces, for example, but both were low serves that just dribbled over the net). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Then, LBCC coach Suzie Witmer says, her team took command of itself. <\/span>“They<\/i><\/span> did the talking,” she said. <\/span>“They kept telling each other, ‘One point at a time.'” <\/span>One point at a time, the Vikings rallied back into the set, tying it at 23 and eventually winning 27-25. <\/span>They won both of the second sets easily, putting on a clinic in the third—only twice did ELAC score consecutive points before the score reached 24-11. <\/span>That means the Vikings defense improved along with its offense on the night, and it means the score would have been even more lopsided had this game taken place before rally scoring took effect.<\/span><\/p>\n