Sierra Canyon confronted a well-known foe Saturday night time within the Southern California Regional Open Division ladies’ volleyball semifinals in Chatsworth.
The Trailblazers wanted 5 match factors to lastly put away Mission League rival Marymount, 25-18, 19-25, 25-22, 25-23, and transfer inside two wins of a state title.
It was the fifth assembly between the groups — probably the most in a season between two Southern Part faculties from the identical league since 2006 when Bay League rivals Redondo Union and Mira Costa additionally confronted off 5 instances. Sierra Canyon improved to 11-2 in its final 13 best-of-five set matches towards Marymount — together with the final seven in a row — although none of them have been simple.
Fortunate Fasavalu serves an ace in Sierra Canyon’s four-set victory over Marymount within 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,” stated Missouri-bound setter Fortunate Fasavalu, who dished out 44 assists. “It makes us better, but it makes them better too.”
Hanna McGinest had 15 kills, the final 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 within 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 within the part semifinals.
Prime-seeded Sierra Canyon (41-3), which has already set this system single-season file for wins in a season, improved to 4-1 this fall towards 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 primary time to win the Southern Part Division 1 title, the Trailblazers will attempt to make it two in a row towards the visiting Monarchs on Saturday night time within the regional last. Sierra Canyon’s four-set victory on Nov. 8 marked its first in 10 tries towards Mater Dei, which beat Torrey Pines in 4 units within the semifinals.
“They’re both incredible teams,” Fasavalu stated, 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!”
Requested if she is joyful to be enjoying 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 stated. “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.”
