Brahma of the Week Volleyball

to sporadic, unsuccessful plays, according to Cooley.

“Two things we need to always control are our effort and our attitude,” Cooley said. “The difference is the indifference in this case.”

By the seventh inning the Brahmas seemed to gain momentum. However, frequent missed scoring opportunities haunted Pierce.

“We picked up a lot of our energy in the seventh inning mostly because there were runners on base, we were scoring more, we knew the game was closer than it was before and we

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Currently in first place of the Western State Conference - South, the Brahmas (11-4, 15-20) enter the final two weeks of the regular season needing a strong finish to guarantee themselves a spot in the postseason.

Pierce comes off a nonconference week in which they went 1-2. The focus of the nonconference games weren’t victories.

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were losing by one,” Maxwell said.

If Pierce stayed consistent for long enough during the last inning, they would have won, according to Lopez.

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(2 Games) 83 assists, 30 digs

Age: 23 Hometown: Brazil

Favorite players : Giba and Bruno Rezende

Favorite teams: Gremio, Brazilian soccer team

If you weren’t playing volleyball what sport would you play? Soccer.

Who inspired you? My father.

What are your goals/plans after Pierce?

To get my scholarship in another university.

Do you have any pregame rituals/superstitions? I listen to music before.

Head coach Bill Picketts used the week to rest some of the banged up players, and get his pitching rotation set for the final weeks.

With the conference still a three-team race between the Brahmas, Bakersfield College (9-6, 14-21) and Mission College (11-5, 22-13), every one of these final five game are critical for Pierce’s postseason hopes.

The final stretch starts with Bakersfield coming to Joe Kelly Field on Tuesday, April 18, followed by Valley College on April 20. The Brahmas hit the road the following week, visiting West Los Angeles College on Tuesday, April 25, before a huge matchup at Mission on Thursday, April 27. The regular season will end with Bakersfield coming back to Pierce one last time in what could be a conference deciding game. All games are scheduled for 2:30 p.m.