Mira Costa Volleyball Wins Division Title
Coach Dae Lea Aldrich had to bite her tongue when the question came up, cautious not to provide bulletin-board material for potential opponents in the state playoffs.
Her Manhattan Beach Mira Costa team, however, spoke loud and clear with its dominant 25-12, 25-15, 25-19 victory over defending champion Temecula Chaparral in the Southern Section Division I-A girls’ volleyball final Saturday at Cypress College. The Mustangs might be the best team in the state.
“Our team is peaking at the right time,” Aldrich said, choosing her words carefully. “We have to play well to win state.”
Top-seeded Mira Costa (25-3), which won the II-AA title last season, used 12 kills from Jessica Hardy, nine kills and seven aces from Alix Klineman and 23 assists from Taylor Carico to beat second-seeded Chaparral (28-4).
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