GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL: TAFT ROCKS, THEN ROLLS TOREADORS RALLY FOR WIN TAFT 3, GARFIELD 1.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Staff Writer The wake-up call came in the form of a stunning first-game loss to an outmatched opponent. And the Taft of Woodland Hills girls' volleyball volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2. team heard it loud and clear. ``It wasn't a wake-up call,'' Toreadors' setter setter: see sporting dog. setter Any of three breeds derived from a medieval hunting dog that would set (lie down) when it found birds so that it and the birds could be covered with a net. Setters have long hair on the ears, chest, legs, and tail. Tyler Cooney said. ``It was more like shock therapy.'' Call it whatever you want, but there is no mistaking Taft's response to losing the first game of its City Section Championship quarterfinal quar·ter·fi·nal adj. Of or relating to one of four competitions in a tournament, whose winners go on to play in semifinal competitions. n. 1. quarterfinals A quarterfinal round. 2. A quarterfinal match. match against visiting Garfield on Thursday. The Toreadors collected themselves, talked things over on the bench, then went out and took Garfield apart, easily winning the next three games to advance to Tuesday's semifinals with a 26-28, 25-18, 25-10, 25-16 victory. ``I think we were all stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. after we lost that game,'' Taft outside hitter Michelle Byrd said. ``It was more the way we were playing than anything they did. I mean, we went up early, then they came back on us, and all of a sudden I'm thinking, `Oh no, this can't be happening.' '' But it was. And with Taft standout middle blocker Danielle Fernandes sitting on the bench recuperating from a lower left-leg injury and unable to play, it was up to players such as Byrd, Cooney, Jessica Duran, Leila Briem, Karen Moran Moran equitable councillor to King Feredach. [Irish Hist.: Brewer Dictionary, 728] See : Justice and Danielle Zilberg to make sure the Toreadors' season didn't end with a bitter upset. Fernandes hasn't played in three weeks, so Taft (15-1) has plenty of experience playing without its star. That helped when Garfield (13-1) took the surprising lead. Rather then panic, Taft relied on the powerful hitting of Byrd (22 kills), the setting and serving of Cooney and timely contributions from reserves Zilberg and Moran to take back control in the second game. After that, the Toreadors rolled as expected. ``We proved to ourselves we can win without Danielle,'' Cooney said. ``Obviously we want her out there, and we definitely need her, but we're confident we can win with the players we have.'' It doesn't look like Taft will have to prove that point anymore this season. Fernandes said she'll be back Tuesday against Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). in the semifinals at Taft. ``She'll be there,'' Taft coach Armen Mercado For the hispanic surname "Mercado", please see de Mercado. Mercado first originated in Spain. In English it means 'market'. Is the last name of the 'Great' Fifa Soccer player Eswold. said. ``She could have played (Thursday), but we just wanted to give her that extra couple of days of rest.'' Aside from the first-game setback setback In architecture, a steplike recession in the profile of a high-rise building. Usually dictated by building codes to allow sunlight to reach streets and lower floors, the building must take another step back from the street for every specified added height interval. , the Toreadors played just fine without Fernandes. In fact, Cooney and Byrd hooked up on so many kills, Byrd was shaking her right hand in mock pain a few times. ``I had to get my little shake going,'' Byrd said. ``I was feeling it.'' Taft is making its second consecutive appearance in the semifinals and hoping for its second visit to the championship match. The Toreadors lost in last season's final to Van Nuys. ``I can't even explain how great I feel right now,'' Cooney said. ``We want to get back to the finals so bad, only this time we're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a different outcome.'' Vincent Bonsignore, (818) 713-3612 vincent.bonsignore(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Michelle Byrd of Taft spikes a ball between Garfield blockers Laura Sandoval (27) and Christal Lara (1) during Taft's quarterfinal victory Thursday night. Charlotte Schmid-Maybach/Staff Photographer |
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