Sports briefs: Former MCAL volleyball standouts ready for NCAAs
Former San Marin High and Marin Catholic standout Bella Bergmark could be set for a deep run in the NCAA volleyball playoffs.
Bergmark plays for the University of Texas (22-1), the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed. Bergmark, a redshirt junior, has 46 kills and 32 blocks on the season for the Longhorns.
Freshman Grace Oliva, another former MC standout, plays for the University of San Diego (27-1), a regional No. 2 seed.
Two other players from Marin Catholic’s 2020 NorCal championship team are set to play in the NCAA Tournament. Setter Leah Wilton-LaBoy plays for Utah State (22-10) and outside hitter Kari Geissberger plays for Loyola Marymount (18-9). If both teams pull off first-round upsets against Arkansas and Oregon, respectively, the former teammates would meet in the second round.
Geissberger has a team-high 339 kills on the season and also posted 110 digs and 110 blocks. Geissberger was named to the West Coast Conference First Team, ranking fifth in the conference in blocks per set (1.08).
Wilton-LaBoy piled up a team-high 673 assists for the Aggies, including a game-high 21 as Utah State defeated San Jose State to win the Mountain West championship last week. The Aggies are making their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2010.
Girls soccer
Addie Covey scored a pair of goals to help Tam (1-0-0) open the season with a 4-0 home win against Vintage on Monday.
The Red-tailed Hawks also got a goal and an assist from both Olivia Holt and Katie Lowenstein. Lily-Rose Espinasse and Stella Espinasse also had assists.