In a showdown between two of the top prep girls programs in California, Marymount High’s varsity volleyball team opened its season with a 25-22, 25-23, 25-21 loss to visiting Manhattan Beach Mira Costa Monday night. Marymount coach and Palisadian Cari Klein hopes her team will respond as it did last year when the Sailors dropped their season opener to Mater Dei before reeling off 36 consecutive victories on the way to their fourth consecutive CIF Division IV state championship. ‘We were right there, we were in every game, we just couldn’t finish them,’ Klein said of Monday’s loss, the Sailors’ 19th in her seven seasons at the school. ‘They were tall’it was like playing a college team’but we did a pretty good job blocking. We’re young and I was moving the girls around a bit. I’m still learning this team whereas last year I knew what my players could do in every situation. I’m hoping we will take this loss to heart and play better if we meet them again in a tournament.’ Mira Costa is ranked No. 1 in California by PrepVolleyball.com while the Sailors are No. 13. Marymount’s roster includes five Palisadians: senior Christina Woodward and sophomores Kelly Irvin, Audrey Eichler, Ali Hoffman and Madison Wojciechowski.
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