Yavapai College’s women’s volleyball team defeated South Mountain Community College 3-0 in Phoenix on Oct. 17. The Roughriders traveled to face the Cougars, recording a road win as their season continues.
The college’s report highlighted contributions from several players. Mackenize Strader had 15 kills, while Mckenzie Wright recorded 23 assists. Chloe Rivers served four aces. Caitlin Celestino and Yuliana Apodaca each had three service aces, and Keyara Haywood finished with three total blocks.
### Contributions across the stat line
Strader’s 15 kills were the largest individual figure noted in the report. Wright’s 23 assists were another leading total for Yavapai. The report did not provide set-by-set scores or additional individual statistics, so the figures offer a summary of the performances highlighted from the match rather than a complete box score.
Rivers, Celestino and Apodaca combined for 10 service aces. Haywood’s three total blocks added another reported defensive statistic. Together, the listed numbers show activity across several categories, while the 3-0 result records the overall outcome against South Mountain.
The win came in a road match, with the team making the trip from Prescott to Phoenix to play the Cougars. Yavapai College identified the opponent as South Mountain Community College. The school’s report did not include further details about the match venue or individual set results.
### Next matches
The Roughriders were 9-10 after the South Mountain match, according to the college. Their next scheduled matches were on the road against Central Arizona on Oct. 23 and Oct. 24. The two dates were listed as the team’s next competition; the report did not specify match times.
The schedule places the Central Arizona games after the Phoenix trip, with both dates away from home. Yavapai’s record provides a snapshot of the season at the time of the South Mountain result, rather than a final season record.
### Attending home games
Yavapai College says admission is free for home games in women’s volleyball and men’s and women’s soccer, and that all are welcome. The college did not provide specific home-game dates or times in the information about the South Mountain match.
Yavapai College operates seven campuses and centers throughout Yavapai County. The institution offers more than 100 degrees and certificates, six baccalaureate degrees, as well as student and community services and cultural events and activities. Those offerings provide broader context for the college’s work across the county, alongside its athletics program.
Information about the college is available at yc.edu. The volleyball report named Strader, Wright, Rivers, Celestino, Apodaca and Haywood among the Roughriders’ contributors in the 3-0 result, and listed Central Arizona as the team’s next opponent on Oct. 23 and 24.