Rams Win Quarterfinal Bout
November 4, 2025
Cate played against Santa Fe in the CIF Quarterfinals tonight.
Santa Fe started the match off with an early lead before Cate managed to bounce back and steal the first set 25-23. Cate got out to an early lead in the second set before Santa Fe came back and managed to win the set 25-23. Games 3 and 4 went 25-19 with each team winning one of them. Cate got out to a 11-7 lead before Santa Fe regained the lead at 14-13, where Cate managed to battle off match point. Match points went back and forth until Cate finished on top 18-16.
“Tonight we showed resilience, poise, patience and trust. I’m proud of our team for embracing the adversity and staying present throughout the match. Santa Fe played a great match, but we were able to outlast. Oyin had one of the best performances of her decorated career: 29 kills, 15 digs and passed very well in serve receive. Emerson Evans showed up and delivered a clutch performance with 7 kills and 3 blocks. Evangeline Little lead the team in serve receive passing and had 26 digs. Fallon Erickson delivered 28 assists and Elise Tsai delivered 17 assists with a few huge sets late in the game. Cassidy Rose tallied up 13 big kills as well. We stepped up to the plate and delivered a great team effort with high stakes, special night for us.” said coach Jordon Dyer.
25-23
23-25
19-25
25-19
18-16
Cate will play in the CIF semifinals Saturday, Nov 1st at California Academy of Match and Science at 6pm.