Prep volleyball: Golden Gate drops season-opener to First Baptist

The Golden Gate High School volleyball team lost 3-0 to First Baptist at home on Monday night

Golden Gate dropped the opening set 25-21, the second 25-21 and the final 25-22.

Cassie Desir had 11 kills, two blocks and 10 digs for the Titans, while Emily Erickson finished with two kills, one block and 19 assists.

“It was a close match to start the season,” Golden Gate coach Anthony Santos said. “We were in every set, just our errors did us in, 41 total errors between attacking, serve, and serve receive. It's what did us in. You can't give more than a sets worth of points in a game and expect to come out on top. Minus the errors we controlled most of the action. It's the start of a long season. We'll be looking to rebound Thursday.”

First Baptist hosts Marco Island on Tuesday at 6 p.m.; Golden Gate is at Immokalee on Thursday at 7 p.m.

EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN 3, COMMUNITY SCHOOL 2: CSN took the first set 25-20, dropped the second 25-16, won the third 25-17, lost the fourth 25-20 and dropped the final 15-10.

Cassidy Bloom finished with 18 kills for the Seahawks, followed by Laura Zuloaga with 12 and Brielle Bellamy with 11 kills and three aces. Cecilia Nakfoor had 36 digs, followed by Sofia Nakfoor with 20 digs. Caroline Costa had 47 assists.

“I am very proud of our team tonight,” CSN coach Alicia MacIntyre said. “Although we didn't get the outcome we wanted we saw a lot of to be excited about. Our team is very young and resilient. We have a lot of areas to work on but with the work ethic this team has I look forward to where this season will take us.”

Community School hosts St. John Neumann on Thursday at 7 p.m.