{"id":285977,"date":"2018-10-04T06:02:53","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T20:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=285977"},"modified":"2018-10-04T06:02:53","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T20:02:53","slug":"saipan-southern-sweeps-kagman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/saipan-southern-sweeps-kagman\/","title":{"rendered":"Saipan Southern sweeps Kagman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-285977 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/saipan-southern-sweeps-kagman\/copsapix-47\/'>copsapix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-285978'>\n\t\t\t\tA Saipan Southern High School player bumps the ball during the second set of their game against Saipan International School in the 2018-2019 PSS Interscholastic Volleyball League last week at the Marianas High School Gymnasium. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/saipan-southern-sweeps-kagman\/pssvolleypasa\/'>pssvolleypasa<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-285979'>\n\t\t\t\tA Marianas High School player dinks the ball during their game against Saipan Southern High School in the 2018-2019 PSS Interscholastic Volleyball League last week at the MHS Gymnasium. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Saipan Southern High School notched its seventh win in the 2018-2019 PSS Interscholastic Volleyball League after shutting down Kagman High School last Tuesday at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.<\/p>\n<p>The Lady Rays eked out a 25-22 victory over the Lady Ayuyus in the first set and then prevailed in another closely fought duel in the second, 25-20, to take the outright win. Despite its early triumph, Saipan Southern was still at it and this time cruised to a 15-5 win to complete the sweep. With their 7-2 record (unofficial), the Lady Rays are in second place in the team standings in the seven-squad field behind Grace Christian Academy (6-1).<\/p>\n<p>The final rankings in the regular season will determine the seeding in next weekend\u2019s double-elimination tournament. All seven Saipan high school teams will advance to the playoff round and maybe joined by Tinian and Rota, which would automatically take the No. 5 and 6 seeds, respectively.   <\/p>\n<p>Mt. Carmel School has a chance to finish in the Top 4 with three playing days left in the regular season (including this afternoon\u2019s matches) as it improved to a 6-3 record following a pair of victories last Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Lady Knights first challenged Saipan International School (5-4) and needed three sets to beat the Lady Geckos.  MCS topped the first set, 25-20, but missed the automatic victory, as SIS registered a 25-18 triumph in the second. In the third set, SIS and Mt. Carmel went back and forth before the latter escaped with a 15-23 victory.<\/p>\n<p>The Lady Knights then took only a few minutes of rest before facing Kagman and rode on the momentum of their earlier victory for an emphatic 25-9 win in the first set. While the opening set was a one-sided affair, the second was a totally different story, as neither team seemed willing to give in before Mt. Carmel blinked, allowing Kagman to pull off a 28-26 triumph. The close battle between MCS and Kagman continued in the deciding third set with the Lady Knights prevailing, 15-13,  to remain in the top half of the team standings. Kagman dropped to a 3-7 record.<\/p>\n<p>In other results last Tuesday, Kagman and MHS defeated Agape Christian School.<\/p>\n<p>The Lady Dolphins were the first ones to meet Agape and eased their way to a straight set victory, 25-6, 25-7, 15-6. Kagman, on the other hand, won two out of the three sets of its match versus Agape. The Lady Ayuyus outclassed the Torchbearers in the first set, 25-20, before the latter surprised the former with a 25-21 triumph in the second. Kagman then avoided Agape\u2019s upset axe after winning the decider, 15-9.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,  four matches are scheduled today  with GCA returning to the court  and playing two games after taking a break last Tuesday. GCA will first square off against MHS at 4:30pm on the north court before battling Kagman at 5:30pm on the same court. The two other pairings this afternoon will have Saipan Southern colliding against Mt. 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