CIF-SS Girls Volleyball First Round: Dons get revenge on Ontario Christian

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) -

CIF-SS Division 4 First Round: Santa Barbara 3, Ontario Christian 1: Dons senior Blake Saunders tallied 17 kills and 13 digs while fellow senior Lola Heckman added 12 kills to send Santa Barbara into the second round of the playoffs. Santa Barbara will host Ayala on Thursday.

The Dons dropped the first set but stormed back to win the next three against an Ontario Christian team that knocked them out of the CIF-SS semifinals last year as well as the CIF-State playoffs.

Jules Horton had 43 assists for the winning Dons (21-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-18).

Other first round results:

CIF-SS D4: Ventura 3, Oak Hills 0; Royal 3, Xavier Prep 0

CIF-SS D6: Dos Pueblos 3, Torrance 0; Temescal Canyon 3, Bishop Diego 1 (DP hosts Temescal Canyon on Thursday). St Bonaventure 3, Woodbridge 1; Yucaipa 3, Oxnard 1

CIF-SS D8: San Gorgonio 3, Pacifica 0; Rio Mesa 3, Orange Vista 0