Desert Sunrise Sweeps Combs in 4A East Sky Matchup

Desert Sunrise earned a straight-set victory over Combs on Tuesday night, defeating the Coyotes 3-0 in a girls varsity volleyball matchup at Desert Sunrise High School.

The Golden Hawks established control in the opening set, holding Combs to 16 points while securing a 25-16 victory and taking a 1-0 advantage in the match.

Combs responded with a closer battle in the second set, but Desert Sunrise maintained its advantage. The Golden Hawks reached 25 points while limiting the Coyotes to 20, taking the set 25-20 and moving within one set of completing the sweep.

Desert Sunrise closed out the match in the third set. Combs stayed within six points, but the Golden Hawks finished with a 25-19 victory to secure the 3-0 sweep.

Following the match, senior No. 9 Assata Stinnett credited the team's overall effort and ability to work together.

“We performed great, amazing,” Stinnett said. “We performed as a team, and we came out with 100% with teamwork.”

Junior No. 10 Kirsten Joyner pointed to communication as an important part of the Golden Hawks' performance.

“The key performance tonight was talking,” Joyner said. “Mostly just talking. And we like each other, and we have fun.”

Desert Sunrise won all three sets by scores of 25-16, 25-20 and 25-19 to complete the 3-0 victory over Combs.