2017 Desert Oasis Girls Volleyball Capsule

DESERT OASIS

League: Class 4A Sunset

Head coach: Nick Porter, fourth season

2016 record: 14-18 (5-7 Southwest, fifth)

Returning letter winners (starters): Six (one)

Top athletes: OH Remy Seumalu (Sr.), S Laityn Sama (Sr.), OPP Sophia Parlanti (Fr.)

Outlook: The Diamondbacks return six letter winners, but just one starter from last year’s squad.

“With Laityn Sarna and Remy Seumalu I believe that the leadership from our seniors, and chemistry on our team will be key to our success,” Porter said. “We have a few strong sophomores and a freshman that will be big contributors this year and help us in the future, so it’s exciting to have a team like ours.

“With the new playoff format we realize we have quite a task ahead of us to make the cut and be contenders. We fell short on some crucial wins last year that I think our team has learned from and is ready to build together to be even more competitive this year.”