San Lorenzo Valley entered the tournament as the No. 4 seed and hosted No. 5 seed St. Francis on Nov. 3.
The tightly contested match went five games, but the Cougars could not keep their season alive.
After St. Francis won the first game 25-18, the Cougars stormed back, taking the second and third games 25-22 and 25-23. However, they could not hold off the Sharks, who rolled in the final two games, 25-15 and 15-11.
SLV star Sierra Clark led the way with 29 kills and 14 digs for the Cougars, who still have hope for an at-large berth into the Central Coast Section playoffs.
The Cougars finished 7-7 in the SCCAL and 7-10 overall.
Scotts Valley completed its league season with a 3-0 loss to top-seeded Aptos High. The Falcons finished 0-14 in the SCCAL, 1-16 overall.




