El Cap's junior standout leads on and off the court
She’s also a junior outside hitter on the El Capitan High girls’ volleyball team that is ranked No. 10 in the section. And she’s one of the team captains, which fits her personality.
Starting the week, El Capitan was 18-6, riding a seven-game winning streak that included three straight victories in the Grossmont Hills League, which the Vaqueros have won four straight years without a loss.Two years ago, El Capitan was 8-0, 6-0 in league, in an abbreviated season. Last season El Capitan finished 29-11. They were ranked No. 1 going into the Division I playoffs before running into a buzzsaw from Carlsbad that swept through the section playoffs without losing a set.
“Coach Pau was a big change,” said Triplett, who plays for the Coast Volleyball club team. “We have five coaches on the staff, so we have a lot of help this year. We work hard every day, and we’re very specific about our goals of wanting to win the league again, win the section and even the state playoffs.
“I look at it as a challenge to beat the taller players,” said Triplett, who has 195 kills this year after collecting 375 a year ago. “Sure, it would be nice to be a little taller, but…” Triplett says it’s challenging. But she’s dealt with adversity before, being there for her 7-year-old sister, Brooklynn, who has CDK05, a crippling genetic disorder that prevents her from feeding herself, talking and walking.
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