No. 7 SBCC swept No. 5 San Diego Mesa for the second time this season on Saturday, then ran into unbeaten Golden West in the championship of the fourth annual L.A. Pierce Invitational women’s volleyball tournament at Woodland Hills.
The Vaqueros (6-5) beat No. 3 Golden West (6-0) in the first set of the final before dropping a 3-1 decision (16-25, 26-24, 25-20, 25-20). The Rustlers topped SBCC for the second time in eight days to claim the title of the eight-team tourney.
Madison Waddell led the Vaqueros with 15 kills in the title match and Jenna Anderson had nine. Eryn Young contributed 11 digs.
Earlier in the day, SBCC swept Mesa 25-16, 26-24, 25-18 behind 17 kills and 11 digs by Anderson. Jasmine Ward had 10 kills. "We came out with a lot of fire and energy," said assistant coach Lisa Gera. "Beating Mesa for a second time was huge."
Santa Barbara is playing the toughest nonconference schedule in the state with seven of its 11 matches against teams ranked in the state top 10.
The Vaqueros will host No. 11 Bakersfield on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Friday, September 27, 2013
No. 7 Vaqueros sweep Santa Monica 3-0
Madison Waddell, Jasmine Ward and Jenna Anderson led a balanced attack with seven kills on Friday night as No. 7 SBCC swept Santa Monica 3-0 in the first round of the L.A. Pierce Women’s Volleyball Invitational.
Kristy Kearney and Megan Lunger added six kills each in the 25-18, 25-16, 25-19 triumph. Eryn Young had 2 aces and Lara Bangs recorded 12 digs for the Vaqueros (5-4).
“We played a steady match and solid ball-control by Lara and Eryn prevented Santa Monica from getting close,“ said coach Ed Gover.
The Vaqueros will battle No. 5 San Diego Mesa in the semifinals on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Kristy Kearney and Megan Lunger added six kills each in the 25-18, 25-16, 25-19 triumph. Eryn Young had 2 aces and Lara Bangs recorded 12 digs for the Vaqueros (5-4).
“We played a steady match and solid ball-control by Lara and Eryn prevented Santa Monica from getting close,“ said coach Ed Gover.
The Vaqueros will battle No. 5 San Diego Mesa in the semifinals on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
SBCC sweeps in battle of Vaqueros
Sophomore Madison Waddell had 14 kills on Wednesday and Eryn Young had an outstanding match with five aces and 15 digs, leading No. 7 SBCC to a 3-0 women’s volleyball win at Glendale.
Santa Barbara (4-4) won 25-18, 25-18, 25-21 in an all-Vaquero battle. Glendale (3-6) also uses the Vaquero nickname.
Trailing 18-13 in the third set, Young served eight straight points, including three aces, to give the visitors a 21-18 advantage.
“We were very steady the whole match,” said coach Ed Gover. “Our setters (Ari Garner and Madelon Leiphardt) did a great job of distributing the ball to all the hitters.”
Jenna Anderson added 11 kills while Megan Lunger and Kristy Kearney had seven apiece.
SBCC will compete in the two-day L.A. Pierce Tournament on Friday, opening against Santa Monica at 6:30 p.m.
Santa Barbara (4-4) won 25-18, 25-18, 25-21 in an all-Vaquero battle. Glendale (3-6) also uses the Vaquero nickname.
Trailing 18-13 in the third set, Young served eight straight points, including three aces, to give the visitors a 21-18 advantage.
“We were very steady the whole match,” said coach Ed Gover. “Our setters (Ari Garner and Madelon Leiphardt) did a great job of distributing the ball to all the hitters.”
Jenna Anderson added 11 kills while Megan Lunger and Kristy Kearney had seven apiece.
SBCC will compete in the two-day L.A. Pierce Tournament on Friday, opening against Santa Monica at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Vaqueros drop two in SBCC Quad
Playing on its home floor didn’t help SBCC on Saturday as the Vaqueros dropped two women’s volleyball matches to a pair of unbeaten Orange Empire League teams in the SBCC Quad Tournament.
The Vaqueros, ranked No. 4 in the state, lost to No. 21 Fullerton 3-1 (25-12, 20-25, 25-16, 25-19) and No. 9 Golden West 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-12).
Jenna Anderson topped SBCC (3-4) with 12 kills in each match. Kristy Kearney had 10 kills in the morning match and Madison Waddell added nine. Eryn Young recorded 20 digs.
“We played well in the first two sets but too many unforced errors cost us in the last two sets,” noted coach Ed Gover.
Fullerton is 7-0 on the year while Golden West, last year’s state runner-up, is 3-0.
Jasmine Ward had 11 kills against Golden West and Kearney added three blocks and two kills.
SBCC travels to Glendale on Wednesday for a 6 p.m. match.
The Vaqueros, ranked No. 4 in the state, lost to No. 21 Fullerton 3-1 (25-12, 20-25, 25-16, 25-19) and No. 9 Golden West 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-12).
Jenna Anderson topped SBCC (3-4) with 12 kills in each match. Kristy Kearney had 10 kills in the morning match and Madison Waddell added nine. Eryn Young recorded 20 digs.
“We played well in the first two sets but too many unforced errors cost us in the last two sets,” noted coach Ed Gover.
Fullerton is 7-0 on the year while Golden West, last year’s state runner-up, is 3-0.
Jasmine Ward had 11 kills against Golden West and Kearney added three blocks and two kills.
SBCC travels to Glendale on Wednesday for a 6 p.m. match.
Friday, September 13, 2013
No. 7 Vaqueros win twice at El Camino Quad
SBCC outlasted El Camino in a marathon morning match on Friday, then swept Pasadena at the El Camino Quad women’s volleyball tourney in Torrance.
The Vaqueros, ranked No. 7 in the state, outlasted the No. 9 Warriors 25-17, 19-25, 27-25, 18-25, 15-9 and knocked off Pasadena 28-26, 25-16, 25-14.
Madison Waddell led the Vaqueros (3-2) in both matches with 16 and 10, respectively. Jenna Anderson had 14 kills, 18 digs and four blocks in the first match. Kristy Kearney added 10 kills and Megan Lunger had nine with a .412 hitting percentage. Eryn Young had 14 digs and Jane Petrick notched four aces.
“We jumped out to an early lead in the fifth game with strong serving and excellent passing,” said coach Ed Gover. “Madison Waddell made two great digs when we were ahead 13-8 to hold off their comeback.”
Ari Garner and Madelon Leiphardt shared the setting duties in the Pasadena match. Waddell had 10 kills, Anderson six and Kearney, Rachel Bower and Jasmine Ward each had five. Gover praised the defense and passing of Young, the Vaqueros’ freshman libero who collected 17 digs.
SBCC will host its own Quad Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 21. The Vaqueros will battle Golden West at 10 a.m. and Fullerton at 2 p.m.
The Vaqueros, ranked No. 7 in the state, outlasted the No. 9 Warriors 25-17, 19-25, 27-25, 18-25, 15-9 and knocked off Pasadena 28-26, 25-16, 25-14.
Madison Waddell led the Vaqueros (3-2) in both matches with 16 and 10, respectively. Jenna Anderson had 14 kills, 18 digs and four blocks in the first match. Kristy Kearney added 10 kills and Megan Lunger had nine with a .412 hitting percentage. Eryn Young had 14 digs and Jane Petrick notched four aces.
“We jumped out to an early lead in the fifth game with strong serving and excellent passing,” said coach Ed Gover. “Madison Waddell made two great digs when we were ahead 13-8 to hold off their comeback.”
Ari Garner and Madelon Leiphardt shared the setting duties in the Pasadena match. Waddell had 10 kills, Anderson six and Kearney, Rachel Bower and Jasmine Ward each had five. Gover praised the defense and passing of Young, the Vaqueros’ freshman libero who collected 17 digs.
SBCC will host its own Quad Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 21. The Vaqueros will battle Golden West at 10 a.m. and Fullerton at 2 p.m.
Friday, September 6, 2013
Vaqueros drop 3-2 heartbreaker to Irvine Valley
By Dave Loveton, SBCC Sports Information
SBCC stormed back from a 2-0 deficit on Friday night but couldn’t finish the deal in a 3-2 women’s volleyball loss to Irvine Valley. The Lasers (2-0) spoiled the Vaqueros’ home opener with a 25-21, 25-18, 22-25, 23-25, 17-15 victory that lasted two hours and 20 minutes.
It was just the fifth loss in the last 42 home matches for Santa Barbara (1-2).
Jenna Anderson led the Vaqueros with 20 kills, 13 digs and a .311 hitting percentage. Madison Waddell added 17 kills and Jasmine Ward contributed seven. Kristy Kearney had seven blocks, including two solo.
Eryn Young had a match-high 23 digs.
The Vaqueros jumped out to a 10-4 lead in the third set, capped by an ace serve from Jane Petricka. Irvine pulled within one at 21-20 before Kearney, Anderson and Waddell notched kills to rebuild the lead.
SBCC won a tight 25-23 decision in Game 4 and evened the match when Ward drilled a kill through the block.
“We just decided to go all out when we were down two sets,” said Anderson, a 5-11 sophomore. “We started communicating better, taking more swings and our serving and passing were much better.”
The Vaqueros jumped ahead 10-5 in the fifth set on an ace by setter Ari Garner. The Lasers responded with a 6-0 run, sparked by Shaelyn Perez, and took their first lead of the final set at 11-10.
SBCC was never able to regain the lead, although the Vaqueros did fight off three match points and tied it at 14 after trailing 14-12. Annie Mitchem, a 6-2 freshman middle blocker from Texas who led the Irvine Valley offense, finished off the match with a block on the right side.
“We have a really tough schedule and we’re playing a lot of top-10 teams in the state early in the season.”
The Vaqueros travel to the El Camino Quad on Friday to face two more top-rated squads in El Camino and Pasadena.
SBCC stormed back from a 2-0 deficit on Friday night but couldn’t finish the deal in a 3-2 women’s volleyball loss to Irvine Valley. The Lasers (2-0) spoiled the Vaqueros’ home opener with a 25-21, 25-18, 22-25, 23-25, 17-15 victory that lasted two hours and 20 minutes.
It was just the fifth loss in the last 42 home matches for Santa Barbara (1-2).
Jenna Anderson led the Vaqueros with 20 kills, 13 digs and a .311 hitting percentage. Madison Waddell added 17 kills and Jasmine Ward contributed seven. Kristy Kearney had seven blocks, including two solo.
Eryn Young had a match-high 23 digs.
The Vaqueros jumped out to a 10-4 lead in the third set, capped by an ace serve from Jane Petricka. Irvine pulled within one at 21-20 before Kearney, Anderson and Waddell notched kills to rebuild the lead.
SBCC won a tight 25-23 decision in Game 4 and evened the match when Ward drilled a kill through the block.
“We just decided to go all out when we were down two sets,” said Anderson, a 5-11 sophomore. “We started communicating better, taking more swings and our serving and passing were much better.”
The Vaqueros jumped ahead 10-5 in the fifth set on an ace by setter Ari Garner. The Lasers responded with a 6-0 run, sparked by Shaelyn Perez, and took their first lead of the final set at 11-10.
SBCC was never able to regain the lead, although the Vaqueros did fight off three match points and tied it at 14 after trailing 14-12. Annie Mitchem, a 6-2 freshman middle blocker from Texas who led the Irvine Valley offense, finished off the match with a block on the right side.
“You have two of the best teams in the state with talented hitters on both sides,” said Vaquero coach Ed Gover, who’s starting his 23rd season. "Irvine is packed with Division 1 players and that 6-2 girl was tough to stop. This was a good volleyball match that came down to a few swings at the end.
“We have a really tough schedule and we’re playing a lot of top-10 teams in the state early in the season.”
The Vaqueros travel to the El Camino Quad on Friday to face two more top-rated squads in El Camino and Pasadena.
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