Irvine Valley's women's basketball team made the So. Cal. Regional final for the second year in a row. The Lasers also won 23 games, finished second in the Orange Empire Conference and had four all-conference players.
Honorable mention on Irvine Valley Athletics top 10 stories of the year for the 2015-16 school year was having basketball players Jordan Coleman and Tara Casey earning some impressive end of the season awards.
Elizabeth Garcia, Gina Cordova, Chasity Paopao, Destinee Thurman, Shayla Cohen, Destinee Reyes and Mary Dishoian have pledged their commitments to the Irvine Valley women's basketball team. IVC is coming off a 23-8 season.
Sophomore women's basketball player Patricia Tidwell-McClure will be playing in Oklahama at Bacone College in the fall. Tidwell-McClure averaged 4.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game this past season for the Lasers.
Irvine Valley's athletics program placed 14th in the state for the 2015-16 school year among community colleges in the state. IVC was once again the highest finisher among non-football institutions.
Two-year starter and all- Orange Empire Conference player Tara Casey signed with Azusa Pacific this week. She averaged 10.8 points and led IVC in three-pointers this past season. She heads to a APU team that went 28-4 last year.
Irvine Valley, which ended the year with a record of 23-8 overall and made a Southern California Regional Final, celebrated its seniors and award winners at a banquet on Wednesday night.
Irvine Valley sophomore guard Jordan Coleman received the honor by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association for the second straight season. Coleman averaged 8.7 points, 3.6 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals for 2015-16.
Tara Casey, a sophomore guard, two-year starter and two-year all-Orange Empire Conference player has been selected South Region Third Team All-State. She finished her IVC career with 668 points and 109 three-pointers.
Irvine Valley goes toe-to-toe with top-seeded Mt. SAC in the Southern California Regional Final on Saturday night on the road, but falls in the end to the Mounties, 56-51. IVC finishes the year with a record of 23-8 overall.
Sophomore guards Tara Casey and Jordan Coleman are named first team all-Orange Empire Conference for the second year in a row. Sophomore forward Morgan Bryant and freshman forward Kasey Smit get picked to the second team.
Irvine Valley makes the So. Cal. Regional final again in 2016 after upsetting Long Beach City, 45-39, on the road Wednesday. Jordan Coleman scores a game-high 13 points and IVC's defense limits LBCC to a season low in points.
Irvine Valley is up by as many as 26 points before beating Cerritos, 64-49, in a So. Cal. Regional Playoff second-round game Friday night at home. IVC plays again next Wednesday against either Long Beach or Riverside.
For the second straight year, Irvine Valley plays Cerritos in the Southern California Regional Playoffs. The Lasers defeated the Falcons last season. IVC is coming off a 32-point win at Santa Ana on Friday to end the regular season.
Irvine Valley ends the regular season with a 72-40 win in an Orange Empire Conference game on Friday at Santa Ana. The Lasers take second in the conference and await the playoff pairings, which will be announced Monday.
Irvine Valley's last shot at the buzzer is disallowed and gives Riverside a 57-56 victory over the Lasers in a key Orange Empire Conference game. IVC finishes the regular season at Santa Ana on Friday night at 5 p.m.
Irvine Valley celebrated its six sophomores and then beat Saddleback, 65-45, to help take the annual President's Cup series competition over the Gauchos. IVC also won its seventh straight game and stayed in first place in conference.
Irvine Valley continues its hot streak and stays tied for first in the Orange Empire Conference with a 79-63 win over Orange Coast in its Coaches vs. Cancer game Friday night at home. Kasey Smit finishes with 15 points and 14 rebounds.
Irvine Valley beats Cypress, 45-42, at home in a hard-fought Orange Empire Conference game Wednesday night at home. IVC and Cypress are tied for the top spot in the OEC with records of 6-2. IVC hosts Orange Coast Friday night.
Irvine Valley jumps out to a 17-4 lead after the first quarter before cruising to a 54-35 victory at Fullerton on Friday. IVC, in second place the Orange Empire Conference, hosts first-place Cypress on Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Irvine Valley wins its third straight game, beating Santa Ana, 79-63, in an Orange Empire Conference game Wednesday at home behind 16 points from Tara Casey and 14 points and nine rebounds from De'Jerre Scurry.
Irvine Valley holds its third opponent in Orange Empire Conference play to 35 points or less in a game, beating Riverside, 58-35, Friday night at home. IVC improves its record to 15-6 overall and 3-2 in conference.
Irvine Valley limits Saddleback to nine points in the first half and 18.2 percent shooting for the game in a 53-32 Orange Empire Conference victory on the road Wednesday night. IVC evens its record at 2-2 in conference play.
Irvine Valley led by as many as seven points in the third quarter, but was out-scored, 18-10, in the final period and falls at OCC, 56-50, in an Orange Empire Conference game Wednesday. Tara Casey had 22 points for IVC.
Irvine Valley lets the game get away in the second half and loses, 78-62, at Cypress in an Orange Empire Conference game on Friday night. Morgan Bryant scores 19 points for IVC. The Lasers are at Orange Coast next Wednesday.
Irvine Valley, the defending Orange Empire Conference champion, crushes Fullerton, 74-32, Wednesday at home. The Lasers, ranked 12th in the state, have four players score in double figures, led by Kydell Pearson with 14 points.
Irvine Valley wins three games in a row, including beating host Foothill in the semifinal and Sierra in the championship game last week. The Lasers improve their record to 12-4 overall. Erika Mercado is named MVP of the event for IVC.
Irvine Valley wins the third place-game at the Coast Christmas Classic on Saturday, beating rival Saddleback, 68-60, behind 15 points, nine rebounds and five steals from all-tournament player Morgan Bryant.
Irvine Valley battles back in the fourth quarter, but it isn't quite enough in a 46-40 loss to Long Beach City in the championship game of the Irvine Valley Tournament Saturday. Jordan Coleman named to all-tourney team for IVC.
Irvine Valley beats Compton, 77-48, in an opening round game of the Irvine Valley Tournament on Thursday. The Lasers got 17 points and nine rebounds from Kydell Pearson in the win. IVC plays Rio Hondo Friday at 7 p.m.