Women's Basketball

Basketball player Makena Tomlinson named to all-state team Mar 28, 2024 Irvine Valley sophomore standout Makena Tomlinson was named second team all-state by the women's basketball association recently. Tomlinson averaged 12.1 points and 10.1 rebounds a game and shot 51.6 percent from the field. read more
Mar 11, 2024 Four basketball players named all-Orange Empire Conference
Mar 02, 2024 Women's basketball season ends in second round of playoffs
Mar 01, 2024 Women's basketball hosts Ventura in second round of playoffs
Feb 24, 2024 Women's basketball team rallies in final regular season game
Women's basketball team wins 20th game of year at Saddleback
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Feb 21, 2024 Irvine Valley goes on the road in the second to the last game of the regular season and defeats rival Saddleback, 74-54. It moves the No. 12 in the state Lasers' record to 20-7 overall and 11-2 in the OEC. IVC plays at Riverside Friday. read more
March 28, 2024 | Women's Basketball Basketball player Makena Tomlinson named to all-state team Irvine Valley sophomore standout Makena Tomlinson was named second team all-state by the women's basketball association recently. Tomlinson averaged 12.1 points and 10.1 rebounds a game and shot 51.6...
March 11, 2024 | Women's Basketball Four basketball players named all-Orange Empire Conference Irvine Valley sophomores Makena Tomlinson and Christen Ziska are named first team all-Orange Empire Conference and sophomore Emily Freeman and freshman Moka Saiki are selected to the second team.
March 2, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball season ends in second round of playoffs Irvine Valley, seeded No. 7, held a six-point lead at the half, but was out-scored by 13 points in the second half and fell to No. 10 Ventura, 69-62, at home in the second round of the So. Cal....
March 1, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball hosts Ventura in second round of playoffs Irvine Valley, seeded seventh in the So. Cal. Regional Playoffs, takes on No. 10 Ventura on Saturday at home at 7 p.m. The winner moves on to a regional final next Saturday against either No. 2...
February 24, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team rallies in final regular season game Irvine Valley, ranked No. 12 in the state, fights back from a seven-point deficit at the half and wins, 77-72, on the road Friday at Riverside. Christen Ziska finishes with 25 points and seven...
February 21, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins 20th game of year at Saddleback Irvine Valley goes on the road in the second to the last game of the regular season and defeats rival Saddleback, 74-54. It moves the No. 12 in the state Lasers' record to 20-7 overall and 11-2 in the...
February 17, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team celebrates sophomores with victory Irvine Valley has its Sophomore Night Friday, celebrating five sophs and defeats Cypress, 65-49, in an Orange Empire Conference game. IVC, ranked No. 12 in the state, improves its record to 19-7...
February 14, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball hosts its sophomore night on Thursday Irvine Valley plays host to Cypress in an Orange Empire Conference game at 7 p.m. It is sophomore night for the Lasers and they will honor their five sophs before the start of the contest. IVC is...
February 13, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball defeats Fullerton on Coaches vs. Cancer Night Irvine Valley uses a big second quarter to pull away and defeat Fullerton, 65-46, in an Orange Empire Conference game Tuesday at home in the college's annual Coaches vs. Cancer Night to support the...
February 12, 2024 | Women's Basketball Coaches vs. Cancer Night as Irvine Valley takes on Fullerton Irvine Valley's women's basketball faces Fullerton in an Orange Empire Conference match-up Tuesday at home at 6 p.m. It is also IVC's annual Coaches vs. Cancer game with proceeds going toward the...
February 6, 2024 | Women's Basketball Haruka Mikuma breaks school record for assists in a game After a little bit of research, it was confirmed that freshman women's basketball player Haruka Mikuma's 17 assists in Irvine Valley 95-51 win over Riverside last week was a school record that had...
February 10, 2024 | Women's Basketball Basketball team goes to 8-2 in OEC with win at Golden West Irvine Valley has four players score in double figures, led by sophomore Christen Ziska in its 81-68 Orange Empire Conference victory over Golden West on the road Friday night. IVC hosts Fullerton...
February 7, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketballl team pulls away to defeat Santa Ana Irvine Valley uses a big second and fourth quarters in a 70-57 Orange Empire Conference victory over Santa Ana at home Wednesday. Makena Tomlinson ends with 13 points and 12 rebounds and Sarah...
February 6, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team set to host Santa Ana Wednesday Irvine Valley, ranked No. 12 in the state and with a record of 15-7, hosts Santa Ana in a conference game on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Lasers are led by Makena Tomlinson, who is averaging 12.0 points...
February 3, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team battles, loses at Orange Coast Irvine Valley gets 14 points from Haruka Mikuma, 10 points from Moka Saiki and six points and 13 rebounds by Makena Tomlinson, but the Lasers fall for the second time this year to Orange Coast. IVC...
January 31, 2024 | Women's Basketball Big third quarter propels women's basketball team to 15th win Irvine Valley led Riverside by 18 points at halftime, but a 33-5 scoring outburst in the third quarter completely put the game away in a 95-51 Orange Empire Conference win over Riverside Wednesday...
January 30, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball has tough, up-coming game against RCC Irvine Valley, ranked No. 12 in the state, takes on Riverside at 6 p.m. Wednesday night at home. The Lasers have a record of 14-6 overall and are 5-1 in Orange Empire Conference play. IVC is on the...
January 27, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball defeats Saddleback, honors Kennedy Pucci Irvine Valley's women's basketball team pulls away in the second half and beats Saddleback on Friday night at home in an Orange Empire Conference game, 72-55. Makena Tomlinson finishes with 27 points...
January 25, 2024 | Women's Basketball Irvine Valley's Kennedy Pucci makes 22-23 3C2A state honor roll Kennedy Pucci, a standout for the women's basketball team and the IVC women's scholar athlete of the year in 2022-23, has recently been named a part of the California Community College Athletic...
January 25, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball back at home and hosts Saddleback Friday Irvine Valley goes after its fifth win in Orange Empire Conference play as it hosts district rival Saddleback on Friday at 6 p.m. The Lasers are ranked No. 14 in the state and have a record of 13-6...
January 24, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team beats Cypress by 24 on the road Irvine Valley scores its fourth straight win in Orange Empire Conference play, winning at Cypress, 71-47, on Wednesday night. Emily Freeman leads the way with six three-pointers and 18 points. IVC...
January 21, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team escapes with win at Fullerton Irvine Valley, ranked No. 14 in the state, gets 30 points and 13 rebounds from Makena Tomlinson and 14 rebounds and five assists from Christen Ziska in a 70-57 Orange Empire Conference victory at...
January 17, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team pulls away for 83-47 win at home Irvine Valley, ranked No. 14 in the state, outscores Golden West, 49-25, in the second half and goes on for a 36-point win Wednesday at home. The Lasers improve their record to 11-6 overall and 2-1 in...
January 16, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team hosts Golden West Wednesday night Irvine Valley takes on Golden West in an Orange Empire Conference game Wednesday at home at 6 p.m. The Lasers are coming off of a 74-60 OEC win at Santa Ana. IVC is ranked No. 14 in the state and has...
January 13, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team picks up key win on the road Irvine Valley goes to Santa Ana Friday night and picks up its first Orange Empire Conference win of the season. The No. 14 in the state Lasers defeat the Dons, 74-60, to move their record to 10-6...
January 10, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball plays Orange Coast tough, but falls by eight Irvine Valley opened up the Orange Empire Conference part of its schedule Wednesday night at home against the fifth-ranked team in the state, Orange Coast. No. 14 in the state IVC battled all night,...
January 9, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team opens conference play against OCC Irvine Valley women's basketball team begins play in the Orange Empire Conference with a home game against Orange Coast on Wednesday night at 6 p.m. The Lasers enter with a record of 9-5 overall. OCC...
January 8, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins big at Palo Verde Moka Saiki finishes with 20 points and six steals and Emily Freeman and Christen Ziska each contribute 12 points as Irvine Valley pulls away in the second half for a 77-48 nonconference win at Palo...
December 30, 2024 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball splits final games of 2023 in Ventura Irvine Valley travels to the VC-Optimist Club Holiday Classic at Ventura and splits games, beating Ventura, 58-52, on Friday and then falling to Glendale, 47-31, on Saturday. IVC plays again on Jan. 5...
December 16, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team competes in tough, Moorpark tourney Irvine Valley travels to Moorpark College for one of the toughest tournaments in the state, the Tommy Arellano Challenge and wins one of three games, defeating Chabot on Saturday, 55-51, to improve...
December 10, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team loses to Glendale on the road Irvine Valley travels to Glendale and falls, 54-35, Friday on the road. Makena Tomlinson scores 11 points. The Lasers, ranked No. 11 in the state, play again in the Moorpark Tournament, taking on No....
November 28, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team drops tough game to Long Beach City Irvine Valley drops its first game of the year Tuesday at home with a 60-52 defeat to Long Beach City. The Lasers go to 6-1. Christen Ziska and Moka Saiki each score 15 points and Makena Tomlinson has...
November 22, 2023 | Women's Basketball Six straight wins for women's basketball to open the season Irvine Valley, ranked No. 13 in the state, improves its record to 6-0 overall after an 85-37 win at El Camino as part of the El Camino crossover Tuesday. Emily Freeman scores 20 points and Makena...
November 17, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team stays perfect with victory at Citrus Irvine Valley improves its record to 5-0 with a 72-53 win at Citrus on Friday afternoon. The Lasers get 14 points, nine rebounds and three steals from Makena Tomlinson and Emily Freeman adds 12 points...
November 15, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team moves to 4-0 with home victory Irvine Valley captures its fourth straight game to open the 2023-24 season with a 66-49 win over Rio Hondo at Wednesday night. The Lasers get 12 points each from Emily Freeman and Christen Ziska and...
November 13, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team opens with tourney title at Riverside Irvine Valley captures the Riverside Community College Earn Our Strips tournament event, defeating Cerritos, San Jose City and Pasadena City last weekend. Irvine Valley standout freshman Makena...
November 5, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team ranked No. 17 in state to start season Irvine Valley, which had a record of 21-9 overall and made a So. Cal. Regional Final last year, starts 2023-24 as one of the top 20 teams in the state. The Lasers open up the year in Riverside's...
July 30, 2023 | General News Pucci and Svoboda named IVC's scholar athletes of the year Irvine Valley's scholar athletes of the year for 2022-23 are star women's basketball player Kennedy Pucci and standout men's soccer player Julian Svoboda. Both were solid scholars and stood out on the...
July 18, 2023 | Women's Basketball The 2023-24 women's basketball schedule has been released Irvine Valley, which made the So. Cal. Regional final under first-year head coach Jason Garey, will start the season with games at the Riverside Tournament from Nov. 9-11. IVC will host its first home...
July 4, 2023 | Women's Basketball Alumni Report: Gafford finishes first season with Simpson Former Irvine Valley standout guard Rachel Gafford helped NAIA Simpson University finish with a record of 20-11 overall and 16-4 in the Cal Pac Conference. Gafford was part of the IVC 2021-22 team...
June 15, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball player Kennedy Pucci signs with Hope Kennedy Pucci, who was named first team all-Orange Empire Conference and the defensive player of the year in the OEC is headed to NAIA Hope International. She averaged 9.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.3...
June 13, 2023 | Women's Basketball Star basketball player Trasara Alexander signs with Biola Irvine Valley freshman guard Trasara Alexander recently signed with NCAA Division II Biola University. Alexander was named first team all-Orange Empire Conference and helped the Lasers to a CCCAA So....
May 27, 2023 | Women's Basketball Alumni Report: Nguyen plays big part in solid Westcliff season Former Irvine Valley guard Katie Nguyen started 26 games and averaged 5.5 points and 6.2 rebounds for a Westcliff team that went 16-12 overall. She was an award winner and scholar athlete in her time...
April 3, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team celebrates special year with banquet Irvine Valley honored its 2022-23 women's basketball team with a banquet last week. The coaching staff handed out several awards, spent time with family and friends and looked back on a season where...
March 5, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team's season comes to end in regional final Irvine Valley battles and stays with Orange Coast early in a CCCAA SoCal Regional Final, but falls, 73-58, Saturday night on the road. OCC went on a big run from the end of the second quarter into the...
March 4, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team takes on OCC with state on the line With a trip to the CCCAA State Tournament on the line, Irvine Valley takes on OEC rival Orange Coast Saturday night at OCC. The Lasers (21-8) are seeded eighth and trying to beat the No. 1 Pirates for...
February 25, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team moves on to regional final with win Irvine Valley, seeded No. 8 in the CCCAA SoCal Regional Playoffs, battles back in the fourth quarter and beats No. 9 Mt. San Jacinto, 59-52, at home Saturday night. IVC now faces No. 1 OCC Mar. 4 with...
February 24, 2023 | Women's Basketball Basketball team hosts Mt. San Jacinto in second round Saturday Irvine Valley, seeded No. 8 in the CCCAA SoCal Regional Playoffs, matches up against No. 9 Mt. San Jacinto Saturday night at home at 5:30 p.m. The Lasers have an overall record of 20-8, while Mt. San...
February 23, 2023 | Women's Basketball Alexander, Pucci, Freeman named all-Orange Empire Conference Irvine Valley women's basketball players Trasara Alexander, Kennedy Pucci are picked first team all-Orange Empire Conference and Emily Freeman is named second team. Pucci is also selected defensive...
February 20, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team seeded eighth in SoCal Playoffs Irvine Valley is seeded eighth in the SoCal Regional Playoffs and will host a game Saturday night at 7 p.m. The Lasers (20-8 overall) will host either No. 9 Mt. San Jacinto or No. 24 Santa Barbara...
February 14, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team captures 20th win of season Irvine Valley celebrates its sophomores and earns its 20th win of the season with a 63-47 Orange Empire Conference victory over Fullerton on Tuesday night at home. Kennedy Pucci leads the way for IVC...
February 13, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team plays final game of regular season Irvine Valley takes on Fullerton at 5 p.m. in the last game of the regular season. Irvine Valley, ranked No. 16 in the state, has a record of 19-8 overall and 7-4 in the Orange Empire Conference. It...
February 10, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team slips into third after Friday's loss Irvine Valley and Cypress were basically tied for second place in the Orange Empire Conference standings going into Friday's big match-up at Cypress. The Chargers came out on top, 72-55. IVC hosts...
February 8, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins huge OEC game at Riverside Irvine Valley bests Riverside by 10 points in the fourth quarter to come away with a key 70-62 Orange Empire Conference victory on the road Wednesday. Trasara Alexander (29 points) and Kennedy Pucci...
February 3, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team captures 18th game of the year Irvine Valley gets off to a great start and holds on to beat Santa Ana, 58-48, in an Orange Empire Conference game Friday at home. The Lasers, ranked No. 17 in the state, play again next Wednesday in...
February 2, 2023 | Women's Basketball It is Coaches vs. Cancer game night for women's basketball Irvine Valley hosts Santa Ana in a Coaches vs. Cancer game Friday at 6 p.m. All donations will go to the American Cancer Society. Irvine Valley enters Friday ranked No. 17 in the state and has a...
February 1, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team stays in the hunt in conference play Irvine Valley goes to Golden West and beats the Rustlers, 86-43, Wednesday. Irvine Valley, ranked No. 17 in the state, improves to 17-7 overall and 5-3 in the Orange Empire Conference. Star Trasara...
January 27, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team drops tough game at Orange Coast Irvine Valley plays one of the top teams in the state close once again, but comes up short at Orange Coast, 66-57, Friday night. IVC is led by Kennedy Pucci, who finishes with 24 points, 11 rebounds,...
January 20, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team rallies to beat Fullerton on the road Irvine Valley trailed by as many as 12 points in the third quarter, but out-scored Fullerton, 32-18, in the fourth to come back for a 74-64 road win Friday. IVC, ranked No. 16 in the state, went to...
January 18, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team plays Cypress tough before falling In a battle of top-20 teams in the state, Irvine Valley leads early, trails in the second quarter and then fights, but comes up short in a 63-57 loss to Cypress on Wednesday at home. IVC (15-6, 3-2)...
January 17, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team hosts Cypress Wednesday night Irvine Valley, which was ranked No. 20, in the state last week, takes on No. 14 Cypress in a big Orange Empire Conference game at home. The Lasers are coming off an important 74-56 victory over No. 15...
January 14, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team upsets No. 15 in the state Riverside Irvine Valley, ranked No. 20 in the state, defeats No. 15 Riverside, 74-56, Friday at home in a key Orange Empire Conference game. The Lasers move to 15-5 overall and 3-1 in the OEC. Trasara Alexender...
January 13, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball takes on Riverside in battle of top 20 teams Irvine Valley plays in a game with two of the top teams in the state tonight at 5 p.m. at home Riverside comes in ranked No. 15 in the state this week and with a record of 15-4 overall. No. 20 IVC has...
January 12, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team downs Santa Ana by 20 points Irvine Valley wins its fourth in its last five games, defeating Santa Ana, 73-53, in an Orange Empire Conference game on the road Wednesday. The No. 19 in the state Lasers improve their record to 14-5...
January 6, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins by 43 over Golden West No. 19 in the state Irvine Valley never trails and earns its first Orange Empire Conference victory with a big, 84-41 win over Golden West Friday night at home. The Lasers capture their 13th victory...
January 5, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team hangs with the No. 2 team in the state Irvine Valley falls, 57-53, to Orange Coast Wednesday night at home in its Orange Empire Conference opener. The Lasers, ranked No. 19 in the state, saw their record fall to 12-4 overall. No. 2 OCC...
January 4, 2023 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball opens conference play against No. 2 OCC Irvine Valley, ranked No. 19 in the state, hosts Orange Coast to start Orange Empire Conference play tonight at home. The Pirates are ranked No. 2 in the state and off to a program-best start with a...
December 31, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team takes two games in a row in Ventura Irvine Valley edges Glendale, 54-53, in its opening game of the VC-Optimist Club Holiday Classic on Thursday and then gets a total team effort in a 73-58 victory over El Camino on Friday. IVC improves...
December 17, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team loses two at Moorpark event Irvine Valley takes on some of the top teams in the state over the weekend at the Moorpark College North-South Showcase. The Lasers beat Redwoods and fall to San Joaquin Delta and Fresno City in close...
December 10, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team loses first game of '22-23 campaign Irvine Valley fights back in the second half, but still comes up short against Moorpark, 54-43, Saturday at home. IVC sees its nine-game winning streak to start the season end. The Lasers play at the...
December 9, 2022 | Women's Basketball Nine in a row for the Irvine Valley women's basketball team Irvine Valley wins its ninth straight to start the 2022-23 season, holding off Modesto, 51-45, to open the IVC Crossover Classic. Trasara Alexander scores 15 points and grabs eight rebounds to lead...
December 7, 2022 | Women's Basketball The Women's Basketball Classic starts Friday afternoon Irvine Valley's women's basketball Classic starts Friday afternoon with games at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Teams include Irvine Valley, Modesto, Moorpark and Rio Hondo. The Roadrunners and Raiders begin with...
December 6, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team ranked No. 12 in the state Irvine Valley comes in at No. 12 in the state in the first, regular-season California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll. Irvine Valley (8-0) plays again Friday night,...
November 30, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team runs away early for eighth victory Irvine Valley out-scores Palo Verde, 38-16, in the first half and goes on for a 72-44 win on Tuesday night at home. The Lasers capture their eighth win in a row to start the 2022-23 season under...
November 23, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team takes seventh straight to open season Irvine Valley goes to Rio Hondo and beats a solid Roadrunner team, 58-51, to improve its record to 7-0. The Lasers use big second and third quarters to take control of the game. IVC plays again next...
November 19, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins again, beats El Camino Irvine Valley goes on the road as part of its second game in the El Camino Crossover event and defeats the Warriors, 62-45. Christen Ziska and Giselle Martinez each score 10 points for the Lasers who...
November 17, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team outlasts Citrus for fifth win in a row Irvine Valley rallies in the second half and defeats Citrus, 47-42, Wednesday night at home to move its record to 5-0 overall. The Lasers are led by freshman standout guard Trasara Alexander with 18...
November 13, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team stays undefeated in Pasadena Irvine Valley goes 3-0 in the Pasadena City College Sisterhood of Champions Classic. The Lasers (4-0) defeat MiraCosta, 45-40, Thursday, Pasadena City, 72-54, Friday and Imperial Valley, 65-60, on...
November 3, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team soars in '22-23 opening-game win Irvine Valley jumps out to a big lead early, holds College of the Desert to just seven points in the second half and wins its first game of the season, 78-19 on Thursday. Trasara Alexander goes for 17...
September 19, 2022 | Women's Basketball Irvine Valley names Jason Garey as women's basketball coach Jason Garey, who has been a long-time assistant on the men's basketball coaching staff, including the associate head coach the last seven seasons, has been selected as the new women's basketball coach...
August 24, 2022 | General News No. 4 Story of the Year - Special season for women's basketball The Irvine Valley women's basketball team had the best season in program history. The Lasers ended with a record of 26-3, made the state semifinals, had six players named all-OEC and had six players...
August 23, 2022 | Women's Basketball All-time, winning coach Julie Hanks steps away from the court Legendary Irvine Valley basketball coach Julie Hanks is stepping down. She spent 25 years coaching at IVC, made three state appearances, won 440 games overall and had a 100-17 overall record over the...
August 23, 2022 | General News No. 5 Story of the Year - IVC Athletics 2021-22 Annual Awards It was another spectacular year for the Irvine Valley Athletics program. And student-athletes were honored across the board. Leading the way were basketball's Morgan Higgins and tennis' Arthur Bellegy...
August 20, 2022 | General News No. 6 Story of the Year - More and more scholar-athletes In leading up to the official start of the 2022-23 athletics campaign at Irvine Valley, which starts on Aug. 26, the Irvine Valley athletic department will count down the top 10 sports stories from...
August 17, 2022 | General News No. 9 Story of the Year - Plenty of Irvine Valley sports signees In leading up to the official start of the 2022-23 athletics campaign at Irvine Valley, which starts on Aug. 26, the Irvine Valley athletic department will count down the top 10 sports...
July 9, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball player Rachel Gafford signs with Simpson Irvine Valley guard Rachel Gafford has committed to NAIA Simpson University. She is the sixth Laser player to sign/commit from a team that had a 26-3 record and won a fourth-straight Orange Empire...
July 7, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball player Jessica Suruor signs with Holy Names Irvine Valley women's basketball player Jessica Suruor has signed with NCAA Division II Holy Names University in Oakland. She helped the Lasers to a 26-3 overall record and to a fourth Orange Empire...
July 5, 2022 | General News IVC Athletics places 21st in 2021-22 NATYCAA Cup Standings Irvine Valley, thanks to big accomplishments from the women's beach volleyball, women's badminton, women's basketball, men's volleyball and men's tennis programs, finished 21st in the NATYCAA Cup...
May 24, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball player Sarah Matossian off to Vanguard Irvine Valley star freshman forward Sarah Matossian has signed with NAIA Vanguard University. Matossian was named as a first team all-Orange Empire Conference player and then first team all-state this...
May 23, 2022 | Women's Basketball Nguyen and Robinson are IVC's Character Champion winners Women's basketball player Katie Nguyen and men's basketball player Tyson Robinson are Irvine Valley's female and male winners of the Orange Empire Conference Character Champion Award for the 2021-22...
May 21, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball player Paola Roa signs with Cal State LA Irvine Valley star guard Paola Roa has signed with Division II Cal State Los Angeles. Roa was named first team all-Orange Empire Conference and selected to the all-tournament team at the CCCAA State...
May 19, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball player Katie Nguyen signs with Westcliff Irvine Valley women's basketball player Katie Nguyen, who helped lead Irvine Valley to the semifinals at the CCCAA State Tournament and win its fourth OEC title in a row, is headed to NAIA Westcliff...
May 18, 2022 | Women's Basketball Basketball star point guard Morgan Higgins signs with Westcliff Irvine Valley star point guard Morgan Higgins recently signed with NAIA Westcliff University in Irvine. Higgins was named the Orange Empire Conference MVP this past season and led IVC to an OEC state...
March 12, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team falls short to Delta in state semis Irvine Valley battled and led by 17 points at the half, but couldn't hold on against the top-ranked team in the state, Delta, Saturday in a 77-74 loss in the CCCAA semifinals of the State Championship...
March 10, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team takes down Butte, on to state semis Irvine Valley moves on in the CCCAA State Championship at West Hills Lemoore with a 56-48 win over Butte on Thursday. Paola Roa finished with 23 points. The Lasers play San Joaquin Delta on Saturday...
March 9, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team ready to head into the CCCAA Final 8 Irvine Valley, the No. 2 seed from So. Cal and OEC champ, starts the California Community College Athletic Association State Championship on Thursday at West Hills Lemoore at 1 p.m. against No. 3 from...
March 7, 2022 | Women's Basketball IVC's Higgins and Matossian named to all-state basketball team Irvine Valley's Morgan Higgins and Sarah Matossian were named to the all-state team by the California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Higgins was the MVP of the Orange Empire...
March 5, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team moves on to the State Championship Irvine Valley cruises in an 80-43 win over College of the Canyons in the third round of the CCCAA So. Cal. regional playoffs at home. The Lasers move on to the State Championship event next Thursday...
March 5, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball hosts Canyons with trip to state on the line Irvine Valley faces College of the Canyons Saturday at 7 p.m. with a trip to the CCCAA State Championship at West Hills Lemoore on the line. The Lasers, seeded second in the So. Cal. Regional, take on...
March 3, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team tops Cerritos, 91-42, eyes state tourney Irvine Valley, seeded second in the CCCAA So. Cal. regional playoffs, downs Cerritos, 91-42, Thursday at home. The Lasers now host College of the Canyons on Saturday at 7 p.m. with a trip to the state...
March 3, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team ready to host Cerritos in 2nd round Irvine Valley, seeded second in the CCCAA So. Cal. regional playoffs, hosts No. 18 Cerritos Thursday at home. The Lasers have a record of 23-2 overall and recently had six players named as all-Orange...
March 2, 2022 | Women's Basketball Plenty of honorees for women's basketball team in OEC awards Irvine Valley's Morgan Higgins is named the unanimous MVP of the Orange Empire College after helping lead IVC to a 23-2 record and 12-0 mark in the OEC during the regular season. And Julie Hanks is...
February 23, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team closes regular season with 63-point W Irvine Valley, ranked No. 4 in the state, and first in Southern California, ends the regular season with a 107-44 victory over Santa Ana at home Wednesday on sophomore night. IVC now awaits the South...
February 21, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team inches closer to perfect OEC season Irvine Valley makes a game up at Golden West on Monday afternoon and beats the Rustlers, 88-45. The Lasers, ranked No. 4 in the state and first in So. Cal., improved their record to 22-2 overall and...
February 15, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team captures fourth OEC title in a row Irvine Valley, ranked No. 5 in the state, improves its record to 21-2 overall and 10-0 in the Orange Empire Conference, with an 82-68 win over Orange Coast at home Tuesday. The victory wraps up...
February 10, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins its 20th game of the season Irvine Valley leads by as many as 56 at Fullerton in an Orange Empire Conference Wednesday before winning, 98-44. The victory for IVC, which is ranked No. 5 in the state, and first in So. Cal., moved...
February 9, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team stays at No. 1 in So. Cal latest poll Irvine Valley remains the top-ranked team in Southern California in the region's coaches' poll this week. The Lasers, also ranked No. 5 in the state, have out-scored opponents by 361 points in their...
February 6, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins its 10th straight, beats OCC by 37 The Irvine Valley women's basketball team defeated Orange Coast, 86-49, in an Orange Empire Conference game on Sunday afternoon at home. IVC has out-scored opponents by 361 points over its 10-game...
February 4, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team defeats Golden West by 60 in OEC game Irvine Valley out-scores Golden West, 62-21, in the second and third quarters on its way to a 101-41 Orange Empire Conference victory at home Friday night. IVC, ranked No. 7 in the state, goes to 18-2...
February 3, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team races to victory over Santa Ana Irvine Valley, ranked No. 7 in the state, goes on a 27-2 run in the first quarter and wins easily, 96-41, in an Orange Empire Conference game at Santa Ana on Wednesday. IVC improves its record to 17-2...
January 31, 2022 | Women's Basketball No. 7 women's basketball team improves to 16-2 overall Irvine Valley pulls away in the second half to down Fullerton, 95-57, in an Orange Empire Conference game Monday night at home. Paola Roa finishes with a triple-double of 17 points, 10 rebound and 11...
January 28, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team stays unbeaten in OEC with big win Irvine Valley, ranked No. 7 in the state and third in So. Cal., goes on a tear in the second half and beats Cypress, 91-69, in an Orange Empire Conference game at home Friday. The Lasers stay...
January 17, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team pulls away in OEC game at Cypress Irvine Valley defeats a key opponent in the Orange Empire Conference, beating Cypress, 80-48, on the road on Monday night. The Lasers out-scored the Chargers, 28-6, in the second quarter to take...
January 14, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team cruises to first conference win Irvine Valley, which had its first two Orange Empire Conference games postponed due to health and safety protocols, defeated Riverside, 76-39, Friday night at home. The Lasers were paced by Morgan...
January 11, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team is ranked No. 1 in Southern California Irvine Valley, which beat the previous No. 1 in Southern California ranked team Palomar by 20 points last Saturday night at home, was named No. 1 in So. Cal. on Monday in the latest CCCWBCA regional...
January 8, 2022 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team knocks off top-ranked team in So. Cal. Irvine Valley, ranked No. 8 in the latest California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll, beats No. 3 Palomar, 65-45, Saturday at home. Four Laser players score in double...
December 30, 2021 | Women's Basketball Contributions all around in basketball team's win at Ventura Irvine Valley, ranked ninth in the state, rolls in its game at the Ventura/Oxnard Crossover, 90-51, at Ventura Thursday night. The Lasers, who improved their record to 10-2 overall, had five players...
December 11, 2021 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team falls to Mt. SAC in LAVC Classic final Irvine Valley battles, but comes up short in the championship game of the Los Angeles Valley College Buddy's All-Star Classic to Mt. San Antonio, 45-41, Saturday. The game featured No. 3 in the SoCal...
December 10, 2021 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team moves on to LAVC Classic title game Irvine Valley, ranked No. 7 in the SoCal region preseason coaches poll, will go after a tournament title on Saturday night, taking on No. 3 Mt. San Antonio at 6 p.m. in the Buddy's All-Star Classic at...
December 4, 2021 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team closes out crossover with big win Irvine Valley beats Cerritos, 72-43, behind a huge second half and 20 points each from sophomores Morgan Higgins and Jessica Suruor Saturday night at home. The Lasers play again next weekend at the LA...
December 3, 2021 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team holds off Eagles in IVC Crossover Irvine Valley opens its own Crossover event with a 75-63 win over Mt. San Jacinto on Friday night. IVC had four players score in double figures, led by Jessica Suruor with 21 points. The Lasers play...
December 2, 2021 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team set to host crossover event Irvine Valley hosts Mt. San Jacinto, Cerritos and Rio Hondo starting Friday in a two-day event. Cerritos plays Rio Hondo at 5 p.m. on Friday with IVC taking on Mt. San Jacinto at 7 p.m. Games are at 4...
November 24, 2021 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team runs away with strong third quarter Irvine Valley trails at the end of the first quarter at LA Valley and is up by just four points at the break, but out-scores LA Valley, 22-6, in the third quarter to take control and earn a 72-48 win...
November 20, 2021 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team starts fast, picks up road win Irvine Valley out-scores El Camino, 19-9, in the opening quarter on its way to a 59-43 victory Friday night. The win improves IVC's record to 4-1 on the year. Paola Rao led three Laser players in...
November 17, 2021 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team rolls to easy win over Rio Hondo Irvine Valley bounces back from its first loss of the season with a great team effort in a 87-41 win over Rio Hondo on Wednesday night at home. The Lasers had all 12 players score, led by freshman...
November 12, 2021 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team drops first game of the season Irvine Valley has a tough shooting night on the road at Citrus and comes up short, 59-58, to the Owls. Sophomore Paola Roa had 14 points to lead the Lasers. IVC plays again next Wednesday, hosting Rio...
November 10, 2021 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins again, downs LA Trade Tech Irvine Valley continues its hot start to the 2021-22 season with a 77-44 victory over LA Trade Tech on Wednesday at home. Jessica Suror (25 points) and Morgan Higgins (15 points, six assists and five...
November 5, 2021 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team sets records in 2021-22 opening victory Irvine Valley starts its 2021-22 season with a 129-18 win over Taft at home Friday. The Lasers set marks for largest margin of victory and least amount of points allowed by an opposing team. IVC led,...
July 1, 2021 | Women's Basketball 2021-22 Irvine Valley women's basketball schedule announced Irvine Valley, under coach Julie Hanks is ready for the 2021-22 season after not competing last year. The Lasers, who have won three straight Orange Empire Conference titles, open at home against Taft...
May 31, 2021 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team adds two more recruits for '21-22 Irvine Valley adds to its commitment class with standout guards Trasara Alexander (Corona del Mar High) and Kennedy Pucci (Glendora High). Both were multi-sport athletes in high school and stars for...
May 19, 2021 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team gets commitments for 2021-22 Irvine Valley coach Julie Hanks had four players commit to the Lasers. They include standouts Giselle Martinez from Anaheim, Emily Freeman from San Juan Hills, Kaila Truby from Aliso Niguel and Andrea...
May 6, 2021 | General News CCCAA affirms return plan for athletics competition in 2021-22
November 7, 2020 | General News CCCAA provides guidance on return to competition The CCCAA Board of Directors voted Friday to continue forward with the Contingency Plan, which provides a framework for a return to competition this spring, while also providing decision-making...
October 7, 2020 | General News IVC student athletes set for Oct. 19 return with training Irvine Valley athletics is excited to announce that Laser sports programs are scheduled to be some of the first among community colleges in the state to have student-athletes back on campus and...
October 19, 2020 | General News Irvine Valley student athletes get back to work (Oct. 19) Irvine Valley teams began conditioning and training on Monday afternoon. The Lasers were some of the first community college athletic programs to begin training again with check ins, safety measures...
August 30, 2020 | Women's Basketball Irvine Valley women's 2021 basketball schedule released Irvine Valley, which went 25-3, won its third straight Orange Empire Conference title and reached the So. Cal. Regional final in 2019-20 starts the year with a home game on Feb. 5, 2021 against East...
July 10, 2020 | General News CCCAA Board announces plan for return to sports in 2021 The California Community College Athletic Association Board of Directors announced the implementation of its Contingency Plan for return to sports in 2020-21 on Thursday. All of IVC's 11 sports will...
June 19, 2020 | General News Anai Washington and Demetre Gossett are Irvine Valley's best Women's star basketball player Anai Washington and men's standout volleyball player Demetre Gossett have been named Irvine Valley's athletes of the year for 2019-20 as part of the 20th Annual IVC...
June 11, 2020 | Women's Basketball Alumni Report: Mary Dishoian earns hoops award at Westcliff Mary Dishoian, who played at Irvine Valley during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons, earned the Warrior Award at Westcliff University this past week. She helped the 2017-18 IVC squad to the CCCAA State...
June 10, 2020 | General News Irvine Valley Athletics has three stories featured in OEC Top 10 Renata Bath's honor for being a Scholar Athlete and then the award-winning seasons and OEC championship runs by women's basketball and volleyball are highlighted in the first Orange Empire Conference...
May 18, 2020 | Women's Basketball All-state player Zoe Stachowski signs with Division I Cal Poly Irvine Valley basketball player Zoe Stachowski signed with NCAA Division I Cal Poly last weekend. She was a two-time all-OEC player, helped the Lasers to a 48-9 record and a pair of conference crowns...
May 17, 2020 | Women's Basketball Alumni Report: Kasey Smit did big things at Cal Poly Pomona Former standout basketball player Kasey Smit, who had a season to remember at Irvine Valley during the 2017-18 season, continued to star at Cal Poly Pomona. She was named first team all-CCCAA her...
April 3, 2020 | Women's Basketball Basketball player Anai Washington earns All-American honors Irvine Valley sophomore guard Anai Washington was selected honorable mention All-American by the Women's College Basketball Association for two-year players. She also earned all-state honors and was...
March 25, 2020 | Women's Basketball Basketball star Anai Washington commits to Cal State LA Irvine Valley star women's basketball player Anai Washington has committed to continue her athletic and academic career at Cal State Los Angeles in the fall. Washington was the OEC MVP and named...
March 24, 2020 | Women's Basketball Basketball players Washington and Stachowski picked all-state Irvine Valley's sophomore superstar duo of Anai Washington and Zoe Stachowski have been selected as part of the 2019-20 California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-State...
March 23, 2020 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball coach Julie Hanks smashes 400 career wins Julie Hanks, who has been the head coach at Irvine Valley for 23 years, moved past 400 wins at the school this past season. She led her squad to a 25-3 record overall and its third straight Orange...
March 22, 2020 | Women's Basketball Three women's basketball players named academic all-state Irvine Valley players Zoe Stachowski, Natasha Dillon and Kelli Murakami-Hanashiro were each recently named to the 2019-20 California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association Academic...
March 8, 2020 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team falls in regional final at Ventura Irvine Valley gets off to a slow start, tries to rally late, but it isn't enough in a 70-67 defeat in a CCCAA Regional Final Playoff game at Ventura. The Lasers, who were seeded No. 6 in the South,...
February 29, 2020 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team blitzes MiraCosta in playoff opener Irvine Valley out-scores MiraCosta, 70-24, over the final 25:38 of the game and goes on to win easily, 94-48, in the second round of the California Community College Athletic Association Regional...
February 28, 2020 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team hosts MiraCosta to start playoffs Irvine Valley, which went 24-2, were ranked as high as No. 4 in the state and won its third straight Orange Empire Conference title, hosts PCAC champion MiraCosta Friday at 7 p.m. in the second round...
February 25, 2020 | Women's Basketball Anai Washington named OEC women's basketball MVP Anai Washington is named the Orange Empire Conference player of the year, Julie Hanks is picked coach of the year and Zoe Stachowski, Morgan Higgins and Jessica Suruor also earn all-conference honors...
February 21, 2020 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball caps perfect OEC campaign with 15-point win Irvine Valley battles back from being down six points at the half to beat Fullerton, 64-49, in an Orange Empire Conference game at home Friday. IVC, ranked No. 4 in the state, improves to 26-2 overall...
February 19, 2020 | Women's Basketball Basketball team takes OEC title outright with win over Cypress Irvine Valley sees all five starters score in double figures, led by Morgan Higgins with 25 points (seven three-pointers) and Anai Washington with 20 points in a 94-81 victory over Cypress Wednesday...
February 13, 2020 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team takes title, wins at Riverside, 84-73 Irvine Valley wins its 10th straight game in Orange Empire Conference action and 11th overall to earn at least a share of its third conference title in a row. Zoe Stachowski finishes with 25 points...
February 11, 2020 | Women's Basketball Washington's 32 points leads basketball team to key victory Irvine Valley moves one win away from capturing at least a share of the Orange Empire Conference title with a 77-59 win over Santa Ana at home Tuesday. Anai Washington had a big 32 points, eight...
February 6, 2020 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins big again, pounds Saddleback After beating Golden West by 48 points last Friday on the road, Irvine Valley, ranked No. 6 in the state, wins by 48 again Wednesday night at home, defeating rival Saddleback, 93-45, in an Orange...
January 31, 2020 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team has no problem at Golden West After back-to-back close victories, Irvine Valley cruises in a 89-41 Orange Empire Conference win at Golden West on Friday. Thirteen players score in the game for the Lasers, led by Zoe Stachowski...
January 29, 2020 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team stays perfect in conference action It went down to the last few minutes, but the Irvine Valley women's basketball team, which is ranked No. 6 in the state, improved to 18-2 overall and 6-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 75-71...
January 25, 2020 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team knocks off Cypress in overtime Irvine Valley defeats Cypress, 77-63, in a battle of two of the top teams in the Orange Empire Conference on Friday at Cypress. IVC, ranked No. 7 in the state, improved its record to 17-2 overall and...
January 22, 2020 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team remains undefeated in conference Irvine Valley uses big runs in the second and third quarter and defeats Riverside, 73-54, in an Orange Empire Conference game on Wednesday night at home. Morgan Higgins and Zoe Stachowski each score...
January 17, 2020 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team pulls away early to beat Santa Ana Ninth-ranked Irvine Valley scores the first 13 points of the game and out-scores Santa Ana, 32-4, overall to start on its way to a 89-63 win on the road. Jessica Suruor and Morgan Higgins each...
January 11, 2020 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team blows out Saddleback on the road Irvine Valley records its second straight 40-point plus victory to open Orange Empire Conference play, winning at Saddleback, 84-35, on Friday night. The Lasers, ranked No. 9 in the state, improve...
January 8, 2020 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team finishes strong in 43-point victory Irvine Valley, ranked No. 9 in the state, led Golden West by just two points in the third quarter, but finished the game on a 48-7 run to pull away for a 97-54 victory in an Orange Empire Conference...
January 7, 2020 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team set to start OEC action Wednesday Irvine Valley, which has a 12-2 record and is ranked No. 9 in the state, begins Orange Empire Conference play on Wednesday when it hosts Golden West at 5 p.m. Irvine Valley has won back-to-back...
December 11, 2019 | Women's Basketball Julie Hanks gets 400th win as women's basketball team rolls Irvine Valley, ranked No. 9 in the state and fourth in So. Cal., picks up its 11th win of the season and gives coach Julie Hanks the 400th in her career at IVC with a 85-50 victory over San Bernardino...
December 7, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team routs Barstow in crossover finale Irvine Valley closes out its crossover event with a 100-35 win over Barstow Saturday. Samantha Uehara, Morgan Higgins, Danielle Silva, Kaitlyn Luu and Anai Washington all scored in double figures for...
December 6, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team pulls away, defeats Cerritos at home Irvine Valley wins its opening game in the IVC Crossover, 74-30, Friday night. The Lasers led, 19-12, after the first quarter, and then out-scored Cerritos, 55-18, the rest of the way. IVC takes on...
December 5, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team picks up important road victory Irvine Valley, ranked No. 11 in the state, goes on the road and knocks off No. 5 Pasadena City, 66-52, Wednesday night. The Lasers go to 8-1 and hand PCC its first loss. Kaitlyn Luu leads the way with...
November 26, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball drops first game, falls to LA Valley at home Irvine Valley struggles shooting, still has its chances, but falls, 51-49, to LA Valley at home Tuesday. Anai Washington finishes with 22 points, 13 rebounds and three steals for IVC. The Lasers next...
November 23, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team goes to 7-0 with big win at El Camino Irvine Valley, ranked No. 7 in So. Cal., improves its record to 7-0 overall after beating No. 12 El Camino, 62-40, on the road Friday night. The Lasers get 17 points, five rebounds and three steals...
November 21, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team cruises on the road at Citrus Irvine Valley defeats Citrus, 74-30, on the road Wednesday to improve to 6-0 overall. It was the second largest victory of the season for IVC. Anai Washington finishes with 22 points, 14 rebounds,...
November 16, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team stays unbeaten with win at Rio Hondo Irvine Valley, which was ranked No.7 in Southern California in the preseason coaches poll, goes on the road Friday night and defeats Rio Hondo, 88-66. Anai Washington had a special game with 29 points...
November 10, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team takes it to two more opponents Irvine Valley improves to 4-0 overall with a 29-point win over Saddleback on Thursday and then a 33-point victory over San Diego Mesa on Saturday in the Saddleback Crossover event. IVC plays again...
November 2, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team beats Grossmont by 55 points Irvine Valley dominates host Grossmont, 105-50, in its final game of the Grossmont Crossover on Saturday to move to 2-0 on the year. Katelyn Luu finishes with 20 points and Anai Washington adds 16...
November 1, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team gets off to quick start to open season Irvine Valley had a tough test in its first game of the 2019-20 season and passed with flying colors. The Lasers, ranked No. 7 in the preseason So. Cal. Coaches Poll, defeated No. 6 East LA, 83-69, on...
October 17, 2019 | Women's Basketball Coach Julie Hanks headed into Yavapai College Hall of Fame Julie Hanks, who is entering her 22nd season leading the Irvine Valley women's basketball team this fall, will go into the Yavapai College Hall of Fame on Saturday. She is already in the Northern...
August 24, 2019 | General News No. 5 Story of the Year - Women's basketball keeps on rolling Irvine Valley's women's basketball team had another special season in 2018-19, winning 23 games, capturing its second straight Orange Empire Conference title and nearly making another state playoff...
August 22, 2019 | General News No. 8 Story of the Year - Lasers sport big-time award winners Irvine Valley had several student-athletes win Orange Empire Conference MVP or player of the year awards as well as two-year honors from organizations around the state and country during the 2018-19...
July 2, 2019 | Women's Basketball Coach Julie Hanks excited about incoming basketball recruits Irvine Valley's women's basketball team, which has won two straight Orange Empire Conference titles and will return two all-conference players, is set to have a solid class of incoming freshman for...
May 21, 2019 | General News Dillon, Marocchi named Champion of Character award winners Women's basketball player Natasha Dillon and men's volleyball player Grant Marocchi have been named Irvine Valley's Female and Male Champion of Character Award winners, respectively for the 2018-19...
May 17, 2019 | Women's Basketball Standout guard Megan Herrera headed to Ottawa University Irvine Valley freshman guard Megan Herrera, who helped the Lasers to an Orange Empire Conference title this past season, is off to play Ottawa University in Arizona next season. She join two former...
April 28, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team celebrates at end of year banquet Irvine Valley capped its special 2018-19 season with a team banquet last week. Orange Empire Conference coach of the year Julie Hanks handed out several awards, including the most valuable player...
April 10, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball player Ryane Bradbury signs with Simpson Ryan Bradbury, a sophomore forward and two-year player for Irvine Valley, has signed with Simpson University in Redding. Bradbury had a breakout year for IVC in 2018-19 averaging 7.1 points and 5.9...
March 9, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team sees special season end at Ventura Irvine Valley, which captured an Orange Empire Conference title, was among the top-ranked teams in the state, and won 23 games this season, has its year come to a close in a Regional Playoff Final...
March 6, 2019 | Women's Basketball Basketball player Lexi Vail selected as one of best in the state Irvine Valley star point guard Lexi Vail had already been named the Orange Empire Conference MVP and was just picked first team all-state by the state coaches association. She has IVC in a regional...
March 2, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team upsets Mt. SAC., plays at Ventura next Irvine Valley, seeded No. 13 in the SoCal Regional Playoffs, pulls off a 64-60 upset win at No. 4 Mt. San Antonio on Saturday night. The Lasers now play at No. 5 Ventura next Saturday at 7 p.m. with a...
February 27, 2019 | Women's Basketball Vail, Washington, Stachowski highlight all-OEC basketball team Sophomore Lexi Vail is named the MVP of the all-OEC women's basketball team. Freshman Anai Washington is picked first team, freshman Zoe Stachowski earns second-team honors and Julie Hanks is chosen...
February 25, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team starts playoffs at No. 4 Mt. SAC Irvine Valley, which captured the Orange Empire Conference title, gets seeded No. 13 in the CCCAA SoCal regional playoffs and will start with a second round game at No. 4 Mt. San Antonio in Walnut...
February 22, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team runs away with the OEC title Irvine Valley earns its second straight Orange Empire Conference title by beating Cypress, 89-64, at home Friday. The Lasers got out to a quick start and then out-scored Cypress, 50-32, in the second...
February 20, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team downs Santa Ana, sets up showdown Irvine Valley beats Santa Ana, 79-51, Wednesday to stay tied at the top of the Orange Empire Conference standings with Cypress. IVC hosts the Chargers in a battle for the OEC title Friday in the...
February 15, 2019 | Women's Basketball Basketball team tops Copper Mountain, moves back into first Irvine Valley's 81-60 win at Copper Mountain Thursday combined with Cypress losing to Fullerton put the Lasers back into a tie for first place in the Orange Empire Conference standings with the...
February 12, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team can't find a way past Riverside Irvine Valley drops into second place in the Orange Empire Conference after a 71-66 loss to Riverside at home Tuesday. The Lasers, who see their record slip to 19-5 overall and 9-2 in the OEC, play at...
February 8, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team pulls out road win over Saddleback Irvine Valley trails early, battles back in the second half and finally comes away with a 75-73 win over Saddleback in an Orange Empire Conference game on the road Friday. Zoe Stachowski has 20 points...
February 7, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team battles for tough win at Fullerton Lexi Vail comes through with 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Anai Washington adds 16 points and Zoe Stachowski has 14 points and 18 rebounds in Irvine Valley's 77-70 conference win at...
February 2, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team answers with win at Orange Coast Irvine Valley comes back from its first Orange Empire Conference loss of the year with a 92-75 win at Orange Coast on Friday. Anai Washington has 27 points and 10 rebounds and Zoe Stachowski adds 20...
January 30, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team drops first game in conference play Irvine Valley has an off night from the field, shooting just 26.5 percent, and falls at rival Cypress, 74-58, in a key Orange Empire Conference game. IVC drops into a tie for first-place in the...
January 26, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team beats Santa Ana, stays on top of OEC Irvine Valley, ranked No. 14 in the state, improved its record to 16-3 overall and 7-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 77-56 victory at Santa Ana on Friday. The Lasers now get ready for a big...
January 23, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team rolls again, handles Copper Mountain Irvine Valley out-scores Copper Mountain, 29-12, in the first quarter and leads by as many as 37 points before winning, 85-56, in a conference game on Wednesday at home. Four players score in double...
January 19, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team never trails in win at Riverside Irvine Valley, ranked No. 14 in the state, improves its record to 14-3 overall and 4-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 81-68 win at Riverside on Friday. Anai Washington leads the way for the...
January 16, 2019 | Women's Basketball Big first half leads women's basketball team to another easy W Irvine Valley out-scores Saddleback, 49-22, in the opening half on its way to a 79-54 Orange Empire Conference victory. The Lasers, ranked No. 14 in the state, improved their record to 13-3 overall...
January 11, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins second straight in conference Irvine Valley uses a 10-0 run to close out the first half and take control in a 61-45 Orange Empire Conference win over Fullerton on Friday. Anai Washington has 20 points and Lexi Vail chips in 14...
January 9, 2019 | Women's Basketball Career night by Vasquez carries women's basketball team to win Freshman guard Emma Vasquez knocks down six three-pointers on her way to a game-high 23 points and Irvine Valley pulls away to beat Orange Coast, 89-41, in a Orange Empire Conference opener Wednesday...
January 8, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team ready for start of OEC play Wednesday Irvine Valley, ranked No. 19 in the state and 11 in So. Cal., starts defense of its Orange Empire Conference title, hosting Orange Coast on Wednesday at home at 7 p.m. The Lasers also made the state...
January 4, 2019 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team beats San Diego City to go to 10-3 Irvine Valley closes out the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 83-57 win at San Diego City on Friday. Anai Washington leads the way with 19 points on 8 of 11 shooting and Lexi Vail adds 13...
December 30, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team takes consolation title at Ventura Irvine Valley bounces back from a rough first game to beat Allan Hancock and Antelope Valley and win the consolation title at the Ventura Tournament over the weekend. Zoe Stachowski is picked to the...
December 18, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team falls to Palomar in OCC tourney semis Irvine Valley starts its semifinal game strong in the Coast Christmas Classic at Orange Coast on Tuesday, but Palomar comes back to hand the Lasers a 75-61 defeat. IVC will take on Long Beach City on...
December 17, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team starts tournament at OCC with a win Irvine Valley defeats Cerritos, 71-63, in an opening-round game of the Coast Christmas Classic on Monday. Zoe Stachowski finished with 18 points and 14 rebounds and Ryane Bradbury has 15 points for...
December 8, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team captures own tourney title again For the second year in a row, Irvine Valley takes the title in its own Irvine Valley Tournament, beating El Camino, 74-56, on Saturday. Lexi Vail is selected tourney MVP after finishing with 23...
December 7, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team toughs it out, moves into title game Irvine Valley finally breaks out in the fourth quarter and beats Barstow, 66-42, in the semifinals of its own tournament on Friday. The Lasers will take on a talented El Camino team on Saturday in the...
December 6, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team cruises in first home game of season Irvine Valley takes it to Grossmont from the start in what turns out to be an easy 82-35 victory in the first round of the Irvine Valley Tournament on Thursday. The Lasers play in the semifinals...
December 5, 2018 | Women's Basketball Irvine Valley Women's Basketball Tournament begins Thursday The 14th Annual Irvine Valley College Women's Basketball Tournament begins Thursday with four games. IVC, the defending champion, takes on Grossmont at 6 p.m. in the first round of the three-day,...
November 17, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins consolation title at Saddleback Irvine Valley has a tough opening game against LA Trade Tech in the Lady Gaucho Classic at Saddleback, but comes back with two solid wins and earns the consolation title last weekend. Megan Herrera is...
August 24, 2018 | Women's Basketball No. 3 Story of the Year - Women's basketball team makes history Irvine Valley's women's basketball team made the state tournament, finished with 26 wins, won a share of the Orange Empire Conference and had five sophomores move on to four-year schools in a special....
August 21, 2018 | General News No. 6 Story of the Year - IVC athletes take home MVP honors Volleyball players Megan Ramseyer and Olivia Aguilar, tennis player Halla Alajeely and basketball player Kasey Smit were the top players in their respective sports in the Orange Empire Conference...
July 20, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball player Kasey Smit earns All-American honor The star Irvine Valley post player was picked as a Women's Basketball Coaches Association Two-Year College All-American honorable mention selection. She averaged 19.1 points and 13.2 rebounds a game...
July 1, 2018 | Women's Basketball 2018-19 Irvine Valley women's basketball schedule released Irvine Valley begins at the Lady Gaucho Classic from Nov. 16-18 and then play at Glendale on Nov. 29 before hosting its own Irvine Valley Tournament Dec. 6-8. IVC won 26 games last season and made the...
June 19, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team gets commitments from top players Coach Julie Hanks has some standout players set to join the 2018-19 Irvine Valley team. The Lasers went 26-5, shared a conference title and made the program's second-ever appearance at the state...
May 16, 2018 | Women's Basketball Kasey Smit, Zane Paddon earn Irvine Valley character awards Women's basketball player Kasey Smit and men's basketball player Zane Paddon are named Irvine Valley's Champion of Character Award winners for the 2017-18 school year for their work on and off the...
May 8, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball player Elizabeth Garcia signs with Ottawa Standout sophomore guard Elizabeth Garcia is headed to Arizona to play at newly NAIA approved Ottawa University. She will join IVC teammate Jenna Rodriguez at the school. Garcia helped IVC to the...
May 6, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball player Mary Dishoian headed to La Verne Irvine Valley sophomore guard Mary Dishoian will play NCAA Division III University of La Verne. She started 18 games for IVC over the last two seasons and helped the Lasers to a state tournament...
May 2, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball player Kiara Warren signs with Cal Maritime Irvine Valley two-year starter, Kiara Warren, a sophomore forward is headed to Cal State Maritime Academy to continue her career. She averaged 9.7 points and 6.0 rebounds and helped IVC reach the...
April 29, 2018 | Women's Basketball Basketball player Kasey Smit signs with Cal Poly Pomona Sophomore forward Kasey Smit, who helped Irvine Valley win an Orange Empire Conference title and reach the second state championship tourney in school history, is headed to play at NCAA Division II...
April 24, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball player Jenna Rodriguez signs with OUAZ Sophomore forward Jenna Rodriguez is headed to Ottawa University in Surprise, Ariz. The Spirit recently were named members of the NAIA. Rodriguez was part of IVC's squad that made the CCCAA State...
March 20, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball player Kasey Smit named all-state Standout sophomore forward Kasey Smit is selected to the South Region All-State Team. She led the Lasers to an Orange Empire Conference title and to the program's second-ever state tournament...
March 13, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team ranked No. 8 in final state poll Irvine Valley, which reached the state tournament for the second time in school history, finishes at No. 8 in the final CCCSIA State Poll of the year. The Lasers, who lost to Sierra in the state...
March 9, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team has special season come to an end Irvine Valley leads at halftime, but ends up falling to Sierra, 94-75, in the quarterfinals of the California Community College Athletic Association State Championship at Ventura College on Thursday....
March 8, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team opens up state tourney Thursday Irvine Valley plays Sierra College from Rocklin in the quarterfinals of the CCCAA State Championship on Thursday at 5 p.m. at Ventura College. The semifinals are on Saturday with the championship game...
March 4, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team upsets Mt. SAC, headed to state Irvine Valley is headed to the second State Tournament in program history after knocking off two-time defending state champion Mt. San Antonio on the road, 76-71, Saturday. IVC takes on Sierra College...
March 2, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team ready for regional final on Saturday Irvine Valley, seeded No. 10, travels to No. 2 and two-time defending state champion Mt. San Antonio for a 7 p.m. game on Saturday in Walnut. The winner moves on to the CCCAA State Championship in...
February 26, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team takes top honors in all-OEC picks Irvine Valley's Kasey Smit is named the Most Valuable Player of the Orange Empire Conference, coach Julie Hanks shares coach of the year honors and Elizabeth Garcia, Lexi Vail and Kiara Warren are...
February 26, 2018 | Women's Basketball Former women's basketball star helps lead APU to PacWest title Tara Casey, who shined for the Irvine Valley during the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons, was a key player in Azusa Pacific winning a PacWest Conference title on Saturday. Casey was a two-time all-OEC...
February 23, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team takes down East LA in playoff opener Seventh-seeded Irvine Valley beats No. 10 East LA, 70-55, in the second round of the CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoffs Friday night at home. The Lasers move on to the regional finals next...
February 23, 2018 | Women's Basketball Basketball player Kasey Smit named state athlete of the month The star forward led Irvine Valley to a record of 9-0 in the month of January and averaged 24.1 points, 14.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.9 blocks a game to be named the top female by the...
February 23, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team set to host East LA in CCCAA Playoffs Irvine Valley, which earned a share of the Orange Empire Conference title, was seeded No. 7 in the CCCAA So. Cal. Regional Playoffs and hosts No. 10 East Los Angeles on Friday at home at 7 p.m.
February 15, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team captures OEC title with wild win Irvine Valley fights off Riverside, 82-79, in overtime on the road in the final game of the regular season. IVC, ranked No. 11 in the state, improves its record to 13-1 in the Orange Empire Conference...
February 13, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team handles Coast on sophomore night No. 11 Irvine Valley honors its sophomores and then moves a step closer to an Orange Empire Conference title with a 93-58 win over Orange Coast at home Tuesday. IVC improves to 23-4 overall and 12-1...
February 13, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team looks to bounce back Tuesday night Irvine Valley, which dropped its first game in Orange Empire Conference play last Friday night, hosts Orange Coast Tuesday at 5 p.m. The Lasers, ranked No. 11 in the state, have a record of 22-4...
February 9, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team drops first game in conference play Irvine Valley falls behind early and tries to rally, but comes up short in a 76-69 loss to Cypress in an Orange Empire Conference game at home on Friday night. IVC and Cypress are now tied for first...
February 9, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball hosts Cypress in battle for OEC title Friday Irvine Valley, ranked No. 7 in the state, hosts No. 19 Cypress on Friday at 5 p.m. in a key Orange Empire Conference matchup. IVC is 11-0 and leads the conference standings with the Chargers just a...
February 7, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball breezes by Santa Ana, readies for Cypress Irvine Valley, ranked No. 7 in the state and third in Southern California, beats Santa Ana, 85-55, on the road Wednesday. The Lasers (22-3, 11-0) take on Cypress in a battle for first place in the OEC...
February 7, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team stays at No. 7 in state top 20 poll Irvine Valley remains at No. 7 in this week's California Community College Sports Information Association State Top 20 Poll. The Lasers, who are 21-3 overall, play at Santa Ana on Wednesday and then...
February 2, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team stays perfect in OEC play with big win Irvine Valley beats Copper Mountain, 98-33, at home on Friday night to improve its record to 21-3 overall and 10-0 in conference. The Lasers, ranked No. 7 in the state get a triple-double from star...
January 31, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team battles back for 20th win of season Irvine Valley trails at the end of the first half, but out-scores Fullerton, 37-18, in the second half for a 66-51 Orange Empire Conference victory on the road Wednesday. IVC, ranked No. 7 in the...
January 30, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team moves up a spot in the state rankings Irvine Valley goes from eighth to No. 7 in the second California Community College Sports Information Association State Top 20 Poll. The Lasers have won 10 straight games and play at Fullerton on...
January 26, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team dominates Saddleback again Irvine Valley pulls away to beat Saddleback, 83-50, in an Orange Empire Conference game Friday on the road. IVC out-scores Saddleback by 77 points in the two games this season. The Lasers move to 19-3...
January 24, 2018 | Women's Basketball Smit goes for 30-20 in another women's basketball team victory Sophomore forward Kasey Smit has another big night with 30 points and 20 rebounds to lead Irvine Valley to a 77-53 victory over Riverside at home on Wednesday. Irvine Valley, No. 8 in the state,...
January 24, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team hosts Riverside in conference battle Irvine Valley with a record of 6-0 and at the top of the Orange Empire Conference standings takes on Riverside at 5-1 in a big match-up on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at home. The Lasers are ranked No....
January 23, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team ranked No. 8 in first state CCCSIA poll Irvine Valley comes in as the eighth ranked team in the first 2018 California Community College Sports Information Association State Top 20 Poll. The Lasers, 17-3 overall, lead the Orange Empire...
January 19, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins by 51 at OCC, improves to 17-3 Irvine Valley, ranked third in So. Cal., moves to 17-3 overall and 6-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 100-49 victory at Orange Coast on Friday. It was the second time this season IVC has...
January 17, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team snaps Cypress' 20-game OEC win streak Irvine Valley wins the battle for first place in the Orange Empire Conference, beating Cypress, 74-68, on the road on Wednesday night. The Lasers get a career-high 34 points along with 15 rebounds...
January 12, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team cruises against Santa Ana at home Irvine Valley wins its fourth straight game big in the Orange Empire Conference, defeating Santa Ana, 82-40, on Friday night at home. Five players score in double figures for the Lasers, led by...
January 12, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team looks for 3-0 start in OEC Friday night Irvine Valley, ranked No. 9 in the state and fourth in Southern California, hosts Santa Ana in an Orange Empire Conference game on Friday night at 7 p.m. IVC has won five games in a row, including...
January 10, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins at Copper Mountain, 115-29 Irvine Valley, ranked No. 9 in the state, wins its fifth straight game in a big way. The Lasers set program records for most points in a game and largest margin of victory. IVC, which hosts Santa Ana...
January 5, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team on a roll to start conference play Irvine Valley, ranked No. 9 in the state, beats Fullerton, 75-52, at home on Friday night to improve its record to 13-3 overall and 2-0 in the Orange Empire Conference. Kasey Smit goes for 25 points...
January 5, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team takes on Fullerton at home Friday Irvine Valley is looking for its fourth straight win overall and second consecutive victory to start Orange Empire Conference play when it hosts Fullerton on Friday at 6 p.m. IVC has a record of 12-3...
January 3, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team has no problem with Saddleback Irvine Valley, ranked No. 9 in the state, wins its Orange Empire Conference opener, 91-47, over Saddleback on Wednesday night at home. Kasey Smit has another big night with 24 points, 10 rebounds and...
January 3, 2018 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team opens conference hosting Saddleback Irvine Valley, which was ranked No. 9 in the state and fourth in Southern California last week, starts Orange Empire Conference action on Wednesday night against Saddleback at 7 p.m. The Lasers have a...
December 31, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team takes consolation title in Ventura Irvine Valley, ranked ninth in the state, loses a tough first game to LA Valley, but battles back with two straight wins to capture the consolation title in a tourney at Ventura College. IVC opens OEC...
December 12, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team ranked No. 9 in the state this week Irvine Valley, which has a record of 9-2 overall, moved up two spots in the CCCWBCA state and regional polls after winning its own tournament this past weekend.
December 9, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team takes title in dramatic fashion Irvine Valley blows a 23-point lead to Long Beach City, but gets a basket by Lexi Vail off an assist from Elizabeth Garcia with just seconds left to win, 66-64, and capture the title of its own...
December 9, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team tops El Camino, moves into title game Irvine Valley will play for the championship of its own tournament on Saturday at 4 p.m. against Long Beach City after dominating the second half against and defeating El Camino, 64-45, in the...
December 7, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team rolls in Irvine Valley tourney opener Behind an Irvine Valley single-game record 24 rebounds by sophomore Kasey Smit, the Lasers pound Southwestern, 68-41, on Thursday in a first round game of their own tournament. IVC plays in the semis...
December 6, 2017 | Women's Basketball Irvine Valley Women's Basketball Tournament starts Thursday The 13th annual eight-team, three-day event features four games on Thursday, beginning at 2 p.m. Irvine Valley, which has a record of 6-2 so far, opens at 6 p.m. with a game against a new team to the...
December 1, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team holds on to defeat El Camino at home Irvine Valley plays tough down the stretch and fends off El Camino, 60-57, in a nonconference game at home on Friday. The win improves IVC's record to 6-2 overall. Next up for the Lasers is their own...
November 29, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team finishes strong to beat Glendale Irvine Valley out-scores Glendale, 35-22, in the second half for a 68-51 win over Glendale, in its home opener on Wednesday. Lexi Vail leads five Irvine Valley players in double figures with 19...
November 18, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team goes 2-1, takes care of Saddleback Irvine Valley wins the consolation final at the Lady Gaucho Classic Saturday, routing district rival Saddleback, 83-46, on Saturday. IVC also played No. 2 in So. Cal. Mt. San Jacinto tough in the...
November 11, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team takes third place in Pasadena After losing a tough semifinal game to one of the top-ranked teams in the state on Friday, Irvine Valley bounces back on Saturday with a dominant 88-39 win over LA Southwest. IVC is paced by Mary...
November 9, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team outlasts Citrus in 2017-18 opener Irvine Valley gets 15 points from Lexi Vail in a 63-57 win in overtime over Citrus on Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the Pasadena City Roundball Classic. Kasey Smit and Kiara Warren each...
November 8, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team set to open season on Thursday Irvine Valley gets its 2017-18 season underway at the Pasadena City Roundball Classic on Thursday afternoon. IVC returns three players from last season, gets two red-shirts back and has a host of...
August 17, 2017 | Men's Tennis No. 8 Story of the Year - 2016-17 End-of-Year Award Winners Award winners are announced, including the athletes of the year that go to Irvine Valley women's golfer Araceli Esquivel and men's tennis player Javier Callejo. Lucee Fitzgerald and Cole Joy are...
August 15, 2017 | Women's Basketball No. 10 Story of the Year - Saba earns Character Champion Award The No. 10 story on Irvine Valley Athletics 10 stories of the year for the 2016-17 school year was Serena Saba being named the female winner of the Orange Empire Conference's prestigious Champion of...
July 11, 2017 | Women's Basketball Basketball player Serena Saba headed to Lewis and Clark Irvine Valley point guard Serena Saba will continue her education and playing career at NCAA Division 3 Lewis and Clark College in Oregon in the fall. Saba shined on and off the court for the Lasers...
July 6, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball player Kydell Pearson signs with TAMIU Irvine Valley sophomore forward Kydell Pearson has signed with NCAA Division 2 Texas A&M International. Pearson averaged 12.6 point and 8.2 rebounds for IVC last year. She helped the Lasers to the...
May 25, 2017 | Women's Basketball Former IVC basketball star named coach at Northeastern State Fala Bullock, who helped lead the Lasers to a 45-10 record and two trips to the Southern California Regional Playoff Finals in the early 2000's, landed the head coaching job at her alma mater at...
May 20, 2017 | Women's Basketball Basketball player Serena Saba named OEC Champion of Character Irvine Valley redshirt freshman women's basketball player Serena Saba was picked as the Orange Empire Conference's Female Champion of Character for 2016-17. The award is given to an outstanding...
May 16, 2017 | Women's Basketball Danan, Quirate, Tuttle set to join women's basketball team Cydnie Danan and Jessica Quirate of Ayala and Grayce Tuttle of Irvine will be part of the Irvine Valley women's basketball program in the fall. They each helped their high school teams make the CIF...
February 24, 2017 | Women's Basketball Pearson and Saba picked as second team all-conference players Sophomore forward Kydell Pearson and freshman guard Serena Saba were selected second team all-Orange Empire Conference. Pearson averaged 12.6 points and 8.2 rebounds and Saba averaged 9.2 points and...
February 17, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team's late rally at Riverside isn't enough Irvine Valley falls behind by 19 points in the second quarter before climbing back in the fourth quarter behind the play of guard Serena Saba. Riverside still holds on for a 87-82 victory. Saba leads...
February 10, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team defeats OCC on Sophomore Night In its final home game of the 2016-17 season, Irvine Valley honors sophomore players Serena Saba, Aaleah Brown and Kydell Pearson and then takes down the Pirates, 61-49, in an Orange Empire Conference...
February 8, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team loses to Cypress at home, 69-56 Irvine Valley gives its all, but can't keep up with Cypress in a 69-56 Orange Empire Conference defeat at home on Wednesday night. Serena Saba leads IVC with 22 points. The Lasers host Orange Coast...
February 3, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team experiences another close loss Irvine Valley gets out to an early lead, but struggles scoring in the second quarter and ends up falling, 58-53 in an Orange Empire Conference game on the road at Fullerton. Kydell Pearson finished...
February 1, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team's second-half rally falls short Irvine Valley fights back in the second half, but a 16-point halftime deficit is too much to overcome in a 61-51 Orange Empire Conference loss to Saddleback on Wednesday night at home. Kydell Pearson...
January 28, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team shines in second half to top Santa Ana Irvine Valley out-scores Santa Ana by 17 points in the second half to rally for a 70-63 Orange Empire Conference win on Friday at Santa Ana. The Lasers go 29 of 33 from the free throw line in the...
January 25, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team can't keep up with Riverside at home Irvine Valley leads after the first quarter, but ends up losing, 71-54, to Riverside in an Orange Empire Conference game Wednesday night at home. Taylor Hall has 13 points and Aaleah Brown adds 11...
January 18, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team suffers conference loss at OCC Irvine Valley falls behind early, battles back, but falls to Orange Coast, 68-59, in an Orange Empire Conference game on Wednesday night on the road. Kydell Pearson leads IVC with 21 points and Serena...
January 14, 2017 | Women's Basketball Second-quarter trouble sidetracks women's basketball team Irvine Valley gets out-scored. 19-2. in the second quarter by Cypress and ends up losing, 74-59, in an Orange Empire Conference game on the road Friday night. Aaleah Brown scores 18 points to lead the...
January 11, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team drops tough game to Fullerton at home Irvine Valley lead by five points at the half and is within striking distance late, but falls to Fullerton, 59-50, in an Orange Empire Conference game at home on Wednesday night. IVC's record slips to...
January 10, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team looks to bounce back Wednesday night Irvine Valley takes on Fullerton Wednesday at 5 p.m. in an Orange Empire Conference game at home. The Lasers started OEC play with a six-point win over Santa Ana last Wednesday, but then fell at...
January 6, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team can't get untracked at Saddleback Irvine Valley stays right with the Gauchos through the first quarter, but after that Saddleback takes control in a 62-48, Orange Empire Conference loss for the Lasers at Saddleback on Friday night....
January 4, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team opens conference play with solid win Irvine Valley pulls away in the third quarter and then holds on to beat Santa Ana, 60-54, in its Orange Empire Conference opener Wednesday night at home. Aaleah Brown scores 19 points and Serena Saba...
January 3, 2017 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team hosts Santa Ana to start OEC play Irvine Valley plays at home Wednesday at 5 p.m. to begin Orange Empire Conference action. The Lasers went 1-2 in the Ventura Tournament last week and have a record of 6-6. Kydell Pearson and Aaleah...
December 21, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's baksetball team handles Cerritos in consolation final Irvine Valley leads by as many as 28 points before beating Cerritos, 64-42, in the consolation final of the Coast Christmas Classic at Orange Coast. Kydell Pearson is named all-tourney a 19-point,...
December 20, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team bounces back with win at Coast Classic After dropping the first game to highly-ranked Palomar on Thursday, Irvine Valley defeats El Camino, 64-52, on Friday to move into the consolation final at the Coast Christmas Classic at Orange Coast.
December 10, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team falls to Orange Coast in 3rd-place tilt Irvine Valley loses to Orange Empire Conference rival Orange Coast, 72-60, in the third-place game of the Irvine Valley Tournament, Kydell Pearson highlighted IVC's effort with 22 points and 7...
December 9, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team knocked into 3rd-place game of tourney Irvine Valley ties it at halftime in its semifinal game against El Camino, but is out-scored, 39-22, in the second half in a 63-46 loss of the Irvine Valley Tournament Friday night. IVC will take on...
December 8, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team scores big win in tourney opener Irvine Valley starts its own tournament with a 60-38 win over Compton on Thursday in Hart Gymnasium. Kydell Pearson leads the way with 20 points and 10 rebounds. IVC takes on El Camino in a semifinal...
December 7, 2016 | Women's Basketball Irvine Valley Women's Basketball Tournament starts Thursday Irvine Valley, which has a 4-3 record, hosts its own tournament Thursday through Saturday. The eight-tournament event has four games on Thursday and Friday and three on Saturday. IVC hosts Compton at...
December 3, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team falls to El Camino on the road Irvine Valley gets behind early and loses at El Camino, 73-53, Friday night in a nonconference game. Aaleah Brown scores in double figures for the sixth straight game and leads IVC with 17 points. The...
December 1, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team earns hard-fought win on the road Irvine Valley goes to Rio Hondo and wins, 70-65, on Wednesday night to improve its record to 4-3 on the season. The Lasers snap a two-game losing streak behind 18 points from Aaleah Brown and 14...
November 20, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team battles tough teams at Saddleback Irvine Valley went just 1-2 in the Saddleback Tournament over the weekend, but the Lasers played right with two of the better teams in the state in losses. IVC also picked up a 54-52 win over...
November 11, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team pulls out a win in wild game at home Irvine Valley beats San Diego City, 60-59, to improve its record to 2-0 on the year. Elizabeth Garcia sinks a clutch three-pointer with 32.6 seconds left to give IVC the lead for good. Aaleah Brown...
November 5, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team storms back for victory in opener Irvine Valley out-scores Santa Barbara City by 10 points in the fourth quarter and wins 59-53 in its 2016-17 opening game on Saturday night at home. Serena Saba leads the way with 15 points, six...
November 5, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball ranked No. 10 in South Region preseason poll Irvine Valley, which opens its season Saturday night at home against Santa Barbara City, is ranked 10th in the South Regional Preseason Poll by the CCCWBCA. IVC has made the regional final playoffs...
August 4, 2016 | Women's Basketball No. 9 Story of the Year - Basketball team makes regional final 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...
July 28, 2016 | Women's Basketball Honorable mention Story of the Year - Basketball standouts 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...
July 23, 2016 | Men's Tennis Top 10 IVC athletics stories of 2015-16 starts next week In leading up to the start of the 2016-17 athletics campaign at Irvine Valley in late August, the Laser athletic department will begin counting down the top 10 IVC sports stories from the 2015-16...
July 19, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team receives seven commitments 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...
July 10, 2016 | Women's Basketball Basketball player Patricia Tidwell-McClure headed to Bacone 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...
June 16, 2016 | Women's Basketball 2016-17 men's and women's basketball schedules posted The winter season schedules for the Irvine Valley men's and women's basketball teams have been posted. Click on the sport or on schedules for the team to view the 2016-17 games for the Lasers.
June 7, 2016 | Women's Volleyball Athletes honored in annual end of year awards luncheon The Irvine Valley athletics department honored its scholar athletes, athletes of the year, team of the year, community award winners, character champions, among others in an end of year luncheon for...
June 1, 2016 | Men's Tennis Irvine Valley athletics program places 14th among state's best 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.
May 12, 2016 | Men's Tennis IVC teams, athletes and coaches honored at Campus Celebration Irvine Valley's men's tennis, men's soccer, women's badminton, women's beach volleyball and women's volleyball teams were among those honored at the first Campus Community Recognition Celebration on...
April 15, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball player Tara Casey signs with Azusa Pacific 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...
April 14, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball players honored at end of year banquet 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.
March 14, 2016 | Women's Basketball Jordan Coleman named honorable mention All-American by WBCA 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...
March 12, 2016 | Women's Basketball Basketball player Tara Casey picked third team all-state 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...
March 7, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team has season end in regional final 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...
March 2, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team has four players named all-conference 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...
March 2, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team beats Long Beach City and advances 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...
February 27, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team starts strong, takes care of Cerritos 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...
February 22, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team seeded fifth, hosts Cerritos Friday 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...
February 20, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team plays big at Santa Ana, earns 21st win 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...
February 17, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team falls in wild final minute at Riverside 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...
February 11, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team honors sophomores and claims the cup 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...
February 5, 2016 | Women's Basketball Six in a row for women's basketball team after win over OCC 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...
February 3, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team moves into tie for first place with win 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...
February 1, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins fourth straight, beats Fullerton 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...
January 27, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team continues streak in conference play 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...
January 22, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins second straight, downs Riverside 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...
January 20, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team steps up on defense in victory 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...
January 14, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team has game slip away at Orange Coast 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...
January 11, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team sees conference win streak end 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...
January 6, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team begins conference play in a big way 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...
January 4, 2016 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team takes tourney title at Foothill 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...
December 21, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team earns two victories in Coast Classic 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...
December 12, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team close, but comes up short in title game 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...
December 11, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team starts strong in own tournament 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...
December 11, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team beats Rio Hondo to move into title game Irvine Valley isn't at its best, but finds a way in a 54-48 win over Rio Hondo on Friday to advance into the championship game of its own tournament. The Lasers will take on Long Beach City in the...
December 9, 2015 | Women's Basketball Irvine Valley Women's Basketball Tournament Set For Thursday Eleven games will be played over three days at the 11th annual event. Irvine Valley won the title last year behind the efforts of since graduated Breanna Turner. IVC opens the tourney on Thursday...
November 21, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team reaches final of Lady Gaucho Classic Irvine Valley wins its first two games, including beating one of the top teams from Northern California in the semifinals, before falling to Scottsdale of Arizona, 52-43, in the final on Saturday. IVC...
November 19, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins by 53 in Gaucho Classic opener Irvine Valley improves its record to 4-1 overall and moves on to the semifinals of the tournament at Saddleback with a 81-28 victory over Cuesta on Thursday. Jordan Coleman and Aaleah Brown each score...
November 14, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team dominant in win over Roadrunners Irvine Valley, which was ranked fifth in the South Region preseason poll, wins its third game of the season, beating Rio Hondo, 71-47, on Saturday night at home. Morgan Bryant has a team high 18...
November 10, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team holds on to beat Mesa in home opener Irvine Valley gets strong games from Jordan Coleman, Kasey Smit, Kydell Pearson and Erika Mercado in a 76-67 win over San Diego Mesa at home on Tuesday night. IVC plays host to Rio Hondo on Saturday...
November 9, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team splits first two games of the season Irvine Valley opens strong with a 63-44 victory over host Bakersfield on Friday night, but then falls to Pasadena City, 75-55, on Saturday in the Bakersfield Crossover Tournament. IVC hosts San Diego...
October 30, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team highly ranked to start 2015-16 season Irvine Valley, coming off a 27-4 and OEC title year, is fifth in the preseason Southern Region poll for 2015-16. The Lasers, who open next Friday at Bakersfield, return Jordan Coleman, Tara Casey,...
August 17, 2015 | Women's Basketball No. 5 Story of the Year - Women's basketball team's magical year The Irvine Valley women's basketball team finished with a record of 27-4 overall, won the Orange Empire Conference, made the So. Cal. Regional Playoff Final and had two players named honorable mention...
July 21, 2015 | Women's Basketball Erika Garcia named assistant basketball coach at Menlo Irvine Valley women's basketball assistant coach Erika Garcia is joining the coaching staff at Menlo. Garcia was a star player at Irvine Valley and then stood out at Menlo. She has been an assistant...
June 30, 2015 | Men's Tennis Irvine Valley College athletics places 12th in NATYCAA Cup The Lasers end up 12th in the state standings for two-year colleges. It is IVC's best-ever finish in the cup competition. Irvine Valley won state titles in women's volleyball, men's tennis and sand...
May 26, 2015 | Women's Basketball Basketball players Kato and Pagkalinawan sign with La Verne Irvine Valley sophomore women's basketball players Karli Kato and Erika Pagkalinawan sign with the University of La Verne after two solid years for the Lasers. The duo helped IVC win an Orange Empire...
May 12, 2015 | Women's Basketball Basketball players Turner, Brennan sign with four-year schools Center Breanna Turner, who was the Orange Empire Conference MVP and named first team all-state, is headed to Menlo College, while forward Conerie Brennan, who was picked all-conference, is going to...
May 11, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team receives four commitments Kasey Smit, Aaleah Brown, Kydell Pearson and Serena Saba, all top high school senior players in Orange County, have pledged their commitments to the Irvine Valley women's basketball team. IVC is...
March 28, 2015 | Women's Basketball Turner and Coleman named honorable mention All-American Irvine Valley sophomore center Breanna Turner and freshman guard Jordan Coleman are honored by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association after leading the Lasers to one of their best ever seasons in...
March 11, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball player Breanna Turner named all-state Turner, a 6-1 sophomore center, averaged 14.5 points and 11.4 rebounds a game in helping Irvine Valley to one of its best ever seasons. The Lasers captured an Orange Empire Conference title and won 27...
March 8, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team's special season ends in Regional Final Irvine Valley, seeded third, falls to No. 2 East Los Angeles, 75-62, Saturday on the road in a Southern California Regional Final game. IVC, which won the Orange Empire Conference title, finishes with...
March 7, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team in regonal final Saturday night Irvine Valley gets a re-match against an East Los Angeles team that it lost to in overtime earlier in the year. IVC, the No. 3 seed, travels to second-seeded East Los Angeles in a Southern California...
March 4, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team beats Bakersfield, on to regional final Irvine Valley makes the elite eight for the first time since 1998-99 with a 71-53 win over Bakersfield in the third round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs on Wednesday night at home. Tara...
March 2, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team hosts Bakersfield Wednesday Irvine Valley, seeded third in the Southern California Regional Playoffs, hosts No. 6 Bakersfield at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in a third-round game. IVC, which is riding a 14-game win streak, defeated...
February 27, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins playoff opener over Cerritos Irvine Valley, seeded third, plays strong down the stretch to earn a 58-48 win over the No. 14 Falcons in a Southern California Regional Playoff second round game at home on Friday night. It is the...
February 25, 2015 | Women's Basketball Turner, Hanks lead women's basketball team's OEC honors Sophomore Breanna Turner is named the Most Valuable Player of the Orange Empire Conference after helping lead IVC to a 12-0 record and title. Julie Hanks is named coach of the year and three other...
February 23, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team seeded third, opens playoffs Friday Irvine Valley gets the third seed in the Southern California Regional Playoffs and will host No. 14 Cerritos Friday at 7 p.m. The Lasers have a record of 25-3 and just finished up a 12-0 run to win...
February 20, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team perfect in the OEC with win at Fullerton Irvine Valley beats Fullerton, 58-38, to wrap up an undefeated Orange Empire Conference campaign. IVC picks up its 25th win of the year and improves to 12-0 in conference. Playoffs are up next for the...
February 18, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team honors sophomores, wins outright title Irvine Valley claims the Orange Empire Conference title outright with a hard-fought 62-58 win over Santa Ana on sophomore night Wednesday at IVC. The Lasers out-score Santa Ana, 39-25, in the second...
February 17, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team up to No. 5 in state Irvine Valley, which is riding an 11-game win streak, improved its record to 23-3 overall and clinched at least a share of the Orange Empire Conference title with a 15-point win over Cypress last...
February 13, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team clinches share of conference title Four players score in double figures as Irvine Valley beats Cypress, 73-58, to earn at least a share of the Orange Empire Conference title Thursday at home. IVC can win it outright with a victory next...
February 10, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team pulls out victory at Riverside Irvine Valley breaks open the Orange Empire Conference game with an 11-2 run in the second half on its way to a 54-47 victory on the road. The Lasers stay unbeaten in conference at 9-0 and improve to...
February 9, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team moves up to No. 6 in the state Irvine Valley moves up a spot in the state and Southern California poll, moving past Palomar to sit at No. 6 in the state and No. 4 in So. Cal. Irvine Valley, which has won nine straight games plays...
February 7, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team earns memorable win over Saddleback Irvine Valley stays unbeaten in conference, picks up the Presidents' Cup trophy and gets 17-year coach Julie Hanks to 300 wins in her career at IVC with a 55-52 overtime victory over Saddleback Friday...
January 30, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team crushes Orange Coast on Pink Night Irvine Valley improves its record to 20-3 overall and 7-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 72-33 win at home. All proceeds from the game will go to the Marie de la Palme Memorial Scholarship of...
January 29, 2015 | Women's Basketball Basketball teams gear up for Pink Night Friday vs. Orange Coast IVC hosts its annual Pink/Coaches vs. Cancer games Friday night. The men's game is at 5 p.m. and the women's game is at 7 p.m. Part of the proceeds from the games will go to the foundation from a...
January 28, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team still on top in conference after OT win Irvine Valley plays tough down the stretch to beat Fullerton, 70-65, in overtime in an Orange Empire Conference game at home on Wednesday. IVC, ranked seventh in the state, improves its record to 19-3...
January 26, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team goes to 5-0 in conference with road win Irvine Valley pulls away in the second half to beat Santa Ana, 73-63, on the road on Friday. Breanna Turner has another big game with 22 points and 15 rebounds, while Jordan Coleman chips in 15 points...
January 21, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins showdown with Cypress Irvine Valley, ranked seventh in the state, comes back to beat eighth-ranked Cypress, 71-64, Wednesday night on the road to take over sole possession of first place in the Orange Empire Conference.
January 16, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team holds off Riverside in overtime Irvine Valley improves its record to 3-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 82-76 win over Riverside on Friday night at home. Jordan Coleman ends with 22 points for IVC, which plays Cypress in a...
January 14, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins big at rival Saddleback Irvine Valley, ranked sixth in the state, stays undefeated in Orange Empire Conference play with a 56-37 victory at Saddleback on Wednesday night. Morgan Bryant and Tara Casey pace IVC with 11 points...
January 8, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team ranked No. 6 in the state Irvine Valley is off to a 14-3 start with its only three losses coming to teams ranked in the top five of the state poll. IVC is also ranked No. 4 in the South Region poll. The Lasers play again next...
January 7, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team cruises in win at Orange Coast Irvine Valley jumps out to a 22-point lead midway through the first half and goes on to a 57-46 victory at Orange Coast on Wednesday night in the conference opener. IVC, ranked sixth in the state,...
January 3, 2015 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team heads into conference with a win Irvine Valley, which opens Orange Empire Conference play next Wednesday at Orange Coast, beats Moorpark, 55-47, on Saturday at home. IVC improves its record to 13-3 overall. Breanna Turner has 16...
December 20, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team drops just second game of season Irvine Valley has its eight-game win streak snapped by a tough Palomar team, 74-55, in the championship game of the Tomlinson Coast Classic on Saturday at Orange Coast. Jordan Coleman and Breanna...
December 19, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team throttles Orange Coast to make final Irvine Valley reaches its third-straight tournament final with a 61-38 win over Orange Coast in a semifinal of the Tomlinson Coast Classic on Friday. IVC plays Palomar at 5 p.m. for the title...
December 18, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team beats Cuesta to open OCC tourney Irvine Valley wins its eighth straight game and improves its record to 10-1 overall with a 67-59 victory over Cuesta on Thursday in the Tomlinson Coast Classic. IVC trailed at the half, but used a...
December 16, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team up to No. 2 in Southern California Irvine Valley jumps two spots in the region poll, which was released Monday night, and is now ranked second. IVC, which only trails undefeated Mt. SAC in the poll, plays again Thursday against Cuesta...
December 13, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team rolls to Irvine Valley tourney title The Lasers, ranked No. 5 in the state pull away in the second half to beat No. 9 Pasadena City, 84-66, to win their own event for the first time since 2009. Breanna Turner is named MVP after going for...
December 12, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team on to Irvine Valley Tournament final Irvine Valley starts slow, but finds its way and runs away with a 55-37 victory over Chaffey in a semifinal of its own tournament on Friday night. Tara Casey finishes with 12 points. IVC will take on...
December 11, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team plays tough to beat No. 4 El Camino Breanna Turner turns in another big effort (11 points and 19 rebounds) and Tara Casey is hot from the outside (19 points) to pace No. 5 Irvine Valley to a 55-47 win over El Camino in the opening round...
December 10, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team now No. 5 in state, set for own tourney Irvine Valley moved up from No. 17 in the state rankings to No. 5 after winning the Chaffey Tournament last weekend. The Lasers now get ready for their own tourney, which starts on Thursday. IVC opens...
December 7, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team captures Chaffey Tournament The Lasers beat three strong teams, including taking down rival Saddleback, 63-56, in the championship game on Sunday. Breanna Turner is named MVP and Tara Casey and Jordan Coleman are each picked...
December 3, 2014 | Women's Basketball 2014-15 women's basketball team preview Irvine Valley is off to a solid 3-1 start to the season. The Lasers have five key sophomores back, including center Breanna Turner, who was named second team all-Orange Empire Conference a year ago.
November 23, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins third-place game at Saddleback After winning its first game in the Lady Gaucho Classic, Irvine Valley falls in overtime to East LA in the semifinals. IVC bounces back by beating Scottsdale by 12 points for third place. Jordan...
November 20, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team has no probem against San Diego Mesa Irvine Valley jumps out to a 29-point halftime lead and cruises to a 75-36 victory over San Diego Mesa in the first round of the Lady Gaucho Classic at Saddleback. IVC shot 52.5 percent for the game...
November 16, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team takes opener at West LA Irvine Valley erases a six-point halftime deficit and storms back for a 79-65 win over West LA in its first game of the season. Breanna Turner finishes with 20 points, Tara Casey has 19 points and...
November 14, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team begins 2014-15 season Saturday Irvine Valley plays its first game of the new season on Saturday at West LA at 5 p.m. IVC is coming off a season in which it went 18-11 overall and made another trip to the playoffs. Breanna Turner...
November 6, 2014 | Women's Basketball 2014-15 women's basketball picture day Irvine Valley is preparing hard for its upcoming season, which begins on Saturday, Nov. 15 at West LA.
August 25, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball coach Julie Hanks takes Ice Bucket Challenge
August 20, 2014 | Women's Basketball Basketball player Taylor Casey featured in OC Register The former Capistrano Valley High star is part of a look at students reaching and then being successful in college. Casey received a scholarship to play at Biola this fall.
June 13, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball coach Julie Hanks featured by alma mater Hanks, the 16-year head women's basketball coach at IVC, left Northern Arizona as the school's all-time leading scorer in 1986. Hanks discusses her career and continued love for the game in an article...
June 4, 2014 | Women's Basketball Basketball player Jasmine Kennon signs with Bristol Kennon, a two-year starter for the Lasers, is headed to Bristol University, which is located in Anaheim. Kennon started 52 games and averaged 8.5 points per game in her two years at IVC.
May 20, 2014 | Women's Basketball Basketball player Kiara King signs with Cal State San Bernardino The two-year Laser player averaged 11.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game this past season. She helped IVC win 39 games in her two years with the program.
April 30, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball player Taylor Casey signs with Biola The two-year starter and 2013-14 team captain, averaged 10.8 points and 6.2 rebounds for the Lasers this past season.
March 25, 2014 | Women's Basketball Former Laser Ashley Fajardo named all-conference at LeTourneau Fajardo helped the Yellowjackets reach their conference tournament for just the second time in school history this season. She was an all-conference player at Irvine Valley.
March 11, 2014 | Women's Basketball Former Lasers McCorkle and Wharton leading Dominguez Hills The all-Orange Empire Conference women's basketball players at Irvine Valley, helped Cal State Dominguez Hills to a CCAA Tournament title and a trip to the NCAA Division II Western Regionals.
March 2, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball season comes to an end The Lasers, the No. 11 seed in the So. Cal. Regional Playoffs, play give No. 6 Chaffey all it can handle before falling in the final minute, 72-66, on Saturday at Chaffey. Taylor Casey leads IVC with...
February 25, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team opens playoffs at Chaffey Saturday Irvine Valley receives the No. 11 seed and will play at Chaffey on Saturday in its playoff opener. IVC takes a record of 18-10 into the postseason.
February 19, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team has easy time with Riverside The Lasers lead by as many as 35 points before winning, 62-35, in their regular season finale. IVC improves its record to 18-10 overall. Irvine Valley will wait for playoff announcement on Monday.
February 14, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team crushes Fullerton on the road The Lasers use a big first half to beat the Hornets, 72-46, Thursday. The win lifts IVC into a tie for third place in the Orange Empire Conference. Taylor Casey finishes with 21 points and Breanna...
February 11, 2014 | Women's Basketball Casillas' final shot lifts women's basketball team to victory The freshman forward hits the game-winning basket with eight seconds left as the Lasers come back to beat Santa Ana, 55-53, at home on Tuesday night. Breanna Turner has 17 points and 10 rebounds to...
February 7, 2014 | Women's Basketball Turnovers costly in women's basketball team's loss to Saddleback The Lasers lead most of the way, but fall, 50-48, late in a conference battle with their district rival. A season-high 37 turnovers hurt IVC.
February 5, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team lets game get away at OCC The Lasers race out to a 12-point lead in the first half, but are then out-scored, 28-3, on their way to a 57-49 Orange Empire Conference defeat. Jasmine Kennon leads IVC with 20 points.
February 3, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team back in the rankings After starting Orange Empire Conference play with three straight losses, the Lasers have won four in a row and are ranked No. 15 in the South Region Poll.
January 24, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins third straight The Lasers go to Riverside and win, 60-51, Friday night and move back into the thick of things in the Orange Empire Conference. Jasmine Kennon leads with 14 points.
January 22, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team makes it two in a row in conference The Lasers pull away from Fullerton in the second half and go on to a 74-50, win at home on Wednesday. Alexis Casillas posts 21 rebounds.
January 17, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team earns first conference victory Irvine Valley earns a hard-fought 75-68 win at Santa Ana on Friday night to halt a three-game skid in conference. Jasmine Kennon posts 14 points for IVC.
January 15, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team can't get untracked at Saddleback Irvine Valley drops to 0-3 in conference after a 61-44 loss at Saddleback on Wednesday night. IVC scored just 14 points in the first half.
January 10, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team starts slow and falls to Orange Coast Orange Coast builds a 21-point first-half lead in the Orange Empire Conference game at IVC. Alexis Casillas is a bright spot with 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Lasers
January 8, 2014 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team loses late to Cypress IVC fall to the Chargers, 64-61, in the Orange Empire Conference opener Wednesday night at IVC. Alexis Casillas paces the Lasers with 18 points.
December 31, 2013 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team knocks off Sequoias The Lasers earn one of their best wins of the season, beating the seventh-ranked team in the state, 59-56, to finish unbeaten in the Sequoias Crossover Tournament.
December 30, 2013 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team wins easily over San Mateo The Lasers open up the Sequoias Crossover event by beating San Mateo, 74-46, on Sunday afternoon. Jasmine Kennon led the way with 18 points and Kiara King added 17 points for IVC.
December 19, 2013 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team tops rival Saddleback The Lasers get a non-conference 56-43 win over the Gauchos in the semifinals of the Erin Tomlinson Coast Classic at Orange Coast on Thursday night.
December 18, 2013 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team holds on to beat Southwestern The Lasers open the Erin Tomlinson Coast Classic on Wednesday with a 66-58 victory over Southwestern. Kiara King leads the way with 14 points and 14 rebounds. IVC plays Saddleback next.
December 13, 2013 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team routs West LA The Lasers score the first 15 points of the game and go on to beat West La, 74-35, Friday night at home. IVC has four players score in double figures. Kendall Peterson paces the team with 18 points.
December 11, 2013 | Women's Basketball Former women's basketball player named coach at Armstrong State Fala Suiaunoa, now Fala Bullock, a standout player at IVC from 1999-2001 was named the new women's basketball coach at Armstrong Atlantic State.
December 7, 2013 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team finishes third in own tournament The Lasers beat Rio Hondo, 56-35, to take third in the Irvine Valley Tournament on Saturday. Breanna Turner is named all-tourney for IVC. Pasadena City defeated Long Beach City in overtime in the...
December 6, 2013 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team upended by Long Beach City Irvine Valley fell to Long Beach, 60-48, in the semifinals of the Irvine Valley Tournament on Friday night. It is the second straight year that LBCC beat the Lasers in the event.
December 5, 2013 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball tournament starts today The Lasers, who have a 4-3 record, open up against El Camino at 6 p.m. Games are at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. today. The tournament runs through Saturday.
December 5, 2013 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team edges El Camino in tourney opener The Lasers start their own tournament with a low-scoring 44-42 win over El Camino. Alexis Casillas scores the game-winning bucket for IVC with eight seconds to go. Irvine Valley takes on Long Beach...
November 16, 2013 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team takes third in Pasadena tourney After beating College of the Canyons to open the tournament, and then losing to Long Beach City, the Lasers end with a 70-58 victory over host Pasadena on Saturday to finish in third. Taylor Casey is...
November 14, 2013 | Women's Basketball Women's basketball team starts 2013-14 season strong The Lasers defeat College of the Canyons, 78-61, in their season opener as part of the Rose City Classic at Pasadena City College on Thursday. Freshman Alexis Casillas goes for 29 points in the win.
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