2017 Women's Volleyball News
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No. 1 Story of the Year - Women's volleyball team is perfectAugust 28, 2018Irvine Valley's women's volleyball team went 27-0 and won the second CCCAA State Championship in program history. Megan Ramseyer and Olivia Aguilar were named All-Americans, all-region and all-state for the Lasers.
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No. 5 Story of the Year - Irvine Valley hands out athlete awardsAugust 22, 2018Irvine Valley's annual award winners, included athletes of the year Taira Ka'awaloa (volleyball) and Matt August (volleyball) and scholar athletes of the year Megan Ramseyer (volleyball) and Austin McBain (volleyball).
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No. 6 Story of the Year - IVC athletes take home MVP honorsAugust 21, 2018Volleyball 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 during the 2017-18 school year.
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Ka'awaloa and August named Irvine Valley's athletes of the yearJuly 07, 2018Taira Ka'awaloa, who won indoor and beach volleyball state championships, and Matt August, who was one of the best men's volleyball players in the state are Irvine Valley's female and male athletes of the year for 2017-18.
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Former IVC star Annie Mitchem back in Irvine for USA eventJune 22, 2018Annie Mitchem, who was a back-to-back two-year national volleyball player of the year at Irvine Valley and is now playing professionally in Italy, is part of the U.S. National Team Red-Blue Scrimmage at IVC on Friday night at 7 p.m.
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Ramseyer and McBain named IVC's scholar athletes of the yearJune 21, 2018Indoor and beach volleyball state champion and All-American Megan Ramseyer and conference volleyball setter of the year Austin McBain have been named Irvine Valley's scholar athletes of the year for 2017-18.
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2018 Irvine Valley women's volleyball schedule releasedJune 07, 2018The schedule for the 2018 women's volleyball team has been posted. The Lasers start on Aug. 24 at Pasadena City. IVC, which won the CCCAA state title in 2017, plays its first home match on Aug. 29 against Long Beach City.
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Volleyball player Olivia Aguilar signs with Cal State San MarcosApril 20, 2018Irvine Valley outside hitter Olivia Aguilar, who set a state championship match record for kills with 30 in IVC's victory last December, is headed to Cal State San Marcos. Aguilar earned a host of honors, including All-American.
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Women's volleyball player Megan Ramseyer headed to ButlerApril 19, 2018Megan Ramseyer, a star sophomore setter, recently signed with Butler University. She helped Irvine Valley go undefeated and win a state championship last fall. Ramseyer was named All-American and all-state for IVC.
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Volleyball player Diamond Brogan signs with CumberlandApril 12, 2018Diamond Brogan, a two-year player for Irvine Valley, is headed to Cumberland University in Tennessee. She was a second team all-Orange Empire Conference player and helped IVC to a 27-0 overall record and a state title in 2017.
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Volleyball player Gabi Lau signs with Western New MexicoApril 09, 2018Gabi Lau, a standout libero, has signed with Division II Western New Mexico. She recorded 30 digs in Irvine Valley's state championship win over Delta last fall, which was the most in a state tourney match since 2009.
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Volleyball player Taira Ka'awaloa signs with Hawai'i at HiloApril 07, 2018The two-year standout in both indoor and beach volleyball at Irvine Valley is headed back home to continue her playing career. She helped lead the Lasers as they won their second state title in program history last fall.
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Legendary coach Tom Pestolesi honored at CCCAA conventionMarch 29, 2018Irvine Valley volleyball coach Tom Pestolesi was recognized by the California Community College Coaches Association at the "Honoring Our Own Professional Staff Awards Luncheon" in Concord on Thursday afternoon.
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Perfect ending for women's volleyball team - State ChampsDecember 03, 2017Tournament MVP Olivia Aguilar sets a championship final record with 30 kills as Irvine Valley delivers the second state title in program history with a 23-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-16 win over Delta on Sunday at Solano College.
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Women's volleyball gets by Canyons to reach state finalDecember 02, 2017Irvine Valley battles for a win in its toughest match of the year, beating Canyons, 25-19, 13-25, 28-26, 23-25, 16-14 in a semifinal match of the CCCAA State Championships on Saturday. IVC plays in the final on Sunday at 3 p.m.
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Women's volleyball team starts state with a sweepDecember 02, 2017Top-ranked Irvine Valley handles Folsom Lake, 25-14, 25-16, 25-15, in its first match of the CCCAA State Championship on Saturday afternoon at Solano College. Olivia Aguilar leads the way with 18 kills for the Lasers.
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Ramseyer, Aguilar named All-American, Pestolesi is top coachNovember 29, 2017Irvine Valley's Megan Ramseyer is named first team All-American, All-State and All-Region, Olivia Aguilar is picked second team All-American, All-State and All-Region and Tom Pestolesi is coach of the year the So. Cal. region.
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Women's volleyball team punches ticket to state tournamentNovember 25, 2017Top-seeded and undefeated Irvine Valley earns its 20th sweep of the season, beating No. 8 Grossmont, 25-21, 25-22, 25-19, in the So. Cal. Regionals Saturday at home. IVC advances to next weekend's State Championship event.
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Volleyball team takes on Grossmont with trip to state on lineNovember 24, 2017Top-seeded Irvine Valley plays No. 8 Grossmont in a CCCAA So. Cal. Regional Playoff match on Saturday at 6 p.m. The winner moves on to the state championship tournament next weekend at Solano College in Fairfield.
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Women's volleyball team starts playoffs with a sweep of OCCNovember 21, 2017Top-seeded Irvine Valley defeats Orange Coast for the second time in a week, winning, 25-10, 25-18, 25-21, in the first round of the SoCal Regional Playoffs on Tuesday night at home. IVC will host No. 8 Grossmont Saturday.
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Ramseyer and Aguilar named All-OEC volleyball co-MVPsNovember 20, 2017Sophomore setter Megan Ramseyer and sophomore outside hitter Olivia Aguilar highlight the all-Orange Empire Conference teams as co-most valuable players. The duo helped IVC go undefeated and win a conference title.
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Volleyball team still perfect after regular season finaleNovember 15, 2017Top-ranked Irvine Valley takes down No. 24 Orange Coast, 21-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-11 on the road on Wednesday night to complete an undefeated regular season at 22-0. It is the fourth unbeaten regular season in school history.
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Women's volleyball team honors sophomores, sweeps HawksNovember 06, 2017Irvine Valley, the top-ranked team in the state, improved its record to 21-0 overall and 15-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 25-12, 25-8, 25-11 win over Santiago Canyon on sophomore night at home on Monday.
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Women's volleyball team clinches conference title outrightNovember 03, 2017Irvine Valley wins its fourth Orange Empire Conference title in the last five years with a 25-13, 25-14, 25-14 victory over Santa Ana on Friday night at home. IVC, ranked No. 1 in the state, also stays unbeaten at 20-0.
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Women's volleyball team claims at least a share of OEC titleNovember 01, 2017Irvine Valley, ranked No. 1 in the state, records its 16th sweep of the year with a 25-18, 25-13, 25-13 win at Fullerton on Wednesday. IVC earns a share of the Orange Empire Conference title and can win it outright Friday.
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Women's volleyball team sitting pretty after important sweepOctober 27, 2017Irvine Valley beats Golden West, 25-18, 29-27, 25-10, behind 16 kills from Olivia Aguilar and 39 assists from Megan Ramseyer in an OEC match Friday at home. It was Dig Pink night for the Lasers, who improved to 18-0 overall.
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Irvine Valley to host Dig Pink Night Friday against RustlersOctober 26, 2017The Irvine Valley women's volleyball team, ranked No. 1 in the state, takes on Golden West Friday night at home. It is Dig Pink Night with proceeds from the match going to the Side-Out Foundation for breast cancer research.
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Women's volleyball team picks up big win at SaddlebackOctober 25, 2017Irvine Valley drops the first set, but then wins three straight for a 16-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-21 Orange Empire Conference victory at Saddleback on Wednesday night. The top-ranked Lasers host their Dig Pink event on Friday.
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Undefeated women's volleyball team tops poll once againOctober 23, 2017Irvine Valley is at the top of the CCCWVCA Top 25 State Poll for the fourth straight week. The Lasers, with a record of 16-0 overall and the last undefeated team in the state, play at No. 16 Saddleback on Wednesday.
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Women's volleyball team rolls Riverside for 16th straight winOctober 20, 2017Irvine Valley earns its seventh straight sweep and 14th on the season in a 25-8, 25-17, 25-11 Orange Empire Conference win at home on Friday. The top-ranked Lasers play at Saddleback in a big OEC match Wednesday.