2018-19 Women's Basketball News
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Coach Julie Hanks excited about incoming basketball recruitsJuly 02, 2019Irvine 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 the 2019-20 campaign.
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Dillon, Marocchi named Champion of Character award winnersMay 21, 2019Women'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 school year.
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Standout guard Megan Herrera headed to Ottawa UniversityMay 17, 2019Irvine 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 IVC players at Ottawa.
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Women's basketball team celebrates at end of year banquetApril 28, 2019Irvine 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 award to guard Lexi Vail.
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Women's basketball player Ryane Bradbury signs with SimpsonApril 10, 2019Ryan 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 rebounds per game.
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Women's basketball team sees special season end at VenturaMarch 09, 2019Irvine 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 game on Saturday at Ventura.
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Basketball player Lexi Vail selected as one of best in the stateMarch 06, 2019Irvine 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 final game Saturday.
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Women's basketball team upsets Mt. SAC., plays at Ventura nextMarch 02, 2019Irvine 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 trip to state on the line.
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Vail, Washington, Stachowski highlight all-OEC basketball teamFebruary 27, 2019Sophomore 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 coach of the year.
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Women's basketball team starts playoffs at No. 4 Mt. SACFebruary 25, 2019Irvine 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 this Saturday at 7 p.m.
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Women's basketball team runs away with the OEC titleFebruary 22, 2019Irvine 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 half to put the game away.
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Women's basketball team downs Santa Ana, sets up showdownFebruary 20, 2019Irvine 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 regular season finale at 7 p.m.
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Basketball team tops Copper Mountain, moves back into firstFebruary 15, 2019Irvine 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 Chargers with two games left.
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Women's basketball team can't find a way past RiversideFebruary 12, 2019Irvine 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 Copper Mountain Thursday.
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Women's basketball team pulls out road win over SaddlebackFebruary 08, 2019Irvine 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 and 12 rebounds for IVC.
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Women's basketball team battles for tough win at FullertonFebruary 07, 2019Lexi 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 Fullerton on Wednesday.
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Women's basketball team answers with win at Orange CoastFebruary 02, 2019Irvine 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 points in the win.
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Women's basketball team drops first game in conference playJanuary 30, 2019Irvine 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 conference standings with the defeat.
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Women's basketball team beats Santa Ana, stays on top of OECJanuary 26, 2019Irvine 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 game at Cypress next Wednesday.
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Women's basketball team rolls again, handles Copper MountainJanuary 23, 2019Irvine 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 figures for IVC.
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Women's basketball team never trails in win at RiversideJanuary 19, 2019Irvine 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 Lasers with 29 points.
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Big first half leads women's basketball team to another easy WJanuary 16, 2019Irvine 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 and 3-0 in conference play.
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Women's basketball team wins second straight in conferenceJanuary 11, 2019Irvine 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 points and eight assists for IVC.
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Career night by Vasquez carries women's basketball team to winJanuary 09, 2019Freshman 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 at home.
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Women's basketball team ready for start of OEC play WednesdayJanuary 08, 2019Irvine 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 tourney last year.
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Women's basketball team beats San Diego City to go to 10-3January 04, 2019Irvine 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 points and 12 assists.
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Women's basketball team takes consolation title at VenturaDecember 30, 2018Irvine 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 all-tourney team.
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Women's basketball team falls to Palomar in OCC tourney semisDecember 18, 2018Irvine 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 Wednesday at 3 p.m.
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Women's basketball team starts tournament at OCC with a winDecember 17, 2018Irvine 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 the Lasers in the win.
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Women's basketball team captures own tourney title againDecember 08, 2018For 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 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.