2024-25 Women's Basketball News
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Women's basketball team knocks off host Ventura, 51-48
December 27, 2025Irvine Valley out-scores Ventura, 28-22, in the second half to rally for a 51-48 win in the first game of the Ventura Crossover Friday. Moka Saiki had 18 points and Samantha Barnett added 17 points and nine rebounds for IVC. -
Women's basketball team ends ranked No. 22 in the state
March 30, 2025Irvine Valley women's basketball team finishes ranked No. 22 in the state in the final California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll. The Lasers went 16-14 under first-year head coach Claire Gocke.
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Moka Saiki is named WBCA All-American honorable mention
March 13, 2025Two-year starter Moka Saiki has been named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Two-Year College All-American team. Saiki was selected all-conference the last two years and made 109 total three-pointers at IVC.
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Women's basketball team's season ends at No. 1 Orange Coast
March 01, 2025Irvine Valley gets out-scored, 20-4, in the first quarter at Orange Coast in the second round of the So. Cal. Regional Playoffs and falls to the Pirates, 79-55. Irvine Valley still finished with a record of 16-14 overall on the year.
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Women's basketball wins at the buzzer at Antelope Valley
February 26, 2025Irvine Valley out-scores Antelope Valley, 16-12, in the fourth quarter and pulls off a 59-57 win on the road Wednesday night in the first round of the playoffs. Kivonni Williams makes a game-winning shot with no time left.
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Women's basketball team holds its own with No. 3 OCC
February 22, 2025Irvine Valley battles Orange Coast four all four quarters, but falls short, 53-49, in an Orange Empire Conference game Friday night at home. Irvine Valley's record moves to 15-13 overall. Playoff pairings will be announced Sunday.
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Women's basketball team hosts No. 3 Orange Coast Friday
February 20, 2025Irvine Valley takes on back-to-back state champion Orange Coast in its final game of the regular season on Friday at 5 p.m. The Lasers are coming off of a big, 51-47, conference win over Fullerton on the road Wednesday night.
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Women's basketball team goes on the road for big victory
February 19, 2025Irvine Valley earned one of its biggest victories of the season Wednesday night at Fullerton. With the 51-47 win, IVC moved ahead of Fullerton in the Orange Empire Conference standings. The Lasers host Orange Coast on Friday.
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Women's basketball defeats Saddleback on sophomore night
February 13, 2025Irvine Valley celebrates sophomores Avril Ho, Moka Saiki, Sariah Loftis and Haruka Mikuma on sophomore night with a 72-44 win in an Orange Empire Conference contest. The Lasers stay in the running for a trip to the playoffs.
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Women's basketball team honors sophomores Thursday night
February 12, 2025Irvine Valley plays Saddleback in an Orange Empire Conference game at home Thursday night at 5 p.m. and will celebrate sophomores Avril Ho, Haruka Mikuma, Sariah Loftis and Moka Saiki. IVC has a record of 13-12 overall.
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Women's basketball defense shines in OEC win at Riverside
February 07, 2025Irvine Valley picks up a huge 67-40 Orange Empire Conference win at Riverside Friday. The Lasers get star, all-around play, including from Moka Saiki, Samantha Barnett and Alexis Price. IVC is at Saddleback next Thursday.
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Women's basketball team battles No. 12 Cypress to the wire
February 05, 2025Irvine Valley plays tough and has its chances throughout, including a potential game-winning three-pointer as time expired, but loses to No. 12 in the state Cypress, 64-62, Wednesday night at home. IVC plays at Riverside Friday.
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Women's basketball team has important contest with Cypress
February 04, 2025Irvine Valley takes on No. 12 in the state Cypress in a big Orange Empire Conference contest Wednesday at home at 5 p.m. It is part of a tripleheader of games in the gym for the Lasers. Both IVC and Cypress are 4-3 in the OEC.
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Irvine Valley legend "Pong" Pravongviengkham named to HOF
February 02, 2025One of the best basketball players in Irvine Valley history, Phouangmaly "Pong" Pravongviengkham, has been selected to be part of the California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
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Women's basketball team scores big win over Santa Ana
January 31, 2025Irvine Valley never trails in the game, leads by as many as 25 points and defeats Santa Ana, 73-53, in an Orange Empire game on Friday. Moka Saiki, Alexis Price and Kivonni Williams lead IVC. All three scored in double figures.
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Women's basketball team plays host to Santa Ana on Friday
January 30, 2025It is a big game for Irvine Valley as it hosts Santa Ana in an Orange Empire Conference game Friday night at 6 p.m. The two teams are tied at 3-3 in the OEC and are even along with Cypress in conference for third place.
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Women's basketball drops key game to Fullerton at home
January 24, 2025Irvine Valley falls behind early, battles back to make it a close game going into the half, but has no answers for Fullerton in the second half in a 60-48 Orange Empire Conference loss at home Friday. IVC is at Orange Coast next.
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Women's basketball team has big match-up with Fullerton
January 23, 2025Irvine Valley hosts Fullerton in a huge Orange Empire Conference game Friday night at home. The two teams are tied at 3-1 and for second place in the conference. IVC is coming off of a 64-45 win over Saddleback Wednesday.
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Women's basketball defeats district rival Saddleback on road
January 22, 2025Irvine Valley goes to 11-9 overall after an easy 64-45 Orange Empire Conference win on the road at Saddleback on Wednesday. It was IVC's third straight win and also moved it to 3-1 in conference. Moka Saiki led with 20 points.
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Women's basketball team pulls away in second half for win
January 15, 2025Irvine Valley goes from a six-point lead in the first half to taking down Riverside by 12 points in the second half to win, 65-48. Samantha Barnett and Moka Saiki lead IVC with 14 points each and Gianna DeForest has 15 rebounds.
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Women's basketball faces Riverside at home Wednesday
January 14, 2025Irvine Valley will take on Riverside in an Orange Empire Conference game Wednesday at home at 6 p.m. IVC (9-9, 1-1) is coming off one of its best victories of the season, winning at Cypress, 77-72, in an OEC game last Friday.
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Women's basketball team beats No. 10 in the state Cypress, 77-72
January 10, 2025Irvine Valley picks up a big win on the road Friday night. IVC knocks off one of the top teams in the state, taking down Cypress, 77-72. Head coach Claire Gocke earns her first OEC victory and Moka Saiki leads IVC with 21 points.
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Women's basketball team falls short in OEC opener at Santa Ana
January 09, 2025Irvine Valley gets out to an early lead and holds the advantage at halftime, but Santa Ana rallies for a 71-61 Orange Empire Conference opening win at home. Samantha Barnett led the Lasers with 18 points and five rebounds.
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Women's basketball team stuns No. 12 San Diego Mesa, 46-45
January 03, 2025Irvine Valley takes down the No. 12 team in the state and sixth-ranked squad in So. Cal., by a point at home in a non-conference game on Friday afternoon. Alexis Price leads Irvine Valley with 18 points and 10 rebounds in the win.
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Women's basketball wins one of two at Glendale Crossover
December 22, 2024Irvine Valley takes down Allan Hancock College in its first game on Friday and then falls to host Glendale on Saturday. IVC's record goes to 6-7 overall. The Lasers play next in the Ventura Crossover Dec. 27 and 28.
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Women's basketball finishes strong, but loses to Glendale
December 14, 2024Irvine Valley bounced back with a solid second half, but still fell to No. 12 in the state Glendale at home, 60-47, Saturday evening. Freshman forward Neryah Lokeni led the Lasers with 20 points and eight rebounds on the night.
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Women's basketball team splits games at Eagle Invitational
December 09, 2024Irvine Valley falls to host Mt. San Jacinto Friday, but comes back with a big 63-52 victory over Chaffey Saturday in the Eagle Invitational. Samantha Barnett leads the Lasers Saturday with 26 points, including 21 in the first half.
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Women's basketball team crushes Barstow in home game
December 03, 2024Irvine Valley scores the first 29 points, leads, 40-1, at the half and goes on to a 71-13 win over Barstow at home Tuesday night. Moka Saiki (20 points), Samantha Barnett (13 points) and Neryah Lokeni (10 points) lead the way.
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Women's basketball team falls in final seconds at Rio Hondo
November 20, 2024Irvine Valley loses 54-51 in a non-conference game at Rio Hondo on Wednesday. The Lasers have their chances and held a 49-46 lead with 3:06 left in the contest, but the Roadrunners out-scored IVC, 8-2, to end the game.
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Women's basketball team rebounds with win after tough loss
November 17, 2024Irvine Valley takes control in the second quarter and beats E Camino, 66-32, Friday at home. The Lasers took care of business after a 73-66 loss to Taft in the at a tourney at West LA last week. IVC received several solid efforts.
