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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
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MAYES EARNS FIRST-TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (11/29/2011) |
Riverside sophomore outside hitter/setter Breanna Mayes has been selected to the 2011 Orange Empire Conference All-Conference Volleyball team it was announced this morning by the conference. Mayes, a graduate of Patriot High School, led the Tigers with 421 assists and was third on the team in kills with 128.
Rosette Becerra, a sophomore out of Centennial High School/Corona, CA earned second team honors after registering 169 kills with 135 digs. Sophomore Robyn Miller (La Sierra/Riverside, CA) also earned second team honors. She led the Tigers with 194 kills and was second on the team with 164 digs. Two other players - Christine Luna (Corona/Corona, CA) and Kayla Johns (Moreno Valley/Moreno Valley, CA) earned honorable mention honors.
Golden West's Klaire Blasco was named conference player of the year and Rustler head coach Bill Lawler was selected coach of the year. |
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VOLLEYBALL CONCLUDES SEASON WITH A VICTORY VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (11/16/2011) |
Riverside women's volleyball team ended the 2011 season with a straight-set victory over Santa Ana. The final game scores were 25-18, 25-19 and 25-16.
The first game opened with neither team taking control of the game. As the two teams played up to a 12-12 there were 11 ties with the biggest belonging to Riverside (12-13, 5-9) at 8-6. The Tigers broke the 12-12 tie with four-straight points to establish the largest lead of the game at 16-12. The Dons (1-19, 0-14) then answered with three-straight points to cut the Tigers lead to 16-15. However, Riverside was able to go on a 9-2 run to close out the game and win by a score of 25-18 while establishing a 1-0 lead in the match.
The Dons opened the second game with a 5-0 run before building their lead up to 10-4. In that stretch, Melissa Arroyo accounted for four points with three kills and a block assist. Riverside answered with a 6-0 run to tie the game at 10-10 before the teams traded ties to 12-12. The Dons then established leads at 15-13 and 16-14 before Riverside scored five straight points to take a 19-16 lead. Arroyo snapped that run with a kill to pull the Dons within two at 19-17 before Riverside pulled out to a 24-17 lead. The Dons scored back-to-back points but their rally fell short as the Tigers won the game 25-19.
After the Dons battled back from an early 4-1 deficit to tie the third game 4-4, the Tigers jumped out to a 7-4 lead. The Dons answered with five of the next six points to claim their first lead of the game at 9-8. Riverside came back to tie the game at 10-10 before jumping out to a 16-12 lead. The Tigers closed out the game, and the match, on a 9-4 run to win the game 25-16.
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RIVERSIDE STUNS CYPRESS, 3-1, IN TIGERS' HOME FINALE VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (11/9/2011) |
RIVERSIDE Putting together perhaps their best performance of the conference season and posting a rare victory against a team above them in the Orange Empire Conference (OEC) standings, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers defeated the visiting Cypress College Chargers, by the set (game) scores of 22-25, 25-14, 25-22, and 28-26, at RCCCCâÂs Catharine Huntley Gymnasium Wednesday night.
In the first set, Riverside (11-12, 4-8 in the OEC) started well and led midway through at 13-11, before Cypress regrouped to lead, 20-15, and then hang on for the 25-22 win. The Chargers (10-11, 6-6 OEC) outhit RCC, .267 to .160 as each team managed 12 kills.
The second set saw the Tigers jump out to an 8-2 lead and cruise from there, outhitting Cypress along the way, .591 (15 kills, two attack errors) to .080 (nine kills).
The third set saw seven lead changes before the Tigers broke a 21-all tie and hang on for the 25-22 win. Freshman setter Courtney Flowers (Riverside / Ramona HS) alternated a pair of service aces with a pair of Cypress attack errors to close out the set. Neither team hit well; Cypress hit .194 (14 kills) and Riverside hit .176 (12 kills).
Set number four was a battle with ties at 14, 16, 21, 23, 24, 25, and 26, before Riverside closed out the match on a service ace by sophomore setter-outside hitter Breeana Mayes (Riverside / Patriot HS) and a match-clinching kill by sophomore outside hitter Nikki Bradbury (Rialto / Rialto HS).
RCC sophomore outside hitter Rosetta Becerra (Corona / Centennial HS) led RCC with 15 kills (only three errors on 25 attempts) for a whopping .480 attack percentage and a co-team-high nine digs. Mayes added 12 kills and 21 set assists. Sophomore defensive specialist / libero Christina Luna (Corona / Corona HS) co-led RCC with nine digs.
For the Chargers, sophomore outside hitter Megan Kirkpatrick (Downey / Downey HS) and sophomore middle blocker Kelesy Mersey (La Mirada / La Mirada HS) each had a team-high 14 kills. Freshman setter Shannon Tucker (Garden Grove / Pacifica HS), who played only in the first three sets of the match, registered a match-high 28 set assists. Sophomore libero Holly Webster (La Habra / Sonora HS) had a match-high ten digs.
Splitting a pair of OEC decisions with Cypress this season, Riverside leads in the all-time series, 31-22.
Both teams return to action on Friday, Nov. 11, when Riverside visits Irvine Valley College Lasers in a 6 p.m. start before Cypress hosts the Orange Coast College Pirates in a 7 p.m. first service.
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VOLLEYBALL SNAPS THREE-MATCH LOSING STREAK VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (11/4/2011) |
It was the battle for sixth place in the conference standings and, although Saddleback had its sights set on revenge for an earlier loss to the Tigers in Riverside, it wouldnnât happen tonight.
Riverside jumped out quickly and raced to a 25-15 victory in the first set. Saddleback bounced back to even the match with a 25-19 victory in the second set, leading the whole way. The third set was tied at 11 and then again at 15-all before Saddleback edged out to a 21-19 lead. Riverside, however, tied the set at 21-21 and went on to win 25-23.
It appeared that Saddleback would take the fourth set as the Gauchos jumped out to an early 15-11 lead. But Riverside would win 14 of the next 18 points to win the set 25-19 and take the match, 3-1.
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FULLERTON SWEEPS TIGERS, 3-0 VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (11/2/2011) |
Giving the visitors quite a battle, but coming away with nothing to show for it, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers lost, 0-3, to the visiting Fullerton College (FC) Hornets, by the set (game) scores of 25-20, 25-16, and 27-25, in an Orange Empire Conference (OEC) match at RCC's Catharine Huntley Gymnasium Wednesday night.
In the first set, Riverside (9-12, 2-8 in the OEC) never led, but did manage ties at 1-1, 9-9, and 11-11, before Fullerton (12-5, 6-4 in the OEC) took control, outhitting RCC, .244 (16 kills) to .172 (nine kills).
The second set saw the Hornets jump out to an 8-1 lead, thanks, in part, to three service aces by freshman outside hitter Kara Stark (Deer Valley HS), three Hornet kills, and one RCC attack error. From there, Fullerton led, 12-4 and 19-9, before settling for the 25-16 win. Again, the Hornets outhit the Tigers, .333 (15 kills) to .158 (eight kills).
In the third set, the Tigers took their first lead of the match (at 1-0) and built a 10-4 lead before Fullerton mounted its comeback. The Hornets eventually led, 21-20, before RCC retook the lead at 24-23. With Riverside ahead, 25-24, a pair of RCC attack errors and a Hornet service ace won the set (and the match) for Fullerton. RCC outhit Fullerton, .211 (14 kills) to .143 (15 kills).
RCC sophomore outside hitter Robyn Miller (Riverside / La Sierra HS) led a balanced RCC attack with seven kills (.185 attack percentage). Sophomore setter-outside hitter Breeana Mayes (Riverside/Patriot HS), who had six kills, led the Tigers with 14 set assists, and also had ten digs. Sophomore defensive specialist / libero Christina Luna (Corona/Corona HS) led RCC with 11 digs.
Sophomore outside hitter Sigourney Rockmore (Fullerton Union HS) led the Hornets with a match-high 11 kills, while sophomore middle blocker Chanel Gardner (Long Beach/Millikan HS) was next with ten kills. Sophomore setter Samantha Adams (Cerritos HS) had a match-high 32 assists. Freshman libero Jennifer Brazynetz (Chino Hills HS) had a match-high 13 digs.
With a pair of wins over RCC this season, Fullerton leads in the all-time series, 25-23.
Both teams return to action on Friday, Nov. 4, when Riverside visits the Saddleback College Gauchos and Fullerton visits the Irvine Valley College Lasers in a pair of 6 p.m. first services. |
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VOLLEYBALL SLIPS FURTHER OUT OF PLAYOFF CONTENTION VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (10/28/2011) |
Riverside slipped further out of playoff contention after falling to Orange Coast, 25-12, 25-21, 25-22 in an Orange Empire Conference match in Costa Mesa. The Tigers are now 2-7 in conference (9-11 overall) and sit in sixth place with five matches remaining. Traditionally the conference, due to its strength, sends five teams to the regional playoffs. Cypress currently sits in fifth place, three games in from of the Tigers, who host fourth-place Fullerton on Wednesday at 6 pm in Huntley Gym. Riverside''s schedule still includes matches against seventh place Saddleback on the road, Cypress at home and road matches against Irvine Valley (third place) and last place Santa Ana.
In the loss to second-place Orange Coast, Riverside struggled in getting the offensive attach started. The Tigers registered just 21 kills over the course of the three games. Breeana Mayes, a sophomore out of Patriot High School, led the Tigers with six kills. |
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WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL DROPS MATCH TO GOLDEN WEST VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (10/26/2011) |
Riverside women's volleyball team was no match for Golden West as the Tigers fell, 25-6, 25-17, 25-17 in an Orange Empire Conference match in Huntington Beach.
The six points scored in the first game was a season-low for the Tigers who fell to 2-6 in conference and 9-10 overall. And it doesn't get any easier as the Tigers travel to Orange Coast, which sits in second place, on Friday for a 7 pm match.
Riverside didn't have a player register more than five kills in the match. |
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RIVERSIDE SWEEPS SANTA ANA, 3-0 VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (10/21/2011) |
RIVERSIDE Concluding the first round of Orange Empire Conference (OEC) action, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers blanked the visiting Santa Ana College (SAC) Dons, 3-0, by the set (game) scores of 25-14, 25-21, and 25-13, at RCCCâs Catharine Huntley Gymnasium Friday night.
Riverside (9-9, 2-5 in the OEC) controlled both the first and last (third) sets, but in between, the Dons (1-12, 0-7 in the OEC) gave the Tigers a battle in the second set.
In the opening set, RCC led from the start. Leading, 8-5, the Tigers scored the next six points for a 14-5 lead and had their biggest lead at 25-14. Riverside outhit Santa Ana, .375 (13 kills, four attack errors) to .038 (nine kills, eight attack errors). RCC sophomore outside hitter Robyn Miller (Riverside / La Sierra HS) had six of her match-high 12 kills in the opening stanza.
The second set saw seven lead changes before RCC emerged on top for good. Trailing, 21-19, RCC parlayed three kills and three SAC attack errors for the final six points.
Set number three saw Riverside lead from start to finish, racing out to leads of 4-1, 10-5, 16-7, and 20-8 before settling for the 25-13 win. Leading, 10-7, RCC scored the next six points to take control thanks, in part, to a kill and block solo by sophomore setter-outside hitter Breeana Mayes (Riverside / Patriot HS), a service ace, plus an attack error and ball-handling error by SAC. Riverside outhit Santa Ana, .450 (12 kills) to .125 (seven kills).
Mayes had a match-high 18 assists (in RCCCâs 6-2 offense) and two block solos, while sophomore defensive specialist / libero Christina Luna (Corona / Corona HS) had a match-high six digs. For Santa Ana, sophomore right-side hitter Melissa Arroyo (Santiago HS) had a team-high nine kills, non-starting freshman setter Phoebe Ngoy (Valencia HS) had a team-high 11 assists, and sophomore outside hitter Guadalupe Hernandez (Hillview HS) had a co-team-high four digs, as did Arroyo and Ngoy. For the match, RCC outhit SAC, .338 (38 kills) to .086 (26 kills).
In the all-time series, RCC leads SAC, 45-6, and has won eight straight matches against the Dons.
Both teams return to action on Wednesday, Oct. 26, to begin the second round of OEC play. Riverside visits the Golden West College Rustlers in a 6 p.m. start after Santa Ana hosts the Irvine Valley College Lasers in a 5:30 p.m. first service.
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VISITING IRVINE VALLEY SWEEPS RIVERSIDE, 3-0 VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (10/19/2011) |
RIVERSIDE Posting leads in each of the first three sets, but failing to win any of them, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers dropped an Orange Empire Conference (OEC) match to visiting Irvine Valley College (IVC) Lasers, 3-0, by the set (game) scores of 25-13, 25-16, and 25-19, at RCCCâs Catharine Huntley Gymnasium Wednesday night.
Riverside (8-9, 1-5 in the OEC) led, 1-0, and, 2-1, in the first game/set before the Lasers tied the game at 3-3, led, 6-3, sprinted to a 10-4 lead and cruised to the 25-13 win. Irvine Valley (8-3, 4-2 in OEC action) strung together four RCC attack errors, an IVC service ace and a pair of kills by sophomore outside hitter Annie Kim (Gabrielino HS). Kim wound up with six of her match-high 16 kills in the first set. IVC outhit RCC, .400 (on 14 kills) to minus-.045 (six kills).
The second set also saw the Tigers lead, 1-0, before the Lasers led, 4-1, and, 8-4. RCC managed ties at nine and ten, but then IVC ran off six straight points via three kills, a service ace and two RCC attack errors for a 16-10 lead. Riverside crept to within, 18-16, before Irvine Valley closed out the set by scoring the last seven points on three kills (two by Kim), two RCC attack errors and two RCC ball-handling errors for the 25-16 win. Again, IVC had more kills than RCC, 12 to three, although the hitting was closer, .100 to minus-.095.
Set number three saw Riverside have a lead later in the game as it led, 12-9, before Irvine Valley led, 14-12. Tied at 18, IVC closed out the match scoring seven of the next eight points on four kills by Kim and three RCC attack errors (two of which were blocks) to win, 25-19. The hitting was a little closer, but not better, as IVC (12 kills) outhit RCC (ten kills), .103 to .086.
Sophomore setter Breeana Mayes (Riverside / Patriot HS), who also did a little more attacking than usual, led Riverside with five kills and co-led with seven assists. Mayes also added seven digs. Sophomore outside hitter Rosetta Becerra (Corona / Centennial HS) had a team-high eight digs. RCC freshman setter Courtney Flowers (Riverside / Ramona HS) also had seven assists.
For the match, Irvine Valley outhit RCC, .181 (38 kills, 21 attack errors, 94 attempts) to .000 (19 kills, 19 attack errors, 78 attempts). IVC freshman setter Sofia Furlong (Capistrano Valley HS) had a match-high 31 assists, and also added 11 digs. Sophomore defensive specialist Sarah Mendoza (Santa Barbara HS) had a match-high 12 digs. Sophomore middle blocker Emily Mount (Tesoro HS) had six total blocks (three solo).
After splitting a pair of OEC matches versus Irvine Valley last season, RCC now trails in the all-time series, 25-4.
Both teams return to action on Friday, Oct. 21, in a pair of 6 p.m. starts as Riverside hosts the Santa Ana College Dons and Irvine Valley visits the Cypress College Chargers. |
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VOLLEYBALL FALLS TO CYPRESS AFTER FAST START VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (10/14/2011) |
Riverside got off to fast start in its Orange Empire Conference match with host Cypress, winning the first game 25-16, but the Tigers fell flat the rest of the night as they dropped the final three games - 21-25, 15-25, 15-25. The loss was Riverside's fourth in its last five matches. Riverside is now 8-8 on the season and 1-4 in conference play headed into Wednesday's home match against top-ranked Irvine Valley.
Sophomore Robyn Miller led Riverside with 13 kills.
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RIVERSIDE SWEEPS SADDLEBACK FOR FIRST OEC WIN VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (10/12/2011) |
RIVERSIDE In a battle between two teams seeking their first Orange Empire Conference (OEC) victory, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers âgot off the schneiddâ and swept past the Saddleback College Gauchos, 3-0, by the set (game) scores of 25-22, 26-24, and 25-16, at RCCCâs Catharine Huntley Gymnasium Wednesday night.
The match was close throughout as neither team managed more than a five-point lead until midway through the third game. In the first game/set, RCC (8-7, 1-3 in OEC) never trailed as it led, 20-16, and 23-19. Saddleback crept to within, 23-22, before a kill by sophomore outside hitter Rosetta Becerra (Corona / Centennial HS) and a Saddleback attack error gave RCC the 25-22 win. RCC outhit Saddleback, .194 to .064, but the Gauchos had more kills, 15 to 12.
The second set saw Saddleback (3-9, 0-4 OEC) become more assertive as it led, 24-21, but a Becerra kill, a trio of Saddleback attack errors and a game-winning kill by RCC freshman middle blocker Patricia Gauthier (Perris / Paloma Valley HS) turned the game around in the Tigerssâ favor. RCC outhit Saddleback, .344 to .097, and outkilled the Gauchos, 16 to 10.
In the third set, Saddleback led, 6-2, before Riverside forged ties at 8-8 and 12-12. The Tigers then sprinted to a 17-12 lead, thanks to a pair of service aces by sophomore outside hitter Robyn Miller (Riverside / La Sierra HS) and a trio of Gaucho attack errors. The Tigers led, 21-16, before three kills by the Tigers and a Gaucho attack error spelled victory for Riverside.
For the match, RCC outhit Saddleback, .239 (37 kills) to .065 (35 kills). Becerra led the Tigers with a match-high ten kills, while sophomore outside hitter Nikki Bradbury (Rialto / Rialto HS) added eight kills. Sophomore setter Breeana Mayes (Riverside / Patriot HS) had a co-match-high 29 set assists and Miller and sophomore defensive specialist Christina Luna (Corona / Corona HS) each had a match-high nine digs.
For Saddleback, freshman outside hitter Bri Knox (Mission Viejo HS) and sophomore outside hitter Danielle Van Liefde (San Clemente HS) each had nine kills, sophomore setter Ally Horner (Capistrano Valley) had a co-match-high 29 set assists, and Knox had a team-high eight digs.
After splitting a pair of OEC matches versus Saddleback last season, RCC leads in the all-time series, 33-25, and has won 13 of the last 14 meetings, all in OEC action.
Both teams return to action on Friday, Oct. 14, in a pair of 6 p.m. starts as Riverside visits the Cypress College Chargers and Saddleback hosts its district rivals, the Irvine Valley College Lasers.
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RIVERSIDE FALLS TO FULLERTON IN FOUR GAMES VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (10/7/2011) |
Down 2 games to none, Riverside managed to win the third game, but couldn't pull of the upset as the Tigers fell 25-13, 25-17, 23-25, 25-19 in an Orange Empire Conference match in Fullerton.
The Tigers got 10 kills from Rosetta Becerra, but it wasn't nearly enough. The Tigers fall to 0-3 in Orange Empire Conference play and 7-7 overall headed into Wednesday's home match against Saddleback. Match time is 6 pm in Huntley Gym. |
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ORANGE COAST SWEEPS RIVERSIDE, 3-0 VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (10/5/2011) |
RIVERSIDE Losing its second consecutive Orange Empire Conference (OEC) home match, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers lost to the visiting Orange Coast College (OCC) Pirates, 3-0, by the set (game) scores of 25-20, 25-20, and 25-16, at RCCCâs Catharine Huntley Gymnasium Wednesday night.
In the first game/set, OCC (7-1, 2-0 in OEC) never trailed as it broke a 1-1 tie, raced to leads of 7-1 and 18-11. The Pirates saw the Tigers creep to within 19-18 before sprinting to the 25-20 win. OCC hit .186 (17 kills, nine errors), while RCC (7-5, 0-2 in OEC) could manage only .067 (seven kills, five errors).
The second set was more of the same from OCC as it led 11-4 before RCC came back to tie it at 14-14. RCC freshman middle blocker Patricia Gauthier (Perris / Paloma Valley HS) delivered the then-game-tying kill off a set assist from sophomore setter Breeana Mayes (Riverside / Patriot HS). But OCC scored the next six points, as freshman outside hitter Karlee Riggs (Tustin HS) and freshman opposite hitter Isabel Emrich (University HS) each had a pair of kills. OCC won the game on a RCC service error. The hitting was a little closer in comparison, but OCC (again, with 17 kills) outhit RCC (six kills), .222 to .190.
In the third set, RCC was in it most of the way from the beginning. The Tigers took their first lead (at 9-8) and also led, 14-13, before OCC scored the next five points and won going away, 25-16. The Tigers (eight kills, three errors) outhit the Pirates (nine kills, four errors), 263 to .192.
For the match, OCC (43 kills) outhit RCC (21 kills), .200 to .157.
After splitting a pair of OEC matches versus RCC last season, OCC leads in the all-time series, 36-15.
Riggs led OCC with a match-high 13 kills, freshman setter Allison Lumsden (Brea HS) racked up a match-high 33 set assists and freshman outside Dana Nicholson (St. Joseph HS) had a team-high ten digs (and added seven kills).
For Riverside, Gauthier had a team-high six kills. Sophomore setter Breeana Mayes (Riverside / Patriot HS) had a team-high 15 assists and sophomore defensive specialist/libero had a match-high 12 digs.
Both teams return to action on Friday, Oct. 7, in a pair of 6 p.m. starts as Riverside visits the Fullerton College Hornets and Orange Coast visits the Irvine Valley College Lasers.
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GOLDEN WEST STOPS TIGERS, 3-1, IN OEC OPENER VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (9/30/2011) |
RIVERSIDE – Lifting the lid on the Orange Empire Conference (OEC) campaign, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers dropped their opener to the visiting Golden West College (GWC) Rustlers, 3-1, losing by the set (game) scores of 16-25, 26-24, 25-16, and 25-17, at RCC’s Catharine Huntley Gymnasium Friday night.
In the first game/set, GWC (6-3, 1-0 in OEC) never trailed as it broke a 3-3 tie and posted leads of 7-3, 11-4, and 18-9, before cruising to the 25-16 win. The Rustlers hit .233 (ten kills, three attack errors), while the Tigers could manage only .083 (11 kills, eight errors).
The second set saw scoring streaks from both teams. The Tigers (7-5, 0-1 OEC) built leads of 14-9 and 18-12, before the Rustlers caught them at 24-24. A kill by sophomore outside hitter Robyn Miller (Riverside / La Sierra HS) and a GWC attack error gave RCC a 26-24 win.
In the third set, GWC regrouped to keep RCC at bay. The Rustlers led from the start, logging leads of 6-1 and 20-14. In between, the Tigers clawed their way back to within 12-10 and 16-14 before GWC scored five of the next seven points for the 25-16 win. GWC hit .323 (13 kills), while RCC hit only .036 (seven kills).
The fourth set GWC saw continue its fine play, leading from start to finish. The Rustlers posted leads of 6-1, 11-4, and 23-14, before closing out the match with the 25-17 win. Both teams hit well: GWC at .333 (16 kills, five errors) and RCC at .296 (ten kills, two errors).
After splitting a pair of OEC matches versus RCC last season, GWC leads in the all-time series, 44-3.
Freshman middle blocker Bethanee Boggs (Palm Springs / Cathedral City HS) led GWC with a match-high 16 kills (only four errors) on 27 attempts for a lofty .444 attack percentage. Sophomore setter Klaire Blasco (Monterrey, MEXICO), a transfer from Pasadena City College, racked up a match-high 40 set assists and added nine digs. In the “one that got away” department, freshman middle blocker Nicole Greenway (Riverside / M.L. King, Jr. HS) added 11 kills and a team-high 12 digs.
For Riverside, Miller (12 digs) and sophomore outside hitter Rosetta Becerra (Corona / Centennial HS) each had 11 kills to lead the Tigers. Sophomore setter Breeana Mayes (Riverside / Patriot HS) had a team-high 31 assists and a match-high 13 digs.
Both teams return to action on Wednesday, Oct. 5, in a pair of 6 p.m. starts as Riverside will host the Orange Coast College Pirates and Golden West hosts the Irvine Valley College Lasers.
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RIVERSIDE OUTLASTS SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY, 3-2 VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (9/27/2011) |
RIVERSIDE – Getting behind for most of the match and then staging some tremendous rallies, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers outlasted the visiting San Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) Wolverines, 3-2, coming from behind to win by the set (game) scores of 25-13, 17-25, 21-25, 25-23, and 15-11, in a non-conference match at RCC’s Catharine Huntley Gymnasium Tuesday night.
In the first game/set, RCC (7-4) led from start to finish, building leads of 3-0, 5-2, 10-2, 15-3, and 22-9, before cruising to the 25-13 win. The Tigers hit .407 with 12 kills, while SBVC hit minus-.037 on eight kills, nine errors and 27 attack attempts.
The second set saw the Wolverines (4-7) get untracked as they broke a 15-15 tie, led 18-15, and then received three service aces from sophomore libero Janiquia Mabry (Long Beach / Jordan HS) for a 21-15 lead en route to the 25-17 win.
The third set was much of the same for SBVC as it broke the last tie (at 17-all) when freshman setter Norma Perez (Fontana / Fontana HS) logged the first of four kills down the stretch. RCC pulled to within 24-21 on a pair of kills by sophomore Robyn Miller (Riverside / La Sierra HS) before a RCC service error gave SBVC a 25-21 win.
Riverside pulled even at two games apiece with the 25-23 win in game four. Neither team hit well: RCC at .148 (nine kills, five errors) and SBVC at .125 (11 kills, six errors). The Tigers trailed, 5-1, then rallied for eight straight points to lead, 9-5. Three RCC kills and a service ace, plus four SBVC attack errors accounted for the eight points.
In the fifth and final game, RCC again staged a timely rally to win the match. The Tigers trailed, 8-6, before the teams switched sides. RCC promptly strung together six straight points (four on SBVC attack errors) for a 12-8 lead. A pair of kills by Riverside and a Wolverine service error spelled victory for Riverside, 15-11.
Miller led RCC with a team-high 17 kills, sophomore setter Breeana Mayes (Riverside / Patriot HS) had a team-high 27 assists and sophomore defensive specialist Christina Luna (Corona / Corona HS) had a team-high 15 digs, while Miller chipped in with 14 digs. For SBVC, freshman outside hitter Brianna Potter (Redlands / East Valley HS) had a match-high 18 kills, freshman setter Dana Wochholz (Yucaipa / Yucaipa HS) had a match-high 39 assists and freshman outside hitter Monica Gardner (Redlands / East Valley HS) had a team-high 13 digs.
In the all-time series, RCC now leads, 32-7.
In its next action, Riverside will host the Golden West College Rustlers on Friday, Sept. 30, at 6 p.m. to open Orange Empire Conference action, while San Bernardino Valley will continue non-conference play when it hosts the Cerritos College Falcons on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 5 p.m.
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TIGERS SWEEP SOUTHWESTERN, 3-0 VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (9/23/2011) |
RIVERSIDE – Getting off to a good start and coming from behind to win the third set, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers swept the visiting Southwestern College (SwC) Jaguars, 3-0, by the set (game) scores of 25-13, 25-19, 25-23, in a non-conference match at RCC’s Catharine Huntley Gymnasium Friday night.
In the first game/set, RCC (6-4) trailed, 10-8, and, 11-10, before building a 17-11 advantage with sophomore defensive specialist Christina Luna (Corona / Corona HS) at the service line. During the run the Tigers received two kills from sophomore outside hitter Rosetta Becerra (Corona / Centennial HS) and three Southwestern attack errors. Leading, 17-13, Riverside closed the first set with an 8-0 run thanks, in part, to four more kills from Becerra. RCC outhit Southwestern, .278 (13 kills) to .074 (seven kills).
The second set saw the Tigers lead, 12-11, and then pull away. Freshman middle blocker Patricia Gauthier (Perris / Paloma Valley HS), who had three kills during the run, and sophomore outside hitter Robyn Miller (La Sierra Academy), who had two kills, led the charge to win 25-19. RCC outhit Southwestern, barely, .086 (14 kills, 11 attack errors) to .000 (four kills, four errors).
In the third set, Southwestern (1-7) mustered a seemingly insurmountable 19-12 lead after trailing, 10-5. RCC committed ten errors (five attack, four reception/Southwestern service aces, and one ball-handling) to aid in creating the deficit. But then the Tigers strung together nine kills, four by sophomore outside hitter Nikki Bradbury (Rialto / Rialto HS), including a block solo, for a 24-23 lead before an attack error by the Jaguars ended the match. RCC returned to form and outhit Southwestern, 243 (15 kills) to .062 (eight kills, six errors).
For the Tigers, sophomore middle blocker Ashley Sanchez (Ontario / Colony HS) and Becerra each had a team-high nine kills, Bradbury (six digs) and Miller (eight digs) each had seven kills. Sophomore setter Breeana Mayes (Riverside / Patriot HS) had 30 assists and seven digs. Sophomore defensive specialist Christina Luna (Corona / Corona HS) had nine digs.
Southwestern was led by outside hitter Angela Lau with five kills and ten digs, and setter Alexis Bernon has 12 set assists.
The win for RCC knotted the all-time series between the two clubs at eight wins each.
In its next action, Riverside will host the San Bernardino Valley College Wolverines on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 5 p.m. and Southwestern will next play at Rio Hondo College on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at 5 p.m. in a pair of non-conference matches.
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VOLLEYBALL SPLITS FOUR MATCHES IN SAN DIEGO VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (9/17/2011) |
Riverside's volleyball team split four matches this past weekend at the San Diego Mesa Tournament. The Tigers swept matches against Victor Valley, 26-24, 25-20, 25-16 and Cerritos, 25-18, 25-15, 25-15. However, Palomar and San Diego Mesa were able to sweep the Tigers. The Comets downed Riverside, 25-21, 25-23 and 26-24, while San Diego Mesa scored a 25-19, 25-15, 25-15 victory over the Tigers.
Riverside hosts Southwestern on Friday, Sept. 23 at 5 pm in the Tigers only match this week. Riverside has only two non-conference matches remaining before the Tigers open Orange Empire Conference competition. |
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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT AND VIEWPOINTS LAUNCHES TIGER TV GENERAL NEWS (9/15/2011) |
The Riverside athletic department, in conjunction with Viewpionts, the District's on-campus newspaper, has launched Tiger TV.
James Martinez, Matt Dziak and Javier Cabrera, editor in chief of Viewpoints, will cover Tiger athletics from the sidelines to the locker room, giving Tiger fans an inside look at the week's happenings.
There will be post-game interviews as well as a weekly wrap up and highlights from all 19 athletic teams during the 2011-12 season.
"We're excited about Tiger TV," said Athletic Director Barry Meier. "It will be another way for us to keep the community involved in the 19 athletic programs and the student-athletes who work so hard - in the classroom and on the field.
"Viewpoints is a top-notch college newspapers and (associate professor of Journalism) Allan Lovelace does a tremendous job working with his students to put them in a position to pull off a project like this. In the end, this is a win-win, a win for our student-athletes and win for the students wanting a career in broadcast journalism." |
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GROSSMONT SWEEPS RIVERSIDE, 3-0 VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (9/14/2011) |
Unable to get off to a fast start, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers took one on their collective chins as the visiting Grossmont College (GC) Griffins blanked the hosts, 3-0, by the set (game) scores of 25-12, 25-16, 25-15, in a non-conference match at RCCCâs Catharine Huntley Gymnasium Wednesday night.
RCC (2-3) had its only lead of the match at 2-1 in the first set (game) before Grossmont vaulted to an 8-3 lead and was never headed, thanks to five attack errors by the Tigers and a kill by Grossmonttâs sophomore setter Gabriella Clark (Maranatha HS). Sophomore middle blocker Courtney Bolton (Santana HS) had a pair of block solos for the Griffins in that run.
Grossmont (3-0) also had leads of 15-9, 18-10, and 23-11, before settling for the 25-12 win. It didnnât help that RCC hit minus-.200 (five kills, 11 attack errors, 30 attempts), while the Griffins hit .286 (nine kills, three errors, 21 attempts).
In the second set, Grossmont built leads of 3-0, 13-9, 17-11, and 22-15, en route to the 25-16 win, although RCC did manage a brief 6-6 tie. RCC hit much better (.316 on nine kills), but Grossmont hit better (.421 on nine kills).
In the third set, the Griffins led, 5-1, 9-3, 15-7, 19-10 before closing out the match with a 25-15 win. Grossmont hit a whopping .526 (12 kills, two errors, 19 attempts), while RCC hit .067 (six kills, five errors, 15 attempts).
Freshman outside hitter Victoria Rodriguez (Rancho Buena Vista HS) led Grossmont with a
match-high 13 kills, Clark had a match-high 19 assists and sophomore libero Monik Richardson (Eastlake HS) had a co-match-high seven digs. Bolton finished with three block solos and a one block assist.
For the Tigers, sophomore outside hitters Robyn Miller (La Sierra Academy) and Rosetta Becerra (Corona / Centennial HS) each had a team-high six kills, freshman setter Courtney Flowers (Ramona HS) had nine assists and sophomore outside hitter Breeana Mayes (Patriot HS) added eight assists, and sophomore defensive specialist Christina Luna (Corona HS) added seven digs.
The win for Grossmont knotted the short all-time series between the two clubs at four wins each.
Grossmont will next play in the San Diego Mesa Tournament on Friday-Saturday, Sept. 16-17, while RCC will be idle until Friday, Sept. 23, when it hosts the Southwestern College Jaguars in a non-conference match beginning at 5 p.m. |
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VOLLEYBALL SPLITS TWO MATCHES AT MT. SAC TOURNEY VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (9/12/2011) |
Riverside's volleyball team splits its two matches at the Mt. San Antonio Tournament. The Tigers swept College of the Desert, 25-16, 25-11, 25-20 and then fell to host Mt. San Antonio in a thriller, 25-23, 27-25, 20-25, 21-25, 15-10.
Riverside, which plays its home opener on Wednesday against Grossmont at 5 pm in Huntley Gym, is now 2-2 on the year.
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VOLLEYBALL OPENS SEASON WITH TWO VICTORIES VOLLEYBALL WOMEN (9/2/2011) |
Riverside's volleyball team opened its season over the weekend, winning two matches. The Tigers swept Glendale, 25-13, 25-22, 25-19 and then had a marathon match against Victor Valley - winning 23-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-26, 15-7.
Riverside returns to action on Friday when the Tigers travel to Mt. San Antonio for the Mounties' tournament.
Sophomore Breeana Mayes (Patriot High School) had a team-high 24 kills in the two matches. Against Victor Valley she had 16. Teammate Robyn Miller, a sophomore out of La Sierra, had 19 kills and freshman Patricia Gauthier (Paloma Valley) chipped in 14, 11 vs. Glendale. |
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Community Education Football Offense/Defense Class
Riverside City's Kinesiology Department will be offering a spring Community Education class for Football Fundamentals (KIN-A60/A61 in the spring schedule or the college catalogue). The course provides the student an opportunity to learn general and specific individual defensive and offensive football fundamental techniques and strategies, emphasizing active participation in the game of football. The community education class is open to all students. Participants can sign-up on the Community Education website or in person the first day of class, which is Tuesday, April 3. The Community Education class will take place from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays on the football practice field. Students should come in proper football attire, which includes shorts and cleats. Cost is $36, please bring exact change. This is a noncredit class. Instructor is Tom Craft. |
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Community Education Out of Season (Basketball) Conditioning Class
Riverside City's Kinesiology Department will be offering a spring Community Education class for Out of Season Basketball Conditioning Class (KIN-A95 in the spring schedule or the college catalogue). The course applies advanced conditioning and weight training principles for an out-of-season training program for varsity sport competition. The community education class is open to all students. Participants can sign-up on the Community Education website or in person the first day of class, which is Tuesday, April 17. The Community Education class will take place from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm in Wheelock Gym, on Monday through Friday with the end date being June 7. Students should come in proper attire, which includes gym shoes. Cost is $36, please bring exact change in you plan on registering in person. This is a noncredit class. Instructor is Joshua Thomas. |
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Community Education Women's Summer Soccer Class
Riverside City's Kinesiology Department will be offering a spring Community Education class for Men's Soccer (KIN-A64 in the spring schedule or the college catalogue). This course is designed to introduce students to the rules, basic skills, and offensive/defensive strategy in soccer Emphasis will be placed on improving individual skills and applying these skills to game situations Subsequent enrollment in additional semesters will
provide the student an opportunity for added skill competency
development. Participants can sign-up on the Community Education website or in person the first day of class, which is Tuesday, July 3. The Community Education class will take place from 8 am to 10 am at the Norco College Soccer Stadium and meet Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (ending date is August 14, will be no class on Wednesday, July 4). Students should come in proper attire, which includes soccer cleats. Cost is $36, please bring exact change in you plan on registering in person. This is a noncredit class. Instructor is Lynsey Jalayer. |
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Community Education Men's Summer Soccer Class
Riverside City's Kinesiology Department will be offering a spring Community Education class for Men's Soccer (KIN-A64 in the spring schedule or the college catalogue). This course is designed to introduce students to the rules, basic skills, and offensive/defensive strategy in soccer Emphasis will be placed on improving individual skills and applying these skills to game situations Subsequent enrollment in additional semesters will
provide the student an opportunity for added skill competency
development. Participants can sign-up on the Community Education website or in person the first day of class, which is Tuesday, July 3. The Community Education class will take place from 10 am to 1 pm at the Norco College Soccer Stadium and meet Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (ending date is August 14, with no class on Wednesday, July 4). Students should come in proper attire, which includes soccer cleats. Cost is $36, please bring exact change in you plan on registering in person. This is a noncredit class. Instructor is Francisco Melgarejo. |
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