Samantha Potter registered 22 kills and the SBCC women's volleyball team rallied from a 9-6 deficit in Game 5 to hand Cuesta a 25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 17-25, 15-12 defeat on Tuesday night."Considering that we're mostly freshmen and we've had time to play with each other, we're really starting to connect," said Potter. "Our passing has really improved."It was the third straight win and fifth in six matches for the Vaqueros (6-9, 4-1 WSC). Cuesta falls to 7-7 and 3-2. … [Read more...]

The UCSB women’s volleyball team swept Big West Conference opponent Cal State Northridge on Saturday evening in the Thunderdome. The Gauchos posted 25-21, 25-12, 25-22 set scores on their way to the victory.   With the win, UCSB improves to 9-11 on the season and 5-4 in Big West play. The Gauchos also evened their home record to 2-2. The Matadors fall to 6-17 overall and 1-9 in conference action. … [Read more...]

SANTA MARIA — Freshman Jessica Tune recorded 15 kills and Vanessa Shaw had 21 digs on Tuesday night, leading SBCC to a 25-12, 25-22, 25-20 women's volleyball victory at Hancock."We were very composed in the first game and the last two were point-by-point battles," said Vaquero coach Ed Gover. "We got excellent serving from Carina Celio and  and Angelica Smith had a strong game in the middle with four kills."Sam Potter added seven kills for SBCC (4-9, 2-1 WSC North). The Vaqueros … [Read more...]

  The return to the lineup of a number of Westmont players helped the Warriors put a scare into #12 Vanguard (12-5, 7-5 GSAC) at Murchison Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.  Westmont (9-14, 3-9) served notice of their healthier roster by winning the first set 25-15. After Vanguard won the second set by the same score, the Warriors took a 2-1 lead with a 25-23 come-from-behind win in the third set.  But the Lions closed the door on the Warriors' upset hopes, winning the fourth set 25-22 and … [Read more...]

SBCC couldn't sustain a 19-16 lead in Game 2 on Friday night at the Sports Pavilion and No. 7 Moorpark went on to post a 3-1 women's volleyball victory. The scores were 25-20, 25-21, 18-25, 25-19.Jessica Tune led the Vaqueros (3-9, 1-1) with 10 kills and Maria Mayer had nine. Vanessa Shaw made 23 digs. … [Read more...]

The UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team was swept by Big West Conference foe Cal Poly on Thursday night in the Mustang's Mott Gym. Cal Poly captured its fifth consecutive win over the Gauchos via 25-17, 25-18, 25-19 set scores.With the loss, UCSB falls to 7-10 on the season and 3-3 in conference play. Cal Poly improves to 10-7 overall and 5-1 in BWC action. … [Read more...]

 OXNARD — Maria Mayer pounded nine kills and five aces on Tuesday night, leading SBCC to a 25-19, 25-15, 25-7 women's volleyball sweep of Oxnard in the WSC North opener. The Vaqueros improved to 3-8 and 1-0 with their second straight victory."We played well, it was a solid team effort," said Vaquero coach Ed Gover. "We had balanced scoring on the right and left sides." … [Read more...]

UCSB bounced back from its home-opening loss to Pacific on Friday evening with a three-set sweep over Big West-foe UC Davis on Saturday night at the Thunderdome. The Gauchos defeated the Aggies 25-16, 26-24, 25-11 to earn their first home win of the 2008 season.With the win, UCSB improves to 7-8 on the season and 3-1 in the Big West, marking its best conference start since the 2005 season. The Aggies fall to 8-9 overall and 0-4 in conference play. … [Read more...]

Dos Pueblos alum Vanessa Shaw recorded 12 kills, leading SBCC to a 25-13, 25-15, 25-20 women's volleyball sweep of Cuyamaca on Saturday night in the Sports Pavilion. Angelica Smith added five kills and two blocks for the Vaqueros (2-8).SBCC opens WSC play on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at Oxnard. … [Read more...]

The UCSB women’s volleyball team returned to the Thunderdome for the first time in 2008 on Friday evening and gave its home fans plenty to cheer about. Unfortunately, the Gauchos were unable to close the door on Pacific, falling 23-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-23, 15-13 to the Tigers.    With the win, Pacific remains perfect in Big West play with a 3-0 conference record and improves to 3-8 overall. UCSB falls to 6-8 on the year and drops to 2-1 in conference. The loss snaps the Gauchos’ … [Read more...]

After taking a 2-1 lead in games, SBCC couldn't close out its non-conference women's volleyball match with Bakersfield on Friday night, falling 3-2 at the Sports Pavilion. The Renegades, ranked 20th in California, improved to 9-3 with the 18-25, 25-22, 15-25, 25-22, 15-8 victory. Vaquero coach Ed Gover shuffled his lineup with libero Vanessa Shaw playing outside hitter and Chelsey Forrey taking her spot at libero. Jessica Tune led SBCC (1-8) with 22 kills and Maria Mayer had 10. Forrey was … [Read more...]

SANTA CLARITA — SBCC couldn't get the job done at the end of games on Tuesday night and was swept by Canyons 25-22, 25-21, 25-19 in a nonconference women's volleyball match. "We played well, just too many unforced errors down the stretch," said Vaquero coach Ed Gover. Sam Potter led SBCC (1-7) with 12 kills while Angelica Smith and Tara Ahern contributed three blocks apiece. The Vaqueros will be at home Friday and Saturday night against Bakersfield and Cuyamaca, respectively. … [Read more...]