Rojelio & Swain, Ibbotson & Romanos Gracia 1st Team All-WSC

Rojelio & Swain, Ibbotson & Romanos Gracia 1st Team All-WSC

The Pirate beach volleyball pairs of Autumn Rojelio and Bryce Swain, along with Kylie Ibbotson and Alba Romanos Gracia each were named first team All-Western State Conference for the 2024 season. Rojelio and Swain were the runners up on the WSC Pairs Tournament in April while Ibbotson and Romanos Gracia placed sixth in the bracket play in Santa Monica.

Rojelio and Swain, who became a pair on April 5 following an injury to Kayla Murdoch, were 4-0 in conference play in the No. 1 slot for the Pirates and 1-1 as the team's no. 2 pair. In the WSC Tournament they won three matches following a first round bye before falling in the championship contest.

Meanwhile, Ibbotson and Romanos Gracia were VC's No. 2 pair all season long.  They accumulated an 8-2 mark in WSC play in their primary slot and were 1-1 playing as Ventura's No. 1 pair.  They split their four matches in the pairs bracket to place sixth in the draw.

The Pirates' No. 4 duo of Gracie Piro and Gabby Raines earned second team All-WSC honors with a strong season for VC. The two were 10-1 in No. 4 contests in the conference and 1-1 as VC's No. 3 pair. They won their first match of the WSC Tournament before falling in the round of 16 to teammates Rojelio and Swain.

The Pirates were 11-1 in WSC play in 2024, securing the program's second straight conference title, their fourth in seven complete seasons of play since 2016. Overall, Ventura was 19-7 and advanced to the 3C2A State Tournament for the second straight year.