2017 Ventura College Women's Soccer Team News
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Cardenas, Castillo and Reyes All-WSC for Pirate Soccer
January 04, 2018A trio of Pirate freshmen led VC's honorees on the 2017 All-Western State Conference North Division soccer team. defender Carina Cardenas and forward Audrey Castillo and midfielder Justine Reyes all earned first team All-WSC distinction in voting by the conference coaches following the season. The Pirates ended the 2017 season in the first round of the CCCAA So Cal Regional Playoffs. -
Pirates' Soccer Season Ends in Playoffs
November 16, 2017Playing in the post-season for the 21st time in 22 years, the VC women's soccer team dropped a 3-0 result at Fullerton Thursday afternoon in the Play-In Round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs. VC did get off 11 shots in the game, with five on goal, but could not find the back of the net. Goalie Maya Escobar recorded two saves in the match.
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Pirate Soccer Headed to SoCal Regional Playoffs
November 15, 2017For the 21st time in the 22-year history of Ventura College women's soccer, the Pirates are headed to the playoffs. Based on the strength of a schedule that featured matches against eight teams ranked among the Top-20 in the nation, VC (9-11-2) received the No. 19-seed in the 19-team Southern California Regionals, and will travel to No. 14 Fullerton (11-6-3) on Thursday Nov. 16 for a 2:00 pm Play-In round match.
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Late Goal Sinks Pirates' Ship in Regular Season Finale
November 10, 2017On the final day of the regular season, the Pirate soccer team and visiting Moorpark played all square through 85 minutes. But a late Raider goal sank the Pirates' ship as VC fell to defeat 1-0 on Sophomore Night at the Sportsplex. Second-year Pirates Esmeralda Murillo, Valeria Ramirez and Maya Antunez saw their final action in the orange and black on the Sportsplex pitch as Ventura now awaits its playoff fate in the coming days.
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VC Falls Despite Outstanding Effort Against SBCC
November 07, 2017For an hour, the Pirates' women's soccer team went toe to toe with unbeaten Santa Barbara at the Sportsplex Tuesday night. The teams battled to a scoreless tie through halftime before the Vaqueros, unbeaten in 17 games this season, finally broke through with a goal off a corner kick. That opened the flood gates, however, and the Pirates ultimately fell 4-0 despite an outstanding effort. Goalie Maya Escobar had 10 saves in goal for the Pirates (9-10-2, 4-3).
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Soccer Blanks Cuesta 2-0 in San Luis Obispo
October 31, 2017The Ventura College soccer team made it two wins in a row Tuesday afternoon with a 2-0 shutout victory over Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo. Gabrielle Pido scored both goals for the Pirates (9-9-2, 4-2) as they remain in the hunt for a post-season playoff berth.
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Ventura Back in Win Column at Oxnard
October 27, 2017The Pirate soccer team got back in the win column with a 1-0 victory at Oxnard College Friday afternoon. Paola Gonzalez netted the contest's lone score in the 52nd minute with an assist from Gabrielle Pido. Goalie Maya Escobar recorded four saves in goal in posting the shutout win.
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Women's Soccer Falls in Close Contest at Moorpark
October 24, 2017Playing in hot dry conditions at Moorpark Tuesday afternoon, the Ventura College soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to the host Raiders. Moorpark managed a score in the 33rd minute and it stood for the result. Ventura (7-9-2, 2-2) had 12 shots with four on goal in the match.
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Pirate Soccer Falls at Santa Barbara City
October 20, 2017The Pirates soccer team fell out of first place in the Western State Conference North Division with a 4-0 defeat at Santa Barbara City College Friday night. VC managed just three shots in the game, with two on goal, while the Vaqueros had 13 shots on goal. Goalie Eva Mcmillan had eight saves for the Pirates (7-8-2, 2-1). Ventura had been unbeaten in the previous four outings before Friday.
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Pirates Take Hoffman Down Memory Lane at Cal Lu
October 17, 2017The last time VC head coach Steve Hoffman coached at game at Cal Lutheran University the year was 1995 and he was an assistant with the Regals women's soccer team. Nearly 500 games and 22 years later, Hoffman took his Pirates back to the Thousand Oaks campus to lead the Pirates against Cal Lutheran's JV team. VC came out victorious in Hoffman's homecoming with a 2-0 win over CLU.
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Pirate Soccer Routs Cuesta at the Sportsplex
October 13, 2017The Pirate soccer team exploded offensively Friday night, routing visiting Cuesta College 7-0 at the Sportsplex in Western State Conference play. Audrey Castillo had a pair of goals and an assist while Kayla Simmons Allon scored once with an assist, as did Paola Gonzalez. Goalies Eva Mcmillan and Maya Escobar combined for the shutout victory for VC (6-7-2, 2-0).
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Pirates Defeat Oxnard to Open WSC Play
October 10, 2017The Pirate soccer team got a pair of goals from Audrey Castillo Tuesday night at the Sportsplex, defeating Oxnard College 2-0 to open Western State Conference North Division play. The Pirates produced 30 shots in the game with 20 on goal in controlling play on the offensive end for most of the night. Goalie Eva Mcmillan had one save in recording the shutout over the Condors.
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Pirates Play Visiting Citrus to Draw
October 03, 2017The Ventura College soccer team got an early goal, but were unable to make it stand up, yielding an equalizer early in the second half in their 1-1 draw against visiting Citrus College Tuesday night. Paola Gonzalez netted the Pirates' score in the 23rd minute with an assist by Justine Reyes. Citrus, meanwhile, tied the game with a goal in the 58th minute.
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Soccer Ends Skid With Shutout Win at Bakersfield
September 29, 2017The VC women's soccer team ended a four-game losing streak and a three-game road trip with a solid 3-0 victory at Bakersfield College Saturday night. Audrey Castillo had a goal and an assist and goalie Eva Mcmillan recorded four saves in the victory for Ventura (4-7-1).
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Ventura Drops Decision at Santa Monica
September 26, 2017The Pirate soccer team dropped another close contest Tuesday night, 2-1 at Santa Monica College. Ventura received a goal from Miranda Vasquez in the 45th minute of the first half, a header redirect with an assist from Eleni Brojon. The VC goal halved their deficit at intermission, but the team was unable to find the equalizer in the second half.
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VC Falls at Defending State Champion Cerritos
September 24, 2017The road has been difficult for the Pirate soccer team, never more so than Sunday afternoon in Cerritos. VC traveled to take on the Falcons, coming away with a 4-1 loss to the defending state champions. Miranda Vasquez scored the Pirates' lone goal in the 59th minute off a corner kick.
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Pirate Soccer Falls on Late goal by LA Pierce
September 22, 2017For 88 minutes on Friday night, the Ventura College soccer team played well enough for the win, or at least the draw against visiting Los Angeles Pierce College. The Pirates, however, could not find a way to put the ball into the net despite 14 shots and dominating the ball for much of the second half. Then in the 88th minute, an unlucky foul inside the penalty box gave the Brahmas a penalty kick, a goal, and the 1-0 victory over the Pirates at the Sportsplex.
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Women's Soccer Held Scoreless at East Los Angeles
September 19, 2017The Pirate soccer team seemed to building on a pattern of one game on and one game off Tuesday, falling 1-0 at East Los Angeles College. Eight games into the season, VC (3-4-1) has not won, lost or tied more than one game in succession, and that continued against the Huskies. Ventura had 13 shots in the match with 10 shots on goal. Goalkeeper Eva Mcmillan had four saves in the goal defensively.
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Pirates Come From Behind for Win Over Rio Hondo
September 15, 2017After recovering from a shaky defensive start and after allowing an disappointing goal early in the second half, the Pirate soccer team came from behind to defeat visiting Rio Hondo Friday night at the VC Sportsplex. Paulina Aldrete and Audrey Castillo netted scores three minutes apart late in the contest to produce the positive result for the Pirates.
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Pirate Soccer Blanked Against Santa Rosa
September 08, 2017For the third time in six matches the Pirate soccer team could not sustain a strong first half performance, falling 4-0 to Santa Rosa at Las Positas College in Livermore Friday evening. The Pirates trailed 1-0 at halftime on an 8th minute goal by the Bear Cubs, containing the margin w with a strong first half but they could not sustain the effort in the final 45 minutes. Eleni Borjon had a solid game defensively for Ventura (2-3-1).
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Pirates Travel North, Battle For Solid Draw
September 07, 2017The Pirate soccer team was a long way from home on Thursday night, but played like they were in the comforts of home with a solid 1-1 draw at Las Positas College in Livermore. Valeria Ramirez scored for Ventura (2-2-1) in the 71st minute to give VC a 1-0 lead. Despite allowing an equalizer to the Hawks 10 minutes later, the Pirates maintained intensity for the result.
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Soccer Falls to Clovis in Nike Finale
September 02, 2017The Ventura College women's soccer team cold not find any offensive rhythm Saturday afternoon, falling 3-0 to Clovis Community College in the final game of the Nike Soccer Community College Showcase. The Pirates managed 14 shots on the day with seven on goal in defeat.
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VC Opens Nike Showcase With Big Win
August 31, 2017Finishing up day one of the Nike Soccer Community college Showcase, the Pirates' women's soccer team posted a solid 5-0 victory over visiting Hartnell College Thursday night at the VC Sportsplex. Bailey Ingersol scored twice within a minute late in the first half while Paulina Aldrete scored a goal and handed out two assists for Ventura (2-1) in the victory.
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Pirate Soccer Drops Road Contest at CoC
August 28, 2017The VC women's soccer team hit the road for the first time this season on Monday evening, dropping a 4-0 result at College of the Canyons in Valencia. The Pirates, the defending Western State Conference North Division co-champions (1-1) trailed 1-0 at halftime before giving up three additional goals to the Cougars, the defending WSC East Division champions.
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Pirates Shutout Roadrunners to Open 2017 Campaign
August 25, 2017Ventura College freshman Miranda Vasquez scored two first half goals and first-year goalie Maya Escobar recorded seven saves in the net for the Pirates as they shutout the visiting College of the Desert Roadrunners 4-0 Friday afternoon at the VC Sportsplex to open the 2017 season. Audrey Castillo also had a goal and an assist i the victory for Ventura (1-0).
