2023 Ventura College Women's Soccer Team News
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Ibarra, Merlos & Lopez Earn All-WSC Honors for VC Soccer
December 04, 2023First year VC soccer player Andrea Ibarra was named first team All-Western State Conference by the North Division coaches following the 2023 season. Meanwhile, sophomore Elissa Merlos and freshman defender Desire Lopez were named to the second team All-WSC north team. -
Pirates Leave Everything on Field in Playoff Loss
November 18, 2023On Paper, it was not supposed to be close between No. 14-seeded Ventura and No. 3 Long Beach Saturday in the second round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs. In reality, just 46 hours after defeating Moorpark in penalties to advance, the Pirates left everything on the field again and played the Vikings to a scoreless draw through 76 minutes of soccer before yielding the eventual game winner to LBCC. Even thin, VC continued the fight to the final whistle, living up to the highest expectations for the team in their season finale.
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Pirate Soccer Has Desire to Advance
November 16, 2023After 120 minutes of hard fought scoreless soccer and nine penalty kicks between Moorpark and Ventrua in the first round of the 3C2A Southern California Regional Playoffs, it came down to Desire. With the season on the line and the teams tied 4-4 in penalties, Pirate freshman Desire Lopez calmly slotted her final strike inside the left post and into the net to push VC into the next round of the post-season. Ventura goalie Sibella Donnelly had three saves in two hours of play to help send the game to penalties.
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Women's Soccer Back in the Playoffs
November 14, 2023Since the inception of the VC women's soccer program in 1996, one thing has been almost a certainty, the Pirates would be playing in the post season. This season is no different. For the 26th time in the 27-season history of the program, the Pirates' women's soccer team is in the playoffs. The No. 14-seeded Pirates will host No. 19 Moorpark in Thursday Nov. 16 at 7:00 pm at the VC Sportsplex.
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Women's Soccer Drops Regular Season Finale
November 10, 2023The Pirates' women's soccer team dropped their regular season finale Friday 3-1 at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria. Yahaira Ramirez scored Ventura's lone goal in the 90th minute of the game to prevent the shutout against the Bulldogs.
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Pirates and Condors Fit to be Tied
November 03, 2023The Pirates' women's soccer team controlled much of the game Friday night against visiting Oxnard. Ventura outshot the Condors 21-2, but with OC playing for the tie and parking as many as eight defenders in front of the goal, the Pirates were unable to find the inside of the net in the 0-0 draw. Sophomore goalie Isa Garcia posted the shutout for Ventura, but was never tested as Oxnard took a huge bite out of the Pirates' playoff hopes.
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Pirates Down Pierce in Halloween Contest
October 31, 2023The Ventura College women's soccer team posted a tough 2-1 Halloween-night victory over Los Angeles Pierce College at the Sportsplex Tuesday. Jennifer Galindo had a goal and an assist to lead the Pirates (9-5-5, 4-3-3) as they remain in the thick of the playoff chase earning the three points in the Western State Conference table. Isa Garcia anchored the triumph in goal and the VC defense limited the Brahmas to four shots during the game.
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VC Soccer Drops Result at Moorpark
October 27, 2023The Pirates' women's soccer team dropped a 4-1 result at Moorpark College Friday afternoon. Karen Saldana had VC's only goal of the game and Daisy Vaca was singled out for her strong play in the game.
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Ventura Draws Even at Santa Barbara
October 25, 2023The VC women's soccer team came back with game-tying goals twice on Wednesday night in their 2-2 draw at Santa Barbara City College. Eli Padilla and Daisy Vaca each netted scores for the Pirates in their second tie with the Vaqueros this season.
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VC Soccer Blanks Visiting Cuesta
October 20, 2023The Pirates' women's soccer team began the second round of Western State Conference play Friday with a 2-0 shutout victory over visiting Cuesta at the Sportsplex. Elisa Merlos and Eli Padilla each netted scores and Isa Garcia returned from injury to shutout the Cougars in goal. VC had a dominant performance with 17 shots with nine on target.
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Pirate Soccer Falls Short in Comeback Bid
October 17, 2023After falling behind 2-0 early in the second half, the Pirates' women's soccer team mounted a furious comeback effort against visiting Allan Hancock Tuesday at the Sportsplex. Crystal Vargas scored to halve the deficit, and VC kept the pressure on the Bulldogs until the final whistle, but could not find the equalizer in the 2-1 setback.
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Pirates Back in Win Column at Oxnard
October 10, 2023The VC women's soccer team got back in the win column Tuesday with a 3-0 shutout victory at Oxnard College. Andrea Ibarra scored twice in the first half and Alliyah Flores added a goal late to set the margin. Sibella Donnelly recorded her fifth shutout of the year in goal and Elissa Merlos had a great game at center back. Desire Lopez led a host of other players who provided solid outings for the Pirates in the triumph.
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Ventura Plays to 1-1 Draw at LA Pierce
October 06, 2023The VC women's soccer team played to a 1-1 draw Friday afternoon against Los Angeles Pierce on a hot fall day in Woodland Hills. After conceding an early score, the Pirates (6-3-4, 1-1-2) netted an equalizer when Andrea Ibarra scored on a penalty kick just before halftime. Ventura goalie Sibella Donnelly kept the Brahmas out of the goal for the remainder of the contest to help earn the point.
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Pirate Soccer Drops 1-0 Decision at Home
October 03, 2023For only the third time in 12 games, the Pirates' women's soccer team fell to defeat, falling 1-0 to visiting Moorpark Tuesday evening. For the second straight game, VC (6-3-3, 1-1-1) was unable to take advantage of limited offensive chances in the shutout loss to the Raiders. Ventura had seven shots in the game with three on goal.
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Pirates and Vaqueros Play to Hard-Fought Draw
September 29, 2023In an intense contest between two of the Western State Conference's top teams, the No. 18-ranked Pirates' women's soccer team and No. 12 Santa Barbara played to a scoreless draw Friday evening at the Sportsplex. Sibella Donnelly had three saves in goal in shutting out the Vaqueros while the back line defense led by Elisa Merlos also played well in earning VC (6-2-3, 1-0-1) one point in the table.
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Ibarra's Hat Trick Propels VC Past Cuesta
September 26, 2023Andrea Ibarra scored three goals Tuesday in San Luis Obispo to propel the VC women's soccer team to a 5-1 victory over Cuesta in the Western State Conference opener. Daisy Vaca had a goal and an assist and Aliyah Flores also scored while Savannah Sprinkle assisted a goal in the runaway. Sibella Donnelly went the distance in goal for the Pirates (6-2-2, 1-0).
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Ventura Can't Find the Net in Setback to Bakersfield
September 22, 2023The Ventura College soccer team could not find the back of the net Friday evening in their 1-0 setback to visiting Bakersfield at the Sportsplex. The Pirates had some chances early in the game, but as it progressed the Renegades kept VC off balance offensively. Ventura totaled 11 shots on the night but could not find the target.
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Soccer Secures Shutout Victory at Cerritos
September 19, 2023The Pirate soccer team secured another victory shutting out Cerritos College 2-0 on the road Tuesday afternoon. Forward Crystal Vargas had a goal and an assist while Sibella Donnelly kept the Falcons out of the net for her second full-time shutout and third victory of the season. Emily Ramirez also scored for Ventrua (5-1-2) as they stretched their unbeaten streak to seven games.
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Pirates and Rams Tie 1-1 in Physical Contest
September 16, 2023The Pirate soccer team came from behind Saturday afternoon to draw with Fresno City College 1-1 in a physical contest at the VC Sportsplex. Jennifer Galindo scored off a corner kick for Ventura (4-1-2) to level the score while Sibella Donnelly had four saves in goal to anchor the VC defense.
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Soccer Fights to Draw at Rio Hondo
September 13, 2023In a highly competitive contest, the VC women's soccer team fought to 2-2 draw with unbeaten Rio Hondo Wednesday in Whittier. Crystal Vargas and Jaemi Toledo each scored for the Pirates (4-1-1), who stretched their own unbeaten streak to five games.
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Pirates Win Fourth Straight, Blank Hartnell
September 09, 2023The VC women's soccer team completed a successful trip to the Bay Area Saturday with a 1-0 victory at Hartnell in Salinas. Karen Saldana scored the lone goal for the Pirates (4-1) and Isa Garcia posted her second straight shutout in goal.
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Pirate Soccer with Another Clean Slate in Win
September 07, 2023The VC women's soccer team produced another clean slate in their 1-0 victory at Evergreen Valley Thursday in San Jose. Isa Garcia kept the Hawks scoreless in goal while Emily Ramirez recorded her first career score for Ventura (3-1) in the Pirates' third straight win.
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VC Shuts Out West Valley in New Balance Finale
September 02, 2023The Pirates' women's soccer team used a stingy defense and solid goalkeeping to shut out visiting West Valley 2-0 Saturday afternoon to close out the New Balance Community College Showcase at the Sportsplex. Ventura's offense did its part as well, creating multiple chances and scoring twice in the first half for the victory. Sibella Donnelly had five saves in goal, a couple of the spectacular variety, while Crystal Vargas and Alexis Arrieta each found the inside of the net for VC (2-1).
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Pirates Score Twice in Second Half for First Win
August 31, 2023The Pirates' women's soccer team scored twice in the second half Thursday to come from behind to defeat San Francisco 2-1 to complete the opening day of the New Balance Community College Showcase at the Sportsplex. Elisa Merlos netted the equalizer and Andrea Ibarra connected on a penalty kick for the game-winner for VC (1-1). Sibella Donnelly came on in relief in goal to hold the Rams scoreless in the second half to preserve the win.
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VC Women's Soccer Drops Season Opener
August 25, 2023The Ventura College women's soccer team opened their 2023 season Friday with a 3-1 setback against Canyons at the VC Sportsplex. Jillian Smith scored the Pirates' lone goal in her first game in the orange and black.
