2017 Ventura College Volleyball Team News
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Benitez-Fanslow and Jessie Earn All-WSC Honors in Volleyball
January 05, 2018VC sophomores Taylor Benitez-Fanslow and Braxton Jessie led four Pirates on the All-Western State Conference North Division team as voted on by conference coaches month. Benturz-Fanslow earned first team accolades while Jessie was named second team All-WSC for the 2017 season. -
Pirate Volleyball Falls in Playoffs at Pasadena
November 18, 2017The third time was not the charm. Playing in the playoffs for the third time in the past four seasons, the Pirate volleyball team fell at Pasadena Saturday night, 25-13, 25-19, 28-26. Bryanna Lovingood led VC (12-13) with eight kills and three blocks while Caryssa Castrejon recorded 13 digs and five kills. Seeing her first action in nearly a month, Taylor Benitez-Fanslow had six kills.
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Pirate Volleyball Earns Playoff Berth
November 16, 2017For the third time in the past four years, the Pirates' volleyball team will be playing in the post-season. Ventura (12-12) earned the No. 18-seed in the 18-team Southern California Regional playoffs and will travel to No. 15 Pasadena (17-9) on Saturday Nov. 18 for a 7:30 pm match against the Lancers. If Ventura can pull out the upset victory, they will travel to No. 1 Irvine Valley on Tuesday Nov. 21.
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Spikers Sweep Bulldogs in Final Regular Season Match
November 10, 2017In her final home volleyball match, VC sophomore Braxton Jessie had 13 kills, 12 digs and four aces to lead Ventura past visiting Allan Hancock 25-10, 25-10, 25-15 Friday evening at the Athletic Event Center. Caryssa Castrejon recorded 13 digs, six kills and four aces as the Pirates (12-12, 3-5) finish tied for third in the Western State Conference North Division. VC will now wait for the Southern California seeding meeting to see if they will receive the program's third post-season bid in the past four years.
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VC Falls in Three at Moorpark
November 08, 2017The Pirate volleyball team made the journey to the east county Wednesday evening, falling in three sets to Moorpark, 25-22, 25-19, 25-16. Braxton Jessie had 11 kills and seven digs to lead the Pirates (11-12, 2-5) while Caryssa Castrejon had eight kills and seven digs in the match. Danielle Garcia handed out 21 assists.
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Pirate Volleyball Drops Match at Santa Barbara
November 01, 2017The Pirate volleyball team traveled to Santa Barbara Wednesday, coming home with a straight set defeat at the hands of the Vaqueros, 25-16, 25-18, 25-19. Braxton Jessie had seven kills and 11 digs for Ventura (11-11, 2-4) and Danielle Garcia handed out 13 assists with 12 digs.
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VC Sweeps Cuesta to Split Season Series
October 27, 2017On the strength of another balanced attack, the Pirate volleyball team swept visiting Cuesta 25-18, 25-18, 25-20 Friday night at the Athletic Event Center. The victory counters a loss earlier in the season to the Cougars, keeping alive the team's hopes for a playoff berth next month. Caryssa Castrejon led the way with 11 kills and 15 digs while Braxton Jessie recorded 10 kills with 15 digs. Danielle Garcia handed out 24 assists for the Pirates (11-10, 2-3).
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Spikers Back on Track at Allan Hancock
October 25, 2017The VC volleyball team got back on track Wednesday evening, posting a three-set wsweep of host Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, 25-8, 25-10, 25-10. Braxton Jessie had six kills and 24 digs while Bryanna Lovingood recorded a team-high seven kills, leading the balanced attack.Janessa Simental and Carina Cates also recorded six kills while Caryssa Castrejon had five kills for the Pirates (10-10, 1-3).
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Volleyball Battles Moorpark to Four Sets
October 20, 2017The Ventura College volleyball team had an up and down night, and still had a shot late against visiting Moorpark, falling in four sets to the Raiders 25-18, 19-25, 25-12, 25-22 at the Athletic Event Center Friday night. Taylor Benitez-Fanslow had 18 kills, 15 digs and three service aces to lead the Pirates while Braxton Jessie recorded seven kills and 10 digs for the Pirates (9-10, 0-3).
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Spikers With Strong Effort Against Santa Barbara
October 13, 2017The Ventura College volleyball team gave a strong effort Friday night before falling in three sets to visiting Santa Barbara City College 25-18, 25-23, 25-22.. VC held leads late in the final two sets before falling to the Vaqueros who are ranked No. 6 in the state. Taylor Benitez-Fanslow led Ventura (9-9, 0-2) with 12 kills and 25 digs. Braxton Jessie also had 12 kills with 14 digs.
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Pirates Drop Conference Opener at Cuesta
October 11, 2017The Pirate volleyball team got the longest conference trip out of the way in the Western State Conference opener Wednesday night. Unfortunately in was a long trip back from San Luis Obispo as VC dropped the 3-set affair, 25-22, 25-19, 25-20. Taylor Benitez-Fanslow had 15 kills while Braxton Jessie returned from injury to record 13 digs. Danielle Garcia handed out 15 assists and Daisy Martinez had 12 helpers.
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Pirate Volleyball Falls at Bakersfield
October 06, 2017The Pirate volleyball team traveled to Bakersfield Friday night, falling to the host Renegades 25-17, 25-22, 25-14. Caryssa Castrejon had six kills and 13 digs for Ventura while Taylor Benitez-Fanslow recorded eight kills and four blocks.
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Spikers Sweep West Los Angeles
October 04, 2017The VC volleyball team made quick work of visiting West Los Angeles College Wednesday night, sweeping the Wildcats 25-14 25-17 25-14. Taylor Benitez-Fanslow had eight kills and 15 digs to lead the way while Daisy Martinez handed out nine assists and hit five service aces. Caryssa Castrejon recorded six kills with 11 digs and Danielle Garcia handed out 12 helpers.
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Pirates Go The Distance With San Diego Mesa
September 29, 2017The Pirate volleyball team went the distance with visiting San Diego Mesa Friday night at the Athletic Event Center, falling in five sets, 20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 22-25, 15-12. The hard fought match was marred by a controversial call on the final point, giving the match to the Olympians rather than allowing the Pirates a chance to tie the score with the next serve. Taylor Benitez-Fanslow led VC (8-6) with 17 kills, 16 digs, four blocks and four aces.
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VC Fights Hard Before Falling to No. 14 Long Beach
September 27, 2017The Pirate volleyball team fought hard Wednesday, playing perhaps its best match of the season, falling to state No. 14-ranked Long Beach City College 25-22, 22-25, 25-22, 25-18 at the Athletic Event Center. Taylor Benitez-Fanslow led the Pirates (8-5) with 17 kills, 19 digs and four blocks while Caryssa Castrejon recorded 10 kills and 19 digs.
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Volleyball Sweeps Match At Glendale
September 26, 2017The VC volleyball team traveled to Glendale College Tuesday night, handing the host Vaqueros a sweeping 3-0 defeat, 25-19, 25-10 and 25-12. Caryssa Castrejon had a solid all-around outing with seven kills, 10 digs and five services aces. Taylor Benitez-Fanslow led the way with 11 kills and nine digs while Jordan Neria recorded 11 digs for the Pirates (8-4).
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Volleyball Hits Pair of Ranked Teams at Canyons "Tri"
September 22, 2017The VC volleyball team ran into a pair of ranked teams Friday in Santa Clarita at the College of the Canyons Triangular. The Pirates (7-4) fell to state No. 6 Canyons 25-18, 25-11, 25-12 in the first match of the day before falling to No. 18 Mira Costa in the nightcap, 25-11, 25-13, 25-22. Taylor Benitez-Fanslow recorded 11 kills, 20 digs and four blocks in the two matches. Daisy Martinez had 19 assists and Janessa Simental recorded 10 kills.
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Ventura Sweeps Visiting Pasadena City College
September 20, 2017The Pirates' volleyball team got out the brooms for the first time in nearly four weeks in its 25-23, 25-20, 25-21 sweep of visiting Pasadena City College Wednesday night. Caryssa Castrejon sang the national anthem before the game, then proceeded to record 10 digs and seven kills against the Lancers. Taylor Benitez-Fanslow had 10 kills and five blocks in the victory for VC (7-2).
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VC Wins Pair at Pasadena City Quad
September 16, 2017The Pirate volleyball team bounced back from a difficult week to take a pair of matches at the Pasadena City Quad Saturday. Ventura defeated Citrus in four sets, 25-27, 25-20, 25-16, 27-25 before defeating Antelope Valley , also in four sets, 21-25, 25-22, 25-12, 25-18. Taylor Benitez-Fanslow had a solid day at the net and along the back row with 23 kills and 30 digs on the day to go along with four service aces and six blocks. Bryanna Lovingood ended the day with 16 kills.
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Volleyball Searches For Consistency Against Golden West
September 08, 2017The Pirate volleyball team opened the season with its best run in over a decade, winning four straight over the first two weekends of the season. This week has been a different story, however, as VC seems to have lost its confidence the last two outings, continuing that trend Friday afternoon with a three-set loss to Golden West, 25-17, 25-22, 25-18 at the Athletic Event Center. Taylor Benitez-Fanslow had 10 kills and 16 digs to lead the way for VC (4-2).
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Pirates Dealt First Defeat at Mt. SAC
September 06, 2017The Pirate volleyball team traveled to Walnut Wednesday evening to take on Mt. San Antonio College and were dealt their first loss of the season by the Mounties in straight sets, 25-16, 25-15, 25-23. Taylor Benitez-Fanslow had seven kills to lead the Pirates in defeat, and Braxton Jessie has six. Bryanna Lovingood and Janessa Simental each recorded four kills.
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Spikers Take Two at Victor Valley Quad
September 01, 2017The Pirate volleyball team traveled to Victorville on Friday, sweeping a mair of matches in the Victor Valley Quad. VC defeated Mt. San Jacinto in their first match of the day, 25-23 25-19 20-25 25-20, before posting another four-set winner over Cerro Coso, 25-20 23-25 25-11 25-12. Braxton Jessie led the Pirates at the net with 36 kills while Danielle Garcia handed out 63 assists on the day.
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Spikers Open Wiih Two Victories at Kick-Off Quad
August 25, 2017The Ventura College volleyball team opened the 2017 season with a pair of wins in the annual VC Kick-Off Quad Friday at the Athletic Event Center. The Pirates opened the day with a straight-set win over Los Angeles Trade Tech College before coming back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Imperial Valley 3-2. Taylor Benitez-Fanslow, Braxton Jessie and Brianna Lovingood all had solid days at the net for the Pirates while Danielle Garcia and Daisy Martinez led the Pirates in assists.
