Fri, Dec/01 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Feather River
1 vs Ventura
Sat, Nov/25 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 Santa Monica
3 vs Ventura
Tue, Nov/21 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 Bakersfield
3 vs Ventura
Tue, Nov/14 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Ventura
2 at Santa Monica
Wed, Nov/08 Final
Women's Volleyball
1 LA Mission
3 vs Ventura
Fri, Nov/03 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Ventura
1 at Santa Barbara
Fri, Oct/27 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 Cuesta
3 vs Ventura
Wed, Oct/25 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Ventura
0 at LA Pierce
Fri, Oct/20 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Moorpark
1 vs Ventura
Fri, Oct/13 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Ventura
0 at LA Mission
Wed, Oct/11 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 Santa Barbara
3 vs Ventura
Wed, Oct/04 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Ventura
0 at Cuesta
Fri, Sep/29 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 LA Pierce
3 vs Ventura
Wed, Sep/27 Final
Women's Volleyball
1 Ventura
3 at Moorpark
Fri, Sep/22 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 Canyons
3 vs Ventura
Wed, Sep/20 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Ventura
2 at Bakersfield
Fri, Sep/15 Final
Women's Volleyball
2 Santa Monica
3 vs Ventura
Wed, Sep/13 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 Saddleback
3 vs Ventura
Fri, Sep/08 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 Fullerton
3 vs Ventura
Fri, Sep/08 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Ventura
0 vs Citrus
Wed, Sep/06 Final
Women's Volleyball
1 Ventura
3 at San Diego Mesa
Fri, Sep/01 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 Orange Coast
3 vs Ventura
Wed, Aug/30 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Ventura
0 at Pasadena City
Sat, Aug/26 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Ventura
0 at Desert
Fri, Aug/25 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Ventura
0 at Imperial Valley
Sat, Nov/26 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Grossmont
1 vs Ventura
Tue, Nov/22 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 MiraCosta
3 vs Ventura
Tue, Nov/15 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 Canyons
3 vs Ventura
Wed, Nov/09 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 Cuesta
3 vs Ventura
Tue, Nov/08 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 Santa Barbara
3 vs Ventura
Fri, Nov/04 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Ventura
0 at LA Mission
Wed, Nov/02 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 LA Mission
3 vs Ventura
Fri, Oct/28 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 LA Pierce
3 vs Ventura
Fri, Oct/21 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Ventura
1 at Moorpark
Fri, Oct/14 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Ventura
0 at Cuesta
Wed, Oct/05 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Ventura
0 at LA Pierce
Fri, Sep/30 Final
Women's Volleyball
1 Ventura
3 at Santa Barbara
Wed, Sep/28 Final
Women's Volleyball
1 Moorpark
3 vs Ventura
Fri, Sep/23 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Ventura
0 at Citrus
Wed, Sep/21 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 Bakersfield
3 vs Ventura
Fri, Sep/16 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Ventura
1 at Canyons
Wed, Sep/14 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 Desert
3 vs Ventura
Fri, Sep/09 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Ventura
0 vs Citrus
Fri, Sep/09 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 Antelope Valley
3 vs Ventura
Wed, Sep/07 Final
Women's Volleyball
3 Ventura
1 at Orange Coast
Fri, Sep/02 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 San Diego Mesa
3 vs Ventura
Fri, Sep/02 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 Golden West
3 vs Ventura
Wed, Aug/31 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 Pasadena City
3 vs Ventura
Fri, Aug/26 Final
Women's Volleyball
1 Imperial Valley
3 vs Ventura
Fri, Aug/26 Final
Women's Volleyball
0 Copper Mountain
3 vs Ventura
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Volleyball Sweeps Two Matches in Pirate Classic Tri

Nevada Knowles (14) sets the ball while Darynne Bickers (12) prepares for the kill during Friday's Pirate Classic Tri at the Athletic Event Center while Madelyn Grejada (15) and Amaris Garcia (8) prepare for the return. VC swept Imperial Valley and Citrus in their two matches.
Nevada Knowles (14) sets the ball while Darynne Bickers (12) prepares for the kill during Friday's Pirate Classic Tri at the Athletic Event Center while Madelyn Grejada (15) and Amaris Garcia (8) prepare for the return. VC swept Imperial Valley and Citrus in their two matches.

Playing at home for the first time in nearly two years, the Pirate volleyball team made the most of their opportunity with a pair of 3-0 sweeps in the Pirate Classic Tri at the Athletic Event Center Friday. VC (5-2) dispatched of Imperial Valley 25-16, 25-19, 25-10 in the opener before defeating Citrus 25-14, 25-23, 25-14 in the nightcap. Nevada Knowles handed out 73 assists in the two contests while Katey Mulville, Alexis Baloyo and Darynne Bickers recorded 19, 18 and 17 kills, respectively, in the two victories.

Ventura 3, Imperial Valley 0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-10)

In the matinee match-up, the Pirates swept the Lady Arabs for the second time this season. Knowles amazingly assisted 42 of the Pirates' 44 kills in the three set victory and Mulville had 11 kills wih a .688 hitting percentage while assisting on two blocks. Baloyo also had 11 kills and Bickers recorded 10 winners and three service aces. Madelyn Grejada had five kills in the match and Amaris Garcia led the defense with 14 digs with three service aces. Averi Carter had five digs and four kills in the triumph.

Ventura 3, Citrus 0 (25-14, 25-23, 25-14)

The finale saw VC post its fifth sweep of the young campaign. The Pirates were dominant in the first and third sets and they closed the second with an 11-2 run to claim victory.

Ventura raced out to a 16-8 advantage in the first set with Mulville providing back-to-back solo blocks. Bickers hit a winner to make it 20-13 forcing a Citrus timeout, then she closed out the set on serve for the 25-14 win.

VC scored the first four points of set two, and led 10-6, but the Fighting Owls came back with six straight winners for a 12-10 advantage. Citrus held a 17-11 margin forcing the Pirates to use their second timeout of the set, and the Owls led 21-14 before a VC rally. Carter had a service ace to start things off, before a Knowles kill, a Bickers ace and two winners from Baloyo tied the set at 22-22. Bickers served out the set and Mulville provided the kill on set-point as Ventura prevailed 25-22.

The Pirates then slowly pulled away in the final set with Bickers serving three consecutive winners for a 10-6 lead. Winners from Baloyo and Mulville followed by a Baloyo ace and a Mulville block made it 15-10 for VC before big hits from Bickers and Baloyo forced a Citrus timeout with VC ahead 18-12. Mulville provided the kill at match-point to seal the set at 25-14 and the match at 3-0.

Knowles was on fire with six kills in six attempts while handing out 31 assists. Mulville had eight winners and four solo blocks while Carter had seven kills and six digs. Bickers and Baloyo each recorded seven kills, as well.  Grejada had five winners in the match and Garcia led the defensive effort with nine digs. Monica Montoya and Baloyo each recorded five digs on defense.

The Pirates return to action on Wednesday Sept. 15 at College of the Desert in Palm Desert.

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