2022 Ventura College Women's Water Polo News
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Pirate Student Athletes Prominent on Dean's Lists for 22-23
August 07, 2023Ventura College student athletes excelled once again in the classroom in 2022-23, achieving an overall 3.29 grade point average in the fall and following that up with a 3.19 overall GPA in the spring semester. A total of 108 Pirates achieved a 3.5 GPA or higher, earning mention on the Dean's List in the fall 2022 term while taking in 12 or more units of study, with 53 student athletes recording a perfect 4.0 GPA. In spring 2023, 110 VC student athletes were named on the Dean's List with 45 posting perfect GPA's. -
Santos, Ribbers Earn All-SoCal Accolades
December 20, 2022Ventura's Kendal Santos and Kendall Ribbers were each named second-team All-Southern California in voting by the region's women's water polo coaches last month. Santos' honor came on top of a first team All-Western State Conference honor while Ribbers had previously been named second team All-WSC for the Pirates.
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Pirates Earn All-WSC Honors
December 11, 2022The Ventura College women's water polo team had four Pirates earn first-team All-Western State Conference honors in voting by the league coaches last month. Additionally, two student athletes earned second-team nods and two were awarded honorable mention All-WSC. Emily Baughn, Ahna Davis, Daphne Neilan and Kendal Santos led the VC all-conference honorees.
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Women's Water Polo Ends Season in SoCal Playoffs
November 10, 2022In the playoffs, the 8-9 game in a bracket is supposed to be close. The Ventura College women's water polo playoff game against Mt. San Antonio followed the script. The No. 8-seeded Mounties upended the No. 9 Pirates 13-12 with a last-minute goal in the Southern California Regionals Thursday in Long Beach. Kendal Santos, Gabrielle MacNeill and Kendall Ribbers all scored three goals in the balanced attack, and Ahna Davis turned back six Mt. SAC shots i goal, but the Pirates were unable to advance to the next round.
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Women's Water Polo Heads to Post-Season
November 08, 2022The VC women's water polo team is headed to the playoffs. The Pirates (15-10) received the No. 9 seed in the Southern California Regional Playoffs and will face No. 8 Mt. San Antonio (16-9) in a first round game on Thursday in Long Beach. The first sprint is slated to begin at 9:00 am at Long Beach City College.
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Women's polo Falls in WSC Championship Game
November 05, 2022The VC women's water polo team battled, but fell in the Western State Conference Championship to top-seeded Santa Barbara Saturday in San Luis Obispo. Daphne Neilan and Gabrielle MacNeill each scored goals for the Pirates (15-10, 4-3) but it was not enough to keep up with the state's No. 1-ranked team. Neilan, Emily Baughn and Caitlyn Hilgenberg all pulled in two steals each.
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Santos' Late Score Preserves Pirate Victory
November 04, 2022Pirate attacker Daphne Neilan scored four times and Kendal Santos scored a goal with 2:03 remaining in the game to help the Pirates' women's water polo team to an 8-7 victory over Cuesta in the semifinals of the Western State Conference Tournament in San Luis Obispo Friday. Ahna Davis had 10 saves in the cage for VC (15-9, 4-2) as the Pirates advanced to the conference title game for the second season in a row and the fourth time in the past six campaigns.
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Pirate Women Complete 3-0 San Diego Trip
October 29, 2022Call it the "Tour de San Diego." The VC women's water polo team completed a 3-0 road trip at the Dia de los Muertos Tournament in Chula Vista with an 11-3 victory over Grossmont Saturday. The triumph completes a clean sweep for the weekend for the Pirates (13-9, 3-2), all over San Diego area teams. Kendal Santos led the way with three goals and three steals while Daphne Neilan and Yazmeen Gonzales each scored twice in the win over the Griffins. Neilan also added four steals and an assist.
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VC Comes Alive at Dia de los Muertos Tourney
October 28, 2022The Pirates' women's water polo team broke out in a big way Friday with a pair of victories at the Dia de los Muertos Tournament at Southwestern College in Chula Vista. VC defeated the host Jaguars 10-7 in their morning game before rushing past San Diego Mesa 18-5 in the afternoon affair. Daphne Neilan and Gabrielle MacNeill each scored six goals on the day while Kendall Ribbers, Kendal Santos and Caitlyn Hilgenberg netted five, four and three goals, respectively.
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Pirates Drop Overtime Decision at Citrus
October 26, 2022Trailing for nearly the entire game, the Pirates' women's water polo team came back to force overtime at Citrus on Wednesday, only to fall in the extra period, 9-8. Kendal Santos had an outstanding day offensively with six goals along with six drawn ejections and three steals while Kendal Ribbers netted a score with three thefts and a pair of drawn ejections. Daphne Neilan scored the other goal for VC (11-9, 3-2). Ahna Davis turned back 12 Citrus shots in the cage.
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Ventura Takes Two at Battle of the Beach
October 22, 2022The VC women's water polo team won a pair of games against Western State Conference foes on the second day of the Battle of the Beach Tournament on Saturday. Playing at Cerritos College, the Pirates defeated Los Angeles Valley 8-4 in the morning before besting Cuesta 14-6 in the afternoon game. Goalie Ahna Davis was on fire with 31 saves in the two games while Kendal Santos netted five goals with a pair of assists and four steals. Daphne Neilan scored four times with two helpers and nine thefts.
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Women's Polo Falls Twice at Battle at the Beach
October 21, 2022The Ventura College women's water polo team dropped a pair of games Friday at the Battle at the Beach in Long Beach on Friday. VC fell to the host Vikings 18-6 in the opener before dropping a close 9-7 decision to Palomar in the nightcap. Kendall Ribbers had four goals on the day with two assists, two steals and two drawn ejections and Daphne Neilan also netted four scores with a helper, three thefts and a drawn ejection for the Pirates (9-8, 3-1).
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Pirate Women Win Big in Final Home Game
October 19, 2022The Pirates' women's water polo team scored on their first possession of the game and never looked back i their 16-1 victory over Santa Monica in VC's final home appearance of the 2022 season.Ventura had a balanced attack with 10 different players scoring, led by four goals from Daphne Neilan and three scores by Jessica Garcia. Emily Baughn and Shella Norman each handed out three assists in the game while Kendal Santos and Gabrielle MacNeill recorded five and four steals, respectively.
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VC Drops Two on Final Day of Ventura Tourney
October 08, 2022The Pirates' women's water polo team dropped a pair of games Saturday to conclude their tournament at the Ventura Aquatic Center. VC dropped the first game of the day 11-5 to Mt. San Antonio before falling in a heartbreaking 9-8 sudden-death overtime loss to Merced. Daphne Neilan scored five goals in the two games while Ahna Davis turned back 13 shots while protecting the cage.
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VC Women Split Friday's Pair in Ventura Tournament
October 07, 2022The Pirates' women's water polo team split a pair of games Friday at the Ventura Aquatic Center on the first day of the Ventura Tournament. VC defeated Pasadena 18-4 in the morning contest before falling to Golden West 9-6 in the nightcap. Daphne Neilan totaled five goals on the day while Kendal Santos scored four times with seven steals. Ahna Davis totaled 19 saves and five steals in the cage in the two contests.
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Women's Polo Has Difficult Day in the Pool
October 05, 2022The Ventura College women's water polo team had a difficult day, dropping their Western State Conference game at Santa Barbara 16-4 Wednesday. Kendall Ribbers scored a pair of goals to lead he Pirate offense and Emily Baughn had two assists, four drawn ejections and a pair of steals in the game.
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Second Half Run Sparks Pirates Past Cuesta
September 28, 2022Trailing 7-6 early in the third quarter, the No. 8-ranked VC women's water polo team reeled off eight straight goals to take command of their Western State Conference game against Cuesta Wednesday afternoon at the Ventura Aquatic Center. The Pirates used the run to propel them to a 16-9 victory over the Cougars. Daphne Neilan scored three of her team-high five goals during the run and Gabrielle MacNeill netted two of her four scores to help finish off the victory.
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VC Claims WSC Opener at LA Valley
September 21, 2022The Pirates' women's water polo team used strong second and third quarters on Wednesday afternoon to roll past Los Angeles Valley 13-7 in Valley Glen. Ventura (6-2, 1-0), ranked No. 8 in the season's inaugural poll, outscored the Monarchs 9-2 over the middle periods in the victory. Daphne Neilan scored four goals in the decisive stanzas while Gabrielle MacNeill scored two of her three goals and Kendall Ribbers scored twice over the 16-minute span.
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Ventura Completes Tournament at 3-1
September 17, 2022The VC women's water polo team completed a 3-1 weekend on Saturday with a pair of wins at the West Valley Tournament in Saratoga. The Pirates opened the day in the Bay Area with a 13-9 victory over Modesto before running away from Foothill 14-2. Emily Baughn netted five goals on the day to lead a balanced offensive effort while Ahna Davis recorded 12 saves in the cage in the two games.
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VC Splits Pair at West Valley Tournament
September 16, 2022The Pirates' women's water polo team split a pair of games Friday at the West Valley Tournament in Saratoga, defeating Merced 17-15 in a double-overtime thriller before falling to the hosts and defending state champions 14-6 in the nightcap. Daphne Neilan scored five goals on the day with seven drawn exclusions and five steals to help lead Ventura (3-2).
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Pirates Split Pair in the Pool at Saddleback
September 09, 2022The VC women's water polo team traveled to Mission Viejo Friday to play in the Saddleback Invitational, splitting a pair of games. The Pirates (2-1) easily defeated Chaffey 14-2 before falling to the hosts 11-10 despite their best effort of the young season. Kendal Santos scored six goals in the two contests with five assists and five steals to lead the way while Daphne Neilan and Jessica Garcia each netted five scores.
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Women's Polo Victorious in Season Opener
September 08, 2022The Ventura College women's water polo team used a 5-0 run after halftime to turn a 6-6 tie into a 5-goal advantage en route to a 17-12 victory over Cerritos Thursday afternoon in the 2022 season opener for both teams. Kendal Santos had an outstanding debut for the orange and black with six goals, four assists and three drawn exclusions to lead the way for the Pirates (1-0). Gabrielle MacNeill scored four times and Emily Baughn dished out four assists in the effort while Daphne Neilan won all four sprints in the game.
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Pirate Athletics To Host Fall Sports Promotional Nights
August 29, 2022The VC Athletic Department's fall seasons jump into full swing Labor Day weekend with six of the seven sports in action with the seventh opening it's season less than a week later. With the start of the new seasons, VC Athletics is excited to announce our promotional schedule for Fall 2022, beginning with a pizza party/tailgate party on Saturday Sept. 3 in partnership with the Associated Students of Ventura College.
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Pirate Athletics Returns for 2022-23
August 24, 2022After a banner year for Ventura College athletics in 2021-22, the Pirates are back in action to start the 2022-23 academic year. The season starts on Friday Aug. 26 with VC volleyball hosting its annual Kick-Off Tri with matches against Copper Mountain at 12:00 noon and versus Imperial Valley at 5:00 pm in the Athletic Event Center. The Pirate soccer team also kicks off Friday hosting College of the Canyons at 5:00 pm at the VC Sportsplex. Tickets for both teams' home contests are available online at https://ventura.vbotickets.com/events and can be bought and printed at home. Additionally, fans can scan a QR code at the door and purchase tickets on their smart device.
