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Oxnard Women's Volleyball Scores WSC Win

November 5—Oxnard

It was an exciting match -- host Oxnard defeated Hancock College in women's volleyball in 4 games. The scores were 27-25, 25-20, 13-25, and 27-25.

Sina Tuitama (above) led Oxnard College with 15 kills -- more than twice as many as anyone else on the team. She also had 8 blocks -- five of them alongside transfer sophomore setter Becka Simanu, who saw action as both a setter and a right-side hitter.

Libero Andy Perez led all players with 37 digs. She tied Becka Simanu in service aces with four apiece. As an outside hitter last year, Andy had several kills and digs in efforts last year that twice came up short against Hancock College, once in five games, and once in four.

Sophomore Stacey Guijo (left) had a great all-around performance with 19 digs, six kills, two aces and two blocks.

Kwameisha Thompson played a solid game as a front-row right side player, while her sophomore sister, Raneisha recorded five blocks and several kills at crucial moments throughout the match.

The play that Hancock players will surely not soon forget was match point, as Becka Simanu's jump-serve hit the tape, bounced up and seemingly towards Oxnard, then back over the net to Hancock's side to end the match. To get to match point, Kamilah Alegre recorded a key kill from the back row to prevent Hancock from taking game four and forcing a deciding set.

While Oxnard began last year's season 5-0 and has at least three victories against WSC opponents, this is Oxnard College's first WSC Northern Division league win in the three years since the program took a 2-year hiatus. The players hope to continue to improve with three matches yet to play this season.

Assistant Coach Brooke Hanson, who the prior weekend had placed 9th on the FIVB International Beach Volleyball Tour in China, changed her return flight from Thailand to be back for the contest. She is an All-American setter who graduated from UCSB who focuses on Oxnard's setters, outside hitters, and defense.

Oxnard next travels to play Santa Barbara City College on Tuesday, will travel to Cuesta on Friday, and will close out its season hosting Ventura on November 16. All matches are at 7pm.

Oxnard Volleyball Loses to Moorpark

November 2—Oxnard

Moorpark traveled to Oxnard and defeated the Condors 3-0 in women's volleyball. Moorpark remains undefeated in WSC divisional play, while Oxnard remains winless.

Despite the loss, two players for Oxnard recorded digs in the double-digits: Andy Perez (pic) with 21, and Stacey Guijo with 11.

Both setters for Oxnard saw playing action, with Becka Simanu and Gisell San Jose spreading the offense around to Stacey Guijo, Sina Tuitama, and Raneisha Thompson.

Erica Richardson began the match with three kills in the first game alone, a feat not equaled until Becka Simanu did it in the third game.

Game scores were 25-15, 25-10, 25-15. Oxnard hosts Hancock on Friday night at 7pm.

Ventura Women's Volleyball Sweeps Oxnard

October 26—Ventura

Host Ventura College defeated Oxnard in women's volleyball in three sets, 25-17, 25-21, 25,12.

Ventura took early leads in each game, taking advantage of several Oxnard hitting and service errors. Despite being down, Oxnard managed to rally late in games 1 and 2, forcing Ventura to call timeouts late in each game.

Oxnard's defense was strong throughout the match, with Sina Tuitama (pic) registering six blocks and Becka Simanu with three more.

After a Halloween break, Oxnard begins the second half of WSC divisional play, hosting Moorpark on Tuesday, Hancock on Friday. Both matches will be free and begin at 7pm.

 

Cuesta Defeats Oxnard in Four Sets

October 22—Oxnard

It was nearly a quick night for host Oxnard College's women's volleyball team. Visiting Cuesta College took advantage of a slow start by the Condors and stormed out to a 2-0 game lead. Game scores were 25-14 and a 25-11 dismantling, with several tips landing out of reach of the normally scrappy Oxnard squad.

Oxnard's third different line-up in as many sets changed the momentum. Kamliah Alegre (pic) stepped into the Libero role and fired up the team. Oxnard took game 3 25-23. Andy Perez, normally limited to back row action as Libero, recorded several kills from the outside. Gisell San Jose also came off the bench to set for the Condors and connected successfully with middles Sina Tuitama and Raneisha Thompson.

Cuesta got out to a slight lead in game 4 and managed to keep the lead to close out the match 25-22.

Oxnard Volleyball Falls to Santa Barbara

October 20—Oxnard

Visiting Santa Barbara City College defeated Oxnard College in women's volleyball 25-21, 25-14, 25-19.

Santa Barbara had to rally to overcome a 21-19 deficit in the first game, as Oxnard came out swinging with an impressive nine kills in game 1.

On the match, Stacey Guijo (pic) led Oxnard with 9 kills, followed by Sina Tuitama with seven. Tuitama, who normally plays middle blocker, played opposite and still managed to record 6 blocks. Brooke Reede recorded six blocks on the evening.

The Condors fall to 2-8 on the season and 1-2 in WSC North play. Oxnard hosts Cuesta College this Friday at 7pm.

October 12--Moorpark

Oxnard College women's volleyball snapped a 2-match win streak against Moorpark to start divisional WSC play. Game scores were 25-14, 25-12, and 25-20.

Three attackers led a balanced Oxnard offense with five kills each: Sina Tuitama (pic), Stacey Guijo, and Ranesha Thompson. Libero Andy Perez had 10 digs, while Tuitama added three blocks.

Seeing limited playing this year in part due to an injury, Gisell San Jose set the entire match for Oxnard College and looked comfortable in the position. San Jose is a former all-league setter from Rio Mesa High School.

The Condors are now 2-6 on the year. Oxnard heads to Hancock College this Friday at 7:00

October 4—Oxnard

The Condors have hired a new assistant for the women’s volleyball program. Brooke Hanson (image courtesy of CBC) was a four-year letter winner at UC-Santa Barbara where she played every position except for middle blocker. Hanson made her pro beach volleyball debut in a qualifier in Santa Barbara with Brooke Rundle, a former teammate at UCSB.

In 2007, she advanced to her first three Final Fours but missed the entire 2008 season due to injury. Brooke came back stronger than ever, winning the AVP's "Best Female Defender" title. She and partner Lisa Rutledge finished the season as the fifth-ranked team and as the best defensive duo. Brooke wound up ninth in individual points, a new best for her.

Coach Hanson returned to UCSB to become an the assistant women's volleyball coach from 2003-2007, under Ms. Kathy Gregory.  The Gauchos won three Big West Championships during her tenure.

She joins Head Coach David Fischer to make one of the best coaching tandems around. “We feel extremely fortunate to have these two great coaches leading our budding women’s volleyball program,” said athletic director Jonas Crawford. “Brooke will bring a wealth of professional experience and will act as a great mentor for all of our student-athletes.”

Condor Women’s Volleyball Wins Again 

October 1—West LA

Oxnard women's volleyball traveled to defeat West Los Angeles 3-0 in a WSC non-divisional contest. Games scores were 25-12, 25-18, and 25-20.

Maleny Munoz (above) came in off the bench to score 8 points in a row at the service line to turn around the momentum of game 2. West LA had roared out to an 8-2 lead and was up 16-14 before Ms. Munoz put the Condors back safely ahead. Setter Becka Simanu led Oxnard's attack and successfully kept West LA's blockers guessing. All 12 Condors played in the match.

After a week of final tuning up, Oxnard travels to Moorpark to start divisional WSC play on October 12.

Condor Women’s Volleyball Record: 2-6

Oxnard Volleyball Finds a W at Antelope Valley

September 29—Lancaster

The Oxnard College Women's volleyball team has tried several lineups this season, but until last night, not one had produced a win. In a thrilling five-set contest at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster, Oxnard came out on top. Game scores were 13-25, 27-25, 25-18, 19-25, 15-12.

Steady Condor passing gave setter Becka Simanu the opportunity to run a varied offense all night. Key hitters included Stacey Guijo from the outside and Sina Tuitama from the middle. 

A crazy match point had a high-flying Antelope Valley middle blocker crushing an overpass -- twice -- with both being dug by Oxnard libero Andy Perez (pic). The final put-away was handled by Sina Tuitama. After a disappointing 0-5 start to the season, this win gives the Condors some momentum as they head to West Los Angeles this Friday, and prepare for divisional WSC play that begins October 12.

Condor Women’s Volleyball Record 1-6

Lady Condors Volleyball Grounded by Pierce

September 28--Oxnard

Pierce defeated host Oxnard in straight sets (11-25, 12-25, 11-25) last night in women's volleyball. Pierce displayed strong serving and defense all night to keep the Condors winless.

Becka Simanu played great according to Oxnard coach David Fischer. "She is learning how to set 'on the job,' and she's a quick study and a powerful athlete with soft hands."

Stacey Guijo also was lauded for making several digs and hitting well from the outside.

"We've played some strong teams this preseason," says coach Fischer, "and that will only help us when we advance in WSC divisional play."

Oxnard travels to Antelope Valley tomorrow night and to West LA this Friday.

Oxnard College Women’s Volleyball Drops First Conference Match

September 21—Oxnard

The Lady Condors faced a tough Citrus Owls squad on Tuesday night. They dropped a hard-fought 3-set match 22-25, 9-25, 16-25. The Condors took the lead in the first game, but lost momentum at 16 all. Citrus’ Outside Hitter, Lindsey Mitchell was able to “find our smaller blockers and put it over us a little more than we could handle tonight”, said head coach David Fisher.

Condor Sophomores, Becka Simanu (above) and Sina Tuitama played well for Oxnard College. Becka had 46 assists and 3 digs, while Sina had 4 kills and 10 digs on the evening. The loss drops the Condors to 0-6 on the year and 0-1 in conference.

“…We need to keep passing the ball well all night, we have a lot of athletes and a lot of potential, so thank goodness it’s a long season and we have time to get it all together” commented David Fischer.

The Condors play September 28^th at 6:00 against Pierce, here at the Condors Nest.

Watch highlights of this game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9t7otSS2PY&feature=email

Women’s Volleyball News

May 18

Oxnard College’s Middle Blocker Dominique Franz, has accepted a scholarship to play for Masters College (NAIA) in Santa Clarita. Franz, a 6 foot sophomore from Hueneme H.S., was Oxnard’s leader in kills, and team co-captain. She will be playing for the Mustangs under newly hired head coach Bobby Blanken, in the fall.

 Ashley Lajoie, a 5’4” sophomore has been accepted into Cal State Channel Islands. She teamed with Franz as a co-captain, for one of the best seasons in team history. She will be pursuing a degree in psychology.

Congratulations Condors!

November 12--Ventura

The first point of the match was representative of how the match would go. A close-fought point with several digs culminated with a Ventura kill. While the game was close at 11-10, Ventura went on to earn 8 of the next 9 points to take a commanding lead and the set despite some powerful hitting from Oxnard's opposite Dominique Franz.

The lead belonged to Oxnard in game 2. Several blocks by Shanna Wright and Dominique Franz kept Oxnard ahead until the 14-12 mark. Tough serving and defense brought VC back into the lead and they closed out the set 25-21.

Game 3 was all VC, giving the two graduating sophomores at victorious final home match.

While wins have proven elusive for Oxnard in the strong Northern Division of the WSC, a fantastic pre-season record has given this team more single-season wins than Oxnard has recorded in several years.

Oxnard wraps up its season Tuesday when the team travels to #3-ranked Moorpark College.

Host Cuesta Sweeps Oxnard in Volleyball

Oxnard traveled up to San Luis Obispo to play the Cuesta Cougars in a Tuesday night WSC Northern Divisional match. The Cougars defeated the Condors by scores of 25-16, 25-16, and 25-10.

Tough serves from Cuesta kept Oxnard off-balance offensively throughout the night. Oxnard Coach David Fischer praised the hitting of Andy Perez and Stacey Guijo. Oxnard hosts Ventura College this Friday, October 23 at 7pm.

Oxnard Drops a Close One to Hancock

Oxnard women's volleyball team looked steady in its home league-opener against Hancock College. Oxnard took the first game 25-23 but failed to win another, dropping the match 3-1.

Game 2 was all Hancock as they took an early 5-2 lead and cruised to a 25-17 win. Game 3 started off with Hancock in the league but Oxnard came back behind several nice kills by Dominique Franz(right) and Sina Tuitama. With the game tied at 23, the momentum switched back to Hancock and they took the third game 26-24.

Game 4 was close throughout with Oxnard taking the early edge. At 22-all, an Oxnard hitting error and a Hancock block gave the visiting team all the edge they needed and they took game four 25-22.

Sina Tuitama hit .320 with 12 kills to lead all hitters in the match. Dominique Franz had 10 kills. Stacey Guijo and Ashley Lajoie combined for 9 service aces on the evening. Oxnard falls to 6-3 overall, 0-1 in the Northern Division of the WSC.

Glendale Defeats Oxnard in Conference

October 2—Oxnard, Ca

Glendale traveled to Oxnard and beat the Condors at their own game. Despite not having a hitter over 5'11", Glendale swept OC with consistent passing, scrappy defense, and a crisp offense.

Despite the loss, Head Coach David Fischer praised the blocking of Oxnard that kept game 2 extremely close. Sina Tuitama blocked an incredible 12 balls, while Dominique Franz and Shanna Wright had 8 apiece. Game 2 was tied at 23 when an Oxnard kill was overturned due to a net violation. Game scores were 25-14, 25-23, and 25-12.

Oxnard hosts the JV squad from Cal Lutheran again this Tuesday at 6pm. Oxnard swept this same team earlier this season, also at home.

Oxnard Sweeps West LA

September 29--Culver City, CA  

West LA hosted Oxnard College Women's Volleyball Team in a WSC intra-divisional contest last night.

The first game looked like it belonged to West LA as the Wildcats took a commanding 21-15 lead. Oxnard outside hitters Andy Perez and Stacey Guijo steadied out the team and Oxnard rallied to tie the score at 22, 24, and 25-all. A misconnection to Oxnard middle blocker Shanna Wright forced some creativity as she backwards flipped the ball cross court to the sideline, within three feet of the net. A stunned West LA team saw their lead evaporated as Oxnard took game one 27-25.

The Condors carried the momentum into games two and three. After Grace Edrada and libero Ashley Lajoie helped close out game two 25-18, Oxnard went up 8-0 in the third and took the game 25-14.

 Oxnard coach David Fischer commended setter Vanessa Valdez for running an aggressive offense and Shanna Wright for consistent back-row and hitting from both the outside and the middle.

 Oxnard hosts Glendale College this Friday at 6pm.

Condor Volleyball comes up short against Santa Monica

 September 26-- Oxnard, Ca

 Santa Monica College 3, Oxnard College 1

 Four close games were played at in the Oxnard College gymnasium tonight against visiting Santa Monica College. SMC won the match by scores of  25-23, 25-22, 22-25, 25-21.

 The loss is Oxnard's first of the 2009-'10 season.  The two teams met last weekend in the Santa Ana tournament with SMC edging out OC 26-24. Because it was a single game, that loss doesn't count in the official record.

 The hitting of opposite Dominique Franz and outside hitter Andy Perez kept OC steady throughout the match. Oxnard travels to West LA College on Tuesday for a 6pm match.

(Ventura County Star)

Oxnard Defeats Citrus 3-2, Moves to 4-0 on the season

September 23, 2009-- Glendora, CA

In its first WSC match of the season, Oxnard College's undefeated women's volleyball team traveled to host Citrus College last night. The Condors of Oxnard defeated the Citrus Owls in the deciding fifth set.

Freshmen setter Vanessa Valdez distributed the ball almost evenly amongst the five other starters over the course of the night. Dominique Franz and Sina Tuitama led the team in kill percentage both hitting .200. Stacey Guijo led the team in digs with 19, and also served two aces, while Dominique Franz led the team with four.

Sophomore Libero Ashley Lajoie (below) returned to the court after two weeks with a strained knee. She was second in digs with 13.Oxnard went down 7-0 in the first game and staged a minor comeback in the end, losing 25-21.Games 2 and 3 belonged to Oxnard, 25-13 and 25-20 as several digs by Andy Perez turned into untouchable kills by middle Sina Tuitama.Game 4 was all Citrus as several kills from the middle went down against Oxnard. Solid blocking and defense put Oxnard up early in the shortened fifth set to 15. After a couple service aces by Dominique, Oxnard's lead was 13-7. Final game score was 15-11.

Oxnard hosts Santa Monica College in a rare Saturday contest on September 26 at 6pm. General admission is $5, $3 for students, and OC students free with student i.d.

Thrilling Victory Lifts Volleyball to 3-0

Oxnard College 3, LA Harbor 2

September 16, 2009.  Wilmington, CA – What looked like a cruising victory turned into a wild ride at LA Harbor last night.

In LA Harbor’s (1-0) first home match of the season, Oxnard (2-0) stormed ahead 5-0 to open the match. With 6’ sophomore opposite Dominique Franz leading the OC offense, OC prevailed 25-9. All nine players saw action and contributed to what looked like it might be an easy night for the Condors.

Game 2 opened with tougher serves and less nerves from LA Harbor. Coupled with hitting and serving errors from the Condors, Harbor took the lead and never looked back winning 25-18.

The third saw both teams steady out and the score remained close throughout. A slight OC lead evaporated at the end with Harbor inching ahead 25-23.

Game 4 was all OC 25-13.  Game 5 was 13-all, but Grace Edrada calmly served two points, the final being an ace to end the match.

OC moves to 3-0 overall while Harbor falls to 1-1. Oxnard’s next home match will be September 26 against Santa Monica College at 6pm.

OC Volleyball Victorious in First Home Match of the '09-'10 Season

 Oxnard College women’s volleyball held its first home match of the 2009-’10 season against Mt. San Jacinto on September 9. OC prevailed in three with game scores of 25-21, 25-18, and 25-22.

 Middle blockers Shanna Wright and Sina Tuitama were praised by Coach David Fischer for stellar play in the back row. Oxnard’s starting libero was sidelined for the evening with a sore knee. Oxnard’s big gun right side hitter played her first match of the year. The 6-foot sophomore Dominique Franz recorded several kills including one at 22-all in the third. This set up the serving of Andy Perez who closed out the match with an ace, as she also did in game 2.

 Oxnard moves to 2-0 on the season, and travels to Harbor College on September 15 for a 6pm contest.