2021 Ventura College Beach Volleyball Team News
Ventura College student athletes excelled once again in the classroom in the spring semester, achieving an overall 3.22 grade point average. A total of 106 Pirates earned Dean's List honors by posting at least a 3.5 GPA in 12 or more units of study, with 49 of them recording a perfect 4.0 GPA of all A's. Of VC's 19 intercollegiate athletic teams, 17 earned an overall GPA of 3.0 or better.
The Pirate beach volleyball team split a pair of matches at the Harbor Cove Courts Friday, completing the team competition portion of their Covid-shortened schedule. VC dropped a 4-1 decision to Moorpark before defeating Bakersfield 4-1 in the finale. With the win, Ventura finished 7-1 on the year, the best record among Western State Conference teams competing, although there is no official championship this season.
The VC beach volleyball team claimed a pair of wins Friday at the Harbor Cove Courts at the Ventura Marina, defeating Bakersfield 4-1 before edging Mt. San Antonio 3-2. The Nos. 1 and 5 pairs of Alexis Baloyo and Amelie Zubia, and Savannah Marchese and Tatum Teel, respectively, each had a pair of strong victories on the day for Ventura (6-0).
It was a different week but the results were the same for the Pirates' beach volleyball team as they defeated Moorpark and Mt. San Antonio for the second week in a row at the Ventura Harbor Courts. VC defeated the Raiders 3-2 in the first match of the day and followed with a 4-1 victory over Mt. SAC. VC's No. 5 pair of Amaris Garcia and Bethany Bird recorded a pair of wins on the day.
The VC beach volleyball team opened its' Covid-shortened 2021 season with a pair of victories at the Ventura Harbor Courts. The Pirates defeated Moorpark in the first match of the day before edging Mt. San Antonio 3-2 in the second. Ventura's Nos. 1, 3 and 5 pairs all won two matches on the day to propel the team to the pair of wins.
It has been 392 days since the Pirates competed in an intercollegiate contest, but in two days they return. On Saturday April 10 the VC baseball team hosts Cuesta College for a double-header and the Pirates' men's tennis team travels to Westmont College to usher in Ventura College's post-Covid athletic schedule. All 10 of Ventura's spring sports are scheduled to return to competition in the coming weeks, although fans will not be allowed inside venues due to county and state health department restrictions.
After opting out of Spring I season sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) will “opt-in” for the upcoming California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Spring II season. The decision is based on CCCAA COVID-19 guidelines and input from the athletic directors, coaches and athletic staff of Moorpark, Oxnard and Ventura colleges. The Spring II season includes men’s and women’s competitive sports and begins April 10. The length of the season varies by sport.
Ventura College Athletics is achieving great success in the classroom and on the field! Please consider participating in the #HaveAHeartforVC fundraising campaign for our student athletes February 14 - 22, 2021!
Student athletes at Ventura College continued to achieve academic honors in the fall 2020 semester with 99 of them earning a spot on VC's Dean's List by posting a 3.5 or better grade point average in 12 or more units. Of those honores, 47 earned perfect 4.0 GPA's signifying all A's in their classes. Meanwhile, 13 of the Pirates' 19 intercollegiate athletic teams achieved an overall GPA of 3.0 or better.
After Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the VC Athletic Department is hosting a Day of Giving on Tuesday Dec. 1. The fundraiser conducted through text messaging or online will benefit Pirate Athletics, or any of VC's 19 sports teams. The goal for the day is to have at least 50 individual donors and raise at least $1,000 combined.
Tuesday September 22 was National Voter Registration Day. In conjunction with that day, the Ventura College Athletic Department has paired with the Associated Students of Ventura College to encourage 100 percent voter registration among eligible student athletes and 100 percent registration among VC students. The effort is also encouraging all students to become educated voters and participate in this fall's election.
The Ventura College Athletic Department is proud to announce that Antonio Rosales of the men's tennis team and Michelle Hamm and Raphaella Rosales of the women's cross country/track and field and volleyball/beach volleyball teams, respectively, have been named the Pirates' Scholar Athletes for the 2019-20. All three sophomores finished two years of competition for the orange and black with perfect 4.0 grade point averages in the classroom.
Despite the movement of classes online and the cancellation of most of the spring season, student athletes at Ventura College continued to achieve academically in 2019-20. In the fall, 99 student athletes made the Dean's list, signifying a grade point average of 3.5 or above, while 107 student athletes were honored on the Dean's list in the spring 2020 semester.