2018 Ventura College Volleyball Team News
The accolades continue to come in for the Ventura College volleyball team as libero Faith Mackie has been named to the All-Southern California Regional team by the California Community College Women's Volleyball Coaches Association. The Foothill Tech product led the Western State Conference and was fourth in the state in digs per set as she led the Pirates to their best season in 15 years.
Freshman libero Faith Mackie, freshman middle Brooklyn Wallet, and head coach Brad Lyans headed the Pirate volleyball team's list on honorees when the Western State Conference North Division awards were announced last week. Mackie was named the WSC North Libero of the Year, Wallet earned first team All-WSC honors, and Lyans was awarded the Co-Coach of the Year after leading the Pirates to their first conference championship in 13 years.
The Pirates did not go down without a fight. The No. 9-seeded Ventura College volleyball team dropped the CCCAA SoCal Regional Final at No. 1 Irvine Valley 26-16, 25-18, 26-24. Shantalle Ruiz had 10 kills to lead the way for Ventura (18-5) while Morgan Gallagher and Kelly Rodriguez each recorded six winners. Faith Mackie had 22 digs as VC closed its best volleyball season in 15 years.
The Ventura College volleyball team was on the brink of elimination. VC faced match point as the Orange Coast College Pirates were serving, ahead 24-23, but a pair of long returns gave Ventura new life and a 25-24 advantage. No. 9-seeded Ventura went on to capture the fourth set, then the fifth to capture the program's first playoff victory under the direction of sixth-year head coach Brad Lyans, 25-23, 16-25, 25-27, 28-26, 15-13 in Costa Mesa. Kelly Rodriguez had 15 kills and Faith Mackie recorded 37 digs to help propel the VC Pirates (18-4) to victory.
Fresh off their first Western State Conference North Division championship in 13 years, the Ventura College volleyball team received the No. 9 seed in the CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoffs Thursday. The Pirates (17-4) will travel south to Costa Mesa to battle the Orange Coast College Pirates (21-5) who received the No. 8 seed in the draw, on Tuesday Nov. 20. OCC defeated Ventura in three sets in the first match of the season on Aug. 29.
There was a carefully planned impromptu dance party outside of Raider Pavilion at Moorpark College Wednesday in celebration of the Pirate volleyball team's first Western State Conference championship since 2005. Earlier in the evening, VC defeated Moorpark in four sets going away, 21-25 25-23 25-15 25-16, to finish the year with a 7-1 conference mark, besting the Raiders and the rest of the field on their way to the top. Faith Mackie had 27 digs and Morgan Gallagher recorded 13 kills to lead the way for VC (17-4, 7-1).
The Pirate volleyball team had their 11-match winning streak come to an end Wednesday night as they fell to visiting Cuesta College in four sets, 25-20, 22-25, 25-16, 25-15. Morgan Gallagher led the Pirates with 16 kills while Raphaella Rosales handed out 23 assists. Faith Mackie had 20 digs for Ventura (16-4, 6-1), as the Pirates fell into a first place tie with Moorpark. VC heads to play the Raiders in the season finale on Friday Nov. 9 in a match-up for the Western State Conference North Division title.
The Ventura College volleyball team stayed the course with a 25-21, 25-19, 25-13 victory over Allan Hancock College Friday in Santa Maria. Kelly Rodriguez had nine kills and two blocks to lead the way while Shantalle Ruiz recorded eight winners and three blocks. Faith Mackie had 18 digs and Raphaella Rosales handed out 19 assists as VC (16-3, 6-0) remained atop the Western State Conference standings with its 11th consecutive victory.
After a slow start, the Pirate volleyball team handled business with visiting Santa Barbara, defeating the Vaqueros in four sets, 16-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-13 Friday night at the Athletic Event Center. Morgan Gallagher brought the hammer with 15 kills and Brooklyn Wallet had nine kills, four blocks and three services aces to pace the Pirates, who all-but eliminated the six-time defending conference champions from a seventh title.
The Ventura College volleyball team continued its winning ways with a three-set sweep of visiting West Los Angeles Wednesday at the Athletic Event Center, 25-14, 25-10, 25-21. Kayla Hosch was a perfect 6-6 on kill attempts to lead the Pirates and Shantalle Ruiz also recorded six winners. Kelly Rodriguez and Vanessa Ihrke each had five kills as Raphaella Rosales paced the offense with 24 assists. Faith Mackie had 15 digs and three service aces for Ventura (14-3, 4-0), which posted its ninth consecutive victory.
VC volleyball freshman Faith Mackie has been named the State Player of the Week for Southern California by the California Community College Women's Volleyball Coaches Association. The libero from Foothill Tech High School has keyed the Pirates' back line all season, and her outstanding defense helped VC move into first place in the Western State Conference standings in the past week with a win over rival Moorpark College.
The Pirate volleyball team made it eight straight victories Friday night, and 12 wins in the last 13 matches, defeating Glendale on the road with a tight 25-23, 29-27, 25-23 decision. Morgan Gallagher and Brooklyn Wallet led the offensive attack with nine kills each while Vanessa Ihrke had eight winners. Faith Mackie was key on the back line once again with 29 digs and Kelly Rodriguez recorded 14 digs for the Pirates (13-3, 4-0).
In the biggest volleyball match in the Athletic Event Center in over a decade, the Pirates defeated No. 10-ranked Moorpark in four sets, 25-17, 25-18, 22-25, 25-14 to take control of the Western State Conference North Division through one round of conference play. Faith Mackie keyed the victory from the back line with 23 digs, many in spectacular fashion, and a perfect 3.00 pass rating with 11 attempts on the night. As a team, VC (12-3, 4-0) controlled the serve, recording 15 services aces on the Raiders.
The Pirate volleyball team made the trek to San Luis Obispo Friday, coming home with a 25-22, 25-17, 29-27 sweep over host Cuesta College. Shantalle Ruiz led the way with seven kills and three blocks and Faith Mackie had 25 digs. Raphaella Rosales turned in 17 assists as Ventura (11-3, 3-0) set up a first place showdown with Moorpark at the VC Athletic Event Center on Wednesday Oct. 17 at 7:00 pm.
The Pirate volleyball team made easy work of visiting Allan Hancock College Wednesday at the Athletic Event Center, sweeping their way to a 25-13, 25-18, 25-23 victory over the Bulldogs. Brooklyn Wallet led Ventura (10-3, 2-0) with 12 kills while Shantalle Ruiz and Kayla Hosch recorded eight and five winners, respectively. Gabby Boado handed out 20 assists and Kasie Spencer had eight digs for the victors.
The Pirate volleyball team traveled up the coast Wednesday evening, defeating Santa Barbara City College in a thrilling five-set match 25-19 19-25 26-24 17-25 25-9. The victory was a first for the Pirates over the Vaqueros since the 2007 season, a span of 20 straight contests. Brooklyn Wallet had 13 kills to lead VC (9-3, 1-0) while Shantalle Ruiz and Kasie Spencer had 10 and nine winners, respectively. Faith Mackie recorded 29 digs to anchor the Ventura defense in their Western State Conference opener.
