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Lindsay Spinning
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by Andy Wilhelm |
Postseason 2011
Griffins get past
Cypress, will host Pasadena Saturday
Pasadena Photo Gallery
Playoff Brackets
Final state records & standing
(11/22/11) In tonight’s opening round of the Southern
California Regional Volleyball Playoffs Grossmont held off a
hard charging Cypress squad for a thrilling five set
victory.
14th seeded Cypress (10-14) pushed #3 Grossmont to the limit
before the Griffins closed out the opening round playoff
match 25-20, 22-25, 27-25, 22-25, 19-17.
Grossmont (21-2) jumped out to an early lead taking the
first set 25-20, though the action wasn’t as close as the
score would indicate.
Cypress then made a stand taking set two 25-22. After
trailing 16-17 at one point the Chargers closed out the set
with an 8-2 run.
The third set saw Cypress run out to an early 11-4 lead,
which they clung to until Grossmont leveled the score at
18-18 on a Bailee Reed stuff block. The two sides proceeded
to trade points until the score was 25-all. Grossmont’s
Chelsea Amario made a nifty adjustment on a tight set for a
kill and a 26-25 advantage. The Griffins won the set on a
Cypress hitting error.
The fourth set saw Cypress again jump out to an 11-4
advantage. This time the Griffins evened the score at
12-all, but neither team got out to more than a two-point
lead. That was until Cypress opened up a 24-20 edge on
consecutive kills by Kelsey Mersey, who then closed out the
match with another kill for the 25-22 set win.
That set the stage for a tense fifth set.
Grossmont held a slim 8-6 advantage at the switch. The teams
swapped points, until Cypress had a chance to close out
Grossmont’s season serving 15-14. The two sides played
through a wrenching rally that ended with a block by
Grossmont’s Lindsay Spinning.
Spinning registered five emotional blocks in the final set.
The Griffins took a 16-15 lead on a Chelsea Almario kill.
The sophomore came up huge in the fifth, with 4 critical
kills.
Cypress again answered with a clutch kill by Megan
Kirkpatrick to knot the score at 16-all. Grossmont middle
Courtney Bolton registered the last of her four kills in the
final set to give Grossmont a 17-16 advantage, but another
Kirkpatrick kill for Cypress made it 17-all. A
double-contact violation by Cypress after a Grossmont dump
made it match point for Grossmont at 18-17, and a Cypress
shot went out of bounds to give Grossmont the win.
An emotionally drained Grossmont squad crumpled into a
jubilant mass on the court before gathering to shake hands
with an equally drained Cypress squad.
All-American outside hitter Denise DeVine led the Griffins
with 29 kills in the match.
All-Southern California libero Monik Richardson had a
match-best 30 digs, while setter Gaby Clark dished out 49
assists.
Mersey paced the Chargers with a team-best 22 kills and
teammate Holly Webster turned in 19 digs.
Grossmont will host #6 Pasadena, who swept #11 Bakersfield,
on Saturday November 29th at 6:00 pm.
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Denise DeVine
Photo by Andy Wilhelm |
Postseason 2011
Griffins earn 3-seed, host
Cypress
DeVine named 2nd Team All-American
Playoff Brackets
Final state records & standing
Watch the Cypress match live
(11/20/11) The postseason seedings and awards for women's
volleyball were announced today following the coach's
meetings in Pasadena.
The Griffins, who went 20-2 in 2011 and were Co-Champions of
the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference, were awarded the
third seed in Southern California and will host #14 Cypress
(10-10) Tuesday at 6:00 pm.
The seeding is consistent with where the Griffins have stood
in the coach's poll for most of the season, with Grossmont
rated #3 in Southern California behind L.A. Pierce and El
Camino.
The Griffins have had a hold of the state's #5 rating for
most of the season as well. Their opponent, Cypress, is the
#23 team in the state, and just beat #14 Fullerton in 4
sets.
Grossmont outside hitter Denise DeVine was named Second Team
All American by the coaches. Libero Monik Richardson, who
has committed to CSU Monterrey Bay, was named to the
All-Southern California Regional team as well.
All conference awards from the PCAC are forthcoming.
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Monik Richardson
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Bailee Reed
Photo by Andy Wilhelm |
Richardson, Reed commit to
universities
Bailee Reed and Monik Richardson have committed to play for
universities next season Grossmont Head Coach Jamie Ivers
announced this week.
Richardson committed to Cal State Monterrey Bay and Reed
will attend the University of Great Falls.
Richardson, a sophomore who prepped at Eastlake High School,
has been Grossmont's Libero the past two seasons.
"Monik has been a stellar addition to our program," said
Ivers.
"She completely bought into the libero position from day one
and has been top 5 in the state in digs for the past two
season. She played outside hitter in high school and has
been nothing but supportive in our decision to move her to
libero.
She has earned this opportunity that is being given to her
to play to Cal State Monterey Bay. She is going to be an
outstanding addition to their program."
Reed is a 5-11 Opposite, and the lefty played her high
school volleyball at Helix High.
"Bailee has been nothing but a blessing to our program,"
said Ivers.
"Her positive attitude and work ethic is contagious. She has
improved so dramatically in the past two years and it’s all
because of her focus and drive to be better each and every
day.
She was focused on her goals from the very beginning and has
never lost sight of them. She has created this opportunity
to play at University of Great Falls all on her own and I’m
so happy that she let me come along for the ride to get
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Summers |
Richardson is Athlete of the
Week
Grossmont College volleyball player Monik Richardson and San
Diego Mesa water polo player Mojgan Malekpour are the
Pacific Coast Athletic Conference’s Women’s Athletes of the
Week.
Richardson, a 5-foot-6 sophomore Libero from Eastlake High
School, recorded 24 digs as the Griffins (19-2, 10-1)
remained tied with Mesa for first place by sweeping Cuyamaca
25-`0, 25-13, 25-14.
Richardson, who has signed with Cal State Monterey Bay,
leads the PCAC with 5.68 digs per set, which ranks her
fourth in Southern California and 10th in the state.
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Clark named Women’s Athlete
of the Week
Imperial
Valley Photos (10/28)
The Pacific Coast Athletic Conference has selected Grossmont
College volleyball Gabriella Clark and San Diego Mesa soccer
player Kate Newman as its Women’s Athletes of the Week for
the week that ended Sunday.
Clark, a sophomore setter from Maranatha High School,
contributed 28 assists and three aces as Grossmont swept
Southwestern 25-14, 25-15, 25-16.
Two nights later, she had 37 assists and two aces in a
25-14, 25-15, 25-16 sweep of Imperial Valley. On the season,
Clark is averaging 9.37 assists in conference, and owns a
.297 hitting percentage. She also 3.838 grade-point average.
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Almario named Women’s Athlete
of the Week
Palomar Photos (10/21)
(10/2) The Pacific Coast Athletic Conference has named
Cuyamaca College soccer player Jacquelyn Stewart and
Grossmont volleyball player Chelsea Almario as Women’s
Athletes of the Week.
Almario, a sophomore outside hitter from Eastlake High
School, recorded 14 kills in Grossmont’s 25-20, 25-21, 25-18
sweep of Santa Ana and came back with 16 kills in a 25-10,
25-13, 25-13 conference victory over Southwestern.
She had a .510 hitting percentage and .612 hitting
percentage for the week, while also contributing four aces,
three blocks and 16 digs. She’s played a key role in the
Griffins’ 10-1 record to date.
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Photo by Andy Wilhelm |
Rodriguez named State Honorable
Mention
(10/1) Victoria Rodriguez was named Honorable Mention in the
state athletic association's Athlete of the Month
recognition for September.
For the month of Victoria had 111 kills, 24 aces, 65 digs,
and 17 blocks.
She was a key member of the Griffins starting lineup before
suffering a season-ending knee dislocation with ACL and MCL
tear in the Griffins match versus Cerritos. |
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Head Coach Jamie Ivers
Photo by Andy Wilhelm |
Streaking Griffins stay hot, jump into state top 5
Cerritos Photo Gallery
PCAC
Volleyball Stat Report
(9-28-2011) Grossmont ran their season record to 9-1 with a
road win at Santa Ana in straight sets. The Griffins secured
the win 25-20, 25-21, 25-18.
Along the way the Griffins made a huge jump in the state
volleyball rankings from 15 to number 5.
Grossmont has not lost a set since their 3 games to 1
victory over College of the Canyons on September 17th. The
streak includes straight set wins over Saddleback, Cerritos
and Santa Ana.
Grossmont hosts PCAC foe Southwestern College Friday
September 30th at 5:00 pm.
State Volleyball Poll (9/26)
Rank, School, Conference
1. LA PIERCE, Western State South
2. CABRILLO, Coast South
3. SANTA ROSA, Big 8
4. EL CAMINO, South Coast
5. GROSSMONT, Pacific Coast Athletic
6. PASADENA CITY, South Coast
7. FULLERTON, Orange Empire
8. MOORPARK, Western State North
9. AMERICAN RIVER, Big 8
10. ORANGE COAST, Orange Empire |
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Denise DeVine
Photo by Andy Wilhelm |
DeVine is PCAC Women's Athlete of the Week
(9/4/2011) Grossmont's Denise DeVine and San Diego Mesa
soccer player Allyson Sherwood are the Pacific Coast
Conference’s Women’s Athletes of the Week for the week that
ended Sunday.
DeVine, a sophomore outside hitter from Temescal Canyon High
School in Lake Elsinore and a transfer from Cal State
Dominguez Hills, recorded 54 kills in the Mesa Tournament as
the Griffins went 3-1, defeating Antelope Valley, Moorpark
and College of the Canyons while losing only to El Camino.
DeVine had a .256 hitting percentage and .419 kill
percentages in the tournament, also tallying 15 aces and 33
digs. She’s helped Grossmont begin the season with a 8-1
record.
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Saddleback match to be played on September 20
(9-19-11) Grossmont announced a make up date for their
September 9th match against Saddleback that was
postponed due to the blackout in San Diego county. The match
will be played on Tuesday September 20th at 6 p.m. on campus
at Grossmont. |
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Griffins take third in San Diego Mesa Tournament
(9-17-11) The Griffins ran their season record to 6-1 as
they took home third-place in this weekend's San Diego Mesa
Tournament.
On Friday the Griffins scored a pair of wins knocking off
Antelope Valley College 25-19, 25-20, 25-19
and Moorpark College 20-25, 25-17, 25-20,
15-25, 15-13.Grossmont lost to El
Camino 21-25, 17-27, 23-25 in Saturday's Semifinal,
and then beat College of the Canyons 25-16,
27-25, 19-25, 25-16 to take third place.
The Griffins host Cerritos College on
Wednesday (9/21) at 5:00 pm.
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Griffins defeat Riverside on
the road
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| Photo by Andy Wilhelm |
Golden West Photo Gallery
Game/Set scores: 25-12, 25-16, 25-15
RIVERSIDE – Unable to get off to a fast start, the host
Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers took one on their
collective chins as the visiting Grossmont College (GC)
Griffins blanked the hosts, 3-0, by the set (game)
scores of 25-12, 25-16, 25-15, in a non-conference match
at RCC’s Catharine Huntley Gymnasium Wednesday night.
RCC (2-3) had its only lead of the match at 2-1 in the
first set (game) before Grossmont vaulted to an 8-3 lead
and was never headed, thanks to five attack errors by
the Tigers and a kill by Grossmont’s sophomore setter
Gabriella Clark (Maranatha HS). Sophomore middle blocker
Courtney Bolton (Santana HS) had a pair of block solos
for the Griffins in that run.
Grossmont (3-0) had leads of 15-9, 18-10, and 23-11,
before settling for the 25-12 win. It didn’t help that
RCC hit minus-.200 (five kills-11 attack errors/30
attempts), while the Griffins hit .286 (nine kills,
three errors, 21 attempts).
In the second set, Grossmont built leads of 3-0, 13-9,
17-11, and 22-15, en route to a 25-16 win, although RCC
did manage a brief 6-6 tie. RCC hit much better (.316 on
nine kills), but Grossmont hit better (.421 on nine
kills).
In the third set, the Griffins led, 5-1, 9-3, 15-7,
19-10 before closing out the match with a 25-15 win.
Grossmont hit a whopping .526 (12 kills, two errors, 19
attempts), while RCC hit .067 (six kills, five errors,
15 attempts).
Freshman outside hitter Victoria Rodriguez (Rancho Buena
Vista HS) led Grossmont with a
match-high 13 kills, Clark had a match-high 19 assists
and sophomore libero Monik Richardson (Eastlake HS) had
a co-match-high seven digs. Bolton finished with three
block solos and a one block assist.
For the Tigers, sophomore outside hitters Robyn Miller
(La Sierra Academy) and Rosetta Becerra (Corona /
Centennial HS) each had a team-high six kills, freshman
setter Courtney Flowers (Ramona HS) had nine assists and
sophomore outside hitter Breeana Mayes (Patriot HS)
added eight assists, and sophomore defensive specialist
Christina Luna (Corona HS) added seven digs.
The win for Grossmont knotted the short all-time series
between the two clubs at four wins each.
Grossmont will next play in the San Diego Mesa
Tournament on Friday-Saturday, Sept. 16-17, while RCC
will be idle until Friday, Sept. 23, when it hosts the
Southwestern College Jaguars in a non-conference match
beginning at 5 p.m.
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Saddleback match canceled
(9-9-11) Today's 5pm match versus Saddleback has been
canceled as part of the campus-wide closure resulting from
Thursday's power outage. No re-schedule date has been
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2011 matches streaming live online
New for the 2011 season, the defending PCAC Champion
Griffins will be live streaming all of their matches. Check
the schedule, then click the link
above at game time to follow the Griffins in 2011. |
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