Undefeated #7 LBCC, #15 LA Mission making noise on this week's State Women's Volleyball Top 25

At #7 on the rankings, Long Beach City remains undefeated going into this week's matches.
At #7 on the rankings, Long Beach City remains undefeated going into this week's matches.
September 16, 2024

 

 

While San Diego Mesa College keeps its #1 ranking, two other South teams--#7 Long Beach City and #15 Los Angeles Mission---have been chugging along as undefeated teams as part of this week's CCCWVCA State Top 25 Rankings.

Mesa (8-0), LBCC (7-0), and LA Mission (11-0) are the only teams without a defeat thus far.* 

Another South team on the rise is #10 Orange Coast (7-1), an early favorite in this year's Orange Empire Conference title race. 

The rankings saw far little movement in the top 25 than the recent earthquakes as #2 San Joaquin Delta, #3 American River, #4 Sierra, #5 Feather River, #6 Fresno City, #8 Grossmont and #9 Moorpark continue to hold their spots in the top 10. 

In a couple of historical achievements, Compton scored the program's first-ever victory, a 4-set win over LA Pierce last week while Allan Hancock has had a successful start to its return to women's volleyball after a long hiatus, winning its first six matches before Modesto won a close sweep to end the win streak (78-72 in points). First-year head coaches Moe Scott (Compton) and Megan Phillips (Hancock) are directing their respective squads. 

  1. SAN DIEGO MESA, Pacific Coast Athletic, 8-0: The Olympians scored resounding sweeps over Pasadena (75-48) and then Cuyamaca (75-35) that opened PCAC play last week. Bella Town had 10 kills (hit .412) and three blocks v. PCC. SoCal: #1; Last Week's State Rank: #1
  2. SAN JOAQUIN DELTA, Big 8, 12-1: The Mustangs recorded sweeps over Lassen, De Anza and Taft. Mckinley King scored 27 kills in the three wins. NorCal #1; Last Week's State Rank: #2
  3. AMERICAN RIVER, Big 8, 10-1: The Beavers swept Hartnell and Lassen. Sophia MacPherson has been a steady performer this season for ARC at setter. NorCal #2; Last Week's State Rank: #3
  4. SIERRA, Big 8, Big 8, 11-3: The Wolverines lost a rematch v. San Mateo in five (15-13, now 1-1 v. CSM), but then avenged an earlier loss to Fresno with a 5-set win (15-12). Taylor Stolz hammered 28 kills v. San Mateo, then had 12 and 10 digs in the FCC win. NorCal: #3; Last Week's State Rank: #4
  5. FEATHER RIVER, Golden Valley, 12-4: The Golden Eagles have won eight in a row, including in four over San Mateo and a sweep of Folsom Lake last week. Lucy Ryan was a State Player of the Week. NorCal #4; Last Week's State Rank: #5
  6. FRESNO CITY, Central Valley, 8-4: The Rams stopped a 3-match losing streak by sweeping San Mateo after taking a 2-0 sets lead only to lose to Sierra in five. Fresno was paced by Karina Rodriguez who pounded 29 kills in the two contests. NorCal #5; Last Week's State Rank: #6
  7. LONG BEACH CITY, South Coast South, 7-0: The Vikings dropped the opening set twice, then roared to 4-set wins over both Santa Barbara and Santa Monica. Jubilee Allen made eight blocks in the SMC victory. SoCal #2; Last Week's State Rank: #7
  8. GROSSMONT, Pacific Coast Athletic, 8-4: The Griffins are on a 5-match win streak with a 4-set win over El Camino, coming from down 2-0 to beat Canyons in five (15-13) and sweeping San Diego Miramar in their PCAC opener. Andrea Torres rifled 19 kills v. ECC, then a season-high 27 v. COC. SoCal #3; Last Week's State Rank: #8
  9. MOORPARK, Western State North, 7-2: The Raiders posted 4-set triumphs over Cerritos and El Camino. Grace Hazelton put on a serving clinic v. ECC as she floored 11 aces to go with 16 kills and eight digs. SoCal #4; Last Week's State Rank: #9
  10. ORANGE COAST, Orange Empire, 7-1: The Pirates are red-hot with seven straight wins, including defeating Mt. San Antonio in four and sweeping Rio Hondo last week. Joey Payan tallied 23 kills in the two wins. OCC enters the top 10 in moving up two spaces. SoCal #5; Last Week's State Rank: #12
  11. MT. SAN ANTONIO, South Coast North, 7-4: The Mounties fell to Orange Coast in four, then snapped a 3-match losing skid by beating Riverside in four. Eva Fisher scored 11 kills in each of the two matches. Mt. SAC drops one slot. SoCal: #6; Last Week's State Rank:#10
  12. BAKERSFIELD, Western State South, 6-4: The Renegades have four consecutive wins behind sweeps over Cerro Coso and Reedley. An earlier win over Sierra is a feather in the cap. Taylor Drake set 67 assists for an 11.2 average for the week. Bakersfield drops one rank. SoCal #7; Last Week's State Rank: #11
  13. SAN MATEO, Coast South, 5-5: The Bulldogs surprised Sierra in five in a rematch (lost in Delta Classic to them in four), then suffered a letdown in being swept by Fresno. CSM swept Folsom Lake and was knocked off by Feather River in four. Abbi Sanchez dished out 132 assists (8.8 per set) last week and added 13 kills. NorCal #6; Last Week's State Rank: #13
  14. SOLANO, Bay Valley, 11-3: Winners of five straight, the Falcons scored sweeps over De Anza, Santa Rosa, and Sacramento while outlasting Shasta in five (15-13). Vanya Paopao was a State Player of the Week. NorCal #7; Last Week's State Rank: #14
  15. LA MISSION, Western State North, 11-0: The undefeated Eagles continue their resurgence with sweeps over Chaffey and Santa Ana last week. Lillian Pisarczyk spiked 10 kills (hit .444) with three blocks v. Chaffey. SoCal #8; Last Week's State Rank: #15
  16. SANTA MONICA, Western State South, 5-4: The Corsairs survived a scare in five sets over Golden West (17-15), then took a set from Long Beach before falling in four. Sadie Town pasted 35 kills and had 28 digs in the two matches. SoCal #9; Last Week's State Rank: #16
  17. SANTA BARBARA CITY, Western State North, 7-2: The Vaqueros saw a 6-match win string halted by Long Beach, but won the opening set and nearly took the Vikings to five before losing in extra points in the fourth (27-25). Natalie Lecari-Sullivan set 29 assists and made 13 digs in the defeat. SoCal #10; Last Week's State Rank: #17
  18. TAFT, Central Valley, 12-2: The Cougars saw their 5-match win streak ended by Delta in three sets after sweeping De Anza. Grace Witcher has been a force averaging 4.6 kills and 4.5 digs per set this season. NorCal #8; Last Week's State Rank: #18
  19. PASADENA CITY, South Coast North, 5-7: The Lancers were throttled by Mesa in three, then downed Irvine Valley in four. Chayse Hoon deposited 18 kills in the IVC win. SoCal #11; Last Week's State Rank: #19
  20. CERRITOS, South Coast South, 5-2: The Falcons lost to Moopark in four, then sweated it out in a sweep over Saddleback (78-72). Leeya Rubio was steady in the two contests with 38 assists and 23 digs. SoCal #12; Last Week's State Rank: #20
  21. SHASTA, Golden Valley, 11-4: The Knights defeated Los Medanos in four, went the distance in five only to lose to Solano, then swept Napa Valley and Skyline. Shawnee Church delivered 56 assists in the Solano defeat and averaged 11 per set five matches. NorCal #9; Last Week's State Rank: #21
  22. PALOMAR, Pacific Coast Athletic, 4-1: The Comets outlasted Golden West in five and begins PCAC play this week. Teiora Tinoisamoa tallied 10 kills and five blocks in the victory. SoCal #13; Last Week's State Rank: #22
  23. COALINGA, Central Valley, 9-1: The Falcons stretched their win streak to nine with sweeps over Sacramento City and Cabrillo. Aryam Munoz defended well with 34 digs in the two wins. NorCal #10; Last Week's State Rank: #23
  24. SEQUOIAS, Central Valley, 8-4: The Giants did not play last week and begin CVC play this week. Allison Wood is averaging 4.63 digs a set this season. NorCal #11; Last Week's State Rank: #24
     T25. CANYONS, Western State South, 5-4: The Cougars climbed on to the rankings thanks to nearly upsetting Grossmont in five (led 2-0 in sets), then sweeping both El Camino and Mt. San Jacinto. Leah Gillie scored 19 kills, eight blocks and four aces v. Grossmont and ECC. SoCal #14: Last Week's State Rank: Unranked
     T25. SANTA ROSA, Big 8, 8-5: The Bear Cubs were swept by Solano and swept Mendocino this past week. Jaiden Brooner, who had a 41-dig match earlier this year v. Taft, is averaging 5.63 digs per set for the season. NorCal #12; Last Week's State Rank: #25

    BEST OF THE REST
     Saddleback, Orange Empire, 4-2: The Bobcats had their 4-match win streak ended by Cerritos in a close sweep. SoCal #T15
    San Bernardino Valley, Inland Empire Athletic, 5-4: The Wolverines did not play last week. SoCal #T15
    Golden West, Orange Empire, 2-4: The Rustlers played two impressive 5-set affairs losing to #16 Santa Monica and #22 Palomar
    Ohlone, Coast South, 8-2: The Renegades have won four straight, including an incredible three consecutive 5-set marathons. Last week, they edged Modesto (15-13),
    Cosumnes River (15-7) and then needed only four to get past Diablo Valley. NorCal #13
    Modesto, Central Valley, 8-5: After their 5-set L v. Ohlone, the Pirates swept Reedley, San Francisco and Allan Hancock. NorCal #14
     Ventura, Western State North, 3-4: The Pirates swept Citrus.
    Mt. San Jacinto, Inland Empire Athletic, 6-6: The Eagles beat Riverside in four, swept San Diego Miramar and East LA, then were swept by Canyons
    Riverside City, Orange Empire, 5-4: The Tigers lost two 4-set matches v. the Mounts--San Jacinto and San Antonio
     Merced, Central Valley, 8-1: The Blue Devils upped their win streak to six by beating Diablo Valley in four and sweeping Mendocino. NorCal #T15
     Monterey Peninsula, Coast North, 7-1: The Lobos have won seven in a row, sweeping Napa Valley and downing Cuesta in four. NorCal #T15
    Cosumnes River, Big 8, 8-3: The Hawks swept Lassen and Los Medanos. NorCal #T15
    Allan Hancock, Western State North, 6-1: The Bulldogs' 6-match win streak to start the year is stopped by Modesto in a tight sweep.
     Southwestern, PCAC, 5-4: The Jaguars have won four in a row, sweeping Imperial Valley. 
    Sacramento City, Big 8, 7-7: The Panthers had a 4-2 week, including a sweep over Cabrillo and a close 3-set L v. Coalinga  

*Santiago Canyon has played just two matches all year to this point, but undefeated at 2-0

Rankings/Release by Robert Lewis, CCCWVCA SID