Irvine Valley keeps winning, holds on to No. 1 ranking; Pelle, Mackie named CCCWVCA Players of the Week

(Courtesy Irvine Valley College Athletics)
(Courtesy Irvine Valley College Athletics)
October 24, 2018

Official CCCWVCA Release

PASADENA - Irvine Valley extends its winning streak to 41 matches and continues its year-long stranglehold on No. 1 in this week's State Top 25 Rankings. Gavilan remains at No. 2 and NorCal #1, followed by Bakersfield at No. 3, Cabrillo at No. 4, and El Camino at No. 5. Hartnell, tied with Gavilan for the most wins in the state with 21 each, moves up to No. 6, Long Beach drops to No. 7, Fresno City climbs to No. 8, Sierra jumps into the top 10 at No. 9, and American River falls to No. 10. 

New teams on the rankings this week: Ventura at #22, San Diego Mesa at #23

Matches of the Week, October 15-21
 Bakersfield d. Canyons, 19-25, 26-28, 25-19, 25-23, 15-8
MiraCosta d. Desert, 29-27, 25-27, 25-20, 20-25, 15-12
Modesto d. Sacramento City, 10-25, 27-25, 17-25, 25-19, 20-18
Folsom Lake d. San Joaquin Delta, 25-22, 25-23, 18-25, 25-21
Sierra d. American River, 26-24, 26-24, 25-12

Columbia d. Cerro Coso, 24-26, 22-25, 29-27, 26-24, 15-12
Riverside City d. Pasadena City, 25-19, 22-25, 21-25, 25-18, 15-10
Taft d. Columbia, 24-26, 25-15, 25-19, 13-25, 15-13

Upsets of the Week
 Ventura d. Moorpark, 25-17, 25-18, 22-25, 25-14
San Diego Mesa d. Grossmont, 25-18, 20-25, 26-24, 21-25, 15-7
Cosumnes River d. Santa Rosa, 16-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-12

Conference Races
 NORTH
Bay Valley--unranked Los Medanos leads at 9-0, Solano 2nd at 9-1
Big 8--#9 Sierra, #10 American River and #12 Folsom Lake all tied for 1st at 8-2, #14 SJ Delta is 7-3
Central Valley--#8 Fresno City leads at 12-0, unranked Merced 2nd at 11-1
Coast North--#4 Cabrillo leads at 6-0, #6 Hartnell is 5-1, and #20 San Mateo is 4-2
Coast South--#2 Gavilan leads at 6-0, followed by unranked Ohlone at 5-1
Golden Valley--#13 Feather River leads at 5-0, #21 Butte is 2nd at 4-1


SOUTH
Orange Empire--#1 Irvine Valley leads at 10-0, #18 Cypress and #19 Orange Coast are tied for 2nd at 7-3, #25 Fullerton is 6-4
PCAC North--#15 MiraCosta leads at 6-0, followed by unranked Mt. San Jacinto at 5-1
PCAC South--#23 San Diego Mesa leads at 6-0, followed by #24 San Diego City at 5-1, and #17 Grossmont at 4-2
South Coast North--unranked East Los Angeles and Pasadena City lead at each 3-1
South Coast South--#5 El Camino leads at 4-0, #7 Long Beach City is 2nd at 3-1
Western State East--unranked Santa Monica leads at 4-0, followed by Victor Valley at 3-1
Western State North--#22 Ventura leads at 4-0, followed by #11 Moorpark at 3-1
Western State South--#3 Bakersfield leads at 4-0, #16 Canyons is 2nd at 3-1

CCCWVCA STATE RANKINGS      
Oct. 22      
Rk Schools  Conference Record LW
1. Irvine Valley  Orange Empire  14-0 1
2. Gavilan  Coast South  21-1 2
3. Bakersfield  Western State East  18-1 3
4. Cabrillo  Coast North  17-2 4
5. El Camino  South Coast South  15-2 5
6. Hartnell  Coast North  21-3 7
7. Long Beach  South Coast South  15-3 6
8. Fresno  Central Valley  19-3 9
9.  Sierra  Big 8  15-4 14
10. American River  Big 8  15-6 8
11. Moorpark  Western State North  13-4 10
12.  Folsom Lake  Big 8  15-5 16
13.  Feather River  Golden Valley  14-6 17
14.  San Joaquin Delta  Big 8  14-6 13
15.  Miracosta  PCAC North  16-2 15
16.  Canyons  Western State South  14-7 12
17.  Grossmont  PCAC South  16-4 11
18.  Cypress  Orange Empire  12-7 18
19.  Orange Coast  Orange Empire  16-4 21
20.  San Mateo  Coast North  17-6 19
21.  Butte  Golden Valley  16-9 23
22.  Ventura  Western State North  13-3 NR
23.  San Diego Mesa  PCAC South  13-9 NR
24.  San Diego City  PCAC South  14-6 20
25.  Fullerton  Orange Empire  11-5 25

PELLE, MACKIE NAMED CCCWVCA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

PASADENA - Strong offense and strong defense were the keys for Kapri Pelle of Sierra College and Faith Mackie, who were named the CCCWVCA Northern California and Southern California State Players of the Week, it was announced by the organization.

Pelle helped Sierra to a pair of Big 8 Conference sweeps over American River and Diablo Valley Colleges as she totaled 26 kills, 18 digs, 5 blocks and 3 aces. She pounded 17 kills against a high-ranked ARC team, hitting at a .424 clip.

Mackie was a defensive stalwart as she recorded 23 digs in Ventura’s upset victory over Moorpark and added 29 in a sweep over Glendale. She had a 3.0 pass rating in the Moorpark win. She is currently sixth in the state in digs average with a 5.61 mark.

(Robert Lewis, CCCWVCA SID)