CCC women's volleyball with another large list of university transfers
A list compiled of 102 women's indoor and beach volleyball players who played at California Community Colleges in 2022-23 have earned scholarships to play at 4-year universities in an announcement today by the California Community College Women's Volleyball Coaches Association (CCCWVCA). (updated, Aug. 8)
Forty-three colleges are represented on the list. A group of 20 student-athletes are committed to NCAA Division I programs.
Feather River, the 3C2A state champion last year, had the most scholarship transfers for the second consecutive year with eight, matched also by Mt. San Antonio while San Diego Mesa had six players commit to university programs. American River was next best with five.
Fourteen players from the All-State, All-Region teams gained scholarships, including eight AVCA All-Americans, led by Feather River's 2022 state tournament MVP Nellie Stevenson (Montana State), Ventura's Nevada Knowles (UC San Diego), and American River's Awelina Fakalata (Cal Poly Humboldt).
All of the players listed below played indoor volleyball for their respective colleges.
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
2022-2023 UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP CLASS
AMERICAN RIVER
Aubrey Miller, LIB, Cal State Stanislaus (Turlock)
Shanaley Iakopo, RS/OH, Cal Poly Humboldt (Arcata)
Aurora Meneghetti, MB, Cal Poly Humboldt (Arcata)
Awelina Fakalata, OH, Cal Poly Humboldt (Arcata)
Sadie White, MB, William Jessep (Rocklin)
CABRILLO
Jazmyn Tubbs, OH, Menlo College (Atherton)
CERRITOS
Sonye Garcia, OPP, Williams Woods (Missouri)
Breanna Lizarraga, LIB, Whittier College
CHAFFEY
Saidy Gonzalez, LIB, Friends (Kansas)
Emily Robbins, OH, Keiser (Florida)
COSUMNES RIVER
Julia Zamfir, MB, Simpson (Redding)
CUESTA
Katey Cramer, OH, Willamette (Oregon)
COLLEGE OF THE DESERT
Katie Alexander, Saint Katherine (San Marcos)
#Kaila Sandy, OH, Post (Connecticut)
FEATHER RIVER
*Carissa Chainey, OH, McNeese State (D1)
Sara Fandel, OH, Indiana U. of Pennsylvania
Seriah McKinney, MB, U. Minnesota Crookston
Sydnee Rowe, MB, UC Riverside (D1)
Ava Saiers, LIB, Adams State (Colorado)
Eliana Sheridan, OH, William Jessup (Rocklin)
Nellie Stevenson, SET, Montana State (D1) photo below
Hannah Taylor, OPP, Saint Mary's (Moraga) (D1)
FOLSOM LAKE
Kendall Hughes, SET, Cal State Stanislaus (Turlock)
Taylar Schafer, OH, Truman State (Missouri)
FRESNO CITY
Claire Corippo, OH, Fresno Pacific
Isabella Saucedo, OH, Cal State Stanislaus (Turlock)
GROSSMONT
#Madi Bogle, Grand Canyon (Arizona) (D1)
#Alana Embry, U. Hawaii (D1)
$*Kortney Hitt, LIB, Vanguard (Costa Mesa)
Brooke Miller, OH, Northern Arizona (D1)
HARTNELL
Aaliyah Foster, MB, U. Saint Mary (Kansas)
IRVINE VALLEY
Jayli Nealy, OPP, Cal State Fullerton (D1)
LONG BEACH CITY
#Emma Pearson, Hope (Fullerton)
LOS ANGELES MISSION
Cara Dunnigan, OH, The Master's (Santa Clarita)
MERCED
Lynette McKenzie, OH, Simpson (Redding)
Hannah Torres, MB/OH, Menlo College (Atherton)
MIRACOSTA
#Makayla Hicks, Southeastern Louisiana (D1)
MODESTO JC
MJ Rose, MB, U. Maine Fort Kent
MONTEREY PENINSULA
*Luca Berg, SET, Simpson (Redding)
*Kailey Del Real, SET, Simpson (Redding)
Kylee Moore, OH, San Jose State (D1)
Alexandra Scheele, MB, Saint Thomas (Florida)
MOORPARK
Brooke Bunker, SET, Azusa Pacific photo below
Ryann Gaglio, MB, Hope International (Fullerton)
MT. SAN JACINTO
Iris Del Valle, MB, Providence Christian College (Pasadena)
Chloe Mata, LIB, Hope International (Fullerton)
MT. SAN ANTONIO
Riannel Arevalo, LIB, Catawba College (North Carolina)
Angelina Burton, OH, New Mexico Highlands
#Savanna Corrales, Catawba College (North Carolina)
Riley DeGroot, OH, Whittier College
#Paige Gutowski, Vanguard (Costa Mesa)
#JJ Quarrels, Catawba College (North Carolina)
Kylie Rhodes, SET, Arizona Christian
Allison Whiteman, OPP, Cal State San Bernardino photo below
ORANGE COAST
*Paige Cutwright, MB, Vanguard (Costa Mesa)
#Izzy Duchaine, Westcliff (Irvine)
Emily Payne, LIB, Cal Poly Pomona
#Brisa Zapata-Reaves, Texas A&M Corpus Christi (D1)
PASADENA CITY
Bia Silva, SET, UC Riverside (D1)
RIO HONDO
Jennifer Martinez, OPP, John Melvin (Louisiana)
Nadine Oronoz, OH, Whitter College
#Denisse Sanchez, U. Saint Katherine (San Marcos)
#Faith Wada, The Master's (Santa Clarita)
RIVERSIDE CITY
Mya Castro, LIB, Life Pacific (San Dimas)
SACRAMENTO CITY
Caron Florez, SET, Hope International (Fullerton)
SADDLEBACK
Sydney Brown, OH, Arizona Christian
#Logan Daniels, Vanguard (Costa Mesa)
#Lilyann Horner, Arizona Christian
Autry Satica, MB, Bethany College (Kansas)
SAN DIEGO CITY
*Ashley Davies, OH, U. Pacific (Stockton) (D1)
#Jillian Geenan, Southern Oregon
SAN DIEGO MESA
Isabelle Bakken, MB, Cal State San Marcos
#Nicole Eden, Florida Southern
Victoria Goff, SET, Cal State San Marcos
*Sophia Jarosz, OH, Cal State Northridge
Kaila Keovilaysane, DS, Southern Connecticut
#Austin Mendiola, Cal State Northridge
SAN JOAQUIN DELTA
%#Kiana Day, UC Davis (D1)
Ellie Crowell, SET, Cal State Dominguez Hills (Carson)
Emma Miller, OH, William Jessup (Rocklin) photo below
@Miekayla Surnip, LIB, Dominican U. of California (San Rafael)
COLLEGE OF SAN MATEO
Valerie Bruk, MB, U. Portland (Oregon) (D1)
Ashley Chacon, LIB, Cal State Fullerton (D1)
Naomie Cremoux, OH, Saint Katherine (San Marcos)
Grace Thayer, MB, Georgia State (D1)
SANTA ANA
Ines Lopes, LIB, Ave Maria (Florida)
Matilde Teixeira, OH, U. North Carolina-Asheville (D1)
SANTA MONICA
Halle Anderson, LIB, Nicholls State
Mackenzie Wolff, OH, Cal State Los Angeles
COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS
Mia Gilcrest, OH, Fresno Pacific
SHASTA
Sanaii Cooper, MB/OH, Providence Christian College (Pasadena)
Presley Hamilton, OH, Fresno Pacific
SIERRA
Jacy Dean, OH, Tennessee Wesleyan
SOLANO
Dani Rydjord, OH, Simpson (Redding)
TAFT
Jada Dias, OH, Multnomah (Oregon)
Bethany Himalaya, OH, Virginia Union
Andrea Sanjurjo, MB, Virginia Union
VENTURA
Nevada Knowles, SET, UC San Diego (D1) photo below
#Katey Mulville, MB, Cal State Bakersfield (D1)
VICTOR VALLEY
Jacelyn Berentis, MB, William Penn (Iowa)
WEST VALLEY
#Flor Porras, Cal State Northridge (D1)
YUBA
Delaina Hunt, OPP, William Jessup (Rocklin)
*-Indoor and Beach
#-Beach only
%-from 2021
@-double sport scholarship-track and field
$-from 2022, transferred after SD Christian College ended athletics
Release/List by Robert Lewis, CCCWVCA SID