2015-16 Ventura College Volleyball Team News
Ventura College outside hitter, Brittney Mukhar and defensive specialist Cassandra Lacanilao have announced their intention to play volleyball and attend Johnson and Wales University in Denver, Colorado.
Ventura College women's volleyball team enjoyed tremendous success as a team in 2015. The program was rewarded by the Western State Conference north division coaches by having seven players honored with All-Conference honors. Sophomore Cassandra Lacanilao and Freshmen Paris Dosch topped the Pirates as All-Conference First team selections.
Ventura College volleyball fell to College of the Canyons in the opening round of the SoCal Regional Playoffs, 25-21,25-18,25-20 on Tuesday night. Brittney Mukhar finished with 10 kills, four digs and an ace in the match. Armonee Hunter added nine kills for the Pirates. Jaimelene Salgado dished out 32 assists and picked up eight digs.
For the second consecutive season, the Pirate volleyball team has earned a trip to the SoCal Regional Playoffs. Ventura (18-7) is seeded No. 13 and will travel to No. 4 Canyons (22-2) on Tuesday Nov. 24 for a 6:00 pm match in Santa Clarita.
Ventura College women's volleyball falls to No. 2-ranked Santa Barbara City College in four sets (16-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-19). Brittney Mukhar excelled for the Pirate with 16 kills and 16 digs in the match. Jaimelene Salgado dished out 45 assists for the Pirates with Cassandra Lacanilao picking up 20 digs.
Ventura College women's volleyball team traveled to Moorpark College and picked up a four set victory over the Raiders. Ventura was paced by Armonee Hunter and Paris Dosch with 15 kills a piece. Tori Hiott and Brittney Mukhar each added 10 kills. Jaimelene Salgado dished out 45 assists.
Traveling to Santa Maria Ventura College women's volleyball team was pushed to the max, but were able to claim a five set victory 28-26 25-27 25-21 25-27 15-10. Armonee Hunter had a huge game offensively for the Pirates with 21 kills. Brittney Mukhar and Paris Dosch both had double digit kills. Jaimelene Salgado had 47 assists and 15 digs in the win.
Ventura College women's volleyball team hosted No. 1-ranked Los Angeles Pierce College dropping the match in four sets (15-25, 22-25, 25-21, 20-25). Libero Cassandra Lacanilao collected 35 digs, two assists, three kills and one ace. Brittney Mukhar had 10 kills and 12 digs with an ace. Tori Hiott added five aces in the match.
Traveling to San Luis Obispo, the Ventura College Women's Volleyball team picked up a four set win over Cuesta College Friday night, 25-22 13-25 25-23 25-21. Brittney Mukhar stood out for the Pirates with 16 kills, 10 digs, three aces and one block. Jaimelene Salgado dished out 47 assists to the VC hitters. Armonee Hunter picked up 10 kills with Tori Hiott adding 12 kills.
Ventura College women's volleyball returned home to face Los Angeles Mission College and swept their way to conference win (26-24, 25-20, 25-17). Armonee Hunter had 12 kills and one block for the Pirates in the victory. Paris Dosch added nine kills, three digs and one block. Jaimelene Salgado dished out 35 assists and collected eight digs.
Heading on the road to Santa Barbara to take on the No. 2-ranked Vaqueros Pirates women's volleyball dropped the match in four sets 21-25, 15-25, 25-23, 19-25. In the defeat Ventura had two hitters with double digit kills, Brittney Mukhar and Paris Dosch. Jaimelene Salgado dished out 38 assists for the Pirates attack.
No. 12-ranked Ventura College women's volleyball played host to Moorpark College Friday night dropping the match in three sets 25-18, 25-20, 25-16. Paris Dosch had eight kills and two blocks. While Cassandra Lacanilao collected 17 digs to pace the Pirates defensive effort.
No.-11 in So Cal and No.-18 in State rankings, Ventura College women's volleyball played host to Allan Hancock College Wednesday night. The Pirates collected a three game swep to pick up the win 25-18, 25-10, 25-17. Paris Dosch collected 12 kills, four digs and one block. Mikayla Spears had 22 assists in the match.
In a battle of ranked women's volleyball teams the State No. 20-ranked Pirates pushed the No. 1 Los Angeles Pierce Brahamas to four sets before falling on Friday night in Woodland Hills. Brittney Mukhar picked up 14 kills and six digs in the match, while Mikayla Spears and Jaimelene Salgado had 17 and 13 assists, respectively.
Continuing Western State Conference play the Pirate volleyball team dropped the first set 21-25, but rallied back to win the next three 25-23, 25-14 and 25-14 to claim a 3-1 victory over visiting Cuesta Wednesday night. Tori Hiott picked up 17 kills, six digs and three blocks. Brittney Mukhar served up five aces to go with eight kills and 12 digs.
Led by Brittney Mukhar's double-double and 13 kills from Paris Dosch, the Pirate volleyball team swept its Western Conference opener at Los Angeles Mission College, 25-14, 25-21, 25-11 in San Fernando Friday evening. Ranked No. 12 in Southern California, VC posted its 12th victory of the season, equaling its win total from 2014 with virtually the entire conference season remaining.
