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Women's Volleyball
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2009 season ...
This sweep puts Comets back
in tie for 1st
  SAN
MARCOS
(11-4-09) -- Palomar's defending Pacific Coast Athletic
Conference women's volleyball champions moved back into a tie
for first place with San Diego Mesa by sweeping the Olympians
25-13, 25-20, 25-22 on Wednesday evening at the Dome.
It was the
Comets' sixth straight victory, all by sweeps, since losing in
five sets to Mesa in San Diego on Oct. 9. Coach Karl Seiler's
team has won 10 of its last 11 matches, nine by sweeps.
Amanda Mendoza
(left) had five blocks and nine kills for Palomar
(13-4, 8-1). Shelley Morton had eight kills, Cashel White had
nine, and Aimee Bird contributed 27 assists after Seiler was
unsure she would be able to play due to the flu.
Alexandrea Davis
came off the bench and contributed what Seiler described as "a
real big kill on the right side" late in the second set as
the Comets rallied to win. "She didn't
get a lot of playing time (in the match), but that was huge for
us."
Palomar rallied
from a 6-0 deficit in the third set. The Olympians are 13-6,
8-1.
Comets defeat City in yet another sweep
 SAN
DIEGO
(10-30-09) --
Palomar went on the road and
defeated San Diego City College 25-17, 25-15, 25-21 in a Pacific
Coast Athletic Conference match on Friday evening. The
victory was the Comets' ninth in their last 10 matches, with
eight of them coming via sweeps.
They've swept four straight
opponents.
Outside hitter
Shelly Morton led defending PCAC champion Palomar with 19 kills
and Cashel White (left) had eight kills.
The Comets upped
their record to 12-4 overall, 7-1 in conference.
Palomar notches its seventh recent sweep
 IMPERIAL
(10-28-09) --
Palomar's defending Pacific
Coast Athletic Conference champions made a trek to the desert on
Wednesday and had their way with Imperial Valley for the second
time this season 25-7, 25-16, 25-19.
The Comets won
for the eighth time in their last nine matches, with seven of
those victories coming via sweeps. They've won three straight
matches by sweeps.
Outside hitter
Shelly Morton (right) led Palomar with 13 kills.
The Comets are
11-4 overall, 6-1 in conference.
Comets sweep behind Morton and Bird
 SAN
MARCOS
(10-23-09) -- Palomar got 13 kills from Shelley Morton
on the way to a three-set sweep of
visiting Southwestern on Friday evening at the Dome.
Setter Aimee
Bird contributed 37 assists as the Comets won 25-18, 25-20,
25-19 to advance to 10-4 on the season, 5-1 in the Pacific
Coast Athletic Conference.
Amanda
Mendoza added seven kills for coach Karl Seiler's Palomar
squad.
It was
Breast Cancer Awareness Night for the Comets, who warmed up
in pink shirts and collected donations for breast cancer
research.
Picture,
left: Shelley Morton puts down the kill that finished
off the Jaguars in the 25-20 second set on Friday evening at
the Dome. -- Photo by Hugh
Cox:
Comets sweep again -- this time vs.
Griffins
  EL
CAJON
(10-16-09) --
Amanda Mendoza (left) put down seven
kills and Veronica Rooney added six
kills for Palomar as the Comets swept Grossmont College
25-4, 25-12, 25-21 in a Pacific Coast Conference match-up on Friday
evening in the Griffins' gym.
The defending PCAC
champion Comets advanced to 9-4 on the
season.
Palomar is 4-1 in conference.
Defending champs sweep, back
in win
column
  SAN
MARCOS
(10-14-09) -- After a tough five-set loss at
San Diego Mesa last Friday for its first Pacific Coast
Athletic Conference loss of the year and only its second
PCAC defeat in two seasons, Palomar got well Wednesday
evening at Cuyamaca's expense.
The
defending PCAC champions swept the Coyotes 25-9, 25-6, 25-16
at the Dome to advance to 8-4 overall, 3-1 in conference.
Aimee Bird (above
right) contributed 25 assists. Hannah Mallaby (above left) had six
kills, Amanda Mendoza five.
Palomar loses 2-0 lead, match to SD Mesa
SAN
DIEGO
(10-9-09) -- Palomar appeared to be on its way to a
victory at San Diego Mesa on Friday evening, leading the
Olympians 25-20, 25-13 after two sets.
But the
Olympians rebounded to win the last three sets 27-25, 25-22,
15-13 to hand the visiting Comets their first Pacific Coast
Athletic Conference loss of the season and their second
conference loss in two years.
Shelly Morton (left) led
the defending PCAC champions with 20 kills. Amanda Mendoza (above
right) contributed eight kills and five blocks. Kylee Kammler had
eight blocks, and Aimee Bird finished with 40 assists.
Janine Lawler (left) and Shelley Morton (right)
spike the ball for Palomar in
25-18, 25-20, 25-15 sweep of San Diego City College on
Wednesday evening.. -- Photos by Hugh Cox
Comets sweep City College, is 2-0 in
PCAC
SAN
MARCOS
(10-7-09) -- Palomar's women's volleyball squad swept
San Diego City College in three sets at the Dome on
Wednesday evening.
The
defending Pacific Coast Conference champions (7-3 overall)
won 25-18, 25-20, 25-15 as Shelley Morton put
down 13 kills, Janine Lawler 12. Aimee
Bird contributed 26 assists.
The Comets advanced to
2-0 in the conference with the victory. The Knights are 5-3, 1-1.
Palomar opens conference by sweeping IVC
SAN
MARCOS (10-2-09) -- Palomar opened defense of its
Pacific Coast Athletic Conference women's volleyball
championship on Friday evening with a 25-13, 25-19, 25-11
sweep of visiting Imperial Valley at the Dome.
Cashel White
(left, 10 kills) and Amanda Mendoza (right, nine kills) led
the Comets. Aimee Bird contributed 24 assists.
Palomar is
6-3 on the season.
Comets appear ready for PCAC after sweep
 SAN
MARCOS
(9-25-09) -- Coach Karl Seiler's Palomar women's
volleyball squad appears ready to begin defense of the
Pacific Coast Athletic Conference championship it won a year
ago after sweeping Saddleback in three sets on Friday
evening.
Shelley
Morton, Cashel White (left) and Aimee Bird led the way as
the Comets downed the Gauchos 25-22, 25-16, 25-21.
Morton
recorded 14 kills, White 12 in the non-conference match at
the Dome. Bird contributed 37 assists. Palomar is 5-3 on the
season.
Comets win 3 of 4 matches at Mesa
tourney
 SAN
DIEGO / EL CAJON
(9-19-09) -- Led by Shelley Morton (left) with 92
kills, Palomar's women's volleyball team went 3-1 in the San
Diego Mesa College Tournament on Saturday at Mesa and
Grossmont College.
Setter Aimee
Bird (right) contributed 155 assists in the tournament.
The Comets
(4-3 overall) defeated Victor Valley 25-17, 25-23, 25-15 to
open the tournament. Cypress knocked off Palomar 25-14,
18-25, 52-22, 33-31. The Comets rebounded to sweep Long
Beach City College 25-11, 25-16, 25-12. The Comets concluded
tourney play with a 25-23, 14-25, 25-15, 25-20 win over
Glendale Community College of Arizona.
Morton
recorded her 92 kills with 22 errors on 161 attempts for a
.435 hitting percentage for the tournament.
Bird, who averaged 11.07 assists per set as they also made
the all-tournament team, also had 10 kills with one error
for 18 attempts, notching a .500 hitting percentage.
ABOVE: Comets' Shelley Morton spikes the ball vs. San Bernardino
Valley. Shelley Morton. -- Photo by Hugh Cox. BELOW LEFT:
Cashel White
Palomar sweeps San
Bernardino in opener
SAN
MARCOS
(9-4-09) -- Palomar picked up where it left off after
last year's 21-6 title season on Friday night at the Dome.
The Comets
opening their schedule by sweeping San Bernardino Valley
25-10, 25-11, 25-15 in a non-conference match.
Shelley
Morton had six kills and four aces for the Comets.
Cashel White
recorded six kills. Amanda Bird contributed three
service aces.
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Hornets
down Comets in rematch of 2008 playoff
FULLERTON (9-9-9) -- Fullerton (3-0) held off visiting
Palomafr (1-1) in three competitive sets.25-21, 25-23, 25-18
in a rematch of the teams' Southern California playoff match
of last November.
Shelley
Morton led the Comets with 12 kills.
Palomar
drops four-set decision to Irvine Valley
IRVINE
(9-11-09) -- Irvine Valley downed Palomar 23-25, 27-25,
25-21, 25-16 in a nonconference match on Friday evening
at Irvine to advance to 2-0 on the season. Shelley
Morton and Janine Lawler had 14 kills apiece for the
defending PCAC champion Comets. Setter Aimee Bird
contributed 37 assists.
Comets look to repeat as conference
champs
 SAN MARCOS (12-29-08)
-- Palomar is geared up for a run at back-to-back Pacific Coast
Athletic Conference championships this season.
This, after going 21-6 a
year ago, winning its fourth conference title under coach Karl Seiler.
All-conference setter
Aimee Bird (left) returns to lead the Comets.
Last year's Comets
advanced to the Southern California Regionals to within one win of
reaching the CCCAA State Final Eight,
dropping a 20-25, 26-24, 25-23, 13-25, 15-13
heartbreaker to Fullerton.
2009 Roster
|
No |
Name |
Pos |
Ht |
Yr |
High
School |
Hometown |
|
1 |
Laikin Miller |
L/S |
5-4 |
So |
Vista Murrieta |
Murrieta, CA |
|
2 |
Nicole Castro |
OH/DS |
5-5 |
So |
Lancaster |
Lancaster, CA |
|
3 |
Jaclyn Fields |
OPP |
5-8 |
Fr |
Murrieta Valley |
Murrieta, CA |
|
5 |
Charisa Boyer |
MB |
6-0 |
Fr |
Orange Glen |
Escondido, CA |
|
6 |
Aimee Bird |
S/OPP |
5-11 |
So |
Tri-City Christian |
Vista, CA |
|
7 |
Cashel White |
OH/OPP |
5-10 |
So |
Fallbrook |
Bonsall CA |
|
8 |
Janine Lawler |
OH/OPP |
5-10 |
Fr |
Rim
of the World (Lake Arrowhead) |
Lake Arrowhead, CA |
|
9 |
Kylee Kammler |
MB |
5-11 |
So |
San Marcos
|
San Marcos, CA |
|
11 |
Veronica Rooney |
OH |
6-1 |
Fr |
Baline (Blaine, WA) |
Blaine, WA |
|
12 |
Shelley Morton |
OH |
5-10 |
So |
Fallbrook |
Fallbrook, CA |
|
13 |
Hannah Mallaby |
OH/OPP |
5-10 |
Fr |
Rancho Bernardo |
San Diego, CA |
|
14 |
Alexandrea Davis |
OPP/MB |
5-9 |
So |
Calvary Chapel Murrieta |
Murrieta, CA |
|
15 |
Sarah Tei |
MB |
5-11 |
Fr |
El Camino
|
Oceanside, CA |
|
16 |
Amanda Mendoza |
MB |
5-10 |
Fr |
Temecula Valley |
Temecula, CA |
|
Red-Shirts, Gray Shirts |
|
--- |
Lindsey Jensen |
DS |
5-7 |
--- |
Great Oak (Temecula) |
Temecula, CA |
|
--- |
Giovanna Silberman |
DS/S |
5-6 |
--- |
Westview |
San Diego, CA |
|
--- |
Molly Bundy |
MB/OH |
5-11 |
--- |
La Costa Canyon |
Carlsbad, CA |
|
--- |
Annike Bulthuis |
MB/OH |
5-11 |
--- |
Heritage Christian |
San Diego, CA |
2009 Schedule
|
Date |
Opponent |
Site |
Time/
Score |
Records
(All/Conf.) |
|
Fri
Sep 4 |
San
Bernardino Valley |
Home |
WON
25-10, 25-11, 25-15 |
1-0, 0-0 |
|
Wed Sep
9 |
Fullerton |
Away |
Lost 21-25, 23-25,
18-25 |
1-1, 0-0 |
|
Fri Sep
11 |
Irvine Valley |
Away |
Lost 25-23, 25-27,
21-25, 16-25 |
1-2, 0-0 |
|
Fri Sep 18 |
Victor Valley (SD Mesa Tournament) |
Grossmont |
WON
25-17, 25-23, 25-15 |
2-2, 0-0 |
|
|
Cypress (SD Mesa Tournament) |
Grossmont |
Lost 14-25, 25-18,
22-25, 31-33 |
2-3, 0-0 |
|
Sat Sep 19 |
Long Beach City College
(SD Mesa Tournament) |
SD Mesa |
WON
25-11, 25-16, 25-12 |
3-3, 0-0 |
|
|
Glendale CC (AZ) (SD Mesa Tournament) |
SD Mesa |
WON
25-23, 14-25, 25-15, 25-20 |
4-3, 0-0 |
|
Fri
Sep 25 |
Saddleback |
Home |
WON
25-22, 25-16, 25-21 |
5-3, 0-0 |
|
Fri
Oct 2 |
*-Imperial Valley |
Home |
WON
25-13, 25-19, 25-11 |
6-3, 1-0 |
|
Wed
Oct 7 |
*-San
Diego City College |
Home |
WON
25-18, 25-20, 25-15 |
7-3, 2-0 |
|
Fri Oct
9 |
*-San
Diego Mesa |
Away |
Lost 25-20, 25-13,
25-27, 22-25, 13-15 |
7-4, 2-1 |
|
Wed
Oct 14 |
*-Cuyamaca |
Home |
WON
25-9, 25-6, 25-16 |
8-4, 3-1 |
|
Fri Oct
16 |
*-Grossmont |
Away |
WON
25-4, 25-12, 25-21 |
9-4, 4-1 |
|
Fri
Oct 23 |
*-Southwestern |
Home |
WON
25-18, 25-20, 25-19 |
10-4, 5-1 |
|
Wed Oct
28 |
*-Imperial Valley |
Away |
WON
25-7, 25-16, 25-19 |
11-4, 6-1 |
|
Fri Oct
30 |
*-San Diego City
College |
Away |
WON
25-17, 25-15, 25-21 |
12-4, 7-1 |
|
Wed
Nov 4 |
*-San Diego Mesa |
Home |
WON
25-13, 25-20, 25-22 |
13-4, 8-1 |
|
Fri Nov
6 |
*-Cuyamaca |
Away |
5 p.m. |
|
|
Wed
Nov 11 |
*-Grossmont |
Home |
5 p.m. |
|
|
Wed Nov
18 |
*-Southwestern |
Away |
5 p.m. |
|
Home matches listed in
bold
* -- Pacific
Coast Athletic Conference
Home matches at
Palomar Dome on campus
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COACHES
KARL SEILER
Head Women's Volleyball
Coach
Karl Seiler is a
three-time Pacific Coast Conference Coach of the Year, being honored
in 1996, when the Comets reached the Southern California Community
College Regional championship match,
 2002,
2003 and last season. All four
seasons, Palomar won the Pacific
Coast Conference title, and the 2003 Comets recorded their
first-ever unbeaten conference season.
Seller starred at Torrey
Pines High School's boys volleyball squad and for Palomar's men's
volleyball team in 1988 and 1989.
He recently concluded a
highly-successful stint as coach of the nationally-recognized Coast
Volleyball Club.
Seiler received his B.S.
degree from San Diego State University and his Master's degree from
Azusa Pacific University. He's a fulltime instructor at Palomar in
the Department of Health and Physical Education.
Seiler lives in the French
Valley area of Temecula with his wife and family.
BJORN DAHL
Assistant Women's Volleyball
Coach
Bjorn Dahl, member of Long Beach State's 1999 NCAA Division I national runner-up
men's team as a collegian, is in his second season as an assistant in Palomar's
women's volleyball program.
Dahl also is Palomar's head men's volleyball coach.
A
coach with the Coast Volleyball Club, Dahl previously was head men's coach at
San Diego Mesa College.
ROBIN ALLYN
Assistant Women's Volleyball
Coach
Robin Allyn played for the Comets in 1995 and was a contributor on the 1996 Pacific
Coast Conference
 championship
team.
She was named to the Southern California community college team and also was selected as a
first team all-conference player in 1996.
Out of Palomar, Robin went on to play Division I volleyball for the Scarlet
Knights at Rutgers University. Robin logged playing time as both an opposite and
middle hitter during her two years at Rutgers. She graduated with a B.A. in
Journalism in 1999.
Robin also holds a master's degree (2001) from UC Irvine's Demographic and
Social Analysis program.
2008 season ...
2008
Pacific Coast Conference Champions
(Photo by
Hugh Cox)
PC All-American Green commits to UC
Diego
 SAN MARCOS (12-17-08)
-- Palomar women's volleyball middle blocker Audrey Green, a
6-foot-4 first-team All-California selection and second-team AVCA
All-American, has committed to UC San Diego.
Green, the Pacific Coast
Conference Player of the Year, helped lead the Comets to a 21-5 record,
the PCC championship and a state No. 4 ranked at the end of the regular
season.
Green had 239 kills on
the season and led the conference with 1.30 blocks per game. She led the
PCC in conference matches with 3.37 kills per game, a .491 hitting
percentage and 1.37 blocks per game.
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Comets' Barsotti
moves on to
Concordia University
IRVINE
(5-20-09)
-- Alex Barsotti, a 5-foot-10 outside
hitter who helped lead Palomar to the Pacific Coast
Conference women's volleyball championship last Fall, has
signed with Conrcordia College of Irvine.
Barsotti was
an All-PCC second-team selection. She helped the Comets go
21-5 and reach the second round of the CCCAA state
playoffs.
Comets narrowly miss out on trip to
state finals
 SAN
MARCOS (11-29-08) -- Palomar narrowly
missed qualifying for a trip to the CCCAA state community college
women's volleyball championships this upcoming weekend in Pasadena on
Saturday night at the Dome.
The Comets dropped a 20-25, 26-24, 25-23,
13-25, 15-13 heartbreaker to Fullerton the the second round of the
Southern California playoffs.
Shelley Morton (left, 18 kills), Alex
Barsotti (17 kills), Audrey Green (nine kills, seven blocks) and Aimee
Bird (right, 54 assists, seven blocks, two aces) came up big for Palomar
(21-5).
An ill Green stepped it up to lead the
Comets in the fourth game with six kills and three blocks. The Hornets
(18-5) advance to Pasadena.
NORTH COUNTY TIMES STORY
Green 2nd-team All-American,
1st-team all-state
LEXINGTON,
Kentucky (11-26-08) -- Palomar College
sophomore middle blocker Audrey Green (left) has been selected to
the All-American Community College second team by the
Lexington-based American Volleyball Coaches Association.
In Irvine, Green
was voted to the California Community College Women's
Volleyball Association's all-state first team. Palomar
freshman setter Aimee Bird was selected to the All-Southern
California team.
In San Diego,
Green was selected Pacific Coast Conference Player of the
Year, while Palomar's Karl Seiler was named conference Coach
of the Year. Bird and Palomar teammate Maria Cabrera joined
Green on the all-conference first team. Alex Barsotti and
Stephanie Haley were named to the second team. Angela Hardy
received honorable mention.
Comets sweep Long Beach, advance in
playoffs
  SAN
MARCOS (11-25-08) -- Third-seeded Palomar
swept visiting Long Beach City College 25-16, 25-19, 25-12 on Tuesday
evening at the Dome in the first round of the Southern California
women's volleyball regionals.
The Comets can advance to the state
championships Dec. 5-7 at Pasadena City College by defeating Fullerton,
a 16-25, 25-18, 25-19, 24-26, 15-9 winner over Mt. SAC. on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Dome.
Alex Barsotti (left, 11 kills), Shelley
Morton (nine kills), Audrey Green (three blocks), Courtney Tanner
(right, 15 digs) and setter Aimee Bird (29 assists) led the state No.
4-ranked Comets, who advanced to 21-4 on the season. The Vikings fell to
15-9
NORTH COUNTY TIMES STORY
Palomar sweeps, captures PCC title
outright
RANCHO SAN
DIEGO (11-21-08) -- Visiting Palomar
rolled up Cuyamaca 25-11, 25-11, 20-9 on Friday evening to win the
Pacific Coast Conference championship outright.
The Comets went 20-4 during the regular
season, 11-1 in conference and will open post-season Tuesday at home against an opponent to be
determined.
Shelley Morton (left) and Audrey Green had
nine kills each for Palomar. Audrey Bird contributed 23 assists.
The Coyotes finished the season 0-12, 1-20.
ABOVE:
Cashel White digs the ball vs. Imperial Valley on Friday evening.
Libero Laiken Miller is at the left. BELOW LEFT: Maria
Cabrera contributes a kill off set from Aimee Bird (left). Alex
Barsotti is in the background.
-- (Photos by Hugh Cox).
Comets sweep IVC, clinch at least tie
for title
 SAN
MARCOS (11-14-08) --
Palomar clinched at least a tie for the Pacific Coast Conference
championship with one week remaining in the regular season on Friday
evening
Coach Karl Seiler's
Comets defeated visiting Imperial Valley College 25-14, 25-14, 25-13
in three games at the
Dome.
Alex Barsotti and Audrey Green each knocked down nine kills
for the Comets.
Maria Cabrera
contributed four blocks. Courtney Tanner had nine digs.
Aimee Bird recorded 33 assists.
Palomar has a bye on
Wednesday and will close out the regular season at last-place
Cuyamaca on Friday evening.
The Comets are
ranked No. 4 in the state.
They ran their
record to 19-4 overall, 10-1 in the Pacific Coast Conference. The Arabs fall to
16-7, 5-5.
Palomar has won 14
of its last 15 matches.
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