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2007 season ...
ABOVE:
Palomar's 2007 volleyball team, which placed second in the
Pacific Coast Conference. BELOW: Audrey Green scores on a
kill. (Photos by Hugh Cox)
Diessner
accepts scholarship to
Northwest
Missouri State University
(4/7/08)
 Palomar's
Sage Diessner (left) has committed to Northwest Missouri
State University
She'll play defense and Libero for the
Bearcats.
She accepted a scholarship to Northwest
Missiouri, an NCAA Division II school located in Marywood, MO, after
returning from a recruiting trip over the weekend.
Diessner, a 5-foot-8 sophomore, came to
Palomar from West Valley High School in Yakima, WA.
Comets'
Green and Tanner named
All-PCC first squad;
team places 2nd
(12/8/07)
  Palomar 's Audrey Green
(left, photo by Hugh Cox) and Courtney Tanner
(right) both have
been voted to the All-Pacific Coast Conference first
team in women's volleyball by conference coaches.
Jessica Parks and Stefanie Haley both both were selected
to the second team.
Heather Reichel made honorable mention.
The Comets finished alone in second place in the PCC
with a 10-2 record, two matches behind conference
champion San Diego Mesa.
Comets
lead early but drop decision
to 2006
state runner-up L.A. Pierce
(9/18/07)
The Palomar women's
volleyball team, despite the absence of returning
All-Pacific Coast Conference outside hitter Jessica Parks (ankle),
were one point away from winning the first game against
visiting Los Angeles Pierce with a
30-29 lead Tuesday night at the Palomar Dome.
 But they
Comets were unable to convert.
The Brahmas (6-1), who
placed second in the state community college tournament
last season and currently is ranked No. 7 in the state came back to win
the game and, eventually, the non-conference match
inthree gaqmes.
For the Comets (3-3), ranked
No.15 in Southern California, Audrey Green had 10 kills.
Courtney Tanner recorded 18 digs and setter Heather Reichel
contributed 32
assists.
After defeating San
Bernardino Valley 30-14, 30-28, 30-22 in its season
opener, Palomar lost to Fullerton but came back to beat
Chaffey 30-27, 30-23, 30-22 before losing to Victor
Valley,
Next up for the Comets: the
San Diego Mesa tournament this weekend
Comets open season by avenging
'06 loss
to San Bernardino Valley
(9/5/07)
 Jessica Parks
and Melissa Varnes
(left) each notched nine kills
as Palomar swept San Bernardino Valley in three games
in a non-conference match at the Palomar Dome to open
the season.
Coach Karl Seiler's squad
was in command from the beginning as the Comets won
30-14, 30-26 and 30-22.
Sage Diessner had 18 digs
for the Comets. Setter Heather Reichel contributed 35
assists.
The victory avenged a 2006
loss to the Wolverines in San Bernardino.
2006 season ...
Coach Karl Seiler
gestures to Palomar team during timeout as Comets trailed
Imperial Valley in the first game on Nov. 3. Palomar battled back to win
in five. (Photo by Hugh Gerhardt)
Niccole Deneke becomes second
player to commit, picks CSUMB
(3/9/07)
 Sophomore middle blocker Niccole Deneke
(left)
has become the second player from the 2006 Palomar women's
volleyball team to accept a scholarship to a four-year college.
Deneke is a 5-foot-10 middle blocker
from El Camino High School, has given a verbal commitment to Cal
State Monterey Bay. She was an All-Pacific Coast Conference
honorable mention selection.
Previously, sophomore setter Sierra
Clark accepted a scholarship to Weber State.
Palomar setter Clark will play
Division I volleyball at Weber State (2/2/07)
 Palomar women's volleyball setter Sierra Clark
(right) has accepted a scholarship to play on the NCAA Division I level next season at Weber State University. Clark, a 5-foot-10 sophomore from Temecula Valley High School, averaged 9.52 assists per game for the Comets in the fall during the 2006 season. She averaged 10.2 assists per game in the Pacific Coast Conference and was a first-team All-PCC selection.
Clark is voted to all-conference
first team
Palomar setter Sierra Clark (left), a
sophomore from Temecula Valley High School,
has been
selected
to the All-Pacific Coast Conference first
team in women's volleyball by PCC coaches.
Jessica Parks
(freshman middle blocker, Poteet HS in Dallas, TX) and Tiffany
Dunn (freshman outside hitter, Tri-City Christian HS) were named
to the second team.
Niccole Deneke
(sophomore middle blocker, El Camino HS) and Jennifer Reed
(freshman outside hitter, San Marcos HS) received honorable
mention.
Comets sweep
Jaguars, end 7-5 in conference
Tiffany Dunn led Palomar to a
Pacific Coast Conference
sweep of Southwestern 30-20,
30- 24,
30-22 at
the Dome Friday night, Nov. on Friday, Dec. 17,
in the Comets' final match
of the season.
Dunn
(right) finished with 12 kills and 21 digs for Palomar.. Setter Sierra Clark
contributed 25 assists.
The
Comets finished their Pacific Coast Conference season with a 7-5
record.
2005 season ...
PCC Player of
Year signs with CS San Bernardino
Lindsey Olhausen
(left) has become the third Palomar College women's
volleyball player to accept a scholarship to a four-year
university, signing with Cal State San Bernardino.
Olhausen, a 5-9 sophomore outside hitter from Poway High School,
was the Pacific Coast Conference Player of the Year. She led the
PCC with 424 kills in 93 games (an average of 4.56 per game).
Previously, middle blocker Amanda Huntoon signed with Southern
Mississippi and libero Jency Bassinger signed with Lincoln
Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn.
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Pacific
Coast Conference title, and the 2004 Comets recorded their
first-ever unbeaten conference season.
championship
team. She was named to the Southern California all-state team and selected as a
first team all-conference player in 1996. 
