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2009 season ...

2009 Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Champions

2009 Palomar women's volleyball team -- Photo by Hugh Cox

Bird to NAIA power Pt. Loma; 3 have rides

POINT LOMA (3-9-10) -- Two-time All-Pacific Coast Athletic Conference setter Amy Bird's scholarship to Point Loma Nazarene University, a national power in the NAIA, gives Palomar three players from its 2009 conference championship team receiving "rides" to four-year colleges.

Bird led the PCAC in assists for the second straight year, with 625 in 63 sets/games for an average of 9.92 per game. In two seasons, the Tri-City Christian product, who originally accepted an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, had 1,025 assists for the Comets.

Among other Palomar sophomores from last Fall's team, conference Player of the Year Shelly Morton accepted a scholarship to NCAA Division I North Texas University, Cashel White to the NAIA's Simpson University Both Morton and White are Fallbrook High School products.

Morton lands D-I ride to U. of North Texas

DENTON, Texas (2-17-10) -- Palomar sophomore outside hitter Shelley Morton, the state kill leader and Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year, has accepted an NCAA Division I full volleyball scholarship to the University of North Texas.

Landing Morton, a 5-foot-10 Fallbrook High School product, was a recruiting coup for new North Texas coach Ken Murczek, the brother of former Palomar men's player Tony Murczek.

Morton chose the Mean Green over Campbell University, Gonzaga, Cal State Fullerton, Concordia of Irvine and Cal State Los Angeles.

An All-Southern California selection, she averaged 4.52 kills per set/game to lead the state. Morton recorded 262 kills on 543 attempts, with a ..339 hitting pecentage and only 78 errors, for 58 sets/games.

Morton, who helped lead the Comets to two straight conference championships, is the sister of Nicole Morton, who led Arizona State University in kills for three straight seasons.

Palomar's White accepts ride to Simpson U.

REDDING (2-21/20-2010 -- Cashel White (below right) has become the second sophomore from Palomar's Pacific Coast Athletic Conference champion women's volleyball team to accept a full scholarship.

White, daughter of Palomar football offensive line coach and athletic academic counselor Steve White, selected Simpson University, an NAIA school in Redding, CA.

White, a 5-foot-10 outside hitter / opposite from Fallbrook High School who began her high school volleyball career at Rancho Buena Vista, was an All-PCAC honorable mention selection.

Previously, PCAC Most Valuable Player Shelley Morton accepted a full NCAA Division I scholarship to North Texas University in Denton, Texas.

Palomar's Shelley Morton (above, Photo by Hugh Cox) and Karl Seiler (below left) have been voted as Player of the Year and Coach of the Year in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference.

Comets' Morton, Seiler Player, Coach of Year

SAN DIEGO (11-24-09) -- Palomar sophomore outside hitter Shelley Morton, who leads the state in kills per set/game, has been voted Player of the Year honors by Pacific Coast Athletic Conference coaches.

The Comets' Karl Seiler was selected as PCAC Coach of the Year.

Morton, a sophomore from Fallbrook High School, who also has been selected to the All-Southern California team and the all-state second team, is being recruited, among others, by Cal State Fullerton.

The Comets' Aimee Bird and Amanda Mendoza join Morton and Seiler on the all-conference first team. Laiken Miller and Cashel White received honorable mention.

Morton:12 kills in 3-set loss in Southern Cal regional

COSTA MESA (11-24-09) -- After a string of easy victories in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference, Palomar's conference schedule caught up with it on Tuesday night. The Comets lost 25-17, 25-17, 25-14 on the road against Orange Empire Conference powerhouse Orange Coast.

Sophomore Shelley Morton, the stte leader in kills per set/game, went out in style for t he Comets (16-5) with 12 kills. Janine Lawler added 10 kills.

PCAC tabs Morton conference Athlete of the Week

SAN DIEGO (12-1-09) -- Palomar volleyball player Shelley Morton has been selected as women's Athlete of the Week for all sports in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference.

Morton, a 5-foot-10 sophomore outside hitter from Fallbrook High School and the conference's Player of the Year, put down 12 kills in three games in the Comets' loss to Orange Coast in a Southern California playoff match in Costa Mesa.

Morton led the state this season in kills per set/game as Palomar went 16-5 (11-1 in conference) and won its second straight PCAC championship.

Co-champs end with 9th in row; Coast next

CHULA VISTA 11-18-09) -- Palomar swept host Southwestern 25-16, 25-14, 25-8 to end the women's volleyball regular season 16-4, 11-1 in the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference on Wednesday evening.

Coach Karl Seiler's Comets tied San Diego Mesa for the title, Palomar's second in a row. The Comets, who move on to the Southern California Regional first round on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Orange Coast. Palomar is seeded 12th, OCC fifth.

The Comets won their last nine regular-season matches. All 11 of their conference wins came via sweeps.

Shelley Morton (eight kills, above left), Amanda Mendoza (five kills, four blocks) and Amy Bird (right, 25 assists) led Palomar statistically.

Comets top G-House with 10th PCAC sweep

SAN MARCOS (11-11-09) -- Led by Cashel White's (left) 15 kills, first-place Palomar notched its 10th Pacific Coast Athletic Conference sweep on Wednesday evening.

The Comets (15-4, 10-1) defeated Grossmont 25-7, 25-16, 25-18 at the Dome.

Janine Lawler (right) contributed four blocks for Palomar.

Aimee Bird had 28 assists.

Yet another sweep moves PC to 14-4, 9-1

EL CAJON (11-6-09) -- Visiting Palomar won its seventh consecutive women's volleyball match, all by sweeps, 25-9, 25-16, 25-21 over Cuyamaca on Friday evening.

The Comets, who are tied for first place as they seek their second straight Pacific Coast Athletic Conference championship, have won 11 of their last 12 matches.

Veronica Rooney (above left) and Aimee Bird (above right) led Palomar (14-4, 9-1). Rooney contributed seven kills. Bird had 27 assists.

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Palomar setter Bird is PCAC's Athlete of Week

SAN DIEGO (11-9-09) -- Palomar Aimee Bird has been named Pacific Coast Athletic Conference Women's Athlete of the Week for all sports in the Comets' two sweeps last week.

Bird, a sophomore setter from Tri-City Christian High and a returning all-conference selection, contributed 27 assists despite a case of the flu in a 25-13, 25-20, 25-22 sweep over San Diego Mesa and also had 27 assists in a 25-9, 25-16, 25-21 sweep of Cuyamaca.

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 11 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.

Palomar sweeps Mesa in conference clash (North County Times, 11/5/09)

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. -- 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, Results

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	WON 25-9, 25-16, 25-21	14-4, 9-1
Wed Nov 11	*-Grossmont	Home	WON 25-7, 25-16, 25-18	15-4, 10-1
Wed Nov 18	*-Southwestern	Away	WON 25-16, 25-14, 25-8	16-4, 11-1
Southern California Community College Playoffs
Tue Nov 24	Orange Coast (Round 1)	Away	7 p.m.

Home matches listed in bold

* -- Pacific Coast Athletic Conference

Home matches at Palomar Dome on campus

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)

Jessica Parks becomes 2nd Comet to move on

CLEVELAND, Ohio (6-23-08) -- Middle blocker / opposite Jessica Parks has become to second Palomar volleyball player from the current recruiting class to move on to a four-year college program, accepting a scholarship to Notre Dame College, an NAIA school in Cleveland.

Parks (left), a second-team All-Pacific Coast Conference selection from Poteet High School in Dallas, averaged 2.23 kills per game last Fall as the Comets placed second.

Earlier, defender / Libero Sage Diessner signed with NCAA Division II Northwest Missouri State.

Diessner accepts scholarship to NW Missouri St.

MARYWOOD, Mo. (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

SAN MARCOS (12-8-08) -- 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.

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 picks Cal State Monterey Bay

MONTEREY (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.

Setter Clark will play Division I at Weber State

OGDEN, Utah (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

SAN MARCOS (11-20-06) -- 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.

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.

Huntoon accepts full ride to Southern Miss.

Palomar women's volleyball players Amanda Huntoon (right) and Jency Bassinger both have accepted full scholarships to four-year colleges.

Huntoon, a 6-foot-0 sophomore middle blocker from San Dieguito Academy, has signed with NCAA Division I Southern Mississippi, located in Hattiesburg, Miss. She led the Pacific Coast Conference in blocks this past season, averaging 1.14 per game. Huntoon was a first-team all-conference selection.

Bassinger, a 5-4 sophomore Libero from Vista High School, signed with Division II Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn. She was an All-PCC honorable mention pick.

Comets finish 2nd in Pacific Coast Conference

Palomar finished alone in second place in the Pacific Coast Conference in 2005 and clinched a state playoff berth by sweeping San Diego City College 33-31, 30-25, 30-25 Friday night, Nov. 18, at the Palomar Dome.

The Comets got 16 kills and 27 digs from Lindsey Olhausen. Setter Sierra Clark had 40 assists.

Palomar finished the regular season 14-6 overall, 9-3 in conference. The Knights finished 12-7, 8-4.

Coach Karl Seiler's Comets won the conference in 2002 and 2003 and finished second in 2004 behind San Diego Mesa, which went on to place second in the state championships.

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