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Fiesta Classic
01/15/10 05:15 PM (PDT), By rw
Prep Volleyball Benefit!
01/11/10 03:14 PM (PDT), By Coach Alyssa
Results of 1st Qualifier @ RSC
01/09/10 02:50 PM (PDT), By Coach Alyssa
FREE POSITIONAL TRAINING!!!!!
01/04/10 11:35 PM (PDT), By Coach Ed
Parent Meeting
01/04/10 01:58 PM (PDT), By Coach Alyssa
Welcome!
01/04/10 01:45 PM (PDT), By Coach Alyssa
Boys Invitational Tournament Cancelled
01/04/10 11:04 AM (PDT), By Jose Romero
VIPER KICKOFF
01/02/10 08:43 AM (PDT), By Kat
NCAA Playoffs!
NAIA Championships!
Many former Vipers play in the NAIA Division and they just finished their Championship Tournament. Coach Rochelle Short led the Pt. Loma Sea Lions to a 9th place finish! They finished 2nd in pool play, beating #12 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) and St. Ambrose (Iowa), and losing to the eventual Champion Fresno Pacific.
Their final match was against Georgetown in the round of 16:
Georgetown Defeats Point Loma Nazarene to Advance to Quarterfinals
  Georgetown advances to its second-straight quarterfinal appearance |
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Dec. 4, 2009
SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Seventh-seeded Georgetown (Ky.) defeated 10th-seeded Point Loma Nazarene in straight sets, 25-21, 26-24, 27-27, Friday to advance to the quarterfinals of the NAIA Volleyball National Championship Presented by Siouxland Sports Medicine Foundation in the Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena.
The Tigers improve to 43-3 on the season and will face second-seeded California Baptist (29-5) at 8 p.m. Friday. The match will be video-streamed at www.watchnaia.com and live stats will be available here. Point Loma Nazarene’s season comes to a close with a record of 22-13.
Georgetown took control of the first set and warded off late surges by the Sea Lions in the second and third sets to advance to its second-straight quarterfinal appearance. Cassie Moore had 13 kills for the Tigers on 32 attempts, as Georgetown hit .211 in the match. Chipping in nine kills was Erica Janszen. Amanda Philpot recorded a triple-double with 33 assists and 20 digs. The defensive leader was Amy Barmore with 22 digs.
Even though the Sea Lions had a pair of players finish with double-figure kills, a .183 hitting percentage, 17 hitting errors and 11 service aces left little room for error. Tabitha Henken pounded down 21 kills and Alyssa Pitkin (who is coaching with Viper this year!) added 10 of her own. Kylie Morel (Former Viper!) and Natalie Hamill teamed together to feed the offense with 19 and 18 assists, respectively. Nicole Eiler finished with 25 digs in the match.
2010 USA Junior Olympics to be hosted in Reno!
USA Volleyball has awarded the 2010 USA Volleyball Girls' Junior National Championships, formerly known as the USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championships, to the City of Reno in Nevada. The competition will be held June 24 to July 3 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center.
The re-naming of the event creates added branding awareness toward USA Volleyball and signifies its national championship status. In addition, its gender counterpart has been renamed the USA Volleyball Boys' Junior National Championships.
Reno last hosted a USA Volleyball National Championship event in 2000, as it was the site for the 2000 USA Volleyball Boys' Junior National Championships. Reno also hosted the 1975 and 1992 USA Adult Open Volleyball Championships. In addition, Reno is the furthest west this event has taken place since it was held at San Jose in 1996.
For the complete press release, visit http://usavolleyball.org/news/article/28218.
Taylor Kushner - University of California Riverside
Taylor Kushner received a 4-year scholarship to play at
UC Riverside next year. She committed to the coaches in August, and is looking forward to joining a great program on the rise!
Congratulations from everyone at Viper!
In Taylor's Words: "I am most excited about getting this amazing opportunity to play Division 1 volleyball for a great school in California and getting to be close to home. I am so grateful to be able to play another four years of volleyball!" taylor K hit
"I love the campus, and I love the coaching staff and team, the whole thing has been an amazing experience!! Right now I am focusing on my grades so i can be prepared going in there next year. I am going to work on always having a positive attitude and being a leader and team player. I also want to have a really strong club season for my last year with Viper."
"I am so blessed to be given this opportunity and I thank my dad for everything he has done for me in the past, and for always supporting me!! I love you dad :) i wanted to thank Coach Dana for all her help with the recruiting process and always being supportive of me. I also wanted to thank Mr. Capp for getting me into volleyball and for being my mentor through the years, and supporting me and having faith in me even when others didn't. I love you MR. Capp! And I can't forget Ed Morel, he has also been a mentor to me and made me feel like i am apart of his family."
Congratulations Taylor Johnson!
After a terrific summer on the beach, Taylor Johnson and her partner Makayla finished 2nd at the AAU Best of the Beach tournament. We are so proud of Taylor and her incredible improvment this past season!
AAU/VB RAGS
BEST OF THE BEACH
August 15-16, 2009
Roxbury Memorial Park
Beverly Hills, CA
1st - Sara Hughes (Costa Mesa) & Justine Wong-Orantes (Cypress)
2nd - Taylor Johnson (Temecula) & Makayla Taylor (Bellflower)
3rd - London Chow (Cathedral City) & Bria Green (Long Beach)
4th - Audrey Castro (Long Beach) & Elise Zappia (Huntington Beach)
5th - Courtney Crosby (Rossmoor) & Jordyn Sanchez (Fountain Valley)
2008-2009 Season
Temecula Volleyball Club is looking forward to a terrific 2009-2010 season. With ALL 7 of our Elite teams finishing in the Top 9 at the Volleyball Festival in 2009, we have a lot of talent returning this year.
Congratulations to our Elite teams:
12-Elite: 3rd Place
15 Elite: 3rd Place
17 Elite: 3rd Place
13 Elite: 5th Place at JO's
18 Elite: 7th Place
16 Elite: 8th Place
14 Elite: 9th Place
Building on the foundation of great training, positive and dynamic coaching, along with a competitve gym culture we can't wait to start training!
In the mean time, we wish all of our players good luck in High School and we look forward to seeing you play.
For our younger players - 14 and younger - join us for Fall Training so you can be ready for the upcoming season!
BE PART OF THE EXCITEMENT!!
The 2008 Olympics in Beijing were full of surprises. For volleyball fans, the biggest surprise was getting the opportunity to watch every match the USA volleyball played this Olympics - that includes both the men and women's indoor teams, as well as our 4 beach volleyball teams. The level of competition for the indoor teams was at such a high level that most matches went 5 games and really showed what an incredible sport volleyball is at the highest level.
The indoor women's team demonstrated incredible mental toughness and teamwork throughout the tournament by winning most of their matches with an ever changing line up on the floor. This type of team success only comes from coming together and playing for each other. To win the Olympic SILVER MEDAL, these girls executed high level technical skills and disciplined system play against talented opponents like Cuba, China and gold medal winner Brazil! Perhaps most impressive was the overall balance of their team. There wasn't any big stand out. Everyone played their role and stood out at different times throughout the tournament. (Photo credit: fivb.org)
The undefeated GOLD MEDAL winning indoor men's team was a force that couldn't be challenged by even the best teams of Brazil and Russia. Led by 4 time Olympian setter Lloy Ball and 1st time Olympian libero Rich Lambourne, team USA could not be stopped on offense out of serve receive. With powerful and dynamic attackers like Stanley, Priddy, and Salmon it was difficult to get the U.S. out of rhythm. On the defensive side, middle blockers Millar and Lee were simply HUGE! They blocked ball after ball after ball and gave the U.S. the lead at critical moments throughout the tournament. As coach McCutcheon tried to explain though, this team won because they played with their heart and they played as a team. And perhaps most surprising was that this team wasn't even considered very strong just one year ago. I guess that goes to show that anything can happen when you put your mind to it!
The famous team of Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh was in GOLD MEDAL form as usual. Though what they do is not easy to achieve, they certainly make it look easy. And this comes from a real love for the game and wanting to perfect it to the highest level, which of course, takes hours of skill training and many long hot days of volleyball. More than anything, Misty and Kerri have a winning combination of talent and mental toughness. Not only are they great players, but they are mentally stronger than any other opponent. They demonstrated this when they faced 5 set points against the Belgian team. Kerri said after the match in an interview that they just "kept it simple with their side out game - get back and pass, get a good set and swing smart. The simpler the better." (Photo credit: fivb.org)
After losing their opening match to a pumped-up and confident Lithuanian team, GOLD MEDAL champions Rogers and Dalhausser woke up and brought their "A" game to the rest of the tournament. As usual, they presented a huge block and scrappy tenacious defense that scored big points at big moments. Like the women, they showed both incredible volleyball skill and mental toughness, often coming back from being down in a game like in the first set against Brazil.
So, it's congrats to the USA Volleyball teams who won 3 Gold medals and 1 Silver. And congrats also to our other two beach teams who had a great tournament but lost in the quarterfinals. This kind of dominance may never been seen again at one Olympics, but we sure hope so!
***You too can begin to learn the game of Volleyball. We offer classes for many different levels of the game. From beginning young athletes to advanced Collegiate bound players. Get involved now!!! Call Rochelle Short at 265-4695 to become part of Viper Volleyball.
Beach Honors
Taylor Johnson & Dana Backlund
In December 2008 issue of Volleyball Magazine, Taylor Johnson (14 Elite Merilee) and Dana Backlund (16 Elite Dana/Ro) are pictured in this issue for their finish in the Roxy-Quicksilver state championships tournament at Manhattan Beach this past September.
