2014-15 Cypress College Women's Volleyball News

Season
Makayla Taylor Signs With Cal State LA
Makayla Taylor Signs With Cal State LA

Cypress College volleyball standout Makayla Taylor will be playing at the NCAA Division II level next season as a Cal State LA Golden Eagle. Taylor had a tremendous sophomore season with the Chargers as their starting middle blocker.

Cypress Goes the Distance with Undefeated Grossmont, but Falls in Regional Final
Cypress Goes the Distance with Undefeated Grossmont, but Falls in Regional Final

Cypress – The third-seed Cypress Chargers women’s volleyball team battled undefeated second-seed Grossmont to five games, but eventually fell in the regional final 3-2 (25-16, 18-25, 25-23, 14-25, 12-15) on Tuesday evening.

No. 3 Chargers Win Five Set Thriller Over #6 Fullerton to Advance to Regional Final
No. 3 Chargers Win Five Set Thriller Over #6 Fullerton to Advance to Regional Final

Cypress – The third-seed Chargers (21-4) knocked off six-seed Fullerton (16-7) on Saturday evening in an epic five set thriller (18-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-18, 15-9) in the second round of the SoCal Regional.

Photo Credit: Jim McCormack
Volleyball’s Lindsey Ray Named All-South Region

Outside hitter Lindsey Ray has been named to the All-Region team for Southern California after an impressive sophomore campaign for the Charger volleyball team.

Four Volleyball Players Named to Orange Empire All-Conference Teams
Four Volleyball Players Named to Orange Empire All-Conference Teams

Four members of the 2014 Cypress volleyball team have been named to Orange Empire All-Conference team, highlighted by three earning first-team honors.

Ray’s Big Night Leads Chargers to 3-0 Victory Over LA Pierce in Playoffs
Ray’s Big Night Leads Chargers to 3-0 Victory Over LA Pierce in Playoffs

Cypress – Behind a big night from All-West Region and first-team All-OEC outside hitter Lindsey Ray, the third-seed Cypress Chargers defeated 14-seed LA Pierce 3-0- (25-22, 25-20, 25-17) on Tuesday night in the first round of the SoCal Regionals.

No. 5 Volleyball Wraps Up Regular Season with Sweep of Santa Ana
No. 5 Volleyball Wraps Up Regular Season with Sweep of Santa Ana

Cypress – The fifth-ranked women’s volleyball team wrapped up the regular season on Wednesday evening with a three game sweep of the visiting Santa Ana Dons (25-18, 25-11, 25-11).

No. 5 Cypress Falls to No. 2 Irvine Valley 3-1
No. 5 Cypress Falls to No. 2 Irvine Valley 3-1

Cypress – The fifth-ranked Cypress Chargers lost a 3-1 decision (17-25, 16-25, 25-16, 18-25) to No. 2 Irvine Valley College on Wednesday evening as only two games remain in the regular season.

No. 5 Cypress Defeats Riverside 3-0
No. 5 Cypress Defeats Riverside 3-0

Cypress – The No. 5 Cypress women’s volleyball team took care of business against Riverside, defeating the team in three games on Friday evening (25-23, 25-17, 25-11).

No. 5 Cypress Falls to No. 9 Golden West on the Road
No. 5 Cypress Falls to No. 9 Golden West on the Road

Huntington Beach – Ninth-ranked Golden West (14-5, 6-4 OECC) defeated No. 5 Cypress (16-3, 7-3 OEC) on Wednesday evening, 3-1 (25-20, 18-25, 18-25, 17-25).

No. 5 Cypress Bests No. 7 Fullerton in Three Games
No. 5 Cypress Bests No. 7 Fullerton in Three Games

Cypress – The fifth-ranked Cypress Chargers took down No. 7 Fullerton in three sets (25-22, 25-23, 25-20) on Halloween night to improve to 16-2 overall and 6-2 in conference

Photo Credit: Jim McCormack
No. 5 Cypress Takes Down No. 6 Orange Coast in Three Sets

Costa Mesa – Cypress, the fifth-ranked team in the state, took down No. 6 Orange Coast on the road Wednesday evening, defeating the Pirates 3-0 (25-22, 25-21, 26-24).

Volleyball Takes Care of Business Against Saddleback
Volleyball Takes Care of Business Against Saddleback

Cypress – The women’s volleyball team (13-2, 4-2 OEC) took care of business against Saddleback (2-9, 0-6 OEC) on Wednesday evening, defeating the Gauchos in three games (25-3, 25-16, 25-15).

Volleyball Falls on the Road at Irvine Valley, 3-0
Volleyball Falls on the Road at Irvine Valley, 3-0

Irvine – The women’s volleyball team suffered a 3-0 loss on the road Friday evening, falling to the No. 1 team in the state and conference, Irvine Valley (14-25, 17-25, 23-25).

Volleyball Sweeps Riverside on the Road
Volleyball Sweeps Riverside on the Road

Riverside – The women’s volleyball team (12-1, 3-1 OEC) notched its third straight OEC victory on Wednesday night, sweeping Riverside in three games (25-19, 25-21, 25-17).

Photo Credit: Jim McCormack
Volleyball downs Golden West, 3-1

Cypress – The women’s volleyball team defeated Golden West on Friday evening in four games (25-23, 25-22, 26-28, 25-14) to improve to 10-1 on the season and 2-1 in OEC matches.