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Archive for October 2008

 
 

YC Soccer Advances To Title Match...

With two second-half goals in a span of five minutes, the #1 ranked Roughrider soccer team advanced tonight to the NJCAA Region I Championship match by beating Chandler/Gilbert Community College 2-0 at Ken Lindley Field in Prescott. For the title, they will be playing #8 ranked Pima Community College

Soccer To Face Chandler/Gilbert...

The Roughrider soccer team will face a familiar foe on Thursday evening in the semi-finals of the NJCAA Region I Play-offs. Chandler/Gilbert Community College knocked off Arizona Western College Tuesday afternoon 2-1 to earn the right to face the Roughriders. Both teams squared off this past Saturday

Anderson, Barnum Named All-ACCAC/Region...

For her efforts this season, freshman Jordan Anderson was named 2nd Team All-ACCAC and 1st Team All-NJCAA Region I. Freshman Brittany Barnum was rewarded for her play this season by being named All-ACCAC Honorable Mention. Both players helped the Lady Riders to an 18-18 overall record and a 10-8 league

Soccer Tops In Poll...

The Roughriders become the first team in JUCO soccer this season to reach the 20-win plateau. As a result, they are once again the number one ranked team in the country for the 72nd time in their program history.

Soccer Finishes Regular Season Unbeaten...

Second time (2001 & 2008) in program history that the regular season ends 20-0-0. 18th twenty-win season in past 19 years.

Volleyball Wins Finale...

The Lady Rider volleyball team concluded the 2008 season with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-22) victory over Pima Community College Saturday night in Tucson. YC finishes the year with an overall record of 18-18 and 10-8 in the ACCAC.

Volleyball Wins But Out Of Play-offs...

The Lady Rider volleyball team clung to the hope of a play-off berth with a four-game upset of #11 ranked Phoenix College in the Storm Center Friday night, however, Arizona Western College extinguished those aspirations with a 3-2 victory over Pima Community College in Tucson.

Soccer Captures 20th ACCAC Title...

The #1 ranked Yavapai College soccer team captured its 20th consecutive conference title with a 3-1 win over Pima Community College Wednesday night at Ken Lindley Field in Prescott.

Volleyball Sweeps Mesa...

Yavapai College volleyball kept its play-off hopes alive, sweeping Mesa Wednesday night at Mesa 25-18, 25-15, 25-17. The Lady Riders are now 16-18 overall and 7-8 in the ACCAC, one game behind Arizona Western College who beat Chandler/Gilbert Community College last night, 3-1.

Soccer Remains First In Polls...

In the latest NJCAA Soccer Poll released today (Oct. 20), Yavapai is ranked number one for the eighth consecutive week and their 71st all-time appearance in the top slot. YC plays host to #6 Pima Community College on Wednesday, October 22nd.

YC Soccer Edges PC...

In the October Phoenix heat, the #1 ranked Roughrider soccer team finished up an unbeaten conference road record with a 2-1 victory at Phoenix College. YC has an unblemished 18-0-0 overall record, 16-0-0 ACCAC mark and a perfect 9-0-0 road record in the ACCAC with two remaining home matches in the

Volleyball Gets Big Win Over AWC...

The Lady Rider volleyball team bounced back Saturday afternoon with a five-set victory over the team that they are chasing for the playoffs, Arizona Western College. YC was in a must win situation and responded positively to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.

Volleyball Drops A Heartbreaker...

The Roughrider volleyball team dropped a critical match tonight to the #14 ranked Artichokes from Scottsdale Community College, 3-1 (24-26, 25-17, 22-25, 17-25). YC falls to 6-8 in league play and 14-18 overall while SCC improves to 9-6 in the ACCAC standings and 22-7 overall.

Spikers Sweep The Eagles...

The Lady Rider volleyball team cruised to 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-17) win last night over hometown opponent Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in the Storm Center to gain momentum going into the biggest weekend of the season for the squad.

Roughrider Shutout The Cougars...

Four first half goals sealed the win for the #1 ranked Yavapai College soccer team in a 5-0 win over South Mountain Community College in Phoenix this afternoon.

It is the eleventh shutout of the season and eighth in the last nine games posted by the stingy Roughrider defense. The victory improves

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Riders Retain #1 Spot...

Yavapai College remains the number one JUCO soccer team in the country. This marks the 70th all-time appearance for the Roughriders in the top slot.

Anderson Named Conference Player of Week...

For her efforts this past week, freshman volleyball player Jordan Anderson was named ACCAC Division I Player of the Week. Anderson helped the Lady Riders to two wins over South Mountain Community College and Eastern Arizona College.

Soccer Pitches 3rd Consecutive Shutout...

The #1 ranked Roughrider soccer team blanked the Artichokes from Scottsdale Community College this afternoon in Scottsdale, 3-0. YC runs its record to 16-0-0 overall and 14-0-0 in the ACCAC. Today’s shutout is the 10th shutout this season and third consecutive. Yavapai has allowed their opponents

Volleyball Upsets EAC To Keep Play-off Hopes Alive...

The Lady Rider volleyball team upset first place Eastern Arizona College tonight in Thatcher 3-2 to improve their overall record to 13-17 and 6-7 in the ACCAC standings. The victory keeps the playoff hopes alive for the lady spikers with five league games remaining. Three of those matches will be

Roughriders Blank The Matadors...

The #1 ranked Roughrider soccer team advanced their record to 15-0-0 last night with a victory over Arizona Western College at Ken Lindley Field in Prescott, 7-0. That marks the 22nd consecutive victory for Yavapai dating back to last season. YC remains in first place in the ACCAC and atop the NJCAA

Spikers Tame The Cougars...

At the Storm Center last night, the Lady Rider volleyball team beat South Mountain Community College 3-1 (25-21, 25-22, 21-25, 25-17) to improve their overall record to 12-17 overall and 5-7 in ACCAC action. YC split their two matches with the Cougars this season with SMCC beating the lady spikers

Basketball Commitments...

Coach Howard Brown would like to announce the commitments of Colin Borchert and Matt Brown to the Roughrider men’s basketball team for the 2009-10 season. Borchert an Brown are seniors at Mountain Ridge High School in Phoenix, AZ and play for Coach Mike O`Guinn and the Arizona Rebel’s AAU club

Roughrider Basketball In The Media...

The Roughrider basketball team was featured in the local media recently.

Busy Athletics Weekend...

The weekend will be busy for the Roughrider athletics department as all teams will be in action this Friday and Saturday.

YC Remains #1...

In the latest NJCAA Soccer Poll released today (Monday), Yavapai College has made their 69th appearance all-time in the top slot.

YC Blanks Paradise Valley...

On an alumni homecoming night, the #1 ranked Roughrider soccer team advanced their league leading record to 14-0-0 with a 2-0 victory over Paradise Valley Community College tonight at Ken Lindley Field.

Spikers Sweep The Aztecs...

The Lady Rider volleyball team advanced their overall record to 11-16 and league mark to 4-6 after last night’s 3-0 (25-19, 25-11, 25-13) victory over the visiting Aztecs from Pima Community College.

Soccer Rips The Gauchos...

Yavapai soccer advances their record to 13-0-0 and league mark to 11-0-0 with their 20th consecutive victory dating back to last season in an 8-1 win over Glendale Community College Wednesday night at Ken Lindley Field. YC has beaten the Gauchos twice this season by a combined