November 19, 2009 @ 7:58 pm
Sophomore Kylie Jeffers has been named a member of the Western Division First Team All-Stars, after leading the Raiders to a Third Place regular season finish and a return trip to the Conference Championships. Jeffers is completing a very successful two-year career at Pierce, having been named MVP in the West as a freshman, and developing into one of the top setters and overall players in the NWAACC. Jeffers also earned Setter of the Month honors for September. Freshman Alex Brasseaux was selected as a Second Team All-Star in the West, for her outstanding rookie season in helping the Raiders to an 8-4 regular season record. Brasseaux became a consistent threat from the outside hitters position and earned Offensive Player of the Week honors in Week 7. Sophomore transfer Kristen Iverson was named Honorable Mention and was named Offensive Player of the Week in Week 3.
Jeffers and Iverson will be joined by fellow sophomore Brianna Breland at the NWAACC All-Star event, to be held December 5, at Big Bend Community College.
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November 19, 2009 @ 7:46 pm
Following a successful 2009 campaign that saw the Raiders return to the NWAACC playoffs, the team lost their opening round playoff match to Spokane, 3-1. The 6-5-2 Raiders had their best finish in four seasons, and the team made a strong statement to the rest of the NWAACC about the future of Pierce College Soccer. Freshman Casey Woodruff capped his stellar freshman season by scoring the Raiders lone goal in the 74th minute. Woodruff lead the Raiders with nine regular season goals.
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November 19, 2009 @ 7:36 pm
A Sophomore Night crowd of nearly 250 saw the Raiders close out the 2009 season with a decisive victory over Clark College (25-20, 25-22, 21-25, 26-24) giving the the team an 8-4 league record, good for Third Place in the West. The win qualified the team for a fifth consecutive trip to thhe NWAACC Championship Tournament. In addition to saying goodbye to sophomores Kylie Jeffers, Brianna Breland, and Kristen Iverson, it was also the final home game for head coach Paige Ellerston. Paige will be leaving Pierce College to return to the East Coast, where her husband Clint will begin a teaching assignment at West Point Military Academy. Thirteen of Paiges former players were in attendance for the pre-game ceremonies – a testament to the impact she had on their lives.
Ellertson and the Raiders have one final task — taking on the top teams in the NWAACC at the Conference Championships, November 19-21, at Mt. Hood Community College. The team has their sites set on bringing home a trophy, as the final chapter of Coach Ellertsons tenure at Pierce comes to a close.
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October 29, 2009 @ 11:43 pm
Week 7 of the NWAACC Volleyball schedule was very good to the Raiders, as freshman Alex Brasseaux was selected as the Western Division Offensive Player of the Week, and teammate Lauren Komarzec picked up Defensive Player of the Week honors. Their selections mark the fourth and fifth time that Raider players have been recognized for their outstanding play this season.
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October 29, 2009 @ 11:35 pm
The Raiders Mens Soccer team will be returning to the NWAACC playoffs, after a one year absence from post season play. Despite a 3-1 loss to Clark College on Wednesday, the Raiders current 10 point advantage in the standings over Southwest Oregon CC, with just 2 games remaining, is enough to guarantee the #3 spot in the Southern Division. The Raiders can still catch Clark for second place, but must win their remaining 2 games against Southwest Oregon and Chemeketa, while Clark must lose all 3 of their contests. Coach Bill Pearsons all freshmen team has made quite an impression on the rest of the NWAACC this season, and look to turn a few heads in the NWAACC playoffs.
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October 20, 2009 @ 6:51 pm
The Raider Mens Soccer team moved back into the NWAACC Coaches Poll, jumping to their highest ranking of the 2009 season, at #7. The team earned a #8 ranking in the September 22 poll, but fell out of the Top 8 just 2 weeks later. Solid performances against some of the top teams in the NWAACC have earned the all-freshmen squad a great deal of respect across the conference. The Raiders look to turn their new status into a solid showing in the conference playoffs in November.
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