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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October 20, 2009 @ 6:41 pm
The Raider Men's Soccer team took to the road last Wednesday, and came up on the winning end with a 1-0 victory. The win keeps the Raiders one point behind the Penguins, solidly in 3rd place in the Southern Division. Freshman midfielder Stevie Laughlin scored the games only goal on a free kick in the 57th minute. The Raiders solid defense held up for the remainder of the contest, improving the Raiders league mark to 5-1-2 (5-2-3 overall).
The Raiders host South Puget Sound this Wednesday at 4 pm, at Heritage Recreation Center. The top-ranked Chemeketa Storm come to town on Saturday, game time at 2 pm.
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October 20, 2009 @ 6:04 pm
Kylie Jeffers, last years West Region Most Valuable Player, as a freshman, has been selected as the West Regions Setter of the Month for September. Jeffers has continued her dominant play as the 'quarterback' of the Raiders, and leads the balanced attack that has Pierce tied for First Place in the West Region. The 5′6 sophomore from Puyallup High School has her teams sites set on a return trip to the NWAACC play-offs in November.
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October 20, 2009 @ 5:49 pm
The Raider Volleyball team served as hosts for this years West Region Crossover Tournament and almost walked away with the championship trophy. The Raiders went 5-1 in the pool play portion of the tournament, defeating #4 ranked Mt. Hood, and #5 ranked Chemeketa, losing only to Tacoma CC (6-0), and walked through bracket play to the championship match - again coming up against the Titans. The Titans prevailed, taking home First Place, with the Raiders capturing Second. Raiders Kylie Jeffers, Kristen Iverson, Alex Brasseaux, and Brittney Jansen were selected to the All Tournament Team.
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