2016 College of the Canyons Women's Volleyball News
Open to beginning and intermediate level players, each camp session will provide attendees an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of the game and/or increase their current skill levels.
COC freshmen Emily Burns and Sam Nua both earned All-WSC First Team honors, with Rachel Perez and Morgan Ferguson named to the Second Team. Liz Baker and Demi Dawson were Honorable Mention selections.
Canyons finished second in the WSC, South Division, while Cypress was crowned champion of the Orange Empire Conference.
Canyons (19-4, 6-1) currently sits in second place in the Western State Conference (WSC), South Division, one game behind Bakersfield College with just one game remaining.
No. 12 Canyons (15-2, 2-0) is currently tied with No. 22 Bakersfield College for first place in the Western State Conference, South Division.
COC featured a balanced attack throughout, with 12 players recording points for interim head coach Clay Timmons’ squad.
COC's 3-1 victory over Mira Costa snapped the Spartans' 11-match win streak.
COC freshman Emily Burns recorded 11 kills, while freshman Sam Nua finished the night with 10 kills and a block to help set the pace for the Lady Cougars.
Canyons (6-2) dropped its first match of the day to Grossmont College, before coming back to sweep San Diego Mesa in the afternoon game.
Canyons (5-1) is also the No. 8 ranked team in Southern California according to the first statewide top-25 coaches poll released this week.
The victory was the first for COC interim head coach Clay Timmons. Freshman Emily Burns lead the way with 17 kills in her Cougar debut.
The 2016 Lady Cougars squared off in a three-set exhibition vs. a team of program alumni on Saturday night in the Cougar Cage.
Longtime assistant coach Clay Timmons will take charge of the program on an interim basis beginning this season.
The Cougars won six conference championships in 2015-16, with women’s volleyball, women’s soccer, women’s basketball, softball, men’s cross country and men’s golf all bringing home WSC titles.