Sabiya Esquivel
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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Hometown:
- Whittier
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- Position:
- OH
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- Year:
- So
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- High School:
- Whitter
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- m
- 21
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- k/s
- 0.95
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- h %
- .195
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- a/s
- 0.05
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- b/s
- 0.03
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- sa/s
- 0.37
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- d/s
- 1.10
Bio
Sabiya Esquivel is a returning outside hitter from the 2021 Lancers, a team that finished 23-2 and went undefeated to win the then 9-team South Coast Conference championship. An All-SCC Second Team selection, she averaged 2.36 kills per set and collected 13 kills in the team's exciting, 5-set victory over Mt. San Antonio in the SCC Tournament title match. Esquivel is a business adminstration major.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches | 21 | 6 |
| Sets | 60 | 14 |
| Kills | 57 | 24 |
| Kills per set | 0.95 | 1.71 |
| Errors | 28 | 8 |
| Total Attacks | 149 | 55 |
| Total Attacks per set | 2.48 | 3.93 |
| Hitting Percentage | .195 | .291 |
| Assists | 3 | 0 |
| Assists per set | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Service Total Attempts | 126 | 42 |
| Service Aces | 22 | 11 |
| Service Errors | 15 | 3 |
| Service Aces per set | 0.37 | 0.79 |
| Receptions | 66 | 19 |
| Reception Errors | 8 | 1 |
| Digs | 66 | 22 |
| Digs per set | 1.10 | 1.57 |
| Block Solo | 0 | 0 |
| Block Assist | 2 | 1 |
| Block Total | 2 | 1 |
| Blocks per set | 0.03 | 0.07 |
| Block Errors | 0 | 0 |
| Ball Handling Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Points | 80.0 | 35.5 |
| Points per set | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| Matches started | 4 | 2 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15 | Alumni Scrimmage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 22 | Cypress | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 3.0 |
| Aug 22 | Canyons | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1.0 |
| Aug 27 | Ventura | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. Victor Valley | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | .000 | 0 | 4.0 |
| Aug 30 | at LA Mission | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2.0 |
| Sep 3 | at Moorpark | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 5 | Santa Monica | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.0 |
| Sep 5 | San Bernardino Valley | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Sep 10 | Santa Barbara | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sep 12 | Irvine Valley | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | at Chaffey | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | .286 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Sep 19 | Cerritos | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | .000 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Sep 24 | El Camino | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 10 | 3 | 19 | .368 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Sep 26 | LA Harbor | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | Los Angeles City | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 13.0 |
| Oct 3 | Rio Hondo | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 8 | at Mt. San Antonio | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | at East Los Angeles | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .000 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 17 | at Compton | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 21 | .286 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Oct 22 | at Long Beach | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Oct 29 | at Los Angeles City | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 3.0 |
| Oct 31 | at Rio Hondo | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | .063 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Nov 5 | Mt. San Antonio | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 7 | East Los Angeles | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 10 | 0 | 17 | .588 | 0 | 11.5 |
| Nov 14 | Cerritos | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -.333 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Nov 25 | at Santa Monica | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -.333 | 0 | 0.0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15 | Alumni Scrimmage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 22 | Cypress | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 22 | Canyons | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27 | Ventura | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. Victor Valley | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | at LA Mission | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | at Moorpark | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 5 | Santa Monica | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | San Bernardino Valley | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | Santa Barbara | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | Irvine Valley | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | at Chaffey | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | Cerritos | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | El Camino | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | LA Harbor | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | Los Angeles City | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | Rio Hondo | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Mt. San Antonio | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | at East Los Angeles | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Compton | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at Long Beach | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Los Angeles City | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at Rio Hondo | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | Mt. San Antonio | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 7 | East Los Angeles | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | Cerritos | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Santa Monica | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Serve/Receive
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | ta | sa | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15 | Alumni Scrimmage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 22 | Cypress | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Aug 22 | Canyons | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27 | Ventura | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | vs. Victor Valley | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30 | at LA Mission | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | at Moorpark | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 5 | Santa Monica | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | San Bernardino Valley | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | Santa Barbara | L, 3-0 | - | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | Irvine Valley | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 17 | at Chaffey | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | Cerritos | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | El Camino | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | LA Harbor | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | Los Angeles City | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | Rio Hondo | W, 3-0 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Mt. San Antonio | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | at East Los Angeles | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Compton | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Long Beach | L, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | at Los Angeles City | W, 3-0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at Rio Hondo | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | Mt. San Antonio | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 7 | East Los Angeles | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | Cerritos | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at Santa Monica | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 21 | 60 | 57 | 0.95 | 28 | 149 | 2.48 | .195 | 3 | 0.05 | 80.0 | 1.3 |
| Total | 21 | 60 | 57 | 0.95 | 28 | 149 | 2.48 | .195 | 3 | 0.05 | 80.0 | 1.3 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 21 | 60 | 66 | 1.10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.03 |
| Total | 21 | 60 | 66 | 1.10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.03 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 21 | 60 | 126 | 22 | 0.37 | 15 | 66 | 8 |
| Total | 21 | 60 | 126 | 22 | 0.37 | 15 | 66 | 8 |
| Statistic | m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | ta/s | pct | a | a/s | pts | pts/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 21 | 60 | 57 | 0.95 | 28 | 149 | 2.48 | .195 | 3 | 0.05 | 80.0 | 1.3 |
| Conference | 6 | 14 | 24 | 1.71 | 8 | 55 | 3.93 | .291 | 0 | 0.00 | 35.5 | 2.5 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 12 | 35 | 28 | 0.80 | 12 | 62 | 1.77 | .258 | 3 | 0.09 | 48.0 | 1.4 |
| Away | 8 | 22 | 26 | 1.18 | 13 | 74 | 3.36 | .176 | 0 | 0.00 | 28.0 | 1.3 |
| Neutral | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 3 | 13 | 4.33 | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.0 | 1.3 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 17 | 50 | 57 | 1.14 | 27 | 144 | 2.88 | .208 | 3 | 0.06 | 78.0 | 1.6 |
| Losses | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 5 | 0.50 | -.200 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0.2 |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| August | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0.18 | 3 | 13 | 0.76 | .000 | 0 | 0.00 | 10.0 | 0.6 |
| September | 6 | 19 | 20 | 1.05 | 9 | 46 | 2.42 | .239 | 2 | 0.11 | 23.5 | 1.2 |
| October | 7 | 15 | 24 | 1.60 | 12 | 61 | 4.07 | .197 | 0 | 0.00 | 34.0 | 2.3 |
| November | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 4 | 29 | 3.22 | .207 | 1 | 0.11 | 12.5 | 1.4 |
| Statistic | m | s | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 21 | 60 | 66 | 1.10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.03 |
| Conference | 6 | 14 | 22 | 1.57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 12 | 35 | 41 | 1.17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.06 |
| Away | 8 | 22 | 21 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Neutral | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 17 | 50 | 61 | 1.22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.04 |
| Losses | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 5 | 17 | 8 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| September | 6 | 19 | 27 | 1.42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.05 |
| October | 7 | 15 | 18 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| November | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1.44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 |
| Statistic | m | s | ta | sa | sa/s | se | r | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 21 | 60 | 126 | 22 | 0.37 | 15 | 66 | 8 |
| Conference | 6 | 14 | 42 | 11 | 0.79 | 3 | 19 | 1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 12 | 35 | 114 | 19 | 0.54 | 10 | 46 | 4 |
| Away | 8 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 0.09 | 4 | 20 | 4 |
| Neutral | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 17 | 50 | 120 | 20 | 0.40 | 12 | 62 | 5 |
| Losses | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0.20 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Month | ||||||||
| August | 5 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 0.41 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| September | 6 | 19 | 49 | 3 | 0.16 | 6 | 33 | 3 |
| October | 7 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 0.67 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| November | 3 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0.22 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
News mentions
Of the 19 victories accomplished by the Pasadena City College women's volleyball team, 17 have come via a sweep. The state #15-ranked Lancers defeated Cerritos, 25-20, 25-17, 25-10, in a South Coast Conference crossover finisher, marking the end of the 2025 regular season on Friday night.
The state #15-ranked Pasadena City College women's volleyball team swept East Los Angeles, 25-16, 25-20, 25-11, and then celebrated its eight sophomores following the win at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium on Friday night.
The Pasadena City College women's volleyball team was riding high and among the state's top 10 earlier this season, but after a tough, 4-match loss on the road v. red-hot Long Beach CIty College on Oct. 22, the now #15 Lancers are facing an up-hill battle down the home stretch of the 2025 season.
After seeing a 7-match win streak stopped and first place in the South Coast Conference North Division standings taken away in a 5-set loss at state #12-ranked Mt. San Antonio on Oct. 8, the #8 Pasadena City College women's volleyball team went back to work with a sweep over host East Los Angeles, 25-20, 25-13, 25-13, on Friday night.
After moving up to #8 on the State Top 25 Rankings, the Pasadena City College women's volleyball team continued to use the power of the serve to extend a sets win streak to 21 in a row, collecting its seventh straight sweep over Rio Hondo, 21-9, 21-17, 21-17, on Friday night.
After being a key hitter during the 2021 South Coast Conference championship season, Sabiya Esquivel took time off from the sport only to return this season as a role player for the '25 Lancers. On Wednesday, she had her best performance as a sophomore in hammering 10 kills and landing two aces in state #10-ranked PCC's fourth consecutive sweep over El Camino, 25-14, 25-20, 25-21, at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.
On all cylinders of late, the state #10-ranked Pasadena City College women's volleyball team is utilizing its entire roster and welcomed back top middle blocker Delaney Blied to the lineup in the Lancers' third straight sweep, 25-12, 25-18, 25-16, over visting Cerritos College on Friday afternoon.
Coming off a 4-set loss at #14 Moorpark on Sept. 3, the Pasadena City College women's volleyball team knew the importance of facing two more State Top 25 ranked teams at the PCC Quad on Friday. The Lancers proceeded to knock off #7 and previously undefeated Santa Monica in five sets and then swept #25 San Bernardino Valley at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.
The Pasadena City College women's volleyball team saw its 4-match win streak that started the 2025 season end at the hands of host Los Angeles Mission in four sets on Saturday, 25-20, 27-25, 20-25, 25-22. The Lancers then learned Monday that they are ranked #11 in the first CCCWVCA State Top 25.
