2025 Pasadena City College Women's Volleyball News
For the eighth straight season, the Pasadena City College women's volleyball team reached the Southern California Regional Playoffs. The #12-seeded Lancers though are still trying to break through the hurdle of reaching the regional Round 3 finals after a disappointing 3-set loss at #5 Santa Monica, 25-23, 25-21, 25-21, in Round 2 on Tuesday night.
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.
Just a point away and a 3-point cushion from sending the South Coast Conference North Division battle for the crown to a fifth set, the host state #15-ranked Pasadena City College women's volleyball never reached that elusive winning point as #9 Mt. San Antonio clinched the championship, 25-17, 25-20, 21-25, 29-27, on Wednesday evening.
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.
The state #10 Pasadena City College women's volleyball team served a season-high 15 aces in recording the Lancers' fifth straight sweep, 25-6, 25-15, 15-14, over Los Angeles Harbor on Friday night. The victory upped PCC's record to 11-3 and sparkling Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium home record to 9-1.
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.
Often brought in at the same time as a pair in situational subbing this season, freshman setter JanetMarie Reyes and sophomore opposite Mahrie Bedjakian got a chance to start on Friday. Both took advantage of the opportunity as they helped the state #9 Pasadena City College women's volleyball team sweep Irvine Valley, 25-11, 25-19, 25-19, at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.
In a battle of top teams on Wednesday night, state #13-ranked Santa Barbara City College took control late in the first set and never looked back in defeating #9 Pasadena City College's women's volleyball team, 25-18, 25-16, 25-15, at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.
Freshman middle blocker Delaney Blied was named with two others as the CCCWVCA State Players of the Week #3 as the Pasadena City College women's volleyball talent had tremendous performances in three Lancers contests last week.
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.
