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SPORTS NEWS 2008 - 2009Lancers' Football Places 7 At Next LevelAfter posting a 7-4 season and a victory at the Tremblay Financial Services Bowl in 2008, the Pasadena City College football team has placed seven players at four-year universities, according to Acting Head Coach James Kuk. PCC had a primarily freshmen team in '08 with just 13 sophomores on the roster. Release date 06-16-2009 PCC To Host LA Sparks' Practice At Hutto-Patterson Gym June 17As part of a fundraiser by the Pasadena City College women's basketball program, the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks will participate in a private practice at PCC's Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium on Wednesday, June 17 between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Release date 06-12-2009 PCC 2009 Football Schedule ReleasedThe Pasadena City College football team begins its second season in the National Northern Conference in 2009 as the Lancers will play the same 10 opponents as they did in the 2008 regular season. PCC will flip-flop its home and road schedules from last year when the team finished 7-4 and won the Tremblay Services Bowl. Release date 06-03-2009 Kinyada Johnson, Tai Nuntapramote Named 2008-09 PCC Athletes of the YearThe Kinesiology, Health and Athletics Division has named women's basketball sophomore Kinyada Johnson and men's sophomore swimmer Tai Nuntapramote as the Pasadena City College Athletes of the Year for the 2008-2009 sports season. Release date 05-29-2009 Beverly Tate Named PCC's Permanent Dean/Athletic Director Of KH&A DivisionTwenty-two months after being selected to lead the division, Beverly Tate can drop the interim tag off her title as she was chosen Pasadena City College's permanent division dean and athletic director of the Kinesiology, Health & Athletics Division. Tate was confirmed at Wednesday night's PCC Board of Trustees meeting. Release date 05-21-2009 Passing: Former PCC Coach/Instructor Ray ColdironRay Coldiron, who spent 22 years as a physical education coach/instructor at Pasadena City College, passed away after his second bout with cancer. Release date 05-20-2009 Stan Gray Bust Ceremony Set For May 21Three years after his name was dedicated to Pasadena City College's student-athlete counseling center, the late Stan Gray will be honored by PCC with a bust of his image. The unveiling of the bust will take place Thursday, May 21 at 1:30 p.m. in a ceremony at the Stan Gray Academic Athletic Zone. Release date 05-18-2009 Track and Field's Smith Takes 9th At State MeetPasadena City College sprinter Deandre Smith placed ninth and out of a state medal Saturday in the 200 meters during the CCCAA Track and Field Championships at College of San Mateo. Smith's 21.67 time trailed the winner of the race, Southwestern's Curtis Mitchell at 20.58. Release date 05-16-2009 Men's Track Sprinter DeAndre Smith Makes CCCAA MeetPasadena City College sprinter DeAndre Smith ran a season-best 21.27 seconds to finish fifth in the 200 meters at the Southern California Championships Saturday at Mt. San Antonio College. Smith's time was good enough to secure the ninth and final spot for this weekend's CCCAA Championships at College of San Mateo May 15-16. Release date 05-10-2009 PCC Players Eliminated At State BadmintonThe Pasadena City College women's badminton team failed to advance a player to the championship quarterfinals in both singles and doubles Friday on the first day of the CCCAA Individual Championships played at Irvine Valley College. Release date 05-09-2009 PCC Tracksters In SoCal Finals SaturdayThe Pasadena City College track and field teams qualified four men's sprinters and one woman for this Saturday's Southern California Championship Finals at Mt. San Antonio College. Release date 05-06-2009 Lun Wins Singles, Doubles At SCC Individual ChampionshipsPasadena City College's Priscilla Lun capped a perfect season by finishing undefeated in singles and doubles, capturing the South Coast Conference individual titles in both events May 1 at the Manhattan Beach Badminton Club. Release date 05-05-2009 Roderick Martinez Only Lancer On All-SCC First/Second Baseball TeamA lean season that saw the Pasadena City College baseball team finish 8-31 overall and just 3-21 in the league play netted just one Lancer on the 2009 All-South Coast Conference First and Second Teams. Centerfielder Roderick Martinez, a sophomore, was selected to the All-SCC Second Team as PCC's lone representative in choices made May 2 by conference coaches. Release date 05-05-2009 PCC VB's Ashley Marshman Signs With Cal Poly PomonaA two-time, All-South Coast Conference First Team selection as an outside hitter/opposite, Pasadena City College women's volleyball sophomore Ashley Marshman signed a scholarship letter of intent with Cal Poly Pomona Thursday. Release date 05-01-2009 CF Rangel Lone Lancer On All-SCC Softball TeamFreshman centerfielder Marissa Rangel was the only Pasadena City College player to be selected to the 2009 All-South Coast Conference Women's Softball Team, making the second squad. Rangel is a rare double-sport, all-conference player as she also made the women's volleyball All-SCC First Team in 2008 as the Lancers' starting libero. Release date 04-30-2009 Irvine Valley Defeats PCC In SoCal Badminton Title MatchIrvine Valley College put an end to Pasadena City College's eight-match win streak and the Lancers' team competition season with a 19-2 victory in the Southern California championship match played at IVC Wednesday afternoon. Release date 04-30-2009 PCC Wins State's Top Sports Media Guide At CCPROWinner of numerous awards in the past two decades, Pasadena City College continued its excellence in producing intercollegiate sports media guides in 2008-2009. At the annual Community College Public Relations Organization (CCPRO) convention, held April 21-24 in San Francisco, PCC won both first and third places for top sports media guide. Release date 04-29-2009 SCC Champion Women's Badminton At IVC In SoCal Final April 29The South Coast Conference champion Pasadena City College women's badminton team will play at Orange Empire Conference champion Irvine Valley College Wednesday, April 29 in the Southern California team championship match. The contest begins at 3 p.m. Release date 04-28-2009 Late Rally Ends 16-Game Conference Losing Streak For PCC BaseballTied 3-3 with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday, the Pasadena City College baseball team scored four runs and went on to defeat visiting Los Angeles City College, 7-3, in a South Coast Conference game at Brookside Park's Jackie Robinson Memorial Field. Release date 04-28-2009 Tai High: Nuntapramote Swims To State 200-Butterfly TitleTai Nuntapramote ended his Pasadena City College swimming career Saturday on a triumphant note when he became the state champion in the 200-yard butterfly at the CCCAA Championships held at Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach. Release date 04-25-2009 Mr. Smith Goes To Compton: PCC Sprinter Wins SCC 100, RelayPasadena City College freshman DeAndre Smith won the 100-meter dash title and helped the 4x100 relay team also take first at the South Coast Conference Track and Field Championships held at El Camino College's Compton Center April 24. Release date 04-25-2009 PCC Swimming Four Compete At CCCAA State Meet April 23-25Pasadena City College's Tai Nuntapramote qualified for four individual events for this week's CCCAA Swimming and Diving Championships held at Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach April 23-25. Nuntapramote is the state's top seed in the 100-yard butterfly, the No. 2 seed in the 200-butterfly and No. 3 seed in the 100-freestyle. Release date 04-23-2009 PCC Softball Finishes 20-19 After Cerritos LossWhen it was all said and done, the Pasadena City College women's softball team accomplished two things it hadn't achieved since the 2006 season--win 20 games and finish with a better than .500 record. Release date 04-22-2009 Harbor Turns Things Around On PCC SoftballWhether it was the law of averages or just the sign of the overall strength of the South Coast Conference, the Pasadena City College women's softball team saw its slim postseason hopes dashed by another program looking for respect in the SCC--Los Angeles Harbor College. Release date 04-21-2009 Baseball Struggling Toward SCC Finish LineOn Tuesday against visiting Long Beach City College, the Pasadena City College baseball team generated 21 baserunners on 16 hits, four walks and a hit by pitch. Only five of those runners crossed the plate, however, as the Lancers lost to the Vikings, 11-5, in a South Coast Conference game at Brookside Park's Jackie Robinson Memorial Field. Release date 04-21-2009 Women's Swimming Places 3rd At SCC ChampionshipsNot since winning the 2003 conference team championship has the Pasadena City College women's swimming team finished as high at the South Coast Conference Championships than its third place finish in the 2009 SCC Finals April 16-18 at Chaffey College. Release date 04-20-2009 Nuntapramote Gives PCC 4th Straight SCC Swimmer Of The YearFrom Nick Lao (2006-2007) to Keisuke Yagi (2008) to 2009's Tai Nuntapramote, the Pasadena City College men's swim team has strung together four consecutive South Coast Conference Swimmers of the Year. Nuntapramote won three individual events and helped PCC score three other wins in relays April 16-18 during the SCC Championships at Chaffey College. Release date 04-20-2009 Softball Reaches 20-Win Mark, Beats ELACThe improving Pasadena City College women's softball team reached 20 wins Thursday with a 2-1, South Coast Conference victory at East Los Angeles College. The Lancers tied the Huskies for fourth place in the seven-team South Coast Conference, upping their overall record to 20-17 and SCC mark to 7-9. Release date 04-18-2009 PCC Men's Swimmer Tabrek Seyssel Grabs SCC 50 Free TitleIn a season in which Pasadena City College men's swimmer Tai Nuntapramote has dominated the headlines, Lancers' freshman Tabrek Seyssel took the spotlight on day 1 of the South Coast Conference Swimming and Diving Championships Thursday at Chaffey College. The event continues Friday-Saturday, April 17-18. Release date 04-17-2009 PCC's Adams Wins Women's 500 Women Free Title On Day 1, SCC Swim/Dive FinalsOn day 1 of the South Coast Conference Swimming and Diving Championships Thursday, Pasadena City College's Shannon Adams captured the 500-yard freestyle title in helping the team move into third place with two more days remaining April 17-18 at Chaffey College. Release date 04-17-2009 PCC 4x100 Men's Track Relay 4th At Mt. SAC RelaysPasadena City College has built an illustrious history with past performances of it's men's track and field relay teams. This year, the Lancers may have another potentially strong unit after its fourth place finish overall in the 4x100 meter relay at the 51st annual Mt. SAC Relays April 11 at Mt. San Antonio College. Release date 04-16-2009 Softball Scores Big Win Over Long Beach, 6-4If the Pasadena City College softball program wasn't taken seriously by the upper echelon of the South Coast Conference, you can bet those opponents will treat the Lancers differently now. Release date 04-14-2009 State Champion Women's Hoops Holds Banquet At CEC April 16The recently crowned CCCAA state champion Pasadena City College women's basketball team is inviting the public to attend its post season team banquet, "Night To Meet the Stars," Thursday, April 16. The dinner event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at PCC's Community Education Center, located at 3035 Foothill Blvd. in Pasadena. Release date 04-13-2009 Kinyada Johnson Named CCCAA March Athlete Of MonthPasadena City College sophomore point guard Kinyada Johnson was named the CCCAA Athlete of the Month for March after leading the Lancers to the state title. It was the first time a PCC student-athlete received the award since January, 2008 when Easter Faafiti, then a freshman and Johnson's teammate both years, captured the honor. Release date 04-13-2009 SCC Champion Women's Badminton Extends Win Streak To 7Winner of the South Coast Conference title, the Pasadena City College women's badminton team finished the conference team schedule with its seventh straight victory, a 20-1 rout over host El Camino College played April 8. Release date 04-12-2009 Cerro Coso Proves Double Headache For PCC BaseballFor the third time in two seasons, the Pasadena City College baseball team played a doubleheader against Foothill Conference Cerro Coso. And for the third time Thursday, the Coyotes of Ridgecrest swept the Lancers. Release date 04-10-2009 Contreras Pair Paces SoftballRegular second baseman Lupita Contreras and reserve first baseman Danica Contreras (not related) made key contributions for the Pasadena City College women's softball team in a 4-1, South Coast Conference victory over visiting El Camino College Thursday. Release date 04-09-2009 Softball Shooting For 20 Wins In Final WeeksWhile the South Coast Conference schedule has proven difficult, the Pasadena City College 2009 women's softball team has its sights set on reaching the 20-win mark. The Lancers are three away from that total after a pair of wins at the Ventura Spring Tournament April 4-5. Release date 04-08-2009 Baseball Puts It Together In 5-3 Win Over Cerro CosoGood pitching, strong defense, and timely hitting. The Pasadena City College baseball team hasn't often been able to combine those elements during the 2009 season. On Wednesday though, the Lancers put them together in a 5-3, non-conference victory that opened a three-game series against visiting Cerro Coso College. Release date 04-08-2009 Tri-Tai: PCC Swimmer Wins 3 Events At 9th Pasadena InvitationalIn what has been a banner season for Pasadena City College men's swimmer Tai Nuntapramote, the sophomore won three events and placed second in two others during the 9th Pasadena Invitational held April 4-5 at PCC's Aquatic Center. Release date 04-06-2009 Coup De Circuit: PCC's Canada Duo Homer In Baseball's 11-10 WinAt the community college level, watching players hit back-to-back home runs doesn't happen often. Watching Pasadena City College's baseball team, a squad that had not homered even once in its first 25 games, perform the feat Friday was all the more surprising. But nothing could compare to the fact that the two Lancers who turned the trick happened to be natives of Montreal, Canada. Release date 04-04-2009 Nuntapramote Wins 50 Free At 9th PCC InvitePasadena City College sophomore Tai Nuntapramote proved to be the best of 142 swimmers in the 50-yard freestyle with his event win on day one of the 9th Pasadena Invitational Friday at PCC's Aquatic Center. Release date 04-04-2009 Frustration Mounts For BaseballOutfielders Max Oullette and Roderick Martinez combined for seven of the Pasadena City College baseball team's 14 hits Mar. 31, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Lancers from losing their 10th straight game, 10-8, to visiting El Camino College. Release date 04-02-2009 Athletic Counselor McClellan Receives 3C4A HonorPasadena City College's Michael McClellan, an academic counselor for student-athletes here since 2001, received State Counselor of the Year recognition Wednesday by the Community College Counselor/Advisor Academic Assocation for Athletics (3C4A). Release date 04-02-2009 First-Place Cerritos Steals Win From PCC SoftballThe Pasadena City College women's softball team came two outs away from upsetting defending state champion and current South Coast Conference leader Cerritos Thursday. The Lancers gave the Falcons all they could handle, but a 2-run, seventh inning rally pushed Cerritos over the top, 4-3, at Brookside Park. Release date 04-02-2009 Perfect Lun Means SCC Title Fun For BadmintonOnly a few weeks after the women's basketball team captured the state championship, the Pasadena City College women's badminton team clinched the 2009 South Coast Conference championship Wednesday behind a 12-9 victory over East Los Angeles College. The match was played at PCC's Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. Release date 04-01-2009 Huskies Derail PCC Softball, 4-1The Pasadena City College softball team once again received strong pitching Tuesday, but the Lancers' offense continued its South Coast Conference struggles in a 4-1 loss to East Los Angeles College at Brookside Park. Release date 03-31-2009 Women's Badminton Inches Closer To SCC CrownThe first-place Pasadena City College women's badminton team won its fifth straight match, 20-1, over El Camino College Mar. 27 in a South Coast Conference contest played at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. Release date 03-30-2009 Roller Coaster Continues For PCC SoftballIn a span of six days, the Pasadena City College softball team went from glee to gloom. The Lancers followed two straight wins with a couple of close losses Thursday and Friday. Release date 03-27-2009 Softball Hitting Spree Leads To 2 WinsThe Pasadena City College women's softball team snapped out of its recent hitting doldrums by scoring 19 runs and banging out 23 hits combined in consecutive victories Mar. 22 v. Santa Barbara, 9-0, and Mar. 24 at El Camino, 10-3. Release date 03-26-2009 State Champion Women's Basketball Team Honored Mar. 26After winning the state championship, the 2008-2009 Pasadena City College women's basketball team will celebrate the title with a school pep rally staged at PCC's Galloway Plaza Thursday, Mar. 26 between 12 noon and 1 p.m. The plaza is just outside the Shatford Library. Release date 03-25-2009 Copping Impresses Despite Baseball's SlumpCameron Copping has yet to win his first college game on the mound for the Pasadena City College baseball team. The 6-foot-6 freshman righthander is still among the top pitchers in the South Coast Conference this season. Release date 03-24-2009 4 Straight Wins For 1st Place PCC BadmintonTop singles player Priscilla Lun continued to be perfect Mar. 20 and the Pasadena City College women's badminton team continues feeding off her success with an 11-10 win over host East Los Angeles College. The Lancers won their fourth straight match and lead the South Coast Conference with a 4-1 record. Release date 03-23-2009 Men's Swimmers Win By A Stroke Over Chaffey, 66-65; Women Perform WellSwim meets don't get any closer than Friday's South Coast Conference affair between host Pasadena City College and Chaffey. The Lancers edged the Panthers, 66-65, while Chaffey swam past PCC in the women's competition, 68-63, at PCC's Aquatic Center. Release date 03-21-2009 Rodriguez Excels For PCC Track and FieldPasadena City College distance runner Ernesto Rodriguez holds the fastest times in the South Coast Conference in two events during the 2009 men's track and field season. Release date 03-21-2009 Tough Stretch For PCC BaseballAt first glance, the Pasadena City College's .292 team batting average in South Coast Conference play would give Lancers' fans hope that the team was among the SCC's elite. That average seemed even better knowing that opponents were only batting at a .262 clip. Release date 03-20-2009 Softball Struggles In Back-To-Back SCC LossesThe South Coast Conference gave the Pasadena City College women's softball team a reality check this week. Off to the program's best start under third-year head coach Elaine Martinez, the Lancers figured they were ready to make a run at the top SCC teams. Release date 03-19-2009 Badminton Could Be SCC FrontrunnerAfter watching East Los Angeles College win the past two South Coast Conference women's badminton titles, Pasadena City College made a statement Mar. 11 that there could be a changing of the guard in 2009. Release date 03-18-2009 Records Set By PCC 2008-2009 Women's BasketballIt was a record-setting year for the recently crowned state champions of women's basketball, Pasadena City College. The following are the many school records set by individuals and the team during the Lancers' 2008-2009 season: Release date 03-17-2009 PCC Guard Trio Put On Clinics; Women's Basketball Makes 3rd State FinalFor the third time in six seasons, the Pasadena City College women's basketball team advanced to the state championship game. The underdog No. 4-seeded Lancers surprised previously undefeated Ventura College, 106-93, Saturday night in the semifinals of the CCCAA Championships played at Fresno's Selland Arena. Release date 03-15-2009 Third Final Is The Charm: PCC Women's Basketball Captures State TitleFor the first time in Pasadena City College history, a women's sport has won a state team championship. The PCC women's basketball team performed that feat Sunday when it downed San Joaquin Delta, 74-64, in the CCCAA Championship game at Fresno's Selland Arena. Release date 03-15-2009 Kohley's Shot Gives PCC OT Win Over CCSF In State QuarterfinalsSophomore forward Allegra Kohley made her only field goal count in a giant way Friday. Her offensive rebound and short, 4-foot basket with three seconds left in overtime gave the South No. 4-seed Pasadena City College women's basketball team a thrilling 95-93 win over top North seed City College of San Francisco in the CCCAA Championship quarterfinals at Fresno's Selland Arena. Release date 03-14-2009 PCC Women's Basketball v. CCSF To Be WebcastThe Pasadena City College women's basketball team's sixth straight appearance at the CCCAA Championship Elite Eight will be available to listeners on a special live Internet radio webcast Friday, Mar. 13 at 1 p.m. The Lancers, the South Region's No. 4 seed, will play North top seed City College of San Francisco in a state quarterfinals game played at Fresno's Selland Arena. Release date 03-12-2009 Women's Badminton Whips El Camino, 19-2The Pasadena City College women's badminton team picked up its first victory of the 2009 season Friday with a 19-2, South Coast Conference rout over El Camino College at PCC's Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. Release date 03-09-2009 A First: Softball Captures Golden West Tournament Title With 5 WinsFor 27 seasons from 1979-2006, the Pasadena City College softball program was run by retired legend Sandi Iverson, who coached the Lancers to six conference championships and 562 career victories. Over the weekend, PCC third-year coach Elaine Martinez directed the Lancers to something never accomplished under Iverson, who also coached Martinez for two seasons at PCC. Release date 03-09-2009 Softball's 6-Game Win Streak Snapped By LBCC, 2-1One swing of the bat proved to be the difference Tuesday in putting an end to the Pasadena City College softball team's six-game win streak. Long Beach City College first baseman led Vanessa Samudio led off the sixth inning and homered over the right field fence to help the Vikings defeat the Lancers, 2-1, in a South Coast Conference game. Release date 03-09-2009 Baseball Picks Up 3rd Consecutive VictoryEverything Pasadena City College baseball coach Evan O'Meara is touching lately is turning into gold. O'Meara allowed three sophomores he benched for lack of production back into the lineup Saturday and the trio paid dividends for the Lancers as they rallied for their third consecutive win, knocking off host Cerritos College, 6-4, in a South Coast Conference game. Release date 03-07-2009 Women's Basketball Makes 6th Straight Trip To CCCAA ChampionshipsIn a season filled with Pasadena City College women's basketball records, the No. 4-seeded Lancers added a few more Saturday when they outlasted No. 12 San Bernardino Valley College, 85-68, in a Southern California Regional Finals game before more than 400 fans at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. Release date 03-07-2009 Softball Rallies To 2 Wins at Golden West TourneyThe Pasadena City College women's softball team would not be denied in rallying to win a pair of games that opened the Golden West Tournament Friday in Huntington Beach. The Lancers came back from a 4-0 deficit to defeat San Diego Mesa, 10-8, then forged a rally from 4-1 down to beat Chaffey, 5-4, in extra innings. Release date 03-07-2009 Softball Steals 5-3 Win Over El CaminoSix stolen bases, poor opponent defense, and a couple of stolen El Camino hits courtesy of the glove of Pasadena City College centerfielder Marissa Rangel helped the Lancers produce a 5-3, South Coast Conference women's softball victory Thursday afternoon at Brookside Park. Release date 03-05-2009 PCC Baseball's Martinez, Copping Combine For 3-Hit ShutoutLefty Roderick Martinez and righthander Cameron Copping combined on a 3-hit shutout as the Pasadena City College baseball team won its second straight game, 1-0, over visiting Barstow at Brookside Park's Jackie Robinson Memorial Field Thursday. Release date 03-05-2009 Baseball Shakes Things Up, Downs El Camino, 7-4Pasadena City College baseball coach Evan O'Meara figured he had to shake up his Lancers going into their South Coast Conference game Tuesday at El Camino College. O'Meara benched three slumping sophomore starters and his makeshift lineup proved to work as the Lancers defeated the Warriors, 7-4, snapping PCC's nine-game losing streak. Release date 03-04-2009 Johnson Next To Reach 1,000-Point Plateau For Women's CagersThe Pasadena City College Sports Hall of Fame plaques that adorn the wall inside the GM-building may some day show the addition of current Lancers' point guard Kinyada Johnson. In a two-year career, Johnson established new school records for assists in a season and career. After her 35-point, PCC record playoff performance last week, she is just five points away from reaching the 1,000-point plateau. Release date 03-03-2009 No. 1 Lun Strong In Badminton Season-Opening DefeatFreshman Priscilla Lun was responsible for all of her team's points as the Pasadena City College women's badminton team began the 2009 season with a 16-5 South Coast Conference loss at two-time, SCC defending champion East Los Angeles College. Release date 03-02-2009 Sophomore Swimmers Shine At PCC-Hosted Double-DualLast year, the Lancers' pair of Tai Nuntapramote and Alan Clemente were instrumental in helping PCC finish in eighth at the CCCAA Championship meet, the highest finish in nine years under Pasadena City College swimming and diving coach Terry Stoddard. Release date 03-02-2009 Women's Basketball Faafiti, Johnson Make All-State Teams; 6 Named All-SCCEaster Faafiti, the top forward on the Pasadena City College women's basketball team, was named All-State First Team and Lancers' teammate and point guard Kinyada Johnson took All-State Second Team honors in selections made last week by the California Community College Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Release date 03-02-2009 Kinyada Johnson Scores PCC Playoff Record 35 As Women's Hoops Hold Off Chaffey, 69-57Despite missing her first 10 shots from the floor, Pasadena City College sophomore point guard Kinyada Johnson was able to regroup late in the first half Friday night. Johnson did more than make up for her early misses as she put on a free throw clinic and went on to set a PCC playoff record with 35 points as the No. 4-seeded Lancers downed pesky No. 13 seed Chaffey, 69-57, in a Southern California Regional semifinal game before an estimated 200 fans at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. Release date 02-27-2009 Craig Rips 3 Extra-Base Hits In PCC Baseball LossFor the second straight South Coast Conference game, the Pasadena City College baseball team demonstrated it could outhit its opponent. And for the second straight time, the statistic had little impact as PCC suffered its second consecutive conference defeat and eighth loss in a row overall in falling to East Los Angeles, 7-5, Thursday afternoon. The game was played at Brookside Park's Jackie Robinson Memorial Field. Release date 02-26-2009 Softball Sweeps Doublehader v. Oxnard; Blanked By CitrusAfter 10 games of the 2009 season, the Pasadena City College softball team may not be at the level of play desired by third-year, head coach Elaine Martinez, but a 6-4 record isn't a bad start for a program that has struggled the past few seasons. Release date 02-25-2009 Defense Offsets Baseball's Offense In Conference-Opening Loss To HarborOn Tuesday, the Pasadena City College baseball team welcomed the additions of returning sophomore rightfielder Roderick Martinez and touted freshman prospect and designated hitter Max Ouellette to the Lancers' lineup for the first time in the young 2009 season. Release date 02-24-2009 No Playoffs For Men's Basketball; 3 Lancers Named All-SCCDespite winning 20 games, beating the eventual No. 1 seed, and winning games against the Nos. 13, 17, 18, and 19 seeds, the Pasadena City College men's basketball team was left out of the 20-team field for the Southern California Regional Playoffs. Release date 02-23-2009 Women's Basketball Awarded No. 4 Seed; Hosts Chaffey Friday, Feb. 27The Pasadena City College women's basketball team begins its quest for a sixth straight trip to the CCCAA Championships when it opens the Southern California Regional Playoffs Friday, Feb. 27. The No. 4-seeded Lancers host No. 13 Chaffey College in a 7 p.m. first round game at PCC's Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. Release date 02-23-2009 PCC's Nuntapramote Kicks Off '09 Swim Season With Record EffortSophomore Tai Nuntapramote didn't take long to establish his potential this season for the Pasadena City College men's swim team. Nuntapramote was more fish than man Saturday as he won an amazing five individual events at the Mt. San Antonio Invitational. Release date 02-23-2009 Women's Cagers Take 2nd Place Away From LA City, 67-51One week after knocking off state No. 3-ranked Mt. San Antonio College, the Pasadena City College women's basketball team had one more score to settle with No. 7-ranked Los Angeles City. The No. 6-ranked Lancers avenged their previous home loss to the Cubs, playing strong defense and controlling a 67-51 road victory Friday night. The win allowed PCC to pass LACC to finish in second place in the South Coast Conference North Division with a 6-2 mark. Release date 02-21-2009 Men's Basketball Ends Regular Season On Sour NoteFollowing the Lancers' 82-72 loss at Los Angeles City College Friday night, the Pasadena City College men's basketball team is facing an uncertain future as far as the postseason is concerned. PCC's 20-11 overall mark, a 16-win improvement from last season, may not be enough to get the team into the Southern California Regional Playoffs. Release date 02-20-2009 Frame Twirls 4-Hitter; Casillas 3-For-3 In Softball 4-0 VictoryAmber Frame silenced Chaffey College's bats Thursday, hurling a 4-hit shutout as the Pasadena City College softball team downed the Panthers, 4-0, in a non-conference game at Brookside Park. Release date 02-19-2009 Rain, Lack Of Offense Hurting BaseballThe Pasadena City College baseball team is in a hitting slump, but recent storms are preventing the Lancers the opportunity to break out of their funk. On a five-game losing streak, PCC had to postpone a pair of non-conference games this week, stretching the number of lost games to rain this season to five. Release date 02-17-2009 Corey Caston Becomes All-Time Assists Leader For Men's BasketballSophomore point guard Corey Caston dished out 10 assists Friday and in doing so passed Derek Brown (1987-1990) to become Pasadena City College men's basketball's all-time assists leader. Caston also recorded his ninth double-double of the season to help the visiting Lancers down Mt. San Antonio College, 84-68, in a South Coast Conference North Division contest. Release date 02-14-2009 Women's Hoops Snaps Mt. SAC's 16-Game Win Streak, 70-64The Pasadena City College women's basketball team exacted a little revenge against three-time, defending state champion Mt. San Antonio College Friday night. The Lancers broke a series 4-game losing streak v. the Mounties and in the process snapped Mt. SAC's 16-game win streak, 70-64, in Walnut. Release date 02-14-2009 LA Pierce Rains On Baseball's Home Opener, 8-0The Pasadena City College baseball team is preparing for a possible stretch of rainouts over the next week due to predicted inclement weather. On Friday playing in a steady rain over the final few innings, the Lancers suffered an 8-0, rain-shortened loss to Los Angeles Pierce College in PCC's 2009 home opener at Occidental College in Eagle Rock. Release date 02-13-2009 Softball Squeaks Past Harbor, 5-4, In SCC OpenerNo one said a team has to look good in winning. For the Pasadena City College women's softball team, their brand new Cardinal and Gold uniforms were one of the few things that did look good for the Lancers as they outlasted LA Harbor, 5-4, in the South Coast Conference opener for both teams Thursday at Brookside Park. Release date 02-12-2009 Basavand New Queen of 3-Pointers In PCC Women's Hoops HistoryPasadena City College sophomore guard Melia Basavand set her third school record of this season as her eight 3-pointers helped her break the Lancers' single-season mark for threes during the women basketball team's 111-64 blowout over East Los Angeles College Wednesday night. The South Coast Conference North Division contest was the Lancers' final home regular season game at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. Release date 02-11-2009 Men's Basketball Continues Drive For Playoffs, Bomb ELAC, 85-56Two giant scoring runs, one in each half, allowed the Pasadena City College men's basketball team stop a two-game losing streak and roll past visiting East Los Angeles College, 85-56, in a South Coast Conference North Division game Wednesday evening. Release date 02-11-2009 Palomar Ruins Softball's Home Opener, 12-6A 6-run, third inning rally proved to be the only joy for the Pasadena City College women's softball team Wednesday in its 2009 home opener at Brookside Park. Visiting Palomar put together 4-run innings in the second, fourth and seventh to post a 12-6 victory over the Lancers. Release date 02-11-2009 Reyes K's 11 In Baseball's 4-3 Loss At Santa BarbaraPasadena City College freshman pitcher Chris Reyes struck out 11 batters over seven innings, but couldn't overcome a first-inning defensive breakdown by the Lancers as host Santa Barbara City College posted a 4-3 win Tuesday. Release date 02-10-2009 Two Super Bowl Wins For PCC Football Alum/Coach Kirby WilsonOnce a football player at Pasadena City College in 1979-80, alumnus Kirby Wilson broke into coaching as the wide receivers coach on the 1985 Lancers team. Twenty-four years later, Wilson continues an outstanding run as an assistant coach in the NFL with the 2009 Super Bowl-champion Pittsburgh Steelers. Release date 02-09-2009 Caston Sets PCC Men's Hoops' Season Record For AssistsWith his current 211 assists, sophomore point guard Corey Caston has set the Pasadena City College men's basketball team, single-season record for assists. Caston broke a 22-year record of 200 set by Paul Campbell in the 1986-87 season. Release date 02-07-2009 Men's Basketball Loses Again To Trade Tech, 79-71What figured to be a sure thing going into the 8-game, South Coast Conference North Division schedule is becoming uncertain for the Pasadena City College men's basketball team. With the Lancers' 79-71 loss at LA Trade Tech Friday night, PCC finds itself 2-3 in conference and facing the possibility of missing the CCCAA Regional Playoffs. Release date 02-06-2009 Johnson Posts Steal/Points Double-Double In Women's Basketball RoutEarlier this season, Kinyada Johnson became the first Pasadena City College women's basketball player in 16 years to make a triple-double (points, rebounds, assists). She put a new wrinkle on the double-double Friday when she scored 16 points and made a PCC season-high 10 steals in an 85-45, South Coast Conference North Division rout at LA Trade Tech. Release date 02-06-2009 Baseball Shut Down By Mt. San Jacinto Ace, 7-2"I've been coaching for eight years at the community college level, and that's the best pitcher I've seen. The guy has electric stuff." Release date 02-04-2009 Women's Cagers Bounce Back With 94-62 Win Over ECC ComptonThere's something about playing El Camino College-Compton Center that brings out the best in Pasadena City College women's basketball forward Easter Faafiti. Last season v. Compton, Faafiti set a PCC record by making a perfect 11-for-11 shots from the field in a Lancers' victory. Release date 02-04-2009 Camacho Scores 8 Runs; Baseball Opens 2009 Season With 2-Game Sweep Over AVCMost baseball teams would settle for splitting a doubleheader, while losing two games is something dreaded by all teams. For the Pasadena City College baseball team, its season-opening, doubleheader sweep over Antelope Valley College Saturday was a refreshing start to the 2009 campaign. Release date 01-31-2009 Frame Comes To Relief Again Of PCC SoftballAmber Frame's second relief appearance resulted in her second victory as the freshman righty threw six innings of 5-hit ball to help the Pasadena City College softball team split a 3-way, doubleheader played at Moorpark College Friday afternoon. Release date 01-30-2009 Jones Sets PCC Record For 3-Pointers In Season; Lancers Lose To LACCOn a night when guard ChaRunn Jones put himself into the Pasadena City College men's basketball record books, the Lancers wasted a 12-point lead and fell to visiting Los Angeles City College, 91-80, Friday night in a South Coast Conference North Division game. Release date 01-30-2009 Rare 2-Game Losing Streak For Women's BasketballFor the first time since 2002, the Pasadena City College women's basketball team has lost two games in a row. You have to go back eight years to find the last time PCC lost two straight South Coast Conference games. PCC's recent 16-game win streak is nearly a distant memory after the Lancers were upset by visiting Los Angeles City College, 64-63, Friday night. Release date 01-30-2009 PCC Softball Hits/Fields Its Way To Season-Opening Win At GWCThe Pasadena City College women's softball team brought out the aluminum and used flawless, clutch defense in rallying to defeat host Golden West College, 11-9, in the Lancers' 2009 season opener Tuesday afternoon. Release date 01-27-2009 Men's Basketball Storms Over Mt. SAC For 18th WinIt rained outside of Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium Friday night, but it was pouring inside the Pasadena City College facility. Pouring threes that is. The Lancers hit a smoking 10-for-19 on 3-point shots to defeat Mt. San Antonio, 91-69, in a South Coast Conference North Division men's basketball game. Release date 01-24-2009 Familiar SCC Dread: Mt. SAC Stops Women's Hoops 16-Game Win StreakAs impressive as the success achieved by the Pasadena City College women's basketball program the past 11 years, one can only wonder what history of South Coast Conference titles the Lancers would have accomplished if they didn't have to face Mt. San Antonio College every season. Release date 01-24-2009 Men's Cagers Lead Throughout 76-67 Win Over ELACDetermined to not let another win slip away, the Pasadena City College men's basketball team jumped out to an 8-0 lead Wednesday night in its South Coast Conference North Division game at East Los Angeles College. Release date 01-22-2009 Women's Basketball Records: Basavand Now PCC's All-Time 3-Points Leader, Johnson Tops Career AssistsWith her six 3-pointers in Wednesday's 90-64 win at East Los Angeles College, Pasadena City College sophomore guard Melia Basavand became the Lancers all-time 3-point baskets leader with 176 for her career. Basavand broke the career mark set by Jennifer Cleeland of 172 from 2001-2003. Release date 01-22-2009 Sixteen Straight Wins For Women's BasketballThe Pasadena City College women's basketball team ran its winning streak to 16 straight games with a 90-64 triumph over host East Los Angeles College Wednesday night in a South Coast Conference North Division contest. Release date 01-21-2009 Women's Cagers Open Conference With 34-Point Win Over Trade TechGetting to the basket is something that comes easily for Pasadena City College women's basketball player Kim Smith. The freshman guard roamed free Friday night as she scored a game-high 21 points to lead the Lancers to their 15th consecutive victory, 81-47, over visiting LA Trade Tech in the South Coast Conference North Division opener for both teams. Release date 01-16-2009 Men's Basketball Tied At Buzzer, Then Loses To Trade Tech In OT, 86-78It appeared the Pasadena City College men's basketball team was about to record its sixth straight win and open the South Coast Conference North Division, 8-game schedule on a triumphant note. The Lancers took a 71-69 lead over visiting LA Trade Tech on Joel Nolen's layup with just 7.6 seconds left in regulation play. Release date 01-16-2009 Caston Leads Giant Rally As Men's Basketball Wins 5th Consecutive GameAs poorly as the Pasadena City College men's basketball team played in the first 13 minutes of its South Coast Conference crossover game v. visiting Long Beach City College Wednesday night, the Lancers ultimately realized they were the squad with the winning 15-7 record coming into the game against a Vikings' team under .500 at 7-10. Release date 01-14-2009 State's 4th-Ranked PCC Women's Cagers Win 14th StraightOn most nights, the Pasadena City College women's basketball team has looked to Melia Basavand to be the Lancers' outside scoring threat. On Wednesday evening in a South Coast Conference crossover game, point guard Kinyada Johnson proved to be the player with the hot hands as she hit five 3-pointers as part of her team-high 17 points in the Lancers' 73-42 rout over Long Beach City College at PCC's Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. Release date 01-14-2009 Four Straight Victories For Surging Men's CagersFive different Lancers reached double digits in scoring as the Pasadena City College men's basketball team won its fourth straight game, 79-60, in a South Coast Conference crossover battle at Cerritos College Friday night. Release date 01-10-2009 Overachieving Women's Basketball Extends Win Streak To 13 GamesCoach Joe Peron has directed some great teams during his 13-year stint in charge of the Pasadena City College women's basketball program. The past five squads all made it to the CCCAA Championship Tournament and were responsible for helping him reach the 300-win plateau earlier this season. Release date 01-10-2009 Reserve Bryan Sparks Men's Basketball Over LA Harbor, 93-79The state's 20th-ranked Pasadena City College men's basketball team needed someone to step up his play after pesky Los Angeles Harbor cut the Lancers' lead from 16 to seven points early in the second half of their South Coast Conference crossover game Wednesday night. The someone in this case was reserve guard Antoine Bryan. Release date 01-07-2009 Women's Basketball Routs Bakersfield For 12th Straight WinThe Pasadena City College women's basketball team matched its season high in scoring and extended its winning streak to 12 games with a 99-50 blowout over host Bakersfield College Saturday. Release date 01-04-2009 Men's Cagers Now 13-7 Behind Compton VictoryElliott Berry scored 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the visiting Pasadena City College men's basketball team to an 89-82 win over El Camino College-Compton Center Saturday night. The contest was a South Coast Conference crossover matchup. Release date 01-04-2009 PCC Football Alumnus DeWayne Walker Named New Mexico State Head CoachPasadena City College football alumnus DeWayne Walker became the second former PCC player in three years to be hired as a head coach at the NCAA Division I level. Walker was selected to direct the New Mexico State University football team in 2009, hired officially on Dec. 31. Release date 01-04-2009 PCC Football Alums Reed And Pittman Shine In Bowl GamesIn 2006-2007, they made up the most dynamic passing tandem in Pasadena City College football history. The "David Show" of wide receiver David Reed and quarterback David Pittman rewrote the Lancers' record books, breaking practically every receiving and passing mark for a game, season, and career. Release date 01-03-2009 Faafiti 18 Points, 18 Boards As Women Cagers Capture San Jose TitleWinning for the 16th time in its last 17 games, the Pasadena City College women's basketball team captured their fourth straight tournament title Monday. The Lancers controlled Fresno City College, 68-58, in the championship final to grab first place at the San Jose City College Lady Jag Invitational. Release date 12-30-2008 Men's Basketball Plays It Close At TournamentsClose games are often the norm at tournaments. The College of the Canyons Cougar Classic has been no different for the Pasadena City College men's basketball team. The Lancers were beaten, 83-81, by host Canyons Sunday in the championship semifinals. With its 77-74, first-round win over Big Bend (Washington) Dec. 27, PCC's two games have been decided by just five points. Release date 12-29-2008 Men's Basketball Clinches 3rd At Canyons TournamentThe Pasadena City College men's basketball team had five players reach double figures in scoring as it downed West Los Angeles, 69-53, to take third place at the 19th College of the Canyons Cougar Classic Monday afternoon. Release date 12-29-2008 Women's Basketball Advances To 5th Tourney Final At San JoseFor the fifth time this year, the Pasadena City College women's basketball team will play in a tournament final. The Lancers advanced to Monday's championship game of the San Jose City College Lady Jag Invitational Tournament. PCC shoots for its fourth straight tournament title when it plays Fresno City College at 4 p.m. Release date 12-29-2008 Men's Basketball Edges Big Bend, 77-74The Pasadena City College men's basketball team opened the 19th College of the Canyons Cougar Classic with a 77-74 victory over Big Bend (Washington) Saturday night. Release date 12-27-2008 Eight Consecutive Wins For PCC Women's BasketballKim Smith scored 20 points and Easter Faafiti added 16 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Pasadena City College women's basketball team to its eighth straight win, 63-50, over visiting El Camino Tuesday night. Release date 12-23-2008 Hot Shooting Men's Cagers Subdue El Camino, 83-67The Pasadena City College men's basketball team scorched the nets, making 58.6 percent of their shots from the floor in an 83-67, South Coast Conference crossover victory over El Camino Tuesday night at PCC's Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. Release date 12-23-2008 Basavand Sets Record With Ten 3-Pointers, PCC Women Cagers Win Imperial Valley ClassicSophomore guard Melia Basavand set a Pasadena City College women's basketball record by making ten 3-point baskets in a semifinals win over host Imperial Valley as the Lancers captured the Imperial Valley Holiday Classic tournament title with three wins overall Dec. 19-21. Release date 12-22-2008 McCary's 28 Points Not Enough In Chaffey LossFreshman center Tyree McCary posted a double-double by halftime and finished with a Pasadena City College men's basketball season-high 28 points in a 96-90, non-conference loss to visiting Chaffey Wednesday night. Release date 12-17-2008 Johnson's Triple-Double Keys Women's Basketball Rose City TitleKinyada Johnson performed something that no Pasadena City College women's basketball player has done in 16 years Saturday afternoon. Johnson, PCC's sophomore point guard, completed a triple-double, reaching 10 or more in points, rebounds and assists in leading the Lancers to their sixth straight Rose City Classic championship in a 99-78 win over LA Pierce College. Release date 12-14-2008 Women's Cagers Look For 6th Straight Rose City TitleThere's something about the annual Rose City Classic tournament that brings the best out of the host Pasadena City College women's basketball team. The Lancers are hoping their success at the tourney continues today when it faces Los Angeles Pierce College in the championship final. Tip-off is 4 p.m. Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. Release date 12-13-2008 Men's Cagers Can't Shake CitrusThe Pasadena City College men's basketball team once again ran into defending state champion Citrus College and suffered its second loss to the Owls, 94-75, in being eliminated from the 39th Wells Fargo Holiday Classic Dec. 12 at Riverside Community College. Release date 12-13-2008 Women Basketball's Joe Peron Reaches 300-Win Coaching MilestonePasadena City College women's basketball head coach Joe Peron directed his 300th career victory Thursday night in the Lancers' 63-56 triumph over MiraCosta College. The win was accomplished during the opening round of the PCC-hosted Rose City Classic Tournament at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. Release date 12-12-2008 Women's Basketball Defeats MiraCosta In Rose City Classic OpenerEaster Faafiti scored 17 points to lead the Pasadena City College women's basketball team to a 63-56, Rose City Classic tournament-opening victory over MiraCosta Thursday night. The eight-team tourney, played at PCC's Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium, continues Friday and Saturday. Release date 12-12-2008 State's 19th-Ranked Men Cagers Down AVC, 71-68State assists leader Corey Caston scored 14 points and dished out 11 assists to pace the Pasadena City College men's basketball team to a 71-68, first round win over Antelope Valley in the first round of the 39th Wells Fargo Riverside Holiday Tournament Wednesday. Release date 12-10-2008 Fullerton Upsets State No. 7 Women's BasketballSarah Olivas hit a layup with 13 seconds left that gave unranked host Fullerton College a 59-57 victory over the state No. 7-ranked Pasadena City College women's basketball team Dec. 6. Release date 12-07-2008 McCary Blocks 8 Shots As PCC Men's Basketball Sinks PiratesTyree McCary, a freshman center, nearly performed one of the hardest triple-doubles any player can attain. McCary scored 13 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, and blocked an amazing eight shots to just miss the magical triple-double in leading the Pasadena City College men's basketball team to a 64-56, non-conference victory over host Orange Coast Friday night. Release date 12-05-2008 State Assists Leader Caston Leads PCC To Consolation Title At Palomar TourneyLast season, it was freshman point guard Corey Caston who often became the set-up man in helping teammate Harold Cleveland lead the state in scoring. Now, in his sophomore season, Caston is becoming a leader in his own right as his Pasadena City College men's basketball team won the consolation title at the Palomar Thanksgiving Tournament Nov. 28-30. Release date 12-03-2008 PCC Hosts CCCAA Women's Volleyball Final 8 Tournament Dec. 5-7The defending state champion Warriors of El Camino College are the clear favorite coming into this year’s California Community College Athletic Association Women’s Volleyball Championship at Pasadena City College Friday-Sunday, December 5-7. Release date 12-03-2008 Five Lancers Make All-SCC Women's Volleyball TeamFive Pasadena City College players were selected to the 2008 All-South Coast Conference women's volleyball team by conference coaches. Making the First Team for the second straight year were outside hitter Candice Price and opposite Ashley Marshman. Libero Marissa Rangel was one of just two freshmen chosen to the First Team out of 13 selections. Release date 12-01-2008 Former VB Coach Lori Jepsen Inducted Into CCCWVCA Hall of FameLori Jepsen, the head women's volleyball coach at Pasadena City College for 24 years between 1979-2002, will be formally inducted into the California Community College Women's Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame this Thursday night. Jepsen will take part in a ceremony at the CCCWVCA state tournament banquet to be held at PCC's Community Education Center Dec. 4. Release date 12-01-2008 State's No. 7 PCC Women's Basketball Captures Desert Tourney TitleThe Pasadena City College women's basketball team rallied from an early 9-point deficit to defeat Riverside, 78-73, and capture the College of the Desert Thanksgiving Classic tournament title Sunday. Release date 11-30-2008 Cerritos Ends Men's Soccer Playoff Run, 5-2For the second time in five years, the Pasadena City College men's soccer team saw the road to the state championship tournament closed in Norwalk. The third-seeded Lancers gave up a season high in goals allowed in losing at No. 2 seed Cerritos College, 5-2, in the third round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs Saturday afternoon. Release date 11-29-2008 Sainz Of Life: Goalie's Penalty Kick Save Helps Men's Soccer To 2nd Round Playoff OT WinIt was the save that saved the Pasadena City College men's soccer season. Tied 2-2 in injury time, Jorge Sainz, the Lancers' freshman goalie, made a diving stop on a penalty kick by LA Harbor's Alex Chavez. Sparked by the game-saving play, PCC scored two goals in the 30-minute overtime period to pull out a 4-2 win in the second round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs played Tuesday night at East Los Angeles College. Release date 11-25-2008 Women's Volleyball Suffers Playoff Loss To OCC, Season Ends at 16-7The most successful season for Pasadena City College women's volleyball since 2000 came to a disappointing end for the Lancers in a four-game loss at Orange Coast College Tuesday night during the first round of the Southern California Regional Playoffs. Release date 11-25-2008 PCC's Candice Price Named To All-SoCal Region Women's Volleyball TeamCandice Price, a sophomore outside hitter, became the first Pasadena City College women's volleyball player in eight years to be selected to the All-Southern California Regional Team. Release date 11-24-2008 Men's Soccer Hosts LA Harbor In Round 2 Playoff At ELAC Nov. 25The Pasadena City College men's soccer team, the No. 3 seed in this year's Southern California Regional Playoffs, will host Los Angeles Harbor College Tuesday, Nov. 25 in a Round 2 contest. The game will begin under the lights at 6 p.m. at East Los Angeles College. Release date 11-24-2008 Women's Basketball Controls Riverside, 74-65Freshman guard Kim Smith scored a game-high 21 points to pace the state No. 9-ranked Pasadena City College women's basketball team to a 74-65, non-conference, road victory over Riverside Saturday night. Release date 11-23-2008 PCC Women's Volleyball Makes Playoffs, At Orange Coast Nov. 25The Pasadena City College women's volleyball team officially earned its first postseason appearance in seven years with the announcement it had been seeded No. 11 in Sunday's Southern California Regional seeding meeting. Release date 11-23-2008 Rodriguez Improves To 60th At CCCAA State Cross Country MeetErnesto Rodriguez pushed his pace in taking 60th place individually at the season-ending, CCCAA Cross Country Championships held Nov. 22 at Fresno's Woodward Park course. Release date 11-23-2008 MVP Jones Totals 348 Yards As Football Wins Tremblay Bowl, 45-14Freshman quarterback Eldrin Jones put on a passing and running clinic Saturday night as he accounted for three touchdowns in leading the Pasadena City College football team over Southwestern, 45-14, in the inaugural Tremblay Financial Services Bowl at Santa Barbara City College. Release date 11-22-2008 Football's Dixon, Harris Selected All-NNC First TeamWide receiver Owen Dixon and safety Julius Harris are considered the best of the best from the Pasadena City College football team after their selections to the All-National Northern Conference First Teams, released Thursday night by the SCFA. Release date 11-21-2008 Bowl Game To Be Heard On WebSaturday's Tremblay Financial Services Bowl between Pasadena City College and Southwestern can be heard live on the Internet in a simulcast with KZSB-AM 1290 radio in Santa Barbara. Release date 11-21-2008 Men's Basketball Stomped By State Defending Champ CitrusThe Pasadena City College men's basketball team picked the wrong night to go cold from the field. The visiting Lancers shot just 34.3 percent from the floor as defending state champion Citrus College coasted to an 89-68 win Thursday evening. Release date 11-20-2008 Football's Daniels, Falldorf Named NNC Players Of WeekPasadena City College football team sophomore running back Robert Daniels and sophomore defensive lineman Zach Falldorf were selected National Northern Conference Player of the Week for their performances in the Lancers' win over Glendale Nov. 15. Release date 11-19-2008 State No. 20 Women's VB Goes 9-1 To Close SCC PlayThe Pasadena City College women's volleyball team celebrated sophomore night at PCC's Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium with a 3-game sweep over East Los Angeles College, 25-9, 25-11, 25-22, Wednesday night. Release date 11-19-2008 Women's Cagers Double-Up San Diego MesaOn Nov. 15, the state's No. 9-ranked Pasadena City College women's basketball team improved to 3-1 this season with a 71-35, non-conference, road victory over San Diego Mesa. Release date 11-18-2008 No. 3 Seed Men's Soccer Earns 1st Round Bye; Hosts 2nd Round PlayoffThe Pasadena City College men's soccer team exemplified the raw power that is the South Coast Conference by being seeded No. 3 in the upcoming Southern California Regional Playoffs. Despite a third place finish in the SCC, the Lancers earned a first round bye Saturday and will host a second round match Tuesday, Nov. 25. Release date 11-18-2008 Men's Cagers 4-1 After Downing Santa Ana, 74-71For the second straight game, the Pasadena City College men's basketball team shot better than 50 percent on 3-pointers as the Lancers moved to 4-1 in the young season with a 74-71, non-conference, road victory at Santa Ana College Nov. 14. Release date 11-16-2008 Football To Play Southwestern In Tremblay Financial Services BowlFor the first time since 2002, the Pasadena City College football team is going bowling. The Lancers learned Sunday that they will face Southwestern College of Chula Vista in the Tremblay Financial Services Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 22 at Santa Barbara City College's La Playa Stadium. Kickoff is 6 p.m. Release date 11-16-2008 Women's Soccer Finishes With FlourishFittingly, the Pasadena City College women's soccer team ended its season by recording a shutout, a 2-0 victory at LA Harbor College Friday afternoon. The Lancers close the year with a 10-8-1 overall record and take fourth place in the South Coast Conference with a 5-6-1 SCC mark. Release date 11-15-2008 Daniels Saves Best For Last, His 4 TDs Lift Football Past Glendale, 31-14Robert Daniels, a sophomore running back from Mountain Home, Idaho, entered the Pasadena City College football team's regular season finale Saturday having rushed the ball just nine times all year. Daniels was frequently used as a blocking back for teammate Joshua Morgan. Release date 11-15-2008 Adjustments Allows Women's VB To Beat Cerritos in 4After splitting the first two games of its match with visiting Cerritos College, Pasadena City College women's volleyball coach Tammy Silva knew it was time to change things up. Silva moved sophomore Candice Price from the middle to the outside, and inserted Jessica Damasco into the lineup in Price's previous spot. Release date 11-14-2008 Third Place: Not Quite What Men's Soccer Had In MindThe day began with the Pasadena City College men's soccer team trying to hold on to first place and clinch a South Coast Conference championship. The night ended with the Lancers officially taking third place in the SCC while both Cerritos (champions) and Mt. San Antonio (second place) overtook them in the final standings. Release date 11-14-2008 Jonathan Smith Returns To PCC Saturday For Football Pre-Game BrunchFormer All-American running back Jonathan "MaKenzie" Smith will return to Pasadena City College Saturday, Nov. 15 as part of a football fundraiser prior to PCC's game against Glendale College. A brunch will take place at 11 a.m. The game, at Robinson Stadium, begins at 1 p.m. Release date 11-13-2008 Ninth-Ranked Men's Cagers Cruise In Home-Opening Rout Of CypressRanked No. 9 in this week's state poll, the Pasadena City College men's basketball resembles little of the below.-500 teams of the previous four seasons. Coached by Michael Swanegan in his second season at PCC, the Lancers are proving they are among California's 2008-2009 elite after bombing Cypress, 104-73, Wednesday night at PCC's Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. It was the Lancers' home opener. Release date 11-12-2008 Ranked No. 20 In State, Women's Volleyball Rallies For 5-Game Win At No. 24 LBCCFor the second time this season, the Pasadena City College women's volleyball team rallied from a 2 games-to-none deficit to win a South Coast Conference road match. Ranked No. 20 in this week's state top 25 poll, the Lancers outlasted host and No. 24-ranked Long Beach City College, 20-25, 25-27, 25-18, 25-21, 15-13. Release date 11-12-2008 Fudge Good For More Than Half Of Women's Soccer OffenseThere seems to be two constants to Pasadena City College women's soccer in 2008. One is that if the Lancers win, it will be most likely by shutout. The other is that freshman Melissa Fudge will be the one supplying the goals for the Lancers. Fudge scored both goals for PCC in its 2-0, South Coast Conference win over El Camino Tuesday at PCC's Robinson Stadium. Release date 11-11-2008 Men's Soccer Jumps Back Into 1st Place TieThe Pasadena City College men's soccer team scored a season-high six goals in blowing out El Camino, 6-0, Tuesday in a South Coast Conference game at PCC's Robinson Stadium. With news that Mt. San Antonio lost to Cerritos, 5-4, the Lancers and Cerritos both soared over Mt. SAC into a first place tie for the SCC lead. Release date 11-11-2008 Berry Hits Double-Double, Men's Cagers Take 2nd At Ventura TourneyAsking for three straight wins over state top-ranked teams proved just a little too much for the Pasadena City College men's basketball team. The Lancers settled for second place Sunday, losing to Bakersfield, 78-72, in the championship game of the Ventura College "We Play Hard" Tip-Off Tournament. Release date 11-10-2008 Hilton Garden Inn Classic: A San Francisco TreatSince it opened in the 1999-2000 season, Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium has been the on-campus home for Pasadena City College basketball. Under head coach Joe Peron, in his 13th season, the women's program has turned The HP Gym into a winning haven for the Lancers. Release date 11-10-2008 Hernandez, Rodriguez Advance To CCCAA X-Country MeetAshley Hernandez became the first Pasadena City College women's cross country runner in five years to qualify for the CCCAA Championships Meet after taking 74th individually at the Southern California Championships held Nov. 7 at Bakersfield's Kern County Soccer Park course. Release date 11-10-2008 Football Rolls Dice, Loses OT Thriller v. Canyons, 42-41The Pasadena City College football team was a 2-point conversion attempt away from possibly insuring a tie for the National Northern Conference title Saturday night. With the game in overtime, PCC had a choice whether to kick an extra point to tie it and send it to a second overtime, or gamble and go for the win. Acting Head Coach James Kuk chose plan B, but College of the Canyons stopped PCC fullback Roman Pula just short of the goal-line and held off the Lancers, 42-41, at COC. Release date 11-09-2008 Overtime Buzzer-Beater Sends Men's Basketball To Ventura Tourney FinalsChaRunn Jones sank a 3-pointer as time expired to lift the Pasadena City College men's basketball team to a 73-72, overtime victory over Saddleback in the semifinals of the Ventura College "We Play Hard" Tip-Off Tournament Saturday night. The Lancers, now 2-0, play Bakersfield in the tourney title game Sunday, Nov. 9 at 5 p.m. Release date 11-09-2008 Women's Basketball Meets CCSF Again In Hilton Garden Inn FinalsFor the third time in the last four seasons, the Pasadena City College women's basketball team is facing City College of San Francisco in the finals of its season-opening host tournament. The Lancers routed LA Valley, 83-47, Saturday to set up the title-game meeting Sunday, Nov. 9. Tip-off is 4 p.m. at PCC's Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. Release date 11-08-2008 Women's Water Polo Rallies For 5th Place At SCC TournamentThe 2008 Pasadena City College women's water polo season ended on a positive note for the Lancers Saturday after posting a 7-5 victory over El Camino to secure fifth place at the South Coast Conference Championship Tournament held Nov. 6-8 at the PCC Aquatic Center. Release date 11-08-2008 Season-Opening Shocker: Men's Cagers Beat State Power AVCThe last time the Pasadena City College men's basketball team played a game, the Lancers came up with the 2007-2008 season's biggest upset, downing then state No. 1-ranked LA Trade Tech College in the season finale. The Lancers came up with an encore to begin the 2008-2009 campaign. Release date 11-08-2008 Women's Basketball Begins The Waiting Game, Wins Season OpenerThe ultimate success of the Pasadena City College 2008-2009 women's basketball team will have as much to do about the willingness to wait for new troops to arrive as it does the current available players that the Lancers have entering the season. The nine Lancers who played in Friday's season opener were good enough in a 75-58 victory over Southwestern during the first round of the Hilton Garden Inn Classic at PCC's Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. Release date 11-07-2008 Men's and Women's Basketball Open Season TodayThe Pasadena City College men's and women's basketball teams both open their 2008-2009 season today as part of many season-opening tournaments across the state. Release date 11-07-2008 Home Court Advantage For PCC Women's VolleyballThe Pasadena City College women's volleyball team continued its dominance this season on its home floor, Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium, on Wednesday night. The sizzling Lancers swept Los Angeles City College, 25-13, 25-16, 25-12, for their seventh win in the last eight matches. PCC currently holds third place in the South Coast Conference with a 13-6 overall mark and 8-3 record in SCC play. Release date 11-05-2008 Women's Soccer Blanks ELAC, 2-0The Pasadena City College women's soccer team jumped back over the .500 mark overall with a 2-0 whitewash of East Los Angeles College Tuesday in a South Coast Conference match at PCC's Robinson Stadium. Release date 11-04-2008 Tie With East LA Fails To Hurt 1st-Place Men's SoccerSeemingly on its way to another South Coast Conference victory, the Pasadena City College men's soccer team got a dose of humility Tuesday afternoon. The conference's first-place Lancers squandered a 1-0 lead in the 89th minute and had to settle for a 1-1 tie against seventh-place East Los Angeles College at PCC's Robinson Stadium. Release date 11-04-2008 State No. 25 Women's VB Upsets No. 11 Mt. SAC In 4 GamesIn a victory that may be the key to securing a postseason playoff berth, the state's No. 25-ranked Pasadena City College women's volleyball team routed No. 11 Mt. San Antonio in four games, 25-14, 17-25, 25-17, 25-15, Tuesday night before a loud-cheering home crowd at PCC's Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. Release date 11-04-2008 Movsisyan Does It Again: Another Last-Minute Goal For Real Salt LakeHe's already the most recognized alumnus in Pasadena City College men's soccer history. But now, Yura Movsisyan, just three years removed from playing at PCC, has turned into a folk hero for his Utah-based Major League Soccer team--Real Salt Lake. Release date 11-02-2008 Rodriguez 15th At SCC Cross Country ChampionshipsPasadena City College freshman Ernesto Rodriguez just missed out on an All-South Coast Conference individual selection after running in 15th place during the SCC Cross Country Championships held Oct. 31 at Torrance's Columbia Park. Release date 11-02-2008 Football Dominates Moorpark, 24-7Not indicative in the final score, the Pasadena City College football team displayed its most dominating performance of the 2008 season in defeating host Moorpark, 24-7, in a National Northern Conference game Saturday night. Release date 11-01-2008 Halloween Nightmare For Women's VBThe Pasadena City College women's volleyball team found itself again wondering if it belongs with the elite after being swept by state defending champion and current state No. 2-ranked El Camino College, 25-14, 25-23, 25-16, Friday night. Release date 10-31-2008 WWP Wins 2nd Straight At PCC Mini TournamentShannon Adams fired in three goals to lead seven different scorers as the Pasadena City College women's water polo team downed Santa Monica, 11-9, at the PCC Mini Tournament Friday. Release date 10-31-2008 Linton Sets PCC Assists Record in Men's Soccer Win Over ComptonMalcolm Linton picked up two assists and broke the Pasadena City College men's soccer record for most assists in a season during the first-place Lancers' 4-2, South Coast Conference victory Friday over visiting El Camino College-Compton Center. Release date 10-31-2008 First-Place Men's Soccer Rebounds In LBCC WinPasadena City College sees the advantage of being in first place in the South Coast Conference men's soccer standings. The Lancers know that as long they win their matches they control their own SCC title destiny. PCC rebounded from a loss to Mt. San Antonio October 24 by gutting out a defensive struggle over host Long Beach City College, 1-0, Tuesday. Release date 10-29-2008 New Scorers Find Mark In 11-10 Win Over El CaminoFor much of the 2008 season, the Pasadena City College women's water polo team has grown to rely on Heather Manwaring, Merry Sanders and Jade Wilia for its offense. The goals haven't come easily for the Lancers, and when that trio hasn't found the scoreboard, the team's offense has suffered. Release date 10-29-2008 Four Consecutive Wins For State No. 23 VolleyballPlaying efficiently and quickly, the state's No. 23-ranked Pasadena City College women's volleyball team extended its South Coast Conference winning streak to four matches with a 25-7, 25-8, 25-9 rout at LA Trade Tech College Wednesday night. Release date 10-29-2008 Women's Soccer Held Scoreless AgainFor the second straight match, the Pasadena City College women's soccer team failed to score a goal as the Lancers were beaten by host Long Beach City College, 2-0, Tuesday in a South Coast Conference game. Release date 10-29-2008 Former Lancer Movsisyan Plays Hero For RSL SoccerThe saga of Yura Movsisyan's professional soccer career continued October 25 when the Pasadena City College alumnus turned into a hero for his Real Salt Lake club. Movsisyan's goal in the final minute lifted RSL to a 1-1 tie against Colorado and propelled the Utah franchise to its first Major League Soccer postseason appearance in club history. Release date 10-28-2008 Cross Country Teams Both 15th At SBCC InvitationalPasadena City College harrier Ernesto Rodriguez ran 29th overall among 189 runners at the Santa Barbara City College Invitational meet held October 18 at Leadbetter Beach. Both of PCC's cross country teams placed 15th in team scoring out of 20 teams for the men and 17 for the women. Release date 10-25-2008 Football's Titus Mack Named NNC Player Of The WeekFor the fourth straight week, the SCFA recognized a Pasadena City College football player as a National Northern Conference Player of the Week. Sophomore transfer wide receiver Titus Mack captured Offensive POW honors after catching two touchdown passes in PCC's 45-42 loss to Allan Hancock Oct. 18. Release date 10-24-2008 Pogosyan's 2 Goals Can't Prevent End To Men's Soccer 5-Game Win StreakDespite two second-half goals by sophomore midfielder Gilbert Pogosyan, the Pasadena City College men's soccer team saw its five-match winning streak snapped in a 3-2, South Coast Conference loss to visiting Mt. San Antonio College Friday afternoon. Release date 10-24-2008 Mt. SAC Blanks Women's Soccer, 1-0The Pasadena City College women's soccer team can look back to one play that might have earned the Lancers a tie instead of a 1-0, South Coast Conference loss to visiting Mt. San Antonio College Friday afternoon. Release date 10-24-2008 Fio Sotomayor Steps Up In VB's Sweep Over ELACRanked No. 23 in the state, the Pasadena City College women's volleyball team continued its hold on third place in the South Coast Conference with a sweep over host East Los Angeles College, 25-11, 25-23, 25-15, Friday night. Release date 10-24-2008 Women's Basketball To Host Pair of 2008 TournamentsThe Pasadena City College women's basketball team, the only program in the state to reach each of the last five CCCAA Final Eight Tournaments, will again host a pair of tournaments in the upcoming 2008-2009 regular season. Release date 10-23-2008 State's No. 2 Cerritos Controls PCC WWP, 15-4Shut out in its previous meeting at the Citrus Tournament, the Pasadena City College women's water polo team was determined to generate offense against state No. 2-ranked Cerritos College Wednesday afternoon. The Lancers ended with mixed results, losing 15-4 against the South Coast Conference's first place Falcons at PCC's Aquatic Center. Release date 10-22-2008 Women's VB Rallies From 2 Games Down, Wins In 5 Over CerritosRanked No. 23 in the state's newest poll and No. 14 in the Southern California region, the Pasadena City College women's volleyball team learned a little about its comeback abilities Wednesday night. Playing against an old rival at unranked Cerritos College, the Lancers fell into a hole, losing the first two games, then staged an impressive rally in outlasting the Falcons, 21-25, 25-25, 25-23, 25-18, 17-15, in the South Coast Conference match. Release date 10-22-2008 Fudge Hattrick Lifts Women's SoccerMelissa Fudge scored three goals and added an assist as the Pasadena City College women's soccer team blanked LA Harbor, 5-0, Tuesday in a South Coast Conference match at PCC's Robinson Stadium. Release date 10-21-2008 Second-Half Scoring Spurts Nothing New For 1st Place Men's SoccerWhen the time clock hits the 46th minute, the Pasadena City College men's soccer team turns into a scoring machine. The South Coast Conference-leading Lancers once again displayed their potent second-half abilities in scoring three goals in a span of 13 minutes early in the final half of a 5-3 victory over LA Harbor College Tuesday afternoon. Release date 10-21-2008 Punishing Rushing Attack By Hancock Ends Football's 4-Game Win StreakAllan Hancock College used a relentless rushing attack to end Pasadena City College's four-game winning streak, 45-42, Saturday night in a National Northern Conference game at PCC's Robinson Stadium. The Lancers, the nation's No. 25 ranked team, squandered leads of 14-7, 21-14, 28-24, and 35-31 against a college they had never faced before. Release date 10-18-2008 Men's Soccer Holds 1st Place in SCCJose Cortez scored two second-half goals to help the Pasadena City College men's soccer team to a 3-1, South Coast Conference road victory over El Camino College Friday. It was the Lancers (10-2) fourth straight win and allowed them to stay in first place in the conference at 5-1. Release date 10-17-2008 Women's Soccer Ties El Camino, 2-2Melissa Fudge scored her team-leading 11th goal as the Pasadena City College women's soccer team secured a 2-2, South Coast Conference tie Friday at El Camino College. Release date 10-17-2008 Women's Volleyball Sweeps State No. 17 Long BeachIt took just 65 minutes to turn the Pasadena City College women's volleyball team from pretender to legitimate postseason contender. The Lancers, ranked No. 25 on the state top 25 poll, didn't just upset No. 17 Long Beach City College, but dominated the Vikings in three games, 25-12, 25-21, 25-20. The South Coast Conference match was played at PCC's Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. Release date 10-17-2008 State No. 25 PCC WVB Loses 5-Game Heartbreaker To 13 Mt. SACA rivalry that has reached dramatic heights in women's basketball--Pasadena City College v. Mt. San Antonio--has recently become a heated one in women's volleyball. After splitting last year's two meetings between the schools, PCC had its sights on beating the state's No. 13-ranked Mounties on the road. Release date 10-15-2008 Women's Water Polo Edged By Chaffey, 9-7The Pasadena City College women's water polo team couldn't sustain a 5-2 halftime lead and went on to lose its South Coast Conference match at Chaffey College, 9-7, Wednesday afternoon. Release date 10-15-2008 Cross Country Teams Perform At Brubaker MeetHoping for improvement, the Pasadena City College men's cross country team struggled again at the Howard Brubaker Invitational meet October 11 at Irvine Regional Park in Orange County. The Lancers placed 15th out of 16 teams entered. Release date 10-15-2008 Football's Harris, Bermudes Named SCFA Northern Conference Players Of WeekTo the victor goes the spoils. For the second straight week, the SCFA recognized two Pasadena City College football players as National Northern Conference Players of the Week. Freshman safety Julius Harris was selected Defensive Player of the Week while freshman placekicker Anthony Bermudes took Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Release date 10-14-2008 Men's Soccer Upsets Nation's 2nd-Ranked Cerritos, 3-1It had already beaten the nation's No. 1-ranked team, Mt. San Antonio College. So when the Pasadena City College men's soccer team came up against No. 2-ranked Cerritos and its 9-match unbeaten streak Tuesday, the Lancers proceeded with confidence. Despite being outshot, 21-12, PCC once again slayed a giant by defeating the Falcons, 3-1, in a South Coast Conference match at PCC's Robinson Stadium. Release date 10-14-2008 SCC Leader Cerritos Upends Women's SoccerThe Pasadena City College women's soccer team became just another victim for South Coast Conference first-place Cerritos College in a 3-1 loss to the Falcons at PCC's Robinson Stadium Tuesday afternoon. Release date 10-14-2008 Four Straight Wins For Surprising PCC FootballExploding for 29 points in a big-play fourth quarter, the Pasadena City College football team extended its winning streak to four games with a 38-21 National Northern Conference victory over Ventura College Saturday night. The game was played at Ventura High School's Larrabee Stadium. Release date 10-12-2008 Cortez Nets Men's Soccer VictorySophomore forward Jose Cortez played a part of all three Pasadena City College goals as the Lancers bested East Los Angeles College, 3-1, Friday night in a South Coast Conference road game. Release date 10-11-2008 Women's Soccer Kicks Into SCC Win ColumnMelissa Fudge's 10th goal of the season pushed the Pasadena City College women's soccer team into the South Coast Conference victory column for the first time in three conference matches Friday afternoon. The freshman forward's penalty kick goal in the 42nd minute gave the Lancers a 1-0 triumph over host East Los Angeles College. Release date 10-11-2008 Women's Volleyball Drops LACC In 3 GamesThe Pasadena City College women's volleyball team swept host Los Angeles City College, 27-25, 26-24, 25-20, Friday night in a South Coast Conference match. Release date 10-10-2008 Manwaring's 4 Goals Not Enough In WWP Loss To Long BeachPasadena City College women's water polo freshman Heather Manwaring scored a match-high four goals, but ultimately the depth of state No. 3-ranked Long Beach City College prevailed in a 12-5 South Coast Conference defeat Wednesday at the PCC Aquatic Center. Release date 10-08-2008 Jones, Mack Selected SCFA Northern Conference Players of WeekThey played at the same high school in Florida. Now, Pasadena City College football freshmen Eldrin Jones and Derek Mack are recognized together by the SCFA as National Northern Conference Players of the Week for their efforts in the Lancers' 31-28 win over Bakersfield October 4. Release date 10-08-2008 WVB's Early Leads Vanish In Loss To State No. 2 El CaminoFor a few seconds, the Pasadena City College women's volleyball team thought it was going to a fourth game against defending state champion El Camino College. Instead, a referee's late call that PCC had the wrong server prompted a 25-23 game win to become a 24-24 tie. Eight points later, the Lancers were left speechless in a three-game South Coast Conference home loss Wednesday night. Release date 10-08-2008 Men's Soccer Downs ECC Compton, 2-1Two goals in a four-minute span during the first half sent the Pasadena City College men's soccer team to a South Coast Conference road victory, 2-1, over El Camino College-Compton Center Tuesday afternoon. Release date 10-07-2008 Manwaring's Hattrick Lifts PCC To Water Polo VictoryHeather Manwaring's third goal with 3:55 left in the match gave the Pasadena City College women's water polo team a 7-6 victory over Cuesta during first day action of the 8th annual Pasadena Bowl Tournament at PCC's Aquatic Center Friday. Release date 10-04-2008 Men's X-Country Rodriguez Places 30th At SoCal Preview MeetPasadena City College freshman Ernesto Rodriguez found out where he belongs in the world of Southern California community college, cross country racing. Rodriguez placed an outstanding 30th overall out of 345 total runners at the SoCal Preview Meet held Friday at Bakersfield's Kern County Soccer Park course. Release date 10-04-2008 National Northern Conference Opener: Football Stops Bakersfield, 31-28The Pasadena City College football team is starting to find its identity on both offense and defense at the midway point of the 2008 season. The Lancers have clearly found leaders on both sides of the ball as evidenced in their 31-28 victory over Bakersfield in the National Northern Conference opener for both teams Saturday night. Release date 10-04-2008 LBCC Edges Men's Soccer With 2nd Half Flurry, 4-3As strong as the Pasadena City College men's soccer team played in the first half of its South Coast Conference game against Long Beach City College, the visiting Vikings managed to raise its level of play in taking control of the second 45-minute period Friday. PCC's 2-1 first-half lead vanished as Long Beach scored two goals in a seven-minute span and went on to defeat the Lancers, 4-3, at PCC's Robinson Stadium. Release date 10-03-2008 Women's Volleyball's SCC Opener Comes Up AcesWhen an established program takes on a new one, the results often are one-sided. Ranked No. 25 in the state top 25 poll, the host Pasadena City College women's volleyball team overpowered winless LA Trade Tech, 25-12, 25-6, 25-19, in the South Coast Conference opener for both teams Friday night. Release date 10-03-2008 Women's Soccer 0-2 In South Coast ConferenceThe Pasadena City College women's soccer team remained winless in the South Coast Conference after a 2-1 loss to visiting Long Beach City College Friday afternoon. Release date 10-03-2008 Wilia Helps Women's Water Polo To 1st SCC WinFreshman driver Jade Wilia was a perfect 4-for-4 shooting as her four goals helped the Pasadena City College women's water polo team to a 12-1, South Coast Conference road victory over Rio Hondo College Wednesday. Release date 10-02-2008 Men's Soccer Shocks Mt. SAC, 3-0, In SCC OpenerThe Pasadena City College men's soccer team can officially call itself a legitimate state title contender after knocking off host Mt. San Antonio College, 3-0, Tuesday evening in the South Coast Conference opener for both teams. Release date 09-30-2008 Women's Soccer Falls to Mounties In Conference OpenerPasadena City College couldn't stop Mt. San Antonio's Jennifer Rivera, who scored two goals and added two assists, as the visiting Lancers were beaten, 5-1, in the South Coast Conference women's soccer opener for both teams Tuesday. Release date 09-30-2008 Football's Morgan Named SCFA Northern Conference Offensive Player of WeekPasadena City College sophomore running back Joshua Morgan was selected SCFA National Northern Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Lancers' 32-15 football victory over Riverside Sept. 27. Release date 09-30-2008 PCC's Movsisyan Scores 2 Goals For Real Salt Lake In MLS TriumphFor much of his third professional soccer season, Pasadena City College alumnus Yura Movsisyan has waited his turn in the playing rotation for Real Salt Lake, Major League Soccer's Utah franchise. With the season winding down, the talented Movsisyan has gone from bench player to top scorer. Release date 09-29-2008 Mack Attack: Receiver's 2 TDs, Cornerback's Block, Pickoff Propel Football to 32-15 Win Over RiversideCall it The Mack Attack. Sophomore transfer wide receiver Titus Mack and freshman cornerback Derek Mack (no relation) made the big plays for Pasadena City College in its 32-15 non-conference victory over Riverside Saturday afternoon at PCC's Robinson Stadium. Release date 09-27-2008 Aguillon's Hattrick Lifts Women's Soccer Over OxnardAfter waiting three years for an individual to record a three-goal game, the Pasadena City College women's soccer team waited just three days between the feat this season. Cindy Aguillon scored a natural hattrick, three consecutive goals, in leading the Lancers to a 4-0, non-conference victory over Oxnard Friday at PCC's Robinson Stadium. Release date 09-26-2008 Three Wins In A Row For Men's Soccer, Now 5-1Shaking off the effects from a two-week layoff in the schedule, the Pasadena City College men's soccer team rallied from a 2-1 deficit to win its third straight match, defeating Oxnard, 3-2, Friday in a non-conference contest at PCC's Robinson Stadium. Release date 09-26-2008 Riverside Rallies To Beat Women's VolleyballThe Pasadena City College women's volleyball team let a 1-0 game advantage slip away as host Riverside Community College scored a four-game victory over the Lancers, 22-25, 25-20, 27-25, 27-25, in a key non-conference match Wednesday night. Release date 09-25-2008 Fudge Scores 4 In PCC Women's Soccer Road WinIn the very first few years of the Pasadena City College women's soccer program, the Lancers were blessed with three goal-scoring stars in Kelley Hull (1997-98), Jennifer Fish ('98-99) and Melissa Payne (2000). Hull scored a PCC single-season record of 34 goals in the '97 season. Release date 09-24-2008 PCC Football Alum Marcus Anderson 3 TDs For New Mexico StateOn a banner weekend for Pasadena City College football alumni, 2007 All-American Marcus Anderson put on a show for his new college, New Mexico State University, as he scored three touchdowns in the Aggies' 34-33 victory at U. Texas-El Paso Sept. 20. Release date 09-23-2008 Women 14th, Men 18th at Orange Coast X-Country MeetAshley Hernandez placed 33rd overall with a 21 minutes, 17 seconds time as the Pasadena City College women's cross country team took 14th place during the Orange Coast Classic Sept. 20 at Costa Mesa's Fairview Park. The women ran a 5-K course. Release date 09-22-2008 PCC's Jerome Harrison Scores 1st NFL TouchdownJerome Harrison, a former two-time, 1,000-plus yard rusher at Pasadena City College in 2002-2003, scored his first NFL touchdown Sept. 21 for the Cleveland Browns in their 28-10 loss at Baltimore. Release date 09-22-2008 PCC Football Alum David Reed Shines For UtahPasadena City College football alumnus David Reed is already making his mark at the next level after setting a national record for receptions last year for the Lancers. Release date 09-21-2008 James Kuk Named Interim PCC Head Football Coach; Lawler Put On LeavePasadena City College placed head football coach Kenny Lawler on paid administrative leave Friday, promoting defensive coordinator James Kuk to interim head coach. Kuk (pronounced Cook) was on the sideline directing the Lancers to a 40-12 victory Saturday night at East Los Angeles College. It was Kuk's first head coaching victory at the college or prep level. Release date 09-20-2008 Defense Comes Alive In Football's 40-12 Win Over ELACAbsent in a four-game losing streak dating back to late last season, the Pasadena City College defense rose to the occasion Saturday night. The visiting Lancers forced seven turnovers, including four interceptions, in a sloppy 40-12 non-conference victory over East Los Angeles College. Release date 09-20-2008 Volleyball Falters At CypressCypress College, the state's No. 17-ranked team, took advantage of visiting Pasadena City College's erratic offense to sweep the Lancers, 25-13, 25-14, 25-18, in a non-conference, women's volleyball match Friday night. Release date 09-19-2008 Manwaring On 7-Match Scoring Streak For Water PoloFreshman center Heather Manwaring scored three goals to extend her season-long scoring streak to seven matches, but her Pasadena City College women's water polo team fell to host Mt. San Antonio College, 17-5, Wednesday in the South Coast Conference opener for both teams. Release date 09-18-2008 Women's Volleyball Sweeps GlendaleThe Pasadena City College women's volleyball team ran its record to 5-1 with a non-conference sweep over host Glendale College Wednesday night. Release date 09-18-2008 Lancers Reach State Top 25 VB Poll For 1st Time Since 2002The Pasadena City College women's volleyball team is ranked No. 24 in the first edition of the California Community College Women's Volleyball Coaches Association State Top 25 Poll. It's the first time the Lancers have reached the poll since the opening ranking of the 2002 season. Release date 09-16-2008 Women's Volleyball Splits At El Camino TournamentThe Pasadena City College women's volleyball team saw its three-match winning streak snapped Saturday, but would go on to split its two matches at the El Camino College Tournament. Off to their best start since 1996, the Lancers hold a 4-1 overall record. Release date 09-15-2008 Women's Water Polo Wins Pair At El Camino TourneyThe quick learning process is already paying off for the freshmen-laden Pasadena City College women's water polo team. The Lancers won their two matches at the El Camino College Tournament Saturday afternoon to improve their overall record to 2-4. Release date 09-15-2008 San Bernardino Trips Up PCC Women's SoccerThe Pasadena City College women's soccer team continues to play short-handed, with just 12 players available in its non-conference match against visiting San Bernardino Valley College Monday afternoon. The Wolverines went on to beat a tired Lancers' team, 4-0, behind two goals from forward Sarahi Bransford. Release date 09-15-2008 ECC Compton Upsets Mistake-Prone PCC FootballThe last time Pasadena City College played Compton College, or now known as El Camino College Compton Center, was 1987 when most of the current Lancers' 2008 player roster had yet to be born. You have to go all the way back to when John F. Kennedy was President of the United States to find the last victory by a Compton team over Pasadena. Release date 09-13-2008 Women's Soccer Shuts Out Chaffey, Now 3-1A team that has been short in depth, the Pasadena City College women's soccer team has put together a strong start to the 2008 season. The Lancers improved to 3-1 with a 2-0 blanking over visiting Chaffey College in a non-conference match Friday. Release date 09-12-2008 Men's Soccer Takes Advantage Of Fullerton FoulsWhile visiting Fullerton College found itself losing its composure, the Pasadena City College men's soccer team didn't get caught up in the physical antics performed by the Hornets. Instead, the Lancers capitalized with two penalty kick goals during a 3-0 victory that snapped Fullerton's five-match winning streak Friday at PCC's Robinson Stadium. Release date 09-12-2008 PCC Soccer Alum Movsisyan Performs In Front Of Sellout Galaxy CrowdPlaying in front of his former Pasadena City College coach as part of 27,000 fans at Carson's Home Depot Center Saturday night, pro soccer player Yura Movsisyan showed the offensive prowess first seen by PCC fans at Robinson Stadium three years earlier. Release date 09-08-2008 2008 Women's Water Polo Preview: Frosh Team In Learning ModeThe Pasadena City College women's water polo team opened the 2008 season Sept. 5-6 with the knowledge the Lancers were in a rebuilding mode. PCC Head Coach Terry Stoddard placed 12 freshmen in the pool at the Saddleback Tournament with just two returning sophomores. Release date 09-07-2008 Top Runners Emerge For PCC Cross Country TeamsIn the 2008 season-opening meet, the Pasadena City College men's and women's cross country teams saw an elite runner establish itself at the Asics/UC Irvine Invitational held Saturday morning. Release date 09-06-2008 Mt. SAC Too Much For PCC In Football Opener, 46-20Rated No. 2 in the national pre-season poll and coming off a state runner-up season, Mt. San Antonio College lived up to its lofty ranking by defeating the Pasadena City College football team, 46-20, in the 2008 Lancers' season opener before 1,500 fans at PCC's Robinson Stadium Saturday afternoon. Release date 09-06-2008 2008 Football Season Preview: PCC Opens New Slate Saturday With Matinee Visit By Mt. SACFinishing 1-4 over the last half of what had been a promising 2007 season left a bitter taste in the mouth of Pasadena City College football coach Kenny Lawler. PCC had started the year at 5-0 and looked to be sure bet for a CCCAA bowl or playoff spot. But defensive breakdowns led to a disappointing finish in the Mission Conference National Division. Release date 09-05-2008 Women's Soccer Blanks Taft, Now 2-0The Pasadena City College women's soccer team won its second straight match to start the 2008 season in shutting out host Taft College, 2-0, Friday afternoon in a non-conference game. Release date 09-05-2008 Three Consecutive Home Wins For Women's VolleyballHome cooking is almost always better than going out to eat. That's been the case for the Pasadena City College women's volleyball team after recording its third straight victory at PCC's Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium Friday night. Release date 09-05-2008 Net Play By Marshman, Amran Help PCC Women's Volleyball To 4-Game Win Over AVCPasadena City College overcame 11 service errors and used strong play at the net by opposite Ashley Marshman and setter Vanessa Amran to win its second straight match, defeating visiting Antelope Valley College in four games, 19-25, 25-13, 27-25, 25-20, Wednesday night in a non-conference women's volleyball contest. Release date 09-03-2008 Another Explosive 2nd Half, Another PCC Men's Soccer WinFor the second straight match, the Pasadena City College men's soccer team exploded for four goals in the second half as the Lancers downed host San Diego City College, 4-1, Wednesday afternoon. Release date 09-03-2008 PCC Alum Harrison Makes Browns Roster For 3rd Straight SeasonJerome Harrison, a former two-time, 1,000-plus yard rusher at Pasadena City College in 2002-2003, enters his third season in the NFL as a reserve running back for the Cleveland Browns. Release date 08-30-2008 Fudge Is Sweet With 2 Goals In Women's Soccer 2008-Opening TriumphMelissa Fudge, a freshman forward from Blair High, scored both of her squad's goals to lead the Pasadena City College women's soccer team to a 2-1, season-opening victory over Golden West Friday afternoon at PCC's Robinson Stadium. Release date 08-29-2008 Men's Soccer Storms To Comeback, 5-3 Season-Opening WinMuch of the game of soccer is accomplished by using one's feet. On Friday afternoon, it was the magic hands of sophomore defender Malcolm Linton that helped propel the Pasadena City College men's soccer team to a 5-3, comeback victory over Golden West in the Lancers' 2008 season opener at PCC's Robinson Stadium. Release date 08-29-2008 Football Scrimmages At LA Valley Aug. 29The Pasadena City College football team prepares for the 2008 season with an exhibition scrimmage Friday, Aug. 29 at Los Angeles Valley College in Van Nuys. The scrimmage begins at 4 p.m. Release date 08-28-2008 Women's Volleyball Sweeps Ventura In Season OpenerThe returning All-South Coast Conference pair of Candice Price and Ashley Marshman didn't take long to make a difference in beginning their sophomore season. Price slammed down 13 kills and totaled six aces and Marshman added eight kills and five aces as the Pasadena City College women's volleyball team opened 2008 by sweeping Ventura, 25-12, 27-25, 25-21, Wednesday night in a non-conference match at PCC's Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. Release date 08-27-2008 2008 Women's Volleyball Preview: Lancers Look To Reach PlayoffsThe Pasadena City College women's volleyball team gets ready to open the 2008 season with a better outlook than Coach Tammy Silva's first season behind the Lancers' bench last year. While PCC finished .500 overall and an improved 9-5, fourth place record in the South Coast Conference, Silva realized her team was not post season material. Release date 08-26-2008 Eight PCC Baseball Players Advance To 4-Year SchoolsPasadena City College baseball coach Evan O'Meara placed eight of his 2008 Lancers' sophomores at 4-year colleges, including all three of his All-South Coast Conference selections at California universities. Release date 08-13-2008 PCC Baseball Alum Barron Improves In Single ARaul Barron, an All-South Coast Conference player from the 2006 Pasadena City College baseball team, is making strides to move up in professional ball for the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Barron is batting .295 as a semi-regular on the Lansing (Michigan) Lugnuts, a Class A team in the Midwest League. Release date 06-29-2008 PCC Mourns Passing Of 4-Sport Great Ray BartlettRay Bartlett, a four-sport star and teammate of Jackie Robinson at Pasadena Junior College from 1937-39, passed away Sunday. He was 88. Release date 06-23-2008 Former Softball Conference MVP Roisin Courtney-Eriksen Passes AwayRoisin Eriksen, a conference MVP from the 1985 Pasadena City College softball team, died June 7 after a six-year bout with breast cancer. Eriksen, who played two seasons for the Lancers under her then maiden name Courtney in 1984-85, was coached by retired PCC instructor Sandi Iverson. 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