Category: Sports

The stands filled up and the crowd cheered, as the Lancers volleyball team beat Orange Coast College in a close match, 3-2 on Sept. 21 at PCC.

Though Lancers quarterback Cesar Hernandez accumulated 445 passing yards and four touchdowns, it wasn’t nearly enough as College of the Desert handed PCC its second loss of the season in a non-conference game in Palm Desert on Sept. 24.

Despite starting the match with a two goal lead, the Lancers suffered from many missed opportunities and ended the game in a 2-2 tie.

Before tying its match against Oxnard College on Sept. 20, the women’s soccer team won against San Jacinto College on Sept. 16. The non-conference match ended with a PCC victory shut out of 3-0.

The women’s water polo team opened its 2011 season with a catastrophic 16-2 loss against the highly rated Chaffey College.

“I was surprised,” said Coach Terry Stoddard. “I thought it would be a close game. We played against a more experienced team.”

Coming off a blowout loss to budding rival Allan Hancock, PCC answered its critics with a convincing 39-9 victory on the road over LA Valley College on Sept. 17.

PCC sophomore Joleen Galeazzi-Pimentel fights for the ball against a Santa Monica player during the Lancers’ 4-3 win in Pasadena on Tuesday.

Coming off a record-breaking win over the visiting Vaqueros of Glendale Community College, the home game on Sept. 10 saw the Lancers football team suffer its first defeat to Allan Hancock College in blowout fashion.

The women’s volleyball team defeated Cypress and Santa Barbara in a tournament at El Camino College on Friday.

The men’s soccer team got back on track as it won its fourth match of the season by a score of 4-1 against College of the Desert on Sept. 9.