Athletics Rolls Through First Weekend College of the Desert Athletics are in full-swing for the fall seasons, as football and cross country opened with very promising performances over the weekend. Women s volleyball and women s soccer highlight this week s schedule, as they both open their home slates. Last Week s Results W-Volleyball (0-2) W-Golf W-Soccer (0-1-1) Citrus, L 3-1 OEC, W Norco, L 4-1 Mt. San Antonio, L 3-0 Glendale, T 2-2 M-Soccer (0-2) Football (0-1) Cuyamaca, L 4-1 Santa Monica, L 68-25 East Los Angeles, L 2-0 In This Issue Fall seasons fully open Weekly scores / schedules Weekly recaps / highlights College of the Desert Gymnasium
2015 Women s soccer team Women s Soccer Previous week: 0-1-1 Women s soccer suffered their first setback of the season to open last week, as Shadae Brown scored the lone goal in a 4-1 defeat at Norco. The Lady Roadrunners bounced back later in the week, as they rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the second half on Friday in their match against Glendale. Goals from Karla Casillas and Monica Monay earned the 2-2 draw. Women s soccer travels to El Camino-Compton on Tuesday, before playing their first home match of the season on Friday, September 11 at 7 p.m. in the football stadium.
Athletics Newsletter September 8, 2015 Women s Volleyball Previous week: 0-2 Women s volleyball continued its strong play against top-tier competition in the Mt. SAC Tournament last weekend, losing two tough matches to Citrus (3-1) and Mt. San Antonio (3-0). Alyssa Cazares led COD with 16 kills across the two matches, while Angelica Sayo added 13 of her own. Maygan Zink aided in the attack, as she accumulated 32 assists. Women s volleyball returns to the court Wednesday evening for their first home match of the season. Game time against Cuyamaca is set for 5:30 p.m. Alyssa Cazares drills an attack Men s Soccer Previous week: 0-2 Men s soccer fought hard in two defeats last week, nearly scoring multiple times in prolonged periods of attacking play in their 2-0 loss at home to East Los Angeles last Friday. Jorge Sepulveda was strong in net for COD, making nine saves. Men s soccer returns to the field Tuesday for a 4 p.m. home match against Imperial Valley, before traveling to Yavapai (AZ) on Saturday, September 12. Men s soccer pregame huddle
Women s Golf Women s golf continued its strong play, as they won their first Orange Empire Conference match by a whopping 20 strokes. Yi Chen Tsai shot the best round on the afternoon out every team competing, as she produced a score of 77. Fumika Matsumoto followed just behind her with a 78. COD then picked up their second 4thplace finish of the year at the Desert Classic. Kabrea Rosas led the way, as she shot 77 and 75 over the two days. Women s golf returns to the links Wednesday, September 9 for a 12 p.m. Orange Empire Conference match at El Cajon. Football Previous week: 0-1 Football opened their 2015 schedule with a tough setback at the hands of visiting Santa Monica, 68-25. COD was strong on offense, as they accumulated 336 total yards. Quarterback Steven Johnson was 16-28 for 168 yards, while also rushing 11 times for 50 yards and a touchdown. Joshua Jeffrey also recorded a rushing touchdown. Football returns to action this Saturday, September 12 for a 6 p.m. game at LA Pierce. Roadrunners gymnasium logo
Men s Cross Country Men s and Women s cross country turned in strong races last Saturday, as they competed in the Mark Covert Classic. David Ochoa paced the men s team, as he finished with a time of 31:00. Jesus Vigil-Torres finished just behind him, at 31:17. Cross county returns to action this Friday, September 11, as they will run in the Palomar Invitational. The men s race starts at 11:30 a.m. Men s XC team Women s Cross Country Men s and Women s cross country turned in strong races last Saturday, as they competed in the Mark Covert Classic. Irie Jimenez ran the 5k race in 23:31, while Becky McCambly and Alexis Garcia finished just behind her at 24:10 and 24:29, respectively. Cross county returns to action this Friday, September 11, as they will run in the Palomar Invitational. The women s race starts at 10:45 a.m. Women s XC team
Upcoming Schedule 09/08 W-Soccer @ El Camino Compton 6 PM M-Soccer vs. Imperial Valley 4 PM 09/09 W-Golf @ OEC 12 PM Contact Us Give us a call for more information. College of the Desert Athletics 43500 Monterey Avenue Palm Desert, CA 92260 W-Volleyball vs. Cuyamaca 5:30 PM 760.773.2581 09/11 XC @ Palomar Invitational 10:45 AM gplunkett@collegeofthedesert.edu brhodes@collegeofthedesert.edu W-Soccer vs. San Diego Miramar 7 PM 09/12 M-Soccer @ Yavapai (AZ) 6 PM Football @ LA Pierce 6 PM.