2023-24 Women's Basketball News
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No. 6 Story of the Year - Legendary IVC coaches/faculty retire
August 20, 2024Irvine Valley's Ted Weatherford, Julie Hanks and Jerry Hernandez retired as coaches and teachers at the end of this past spring and each will be missed. All three were part of the Irvine Valley family for more than 25 years. -
No. 8 Story of the Year - Women's Basketball team wins 21 games
August 18, 2024IVC's women's basketball team ended with a record of 21-8 overall, went 12-2 for second place in the Orange Empire Conference and made the playoffs. And starting post Makena Tomlinson was picked second team all-state.
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Top basketball players Tomlinson and Freeman moving on
August 14, 2024Irvine Valley all-Orange Empire Conference players Makena Tomlinson and Emily Freeman have both signed with NCAA Division II colleges. Tomlinson is headed to St. Edward's in Texas and Freeman is off to Alaska Fairbanks.
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Star on and off the court Freeman commits to Alaska Fairbanks
July 18, 2024Standout sophomore Emily Freeman is headed to NCAA Division II Alaska Fairbanks. Freeman averaged 9.1 points per game and led IVC with 69 made three-pointers. She was also named Irvine Valley's scholar athlete of the year.
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Women's basketball is Irvine Valley's Scholar Team of the Year
June 28, 2024Irvine Valley's women's basketball team has been named the 2023-24 scholar team of the year as part of IVC's 25th Annual Athletics Awards. The Lasers were stars on and off the court and finished with a record of 21-8 overall.
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Basketball standout Makena Tomlinson off to St. Edward's
June 27, 2024Irvine Valley's MVP this past season Makena Tomlinson is headed to NCAA Division II St. Edwards in Austin, Tex. The sophomore post player, who helped the Lasers go 21-8 overall, was also named all-conference and all-state.
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IVC's scholar athletes of the year are Freeman and Granzow
June 24, 2024Standout women's basketball player Emily Freeman and star men's soccer player Lennart Granzow have been named the Exchange Club of Irvine's scholar athletes of the year for Irvine Valley for the 2023-24 school year.
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IVC's Character Champions are Emily Freeman and Roman Swizek
June 21, 2024Sophomore basketball stars Emily Freeman and Roman Swizek have been named Irvine Valley's female and male Character Champions of the Year for their service, being exceptional student-athletes and their play on the court.
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Claire Gocke named women's basketball coach at Irvine Valley
May 31, 2024Irvine Valley is excited to announce Claire Gocke as the new women's basketball coach. Gocke has spent the last 12 years as the head coach at Tustin High. She won an impressive 211 games and captured four Empire League titles.
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Legendary women's basketball coach Julie Hanks, retires
May 06, 2024Former Irvine Valley women's basketball coach Julie Hanks, who stepped down after the 2021-22 season, recently celebrated her retirement from also being a faculty member at IVC. She finished with 440 wins at IVC.
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Basketball player Makena Tomlinson named to all-state team
March 28, 2024Irvine Valley sophomore standout Makena Tomlinson was named second team all-state by the women's basketball association recently. Tomlinson averaged 12.1 points and 10.1 rebounds a game and shot 51.6 percent from the field.
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Four basketball players named all-Orange Empire Conference
March 11, 2024Irvine Valley sophomores Makena Tomlinson and Christen Ziska are named first team all-Orange Empire Conference and sophomore Emily Freeman and freshman Moka Saiki are selected to the second team.
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Women's basketball season ends in second round of playoffs
March 02, 2024Irvine Valley, seeded No. 7, held a six-point lead at the half, but was out-scored by 13 points in the second half and fell to No. 10 Ventura, 69-62, at home in the second round of the So. Cal. Regional Playoffs on Saturday night.
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Women's basketball hosts Ventura in second round of playoffs
March 01, 2024Irvine Valley, seeded seventh in the So. Cal. Regional Playoffs, takes on No. 10 Ventura on Saturday at home at 7 p.m. The winner moves on to a regional final next Saturday against either No. 2 Moorpark or No. 18 Allan Hancock.
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Women's basketball team rallies in final regular season game
February 24, 2024Irvine Valley, ranked No. 12 in the state, fights back from a seven-point deficit at the half and wins, 77-72, on the road Friday at Riverside. Christen Ziska finishes with 25 points and seven rebounds Makena Tomlinson adds 18 points.
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Women's basketball team wins 20th game of year at Saddleback
February 21, 2024Irvine Valley goes on the road in the second to the last game of the regular season and defeats rival Saddleback, 74-54. It moves the No. 12 in the state Lasers' record to 20-7 overall and 11-2 in the OEC. IVC plays at Riverside Friday.
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Women's basketball team celebrates sophomores with victory
February 17, 2024Irvine Valley has its Sophomore Night Friday, celebrating five sophs and defeats Cypress, 65-49, in an Orange Empire Conference game. IVC, ranked No. 12 in the state, improves its record to 19-7 overall and 10-2 in conference.
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Women's basketball hosts its sophomore night on Thursday
February 14, 2024Irvine Valley plays host to Cypress in an Orange Empire Conference game at 7 p.m. It is sophomore night for the Lasers and they will honor their five sophs before the start of the contest. IVC is currently ranked No. 12 in the state.
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Women's basketball defeats Fullerton on Coaches vs. Cancer Night
February 13, 2024Irvine Valley uses a big second quarter to pull away and defeat Fullerton, 65-46, in an Orange Empire Conference game Tuesday at home in the college's annual Coaches vs. Cancer Night to support the American Cancer Society.
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Coaches vs. Cancer Night as Irvine Valley takes on Fullerton
February 12, 2024Irvine Valley's women's basketball faces Fullerton in an Orange Empire Conference match-up Tuesday at home at 6 p.m. It is also IVC's annual Coaches vs. Cancer game with proceeds going toward the American Cancer Society.
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Basketball team goes to 8-2 in OEC with win at Golden West
February 10, 2024Irvine Valley has four players score in double figures, led by sophomore Christen Ziska in its 81-68 Orange Empire Conference victory over Golden West on the road Friday night. IVC hosts Fullerton next Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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Women's basketballl team pulls away to defeat Santa Ana
February 07, 2024Irvine Valley uses a big second and fourth quarters in a 70-57 Orange Empire Conference victory over Santa Ana at home Wednesday. Makena Tomlinson ends with 13 points and 12 rebounds and Sarah Bonsangue adds 12 points.
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Women's basketball team set to host Santa Ana Wednesday
February 06, 2024Irvine Valley, ranked No. 12 in the state and with a record of 15-7, hosts Santa Ana in a conference game on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Lasers are led by Makena Tomlinson, who is averaging 12.0 points and 9.9 rebounds.
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Haruka Mikuma breaks school record for assists in a game
February 06, 2024After a little bit of research, it was confirmed that freshman women's basketball player Haruka Mikuma's 17 assists in Irvine Valley 95-51 win over Riverside last week was a school record that had held since the 1998-99 season.
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Women's basketball team battles, loses at Orange Coast
February 03, 2024Irvine Valley gets 14 points from Haruka Mikuma, 10 points from Moka Saiki and six points and 13 rebounds by Makena Tomlinson, but the Lasers fall for the second time this year to Orange Coast. IVC hosts Santa Ana next.
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Big third quarter propels women's basketball team to 15th win
January 31, 2024Irvine Valley led Riverside by 18 points at halftime, but a 33-5 scoring outburst in the third quarter completely put the game away in a 95-51 Orange Empire Conference win over Riverside Wednesday night. IVC is at OCC Friday.
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Women's basketball has tough, up-coming game against RCC
January 30, 2024Irvine Valley, ranked No. 12 in the state, takes on Riverside at 6 p.m. Wednesday night at home. The Lasers have a record of 14-6 overall and are 5-1 in Orange Empire Conference play. IVC is on the road Friday at Orange Coast.
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Women's basketball defeats Saddleback, honors Kennedy Pucci
January 27, 2024Irvine Valley's women's basketball team pulls away in the second half and beats Saddleback on Friday night at home in an Orange Empire Conference game, 72-55. Makena Tomlinson finishes with 27 points and 15 rebounds.
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Women's basketball back at home and hosts Saddleback Friday
January 25, 2024Irvine Valley goes after its fifth win in Orange Empire Conference play as it hosts district rival Saddleback on Friday at 6 p.m. The Lasers are ranked No. 14 in the state and have a record of 13-6 overall and 4-1 in the OEC.
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Irvine Valley's Kennedy Pucci makes 22-23 3C2A state honor roll
January 25, 2024Kennedy Pucci, a standout for the women's basketball team and the IVC women's scholar athlete of the year in 2022-23, has recently been named a part of the California Community College Athletic Association Honor Roll.
