The Irvine Valley's women's indoor volleyball schedule has been released for the upcoming 2026 season.
Under now second-year head coach Kari Hemmerling, the Lasers look to continue to make strides and challenge in the Orange Empire Conference.
Irvine Valley finished with a record of 11-10 overall and 11-5 in conference play in the fall of 2025.
The Lasers closed the season strong with a four-set (25-19, 21-15, 25-20, 25-12) victory over Fullerton.
Feshman middle blocker Jazlynn Fu had a big match for IVC.
She finished with 17 kills and hit .429.
Sophomore outside hitter Alya Mersin added 12 kills, 16 digs and two aces, freshman middle blocker Samantha Schellenberg and freshman outside hitter/setter Dalilah Rivero each had seven kills.
Rivero also contributed 16 assists, 11 digs and two aces and Schellenberg had three blocks and three digs.
Freshman outside hitter Emma Mendel chipped in 10 kills and hit .312, freshman setter Tori Esko had 24 assists and three digs and sophomore libero Emmi Scelzo added 14 digs.
Hemmerling is looking forward to the fall of 2026 with several new recruits joining the squad.
IVC starts 2026, hosting a pre-season scrimmage tournament on Friday, Aug. 21.
Irvine Valley officially starts the season on Aug. 28 at Moorpark at 6 p.m.
The Lasers also play Mt. SAC, Palomar and San Bernardino Valley in the pre-conference slate before starting Orange Empire Conference action against Fullerton at 6 p.m. on the road on Sept. 16.
Link to the 2026 fall women's volleyball team's season schedule can be seen here
