Prescott, Arizona — The Yavapai College Volleyball team went on the road to face the College of Southern Nevada on Oct. 9 and 10. The Roughriders lost the first match 0-3. Mackenzie Strader had 10 kills with 22 assists from McKenzie Wright and four blocks from Timari Filisi.
The Coyotes took the second match 3-2 on Oct. 10, though it was a close loss for Yavapai with 18 kills from Strader and 27 assists from Wright. Chloe Rivers had 14 digs and Jazlyn Espinoza had 10, with Keyara Haywood totaling six blocks (three solo, three assisted).
The Yavapai College Men’s Soccer team visited Eastern Arizona College on Oct. 10, which saw the Roughriders victorious, going 1-0 against the Gila Monsters. Dale Baker made the game-winning goal in the final seven seconds with only five shots for Yavapai, including one shot on goal by Baker. Christian Rimbu hade seven saves for the Roughriders.
Both Baker and Rimbu were awarded ACCAC D1 Players of the Week for week six.
Yavapai College Women’s Soccer was on the road on Oct. 10 against Eastern Arizona College, where the Roughriders fell 0-1. Jessica Welch, who was awarded ACCAC D1 Goalkeeper of the Week for the third time this season, had 13 saves, with four total shots for Yavapai.
The Yavapai College Men’s Soccer team traveled to the College of Southern Nevada on Oct. 17 where they took a 9-1 victory against the Coyotes. The Roughriders scored eight goals in the first half alone, including six in a 10-minute stretch.
Juan Avella and Micky Finamore made two goals each, with additional goals coming from Joel Ajani Harrison (his first of the year), Facundo Bellindier-Parada, Dale Baker, Andres Arenas, and Judah Levy.
Three assists came from Facundo Bellindier-Parada, two each for both Nery Martinez and Judah Levy, and one each for both Juan Avella and Louis Heising. Afonso Fernandes had two saves.
The Roughriders had 13 shots on goal, three of which came from Avella. Ajani Harrison had the last goal of the game at 84 minutes, applying the soccer mercy rule and ending the game early (rule: game ends when a team is eight goals ahead of opponent after 70 minutes).
Yavapai College Men’s Soccer is now 9-3-1 and 4-2-1 in conference and are currently sitting at the two-seed, tied with Eastern Arizona after their tie against Arizona Western on Saturday. Their next game is the final season game on Tue. Oct. 20 at home against number five ranked Arizona Western at 4:30 p.m. at Amphitheater Park in Prescott Valley.
Yavapai Women’s Soccer traveled to face the College of Southern Nevada on Oct. 17, tying it 1-1 with the Coyotes. Both teams tied previously this year when CSN visited Yavapai on Sep. 26.
The single goal for Yavapai was scored by Nataly Arangure, with an assist from Mari Holladay off of a corner kick. Jessica Welch had seven saves with one goal allowed; Skylie Xayavong had two saves.
The Roughriders are now 5-8-3 and 4-3-2 in conference and are currently the three-seed in the playoffs and are one game ahead of Cochise College.
The next match for Yavapai Women’s Soccer is the final season game at home on Tue. Oct. 20 against number one Arizona Western College at 7 p.m. at Amphitheater Park.
Attendance at Yavapai College home games for Women's Volleyball and Men's and Women's Soccer is free of charge, and all are welcome.
Yavapai College operates seven campuses and centers throughout Yavapai County and offers more than 100 degrees and certificates, six baccalaureate degrees, student and community services, and cultural events and activities. To learn more about Yavapai College, visit www.yc.edu.