Oct. 8, 2007

WARRIORS WIN CROSSOVER

The #3 ranked Warrior Volleyball team breezed through the competition at the WWCC Crossover Tournament on their way to winning the championship. The Warriors didn't lose a single game in winning 6 matches, 3 on Friday and 3 on Saturday. Walla Walla defeated Treasure Valley in the Championship game 30-17 and 30-21. The All-Tournament Team for WWCC included Danielle Porter, Ivy Audrain, and Amanda Grumbach. Coach Toon had this to say about each one of these players:

Danielle Porter - “The best Libero in the gym.  She makes spectacular plays look routine.”

Ivy Audrain - “Ivy is riding an amazing hot streaks right now.  I hope the streak doesn’t end until after the NWAACC Tournament.”

Amanda Grumbach - “The most complete player on the team.  She shows her balance by posting huge numbers in a bunch of statistical categories.”

The Warriors, 6-1 in the East and 25-3 overall, will play at Blue Mountain on October 10th at 6:00pm in a league contest.

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Oct. 4, 2007

WARRIORS TAKE DOWN SASQUATCH

The Warrior Volleyball team moved into sole possesion of 2nd place in the East Region with a 5 game victory over Spokane 30-20, 30-23, 26-30, 26-30, 15-8. The #3 ranked Warriors looked like they were well on their way to a three game sweep before #4 ranked Spokane battled back to take games 3 and 4. Ivy Audrain (pictured), playing "the best match of her career" as Coach Toon said, had 17 kills to lead WWCC. Amanda Grumbach continues to be a force to be reckoned with as she had 15 kills, 2 aces, and 25 digs. Jen Muzzall also had a solid night with 13 kills and 2 blocks.

Coach Toon: "This was an incredible collegiate match.  We played great in the first 2 games and dominated most phases of the game.  I was pleased with the execution of our game plan and our ability to “finish” on the ball. With this win, we position ourselves to take a shot at Columbia Basin on October 12th.  They lead the East and are #1 in the NWAACC.  That will be a fun match in the Dome."

Walla Walla, 6-1 in the East and 19-3 overall, will host a Crossover Tournament this weekend in the Dietrich Dome starting at 2:00pm on Friday and 9:00am on Saturday.

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Sept. 28, 2007

WARRIORS WIN IN 4 VERSUS VIKINGS

Walla Walla ran its record to 17-3 with a 4 game win against Big Bend 30-24, 26-30, 30-21, 30-23. The Warriors, ranked #3 in the NWAACC, had to fend off an emotional Big Bend team after a long road trip on Wednesday at Treasure Valley. Jenna Kragt had a big match with 9 kills, 3 aces, and 4 blocks. Amanda Arnett had 21 assists and 6 digs and Chante Bottineau contributed 23 assists. Coach Tim Toon: " We looked sloppy, but were able to gut it out for the win. Most teams that struggle end up losing. We are good enough to struggle and still get wins. It’s not the preferred method of operation, but we’ll take it."

Walla Walla, now 5-1 in the East, will host Walla Walla University on Monday the 1st at 6:00pm and Spokane on Wednesday the 3rd at 6:00pm, in a battle for 2nd in the East, in the Dietrich Dome.

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Sept. 27, 2007

WARRIORS CONTINUE WINNING WAYS

The Warriors Volleyball team got another big night from Amanda Grumbach and Danielle Porter as they defeated Treasure Valley 3 games to 1, 30-24, 29-31, 30-21, 30-27. Grumbach finished with 20 kills, 8 aces and 15 digs while Porter had 22 digs. Jenna Kragt had 11 kills and 4 blocks and Ivy Audrain and Lauren Davis both had 8 kills. Coach Tim Toon: "Serving was a huge part of our success.  We registered 14 aces with only 7 errors.  That is a great ratio.  Treasure Valley’s offensive was severely disrupted because they had a hard time receiving serve."

Walla Walla, 4-1 in league and 16-3 overall, will host Big Bend on Friday the 28th at 6:00pm in the Dietrich Dome.

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Sept. 26, 2007

DANIELLE PORTER NAMED NWAACC PLAYER-OF-THE-WEEK

Warrior Sophomore Libero Danielle Porter was named Defensive Player-of-the-Week for Week #3 by the NWAACC. Porter has been a defensive staple for the Warriors for the last 2 years. In the 7 games last week, Porter had 6 service aces, 100% serving, and 59 digs.

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Sept. 21, 2007

WARRIOS DEFEAT KNIGHTS

Amanda Grumbach again led Walla Walla with 16 kills and 6 aces as the Warriors beat Wenatchee 3 games to 1. Jenna Kragt contributed 10 kills and 4 blocks as Walla Walla won the first game 30-28 and the second 30-17 before falling in the third game 28-30. The Warriors finished things off with a 30-19 win in the fourth and final game.

Coach Tim Toon: “Wenatchee was pumped up and ready to play. They jumped on us pretty good in gameone and we had to fight to get back into the match. Games two and four were moreindicative of the way we are capable of playing. We scored points in streaks andminimized our errors. Game three was tight all the way and could have gone either way.” Winning on the road in the East Region is tough."

Walla Walla, 3-1 in the East and 15-3 overall will travel to Ontario, OR to play Treasure Valley on Wednesday the 26th in a league match at 5:00pm PST.

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Sept. 19, 2007

WARRIORS TAKE 3 FROM YAKS

The Warrior Volleyball squad won all three games against Yakima on Wednesday night 30-24, 30-22, and 30-23. Amanda Grumbach continued her excellent play with 16 kills, 4 service aces, and 12 digs. Danielle Porter had 28 digs and Amanda Arnett and Chante Bottineau recorded 23and 21 assists respectively.

Quotes from Coach Tim Toon: "We had a lot of great things taking place on the court.  Our serve receive was outstanding.  The setters were very good.  We collected a significant number of aces and had some flashes of offensive brilliance.”

Walla Walla moves to 2-1 in the East and 14-3 overall. They will travel to Wenatchee to take on the Knights on September 21st at 6:00pm in a league matchup.

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Sept. 12, 2007

WARRIORS LOSE IN 5 TO CBC

The WWCC volleyball team lost a hard fought match to Columbia Basin in 5 games on Wednesday night in Pasco, WA. After losing game one 30-17, the Warriors stormed back to take the next two games 30-28 and 30-25. However, the Hawks won the final to games to take the match. Statistical leaders for the Warriors were Amanda Grumbach with 18 kills, Noelle Carstens with 7 kills and 4 blocks, Danielle Porter with 42 digs, and Amanda Arnett with 33 assists.

The Warriors, now 13-3 and 1-1 in Eastern Region play, will have a week until theri next game when they host Yakima on September 19th at 6:00 pm in the Dietrich Dome.

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Sept. 9, 2007

WARRIORS TAKE 3RD AT SPOKANE TOURNAMENT

The Walla Walla CC volleyball team took 3rd place over the weekend in the annual Spokane Tournament. On Friday, the Warriors bested Clackamas 3 games to 2. Amanda Grumbach (pictured) recorded 17 kills. They then ran into a couple of quality teams in CBC and Spokane as the Warriors were swept in each of those matches 3 games to none. There final Friday match saw them beat up on Treasure Valley 3-1. In the TVCC match, Grumbach led Walla Walla with 21 kills. Danielle Porter added 36 digs. In Saturday's action, the Warriors easily handled both Blue Mountain and Big Bend in 3-0 sweeps. The Warriors were again led by Grumbach, who had 30 combined kills.

Walla Walla, now 13-2, will next travel to CBC for a East Region match on Wednesday September 12th at 6:00 pm.

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Sept. 5, 2007

WARRIORS CONTROL BLUE MOUNTAIN

The Warriors had little problem completing a three game sweep of Blue Mountain on Wednesday night in their first league match, 30-17, 30-13, 30-20. Jennifer Muzzall set the pace with 8 kills, 3 blocks, and 2 service aces. Amanda Grumbach also had a great night with 7 kills and 4 aces. Coach Toon said, “This was a nice way to start the conference season.  My greatest fear is that we would pull a “Michigan” (Michigan loss to Appalachian State).  We controlled the tempo of the entire match and stayed in the driver’s seat.”

Walla Walla, 9-0, will travel to the Spokane Tournament this weekend. They will play 6 games against Clackamas, CBC, Spokane, Treasure Valley, Blue Mountain, and Big Bend.

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Sept. 1, 2007

WARRIORS WIN CHEMEKETA TOURNAMENT

The WWCC Volleyball squad won the Chemeketa Tournament on Saturday by winning 6 games and losing none. In pool play the Warriors defeated Olympic 32-30 and 32-31, Treasure Valley 27-30, 30-28, and 15-10, and Clackamas 27-30, 30-15, and 15-9 to finish first in their pool. That moved them onto the quarterfinals where the crushed Big Bend in two games 30-16 and 30-19. The Warriors then outlasted Clackamas in the semi-finals 30-20 and 30-20 to move into the championship match versus host Chemeketa. After winning the 1st game 30-22, the Warriors fell in the 2nd game by the same score. In the 3rd and deciding game the Warriors held on for a 15-12 win and the tournament title.

Three Warriors were named to the all-tournament team including Danielle Porter (pictured) who was named Tournament MVP. Coach Toon recognized Danielle as the “best Libero in the gym and in the NWAACC.” Lauren Davis and Amanda Grumbach also earned all-tournament honors.

The Warriors, now 8-0, will next host Blue Mountain on Wednesday night in their home and league opener.

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Aug. 31, 2007

WARRIORS WIN TWO IN BELLEVUE

The Warrior Volleyball team opened the season with a pair of wins at the Bellevue Dual Match. In the 1st match against Bellevue, the Warriors had to battle for 5 games, 30-23, 25-30, 30-21, 21-30, 15-12, to record the victory. Lauren Davis (pictured) led the way with 13 kills and 20 digs and Amanda Grumbach and Jenna Kragt had 12 kills apiece. Danielle Porter had 49 digs from her libero position. Coach Tim Toon had this to say about the match, “This match felt more like November than it did August.  Bellevue is a great team.  They will probably win the North Region title and be ranked in the top 5 of the entire NWAACC.  We had to play very well to beat them."

In the 2nd match of the day, Walla Walla defeated Yakima in a 4 game contest 30-22, 30-17, 28-30, 30-22. Lauren Davis again led the Warriors with 14 kills and Julie Butterfield added 13. Jennifer Muzzall contributed 8 kills along with 6 blocks and freshmen Jenna Donnerberg had 34 digs and 2 aces.

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May 21, 2007

WARRIORS MOVE ON TO 4-YEAR SCHOOLS

Amy Small and Sarah Rusch, key members of the 2006 Warrior volleyball team that placed 3rd at the NWAACC Championships, have decided to play at 4-year schools. Small will attend Washington State University and Rusch will be heading to Whitworth College. To read more about their choices please click on their names below.

Amy Small

Sarah Rusch

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May 11, 2007

WARRIORS ANNOUNCE RECRUITING CLASS FOR 2007-2008 SEASON

Warrior Volleyball Head Coach Tim Toon has announced his recruiting class for the upcoming 2007-2008 volleyball season. The Warriors have had 3 impressive seasons in a row with a 2nd place NWAACC finish in 2004, the NWAACC Championship in 2005, and a 3rd place NWAACC finish in 2006. Coach Toon believes that this class along with his returning sophomores can lead the Warriors to another strong season.

Click on player name to read bio

Amanda Arnett

Brianna Frank

Jenna Donnerberg

Amanda Grumbach

Chante` Bottineau

Jenna Kragt

Joyce Baumann

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Nov. 20, 2006

Warriors Capture 3rd at NWAACC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Walla Walla Community College finished 3rd at the NWAACC Championships on Saturday after advancing to the Championship play in game. The Warriors opened the tournament with straight game wins over Chemeketa and Green River before falling to eventual Champions Mt. Hood on Friday evening 3-0. The loss dropped the Warriors into the 'loser's bracket' in the double elimination event and needing to win three matches to advance ot the final.

The Warrior's faced Spokane in the first match on Saturday and dispatched the Sasquatch 2-0 to elminate their Eastern rival. Walla Walla then battled through the #1 seed in the NWAACC and sent Columbia Basin home with a hard earned 2-1 defeat. An emotionally drained Warrior team then saw their season come to a close with a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Clackamas.

Warrior Head Coach TIm Toon was pleased with the weekend's results and looking ahead to an exciting 2007 season, 'The match against Clackamas was what it was.  We spent everything we had beating CBC and couldn’t put enough quality on the court against Clackamas.'

'We came in ranked #4 in the NWAACC.  Taking home 3rd the 3rd place trophy and knocking Spokane and CBC out of the tournament capped a great season.'

'Our three sophomores led the way.  They have all had great careers at WWCC and have been very patient with the freshmen.  In the end, they all worked together to play some pretty good volleyball.'

'At the end of the Clackamas match, the freshmen vowed to train hard enough to get into the Championship match next year.  We’re going to have a very fun and exciting off-season and we’ll be one of the elite teams again next year.'

Warrior Jennifer Muzzall was named to the All-Tournament 1st Team while Sarah Rusch was named to the 2nd team for her performance.

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Nov. 16, 2006

Warriors OPEN NWAACC TOURNAMENT WITH A WIN

Warrior Volleyball got defense of their 2005 NWAACC title under way in successful fashion as they knocked off Chemeketa 30-25, 30-21, 30-23 this morning in the NWAACC Tournament being held in Spokane, WA.  The Warriors will advance to play at 10:00am Friday morning against the winner of a first round match between Shoreline and Green River.  The Warriors are now 34W-10L on the season.

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Nov. 14, 2006

Warriors Head into Tournament with high expectations

Walla Walla Community College heads into the NWAACC Championships this weekend with high expectations and the goal of defending their 2005 Tournament title. The Warriors open up play Thursday morning against #8 rated Chemeketa.

Stated Head Coach Tim Toon, 'Chemeketa is a tough first round draw.  They are a big team and block a lot of balls.  They also have three lefty hitters that create some unusual attack angles.  We haven’t played Chemeketa this season, but have seen them play several times.  When you watch them warm up, you’d guess that they are one of the best teams in the NWAACC.  When the matches start, they become very error prone.  I hope that pattern continues for at least one more match.'

Depending on the outcome of their first round game, Walla Walla will face Green River or Shoreline on either the winner's or loser's side of the bracket in the double elimination event. The Warriors handled #6 rated Green River late in October but have not faced Shoreline this Fall.

Coach Toon believes getting that first match in the books as a win is important to having a successful run in the tournament,' The key to this tournament is to stay on the winner’s side of the double elimination tournament.  No team has every come from the loser’s side of the bracket to claim the NWAACC title.  Our goal is to still be in the tournament on Saturday morning.  If we are playing on Saturday, we should bring home some hardware.'

'This has been a year in the NWAACC where there have been very few upsets.  Almost all tournaments have played out according to seed.  If that remains true, we’ll have a great tournament.'

Coach Toon looks at this tournament as a chance to continue what has been a successful run for Warrior Volleyball over the past three season. 'This has been a great season.  For the third year in a row, we are one of the elite teams in the NWAACC.  With 10 freshmen on our roster, next season looks very promising also.  But our 3 Sophomores are not yet ready to talk about next year.  They know what it takes to win an NWAACC Championship and want to get back to the Championship match.'

Walla Walla opens up play against Chemeketa on Thursday morning at 9:00am in Spokane.

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Nov. 14, 2006

Post Season Awards Announced

Walla Walla Community College Head Coach Tim Toon announced the Warrior Volleyball Awards for the 2006 season.

Sarah Rusch was named the team's Most Valuable Player. She was also selected as an NWAACC 1st Team All-Conference selection and was selected to play in the NWAACC Sophomore game. Amy Small got the nod as the team's Most Inspiration Player and was a 2nd Team All-Conference selection. Small was also selected as an NWAACC Scholar Athlete and was selected to the Sophomore All-Star game. Also receiving All-Conference recognition were Jennifer Muzzall (1st Team) and Danielle Porter (2nd Team). Mazie Madison was named the team's Most Improved Player and Sara Shelton was the recipient of the Coach's Award.

The Warrior's next take the court this Thursday as they open the NWAACC Championships in Spokane, WA, at 9:00am with a match against Chemeketa. The NWAACC Championship Tournament is a double elimination event.

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