AND THEN THERE WAS ONE‏

UPLAND – The home varsity volleyball match against Loma Linda Academy on Tuesday night can be summed up rather succinctly.

1^st set – 3-3 tie, 10-0 run by WC, 12-5 run to finish it; 25-8

2^nd set – 2-2 tie, 11-0 run by WC, 12-4 run to finish it; 25-6

3^rd set – 2-2 tie, then 3-3, then 7-7, then 9-9, then a 16-5 run by WC to finish it; 25-14

Any questions?

There were 103 services in the match. The previous low number of serves was 120 at Loma Linda on October 15. The most number of serves was 188 in the 4 set loss against Pomona Catholic on October 22.

The JV Lancers had their way as well – at least in the 1^st set - winning 25-15. The 2^nd set required extra points but a powerful attack by Sophomore Middle Blocker Hannah Rhinehart gave Western the match point opportunity which was won on a subsequent Roadrunner attack that flew into the net.

We do appreciate the LLA teams for traveling to Upland. They maintained a positive attitude during the matches and never gave up.

Will the next match be more intriguing to write about? Oh….. I think so. But, more on that later.

The varsity victory clinched at least 3^rd place in the Christian League… or perhaps a bit more accurately the #3 team from the Christian league in the upcoming division 4AA playoff bracket that will be announced precisely at 12:45pm on Sunday, according to Mrs. B. But the potential for #2 is just one victory away.

There was more drama off the court than on the court on Tuesday night. Senior night had arrived. Believe me, knowing that the volleyball cycle will not start up again is not the favorite thing of senior players and families. Making it better was knowing that this was not our last match, nor our 2^nd to last match, maybe not even our last home match and not our last get together off the court.

But the most poignant moment of the night came after the game, after the Lancers had their post game chat, when the players, in unison, showed their support to one of our own family members, Lyndsey’s mom, Sabrina, who is recovering from surgery. They presented her with a super-sized hand-made card. They reminded everyone and themselves that there are more important things going on around us than a volleyball match and that teamwork can be much more significant than bump-set-spike.

	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Final
Loma Linda Academy	8	6	14			0
Western Christian	25	25	25			3

	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total
Western Christian
Points Earned	10	13	11			34
Points Given Away	7	3	11			21
Loma Linda Academy
Points Earned	1	3	3			7
Points Given Away	15	12	14			41

1st round thru league	PC	Arwhd	Aquinas	LLA	OC	Total
Western	6-Oct	8-Oct	13-Oct	15-Oct	20-Oct
Points Earned	37	45	56	41	28	207
Points Given Away	31	66	43	25	32	197
% Earned	54%	41%	57%	62%	47%	51%
% decided by Western	52%	63%	58%	55%	44%	55%
Opponent
Points Earned	26	33	30	20	30	139
Points Given Away	38	33	42	34	47	194
% Earned	41%	50%	42%	37%	39%	42%
% decided by Oppnt	48%	37%	42%	45%	56%	45%
Total Services	132	177	171	120	137	737
Point Earned = points won on attacks, aces and blocks
Points Given Away = points lost on errors and violations
2nd round thru league	PC	Arwhd	Aquinas	LLA	OC	Total
Western	22-Oct	27-Oct	29-Oct	3-Nov	5-Nov
Points Earned	56	34	48	34		172
Points Given Away	58	38	30	21		147
% Earned	49%	47%	62%	62%		54%
% decided by Western	61%	57%	53%	53%		56%
Opponent
Points Earned	39	37	41	7		124
Points Given Away	35	17	29	41		122
% Earned	53%	69%	59%	15%		50%
% decided by Oppnt	39%	43%	47%	47%		44%
Total Services	188	126	148	103	0	565
Point Earned = points won on attacks, aces and blocks
Points Given Away = points lost on errors and violations

CHRISTIAN LEAGUE RESULTS FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3

? #10 Western Christian d. Loma Linda Academy, 3-0

? Ontario Christian d. Aquinas, 3-0

? # 8 Arrowhead Christian and Pomona Catholic had the night off by virtue of having played an extra match last week.

Christian League				Varsity
2009 Varsity Volleyball Standings
School	W	L	Pct.	W	L	Pct.
Arrowhead Christian	8	1	0.889	16	5	0.762
Western Christian	6	3	0.667	12	5	0.706
Ontario Christian	6	3	0.667	10	15	0.400
Aquinas	5	4	0.556	12	4	0.750
Pomona Catholic	2	7	0.222	12	11	0.522
Loma Linda Academy	0	9	0.000	5	14	0.263

Christian League				JV
2009 JV Volleyball Standings
School	W	L	Pct.	W	L	Pct.
Ontario Christian	8	1	0.889	10	5	0.667
Western Christian	7	2	0.778	13	4	0.765
Loma Linda Academy	4	4	0.500	7	6	0.538
Aquinas	3	6	0.333	8	8	0.500
Pomona Catholic	3	6	0.333	5	7	0.417
Arrowhead Christian	2	7	0.222	6	10	0.375

Thursday, November 5, 2009 in Ontario – JV 5:00pm, Varsity 6:00pm

For the JV Lancers (7-2), this match is for the league championship. The JV Knights (8-1) have already clinched at least a tie for 1^st place. Thursday’s match will determine if these 2 squads will be co-champions. If that turns out to be the case, Western can revel in the fact that they defeated their co-champs twice. On October 20 the JV Lancers won 14-25, 25-21, 15-8.

While the Varsity Lancers were holding firm on their piece of 2^nd place in league by beating Loma Linda on Tuesday, Ontario Christian and Aquinas were battling for the other piece. The winner would remain tied with Western for 2^nd. OC won, setting up a thrilling season finale for both teams when WC and OC meet on the court on Thursday.

The Knights rolled into San Bernardino to play Aquinas just a few days after the Lancers left town. How did the 2 matches compare? Very closely. Both dub-C and OC won at Aquinas is 3-0 sweeps but all the sets were very close. The Lancers won each of theirs by 2 points. The Knights won 25-20, 25-22, 25-23.

Like Thursday’s contest, the last time Western and OC met they had identical league records at 3-1. Western won in a 3-0 sweep and for 48 hours enjoyed being in first place – alongside Arrowhead Christian – in the Christian League.

That first match was in Upland. This one is at Ontario Christian. Last year’s JV team won there but varsity lost in 4 sets. Varsity has not won at Ontario since 2005, also the year of their last playoff appearance.

The two teams are now so comparable on paper that the intangibles have to be tallied…

1. Home court advantage for OC? No, the line measurements are the same in Upland. So what if the lines are blue in one place and green in the other.

2. Number of fans in attendance? Like, which Western fan is not going to be there for this one?

3. Noise factor? Are you kidding? We have Jose and Olga!

4. Travel distance? Gimme a break. It’s like 5 miles.

5. Loose and relaxed? Sure, no distraction due to it being Senior Night for the Lancers.

6. The better team? Well, last time that was decided on Oct 20 the dub-C came out on top.

October 20, 2009 at Upland
	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Final
Ontario Christian	21	23	18			0
Western Christian	25	25	25			3

Ontario Christian has won 6 of the last 11 matches against Western, including 6 in a row before the October 20 loss in Upland. The Lancers have not played a 5 set match since the 2008 season finale against OC.

There will be at least 6 participants from Western’s 2004 CIF championship team in attendance on Thursday: Varsity Head coach Dawn Bartholomew, Varsity Assistant Coach Becca Lewis, Varsity Assistant Alex Arguelles, JV Head Coach Missy Perlman, JV Assistant Coach Heidi Holmes and…… Ontario Christian Varsity Head Coach Paige Molina.

CHRISTIAN LEAGUE SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5

? #10 Western Christian at Ontario Christian

? Aquinas at Arrowhead Christian

? Pomona Catholic at Loma Linda Academy

LADY LANCER PROFILE

Dawn Bartholomew

Dawn Bartholomew is in her 13^th year of coaching volleyball at Western Christian High School. The Lancer Volleyball Blog recently interviewed her.

LVB: So, 13 years of coaching at Western. Were they all as varsity head coach?

DB: Yes

LVB: And were you coaching before you came to Western?

DB: Yes, I’ve been coaching for 19 years overall. Before Western I was at Sierra Vista High School in Baldwin Park for 6 years.

LVB: What did you find different about coaching in public school vs. Western?

DB: The parental support is completely different, at least from what I experienced. I tell the girls frequently how fortunate they are to have the complete support of their parents at our matches. In public school, I once hosted a volleyball banquet when I had 45 players in the program. They were only 48 at the banquet. The parents just didn’t show up.

LVB: Let’s dig deeper into your history. Where we you born?

DB: Phoenix, Oregon. I’m a graduate of Phoenix High School. Go Pirates!

LVB: Oh yeah, you’re a Oregon Ducks fan too right?

DB: Yeah. I had to let loose some quacks to all the Trojan fans on campus after that big victory on Saturday. I don’t get to do that very often you know…. well, lately I have!

LVB: Where did you go to college and how did you meet Adam?

DB: We were both students at Azusa Pacific University. We worked together on campus and were eventually married at Foothill Christian Church in Glendora, where we still worship.

LVB: So, tell us more about your kids who we see all the time at matches.

DB: Well, Jenna Priscilla (named after my mom) is 10 ?; attends Crossroads Christian School; loves volleyball, basketball, softball, reading and any competitive board game. Bryan Aaron (named after my cousin Bryan, a Marine, who was killed in action in Afghanistan; and his uncle Aaron, Adam’s twin brother); is 6 years old; attends Western Christian in Claremont; loves Thomas the train, trains, Lightning McQueen, cars, and competitive board games.

LVB: Are there other sports you have coached?

DB: Yes, freshman and JV girls basketball at Western and Sierra Vista.

LVB: Do you have a favorite volleyball coaching memory?

DB: Sure. Several. First, a playoff game vs. Pasadena Poly in 1998 -we played them the toughest any opponent did in the rest of the playoffs. Then, in 2001 that we made it out of the 2^nd round of the playoffs for the 1^st time by beating Oaks Christian. Winning the Ayala Tournament in 2004 was a huge moment for our program. Another great memory was to look up in the stands at our CIF semi-final game at Sage Hill in 2004 to see 12 former players cheering us on. Of course, winning the CIF championship in 2004 speaks for itself. The night before that was very special too. These are treasured memories for me---but pretty much any team event off the court and any time a former player comes to a game or contacts me is a favorite coaching moment for me as well.

(Editor’s note: more to come on the 2004 championship season in a future article!)

LVB: OK, here’s a couple questions we’ve asked all the other Lady Lancers. What was your favorite and least favorite subject in school?

DB: Least favorite - World History (sorry Oden!) and Philosophy - who cares if a tree makes a sound in the forest if no one is there???? Favorite- US History, and any Political Science class.

LVB: OK, and what’s good about Western?

DB: The students, athletes, parents and good friends have always been the best part of Western. I have been blessed to have them as my 2^nd family all these years.

LVB: One last question… What’s this about your dad, Bud, being the #1 Lancer fan?

DB: My dad has been coming to support Western Christian athletics since 1997. He has driven down from Oregon during almost every volleyball, basketball and softball season since then. He is an incredibly supportive and generous father. Adam and I have been very blessed to have him support us and our teams all these years. When our teams win, he is SOOO excited. And when we lose—he runs a play-by-play through of every mistake in the match. I’m pretty sure he takes the losses even harder than I do! J

LVB: Thanks Mrs. B. Our daughters have been blessed to have had you as their coach. We appreciate all the time you and Becca have dedicated to them since practice began in May, the summer league season, not knowing when our gym was going to be ready for practice, through the tournaments and now as we wrap up the league season which won’t be the end of the road for the first time in awhile.

DB: Thank you. I greatly appreciate all the players and their families. My experiences with you have truly been a blessing.

LVB: Then the feeling is mutual. Thanks for sharing with us. Let’s go get a victory against OC!

7:00pm Friday, November 6, 2009 at the Galen Center in Los Angeles

Featuring the Lancer Volleyball Program in attendance!

Thanks to Jose Arguelles for making this event happen for the 3^rd year in a row!

The last time these 2 teams met the Bruins swept the Trojans. The Bruins are having a better season than the Women of Troy. The Trojans started the season nicely with a record of 11 wins and 1 loss with 10 of the 11 wins being 3-0 sweeps. Since then in tough PAC 10 conference play their record is 4-7. The Bruins went 10-3 in non-conference play. Their conference record is 8-3 and they are 1 game behind Washington for 1^st place. After the match on Friday night, both USC and UCLA have 6 conference matches remaining.

October 9, 2009 at Pauley Pavilion
	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Final
USC	25	20	22			0
UCLA	27	25	25			3

PAC-10 WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS
	Conference			Overall
Team	W	L	Pct	W	L	Pct
Washington	9	2	0.818	19	2	0.905
UCLA	8	3	0.727	18	6	0.750
Stanford	8	3	0.727	15	6	0.714
California	6	5	0.545	13	8	0.619
Oregon	5	5	0.500	15	5	0.750
Arizona	5	6	0.455	16	6	0.727
Washington State	5	6	0.455	16	6	0.727
USC	4	7	0.364	15	8	0.652
Oregon State	2	8	0.200	11	11	0.500
Arizona State	2	9	0.182	12	11	0.522

VARSITY SCHEDULE / RESULTS

Date	Day	Opponent	Site	Time	Results	Record
8-Sep	Tuesday	Walnut	Walnut	3:15pm	L, 0-3	scrimmage
10-Sep	Thursday	University Prep	cancelled
12-Sep	Saturday	Pasadena Poly Tournament
15-Sep	Tuesday	Calvary Murrieta	Club West	6:00pm	L, 1-3	0 - 1
17-Sep	Thursday	Bell-Jeff	Club West	6:00om	W, 3-0	1 - 1
19-Sep	Saturday	Arcadia Tournament
19-Sep	Saturday	Arcadia	Arcadia		L, 0-2	1 - 2
19-Sep	Saturday	Hemet	Arcadia		W, 2-0	2 - 2
19-Sep	Saturday	South Pasadena	Arcadia		W, 2-0	3 - 2
22-Sep	Tuesday	Acad for Aca Excel	Club West		W, 3-0	4 - 2
25-Sep	Friday	Calvary Downey	Downey	5:00pm	W, 3-1	5 - 2
6-Oct	Tuesday	Pomona Catholic	Damien	6:00pm	W, 3-0	1-0, 6-2
8-Oct	Thursday	Arrowhead Christian	Upland	6:00pm	L, 1-3	1-1, 6-3
9-Oct	Friday	Webb	Webb	5:30pm	W, 3-1	1-1, 7-3
13-Oct	Tuesday	Aquinas	Upland	6:00pm	W, 3-1	2-1, 8-3
15-Oct	Thursday	Loma Linda Academy	Loma Linda	6:00pm	W, 3-1	3-1, 9-3
20-Oct	Tuesday	Ontario Christian	Upland	6:00pm	W, 3-0	4-1, 10-3
22-Oct	Thursday	Pomona Catholic	Upland	6:00pm	L, 1-3	4-2, 10-4
27-Oct	Tuesday	Arrowhead Christian	Arrowhead	6:00pm	L, 0-3	4-3, 10-5
29-Oct	Thursday	Aquinas	Aquinas	6:00pm	W, 3-0	5-3, 11-5
3-Nov	Tuesday	Loma Linda Academy	Upland	6:00pm	W, 3-0	6-3, 11-5
5-Nov	Thursday	Ontario Christian	Ontario	6:00pm

JV SCHEDULE / RESULTS

Date	Day	Opponent	Site	Time	Results	Record
8-Sep	Tuesday	Walnut	Walnut			scrimmage
10-Sep	Thursday	University Prep	cancelled
15-Sep	Tuesday	Calvary Murrieta	Club West		W, 2-0	1 - 0
17-Sep	Thursday	Bell-Jeff	Club West		W, 2-0	2 - 0
19-Sep	Saturday	Gladstone Tournament
19-Sep	Saturday	Duarte	Gladstone		W, 2-0	3 - 0
19-Sep	Saturday	Ontario	Gladstone		W, 2-0	4 - 0
19-Sep	Saturday	Maranatha	Gladstone		L, 1- 2	4 - 1
22-Sep	Tuesday	Acad for Aca Excel	Club West		W, 2-0	5 - 1
25-Sep	Friday	Calvary Downey	Downey	5:00pm	L, 0-2	5 - 2
6-Oct	Tuesday	Pomona Catholic	Damien	5:00pm	W, 2-0	1-0, 6-2
8-Oct	Thursday	Arrowhead Christian	Upland	5:00pm	W, 2-0	2-0, 7-2
9-Oct	Friday	Webb	Webb	4:30pm	W, 2-0	2-0, 8-2
13-Oct	Tuesday	Aquinas	Upland	5:00pm	W, 2-1	3-0, 9-2
15-Oct	Thursday	Loma Linda Academy	Loma Linda	5:00pm	L, 2-1	3-1, 9-3
20-Oct	Tuesday	Ontario Christian	Upland	5:00pm	W, 2-1	4-1, 10-3
22-Oct	Thursday	Pomona Catholic	Upland	5:00pm	W, 2-1	5-1, 11-3
27-Oct	Tuesday	Arrowhead Christian	Arrowhead	5:00pm	W, 2-0	6-1, 12-3
29-Oct	Thursday	Aquinas	Aquinas	5:00pm	L, 1-2	6-2, 12-4
3-Nov	Tuesday	Loma Linda Academy	Upland	5:00pm	W, 2-0	7-2, 13-4
5-Nov	Thursday	Ontario Christian	Ontario	5:00pm

Varsity Roster
No.	Name	Position	Year
2	Gaby Peraza	Defensive Specialist	Sr.
3	Taylor Pierini	Setter/Outside Hitter	Jr.
4	Chelsea Cramer	Setter/Opposite Hitter	Sr.
5	Kelsey Doolittle	Opposite Hitter	Sr.
6	Jessica Arguelles	Middle Blocker	Sr.
8	Brittany Lamon-Parades	Libero	Jr.
9	Alexa Cordero	Setter/Opposite Hitter	Jr.
10	Lyndsey Carruthers	Outside Hitter	Soph.
12	Stephanie Yeung	Defensive Specialist	Sr.
13	Jasmine Lara	Middle Blocker	Jr.
17	Vicky Rorex	Defensive Specialist	Sr.
Head Coach: Dawn Bartholomew
Assisstant Coach: Becca Lewis
Team Statistician: Paige Oldham
Junior Varsity Roster
No.	Name	Position	Year
2	Hannah Rhinehart	Middle Blocker	Soph.
3	Crystal Celaya	Setter/Opposite Hitter	Jr.
5	Christina Oka	Setter	Soph.
6	Brenna Martinez	Opposite Hitter	Fr.
8	Brooke Bernard	Outside Hitter	Fr.
10	Seuhee Han	Middle Blocker	Fr.
12	Felicity Mayer	Outside/Opposite Hitter	Soph.
15	Krystal Alviso	Defensive Specialist	Soph.
18	Leah Dorsey	Middle Blocker	Soph.
Head coach: Missy Perlman
Assistant Coach: Heidi Holmes
Team Statistician: Paige Oldham

Photos by Alex Cordero

David Doolittle reporting.