SANTA BARBARA – The SBCC women's volleyball team is set to host the first round of the CCCAA Southern Regional Playoffs this Tuesday at the Sports Pavilion, when it will take the No. 5 seed into a rematch against No. 12 Golden West at 6:00 p.m.
Livestream ($7.95 to watch) | Ticket / Attendance Info Below
This will be Santa Barbara's first postseason competition under head coach Kat Niksto and the first for the team since 2017. In her second full season at the helm, Niksto led the Vaqueros to a 22-4 overall record, their best mark since 2016.
A balanced offensive attack has seen five different Vaqueros go over 100 kills for the year, led by outside hitter/opposite Bella Johnson's 170 kills. Opposite Caroline McCarty is second on the team with 167.
Middles Karoline Ruiz and Paige Rudi are the team's leading scorers overall, anchoring a Vaquero net defense that ranks first in the Western State Conference in blocks (194).
Ruiz enters the postseason atop the Vaquero charts in points (229.5), blocks (67) and hitting percentage. Her extremely efficient hitting (.325) ranks fourth in the WSC. Rudi is second on the team in points (208), blocks (47) and kill percentage (.290).
Libero Jacelin McKie sits fourth in the conference in digs (382). She has crossed the 20-dig mark on five different occasions this season, the most of any Vaquero since 2015 (Tristen Thompson).
SBCC has the second-most assists (963) of any WSC team, due in large part to the play of setter Emma Crabbe. The Carmel, CA native leads the Vaqueros with 716 assists and 11 double-doubles.
The Vaqueros have already faced Golden West once this season, earning a road sweep over the Rustlers 25-13, 25-17, 25-15 back on Oct. 20.
Ticket Prices
$12 – General Admission
$8 – Students, Faculty, Staff, Senior Citizens over age 60, children less than 12 years of age
$1 – Youth groups of eight (8) or more
*No conference, staff, or parent booster passes shall be honored.
SBCC INDOOR FAN ATTENDANCE POLICY
• All spectators (ages 12 and older) must show proof of vaccination or show a negative COVID test within the past 72 hours.
• All fans must remain properly masked & are required to follow social distance guidelines.
• All fans must complete the SBCC Health Questionnaire in order to attend an INDOOR event.
No one will be allowed entry to the contest without a completed health questionnaire. There are three ways this can be completed:
1. Print & complete the questionnaire on the day of the event & bring it with you to the contest to gain entry. The questionnaire can be found in the "Inside Athletics" menu at sbccvaqueros.com
2. Text SAFESBCC to (805)301-6578 to complete the form electronically
3. Complete the questionnaire at the contest check-in table
