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Santa Rosa Junior College Women's Volleyball is off to a terrific start this season.  They go into their third week of league play with a 3-0 record in the big 8 conference, and a 14-0 overall record. They played nine matches before even losing a game.  There first real test came at the San Jose Invitational, the last weekend of September, where they faced Cabrillo College in the second round.  They came out very strong in the first game with a 30-16, 18-30, 30-24, 30-32, 15-12 victory, but Cabrillo came back equally as strong in game two.  Santa Rosa then took game three, but Cabrillo fought hard to pull out a tight one in game four.  In the fifth game Santa Rosa came out on fire, switching sides at eight with a six point lead.  Cabrillo kept fighting, but the deficit was too much to overcome.  Santa Rosa won the match, with a 15-12 victory in the fifth.  The next morning Santa Rosa had to face Delta College who has been the powerhouse in the big 8 conference for a decade.  Santa Rosa came out very strong and controlled the first two games.  After a slight let up in games three and four, Santa Rosa found themselves in a 2-2 dogfight.  Santa Rosa regained their composure just enough to pull out a fifth game victory 15-13.  Santa Rosa then went on to face Sac City in the finals.  Santa Rosa had a fantastic start to the match in game one, and never looked back.  They swept Sac City in the championship match. 

The Bear Cubs were led by team captains Kaitlin Ferguson and Krista Mattos.  Kaitlin was named the MVP of the tournament.  Krista was named to the all tournament team, along with middle blocker Gina Sbragia.  The Bear Cubs had key contributions from middle blocker Jenna Chandler, outside hitters Komera Tale, Cayla Robinson, and Allegra Amoroso, opposite Cassie Nelson, and defensive specialists Dani McNamee, Kerry Curran, and Caitlyn Hardisty.

After the San Jose Tournament, there was no time for the Bear Cubs to sit around feeling good about themselves.  They had to face Sac City again in a conference match the following Wednesday.  Santa Rosa prepared diligently in practice and in the film room.  The Bear Cubs have a great deal of respect for Sac City and their coaching staff, and they were prepared for a battle.  The match did not disappoint the expectations that came along with it.  Games one and two were as tightly contested as they could be with Santa Rosa coming out victorious 32-30 and 33-31.   In game three Santa Rosa took a little more control, and won 30-25.  Shockingly, Santa Rosa swept Sac City twice in five days.  They followed up with another three game sweep of a young, but very competitive  Modesto team.

SRJC Volleyball Match

SRJC Volleyball Match

 

 

Head Coach, Kelly Wood

Head Coach
Kelly Wood
kwood@santarosa.edu
(707) 521-7971

Kelly began her career at Santa Rosa Junior College as a student in 1992.  She participated on the volleyball and the basketball teams while at SRJC.  She then transferred to Sonoma State University where she played two more years on the volleyball team.  She was an all conference and all regional athlete while at SSU.  After her senior season of volleyball at SSU, she returned to SRJC to assist her former coach, Diane Campagna.  She then graduated from SSU in 1997 with a degree in Psychology.  Kelly continued assisting at SRJC until 2000 when she had the opportunity to be the interim head coach for a season.  The Bear Cubs made it to the state tournament that season, and finished 7th in the state.  After the 2001 season, Kelly was hired as the head volleyball coach after Diane Campagna retired from coaching.  Kelly has been the head coach since 2002, and has led the team to the NorCal playoffs every year of her career.  In 2004 Kelly completed her Masters degree in Education from Chapman University. She is still actively participating in volleyball on the outdoor grass circuit in Northern California.  Kelly currently resides in Rincon Valley with her husband Greg, and her children, Mason and Olivia.   

Assistant Coach Greg Railsback

Assistant Coach
Greg Railsback
Greg is an outstanding coach who brings another element to the team. Greg has played at the professional level as a grass player, and AAA as a sand player. He has played for a total of 14 years. Greg is a West Coast Regional Cobra Net Systems Representative and has been involoved in running outdoor tournaments for 14 years. He has been assisting at SRJC for 6 years.

Assistant Coaches Garner & Holloway

Assistant Coaches

Dani Gardner
Dani is a graduate of Analy High School, where she was a three sport standout.  She played volleyball, basketball, and softball.  She attended Santa Rosa Jr. College in 2004-2006, where she participated on the volleyball and softball teams.  Her sophomore year she was chosen by her coaches to be the team captain.  She is currently attending Sonoma State University and majoring in Business Administration.  She plans to graduate in June 2008. Dani began assisting the SRJC volleyball team in 2006. Dani brings a very positive attitude to the coaching staff, and has been a welcome addition. Dani is also working for Cisco Systems as an intern for the manufacturing manager.  When Dani is not in school or working she is an avid world traveler.  She also plays grass volleyball, and competes at the AA level.   

Claire Holloway
Claire is a graduate of El Molino High School where she participated on the volleyball, basketball, track, and softball teams.  Claire was a member of the 1999 state championship El Molino High School team.  She was a student at Santa Rosa Junior College from 2002-2004.  Her sophomore year she was chosen by her coaches to be the team captain.  She was named all conference and all northern California after her sophomore year.  She transferred to Chico State and finished her collegiate career as a Wildcat.  She graduated in 2006 with a degree in Public Relations, and a minor in Psychology.  Claire currently works at Copia, the American Center for wine, food and the arts. Claire has had three years of coaching experience at the Middle School level, where she coached at her Alma Mater, Salmon Creek, for three years.  This will be her first year assisting at SRJC.