February 28, 2007
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S RELAY FOR LIFE
Gulf Coast Community College Lady Commodore Volleyball team is participating in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life on April 20th & 21st. In order to raise money for the relay, we are selling car wash tickets for $5. We will be washing cars on Thursday March 22nd and Monday April 2nd. If these days do not fit your schedule, please let me know and we will try to accommodate you. Please see any volleyball player or let me know if you are interested in purchasing a ticket. If you do not want a car wash, we welcome any donation for this cause. All proceeds go to the American Cancer Society. Each year our goal is to raise $1000.

What: Car Wash
When: March 22nd, 12 to 4:00 pm
When: April 2nd, 12 to 4:00 pm
Where: Parking Lot behind Wellness Building

October 29, 2006
LADY COMMODORES WRAP UP SEASON
The Gulf Coast Lady Commodore Volleyball team wrapped up their 2006 this past weekend. Gulf Coast defeated St. Johns River CC 3-0, lost to Webber CC 1-3, lost to South Florida CC 0-3, and lost to Hillsborough CC 0-3. The Lady Commodores finished 15-17 on the season.

October 25, 2006
PENSACOLA SWEEPS GULF COAST
Panhandle Conference volleyball champion Pensacola Junior College swept visiting Gulf Coast 30-24, 30-28, 30-25 in the final conference match of the season on Tuesday. PJC, 5-0 in matches with Gulf Coast this season, will play in the state tournament in two weeks. Shajuana Pina had 11 kills and four blocks for the Lady Commodores. GC’s Courtney Donahay had 14 assists, Caitlin Smith had 20 assists, Shari Steele had 15 kills and 17 digs and Lydia Graff added 14 digs. Gulf Coast, 14-14 overall, closes the season in a tournament this weekend in Tampa. GC plays two matches on Friday and two on Saturday.
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October 21, 2006
GC SWEEPS JEFF DAVIS
The Gulf Coast Community College volleyball team raised its record above .500 with a three-game sweep of Jefferson Davis Community College on Friday. The Commodores won 30-16, 30-20, 30-19 to reach 14-13 on the season. Laurie Enslen (11 kills, 5 blocks) and Shajuana Pina (7 kills, 7 digs) led Gulf Coast. Courtney Donahay (16 assists, 11 digs), Lydia Graff (15 digs, 3 aces) and Shari Steele (5 kills, 13 digs) also made important contributions. Gulf Coast plays Pensacola on Tuesday in Milton.
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October 14, 2006
GC WINS TWO IN PJC TOURNEY
The Gulf Coast volleyball team swept the first two matches of the PJC Invitational tournament, beating Faulkner State Community College 30-18, 31-29, and Gadsden State Community College 18-30, 30-16, 15-3. The Lady Commodores play two more games in the tournament today, facing Jefferson Davis Community College from Alabama, and Oakton Community College from Illinois. On Friday, Gulf Coast was led by Laurie Enslen with 13 kills, seven blocks and four aces. Teammate Shajuana Pina had 10 kills and six blocks. Others with significant contributions included Caitlin Smith (23 assists, 15 digs, four aces), Lydia Graff (31 digs), Brittany Watkins (seven kills, seven blocks) and Shari Steele (eight kills, 12 digs, three blocks). The Lady Commodores raised their record to 11-13.
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October 4, 2006
PJC SWEEPS COMMODORES FOR STATE BID
Pensacola Junior College earned the Panhandle Conference’s automatic bid to the state volleyball tournament Tuesday night with its third win of the season over Gulf Coast Community College. The Lady Pirates won 30-28, 30-27, 30-20 to clinch first place in the two-team conference with a 3-0 record. Gulf Coast fell to 0-3 and 6-8 overall with two matches remaining against PJC. Laurie Enslen led the Lady Commodores with nine kills and seven blocks, Caitlin Smith had 11 assists, Sandi Barnes had nine assists and three aces, Lynda Graff had 16 digs and Brittany Watkins added four kills and four blocks. The Lady Commodores will play in a weekend tournament at Muscle Shoals, Ala. Gulf Coast then hosts PJC on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
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October 1, 2006
LADY COMMODORES GO 3-1 IN TOURNEY
Gulf Coast lost to Northwest Shoals and defeated Wallace State to complete the two-day Panhandle Engineering Invitational volleyball tournament with a 3-1 record. The Lady Commodores fell to Northwest Shoals 31-29, 26-30, 30-26, 30-18 and defeated Wallace State 25-30, 30-17, 30-11, 30-23. Six schools competed, but no team places were tabulated. For Gulf Coast, Tijuana Piano had a combined 13 kills, Laurie Ensile (Bay) 26 kills and 7 blocks, Brittany Watkins 24 kills and 4 blocks, Caitlin Smith (Mosley) 41 assists, Shari Steele (Mosley) 13 kills and 38 digs, Ashley Slovenia (Mosley) 10 kills, 26 digs and 4 blocks, and Lydia Grave (Mosley) had 52 digs. The Lady Commodores play a Panhandle Conference match at Pensacola Junior College in Milton on Tuesday. They trail 2-0 in the best-of-five to decide a state tournament berth, and must win the next three matches against PJC to advance.
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September 30, 2006
LADY COMMODORES SWEEP TWO TOURNEY MATCHES
The Gulf Coast volleyball team snagged a pair of victories on Friday at the Panhandle Engineering Invitational at the Billy Harrison Field House. Gulf Coast defeated Gadsden State 30-19, 30-27, 31-29 and Wallace State 35-33, 30-24, 30-19. Shajuna Pina led the way with 12 kills and eight blocks, Laurie Enslen added 13 kills and six blocks and Brittany Watkins had 17 kills and seven blocks for the Lady Commodores. Dig leaders included Lydia Graff with 29, Courtney Donahay with 23 and Shari Steele with 25. Caitlin Smith had 19 digs and 28 assists for Gulf Coast. Gulf Coast faces Northwest Shoals today at 11 a.m. and then a rematch with Wallace State at 1 p.m.
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September 20, 2006
LADY PIRATES STEAL SHOW
It is back to the drawing board for the Gulf Coast women’s volleyball team. After winning the first game Tuesday night 30-22 against conference foe Pensacola Junior College, the Lady Commodores looked poise to even the series at one win each. But after dropping three straight games 30-27, 30-21 and 30-23 to PJC, Gulf Coast fell into a similar position to a year ago after the 3-1 loss. Gulf Coast is 2-5 overall and 0-2 in the five-game Panhandle Conference series. The winner of three matches goes to the state tournament.
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September 8, 2006
GC VOLLEYBALL FALLS TO HILLSBOROUGH
Laurie Enslen had seven kills, seven aces and six blocks, but it wasn’t enough for the Gulf Coast Community College volleyball team, which fell to Hillsborough Community College 17-30, 16-30, 27-30. Shajuana Pina had six kills, and Mandi Moore and Shari Steele had 10 digs each for the Commodores. The loss dropped Gulf Coast to 2-4. The team’s next match is against Pensacola Community College at hom on Sept. 19.
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September 7, 2006
LADY COMMODORES SET FOR HOME OPENER
The Gulf Coast Lady Commodores look to even their 2-3 record tonight in a junior college volleyball match against Hillsborough Community College at the Billy Harrison Field House at 6 p.m. On Tuesday, the Lady Commodores dropped the first of five Panhandle Conference matches against rival Pensacola Junior College. Last weekend, Gulf Coast finished 2-2 in the Florida Community College-Jacksonville Tournament.
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September 6, 2006
LADY COMMODORES FALL TO PJC
Gulf Coast’s goal to sweep Pensacola Junior College ended Tuesday night when it lost the first of five Panhandle Conference matches this season to PJC. The Lady Commodores lost the match 3-1, falling 27-30, 30-28, 28-30, 20-30. Freshman Laurie Enslen led the Commodores with 12 kills, with sophomores Shajuana Pina, Brittany Watkins and Shari Steele right behind her with eight each. Freshman Lydia Graf had 24 digs over the four games. Caitlin Smith dished out 28 assists, as well. Gulf Coast’s next match will be against Hillsborough Community College on Thursday at 6 p.m. The Lady Commodores next match against conference rival PJC will be Tuesday, Sept. 19 at Gulf Coast.
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September 3, 2006
GCCC SPLITS MATCHES
The Gulf Coast Community College women’s volleyball team split a pair of matches in the Florida Community College-Jacksonville Invitational on Saturday. The Lady Commodores, 2-2, fell to St. Johns River Community College 28-30, 30-15, 30-21, 30-22 in the final pool play match. Gulf Coast then beat South Florida CC 30-18, 30-24, 30-20. The Lady Commodores open Panhandle Conference play on Tuesday against Pensacola Junior College in Milton at 6 p.m. Gulf Coast plays its first home match on Thursday night against Hillsborough Community College at 6 p.m.
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September 2, 2006
GC VOLLEYBALL SPITS IN JAX TOURNEY
The Gulf Coast Community College volleyball team split its two games at the Florida Community College-Jacksonville Invitational on Friday. The Lady Commodores opened the day with a win over Manatee, taking the match 30-24, 30-21, 21-30, 26-30, 15-13. Palm Beach beat Gulf Coast in the second match, 23-30, 30-28, 30-28, 30-19.
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August 31, 2006
GC ANXIOUS TO SERVE
Kristin Bortnick and Terri Bedford have a problem most coaches only dream of. They can’t decide on a starting six. But it’s not because they don’t have six quality choices. It’s because they have 12. When the Gulf Coast women’s volleyball team starts its 2006 season Friday at a tournament in Jacksonville, Bortnick and Bedford will have a supply of players ready to see the court. Half of them, though, never have donned the blue and gold before. “We’re still trying to find a solid six,” Bortnick said. “Good problem for coaches to have. We have lots of flexibility this season.”
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August 4, 2006
THE GOOD GETS BETTER AT GCCC
It’s not out with the old and in the with new this women’s volleyball season at Gulf Coast Community College. It’s out with the good and in, with what could be, the better. Looking forward from last season’s 18-14 record, the Lady Commodores welcome six new recruits for the 2006 season. But Laurie Enslen, Lydia Graff, Sandi Barnes, Mandi Moore, Caitlin Smith and Cheltse Hale will encounter lofty expectations.
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