GCC Volleyball Team
Glendale Community College is excited to announce the 2024 GCC Gauchos women’s volleyball team clinched the title of Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Champions. GCC Athletic Director Peter Oliszczak made the announcement on November 5, 2024. The last time the Gauchos Volleyball team won the conference champion title was in 2015.
The Gauchos finished the season with a 15 and 3 conference record and a 19 to 4 overall record.
GCC women’s volleyball is coached by Lisa Stuck, and assistants Melissa Yee and Nick Giatroudakis.
“The team has great chemistry, and they really gelled at the right time. We had some adversity and injuries early in the season, and that only made the team stronger.” Stated Lisa Stuck, head coach.
The 2024 team roster
- Brooke Barrois - Opposite Hitter
- Sofia Cortesio - Libero
- Kadee Penrod - Libero
- Hailee Peters - Setter
- Riley Jahnke - Opposite Hitter
- Dafne Zamora - Middle Blocker
- Bella Reach - Opposite Hitter
- Braelyn Marshall - Opposite Hitter/Middle Blocker
- Kylie Malone - Opposite Hitter
- Olivia Moore - Setter
- Nissa Teran - Middle Blocker
Peter Oliszczak commented, “Coach Stuck has pulled together a great team this year, with a good combination of freshman and sophomore players. Recruiting is key, and Coach Stuck always does a great job bringing in talented and hardworking student-athletes who want to be part of her program.”
Glendale Community College will be hosting the regional tournament on November 7, 8 and 9, 2024.
Glendale Community College provides 41 associate degrees, 61 certificate programs, and a range of non-degree offerings, all available to students in traditional, online and hybrid formats. Founded in 1965 to serve the northwestern part of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area, the college is part of the Maricopa County Community Colleges District, has two campuses and enrolls approximately 26,000 students annually, and employs approximately 1,000 resident faculty, staff, and administrators with an operational budget of $83 million.
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GCC Media contact: John Heckenlaible, (623) 845-3809, John.heckenlaible@gccaz.edu