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Ottawa Arizona releases soccer, women's volleyball rosters, schedules

Posted 8/7/17

By Derek Diesner

Special to Independent Newsmedia

The first three sports to play for the Ottawa Arizona Spirit — womens volleyball, mens soccer and womens soccer — will start their seasons …

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Ottawa Arizona releases soccer, women's volleyball rosters, schedules

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By Derek Diesner
Special to Independent Newsmedia


The first three sports to play for the Ottawa Arizona Spirit — womens volleyball, mens soccer and womens soccer — will start their seasons this month, and the school has released their rosters and schedules.


Players with Northwest Valley ties, are bolded below:



Camila Trovato, 2016 graduate of Shadow Ridge High School, signs to play womens’ volleyball with Ottawa UniversityArizona, as her mother Lorena Cano, left, and younger sister, Valentina, look on.

2017-18 Women’s Volleyball Roster


#            Name                                   Class      Pos         Ht.          Hometown / Major / Previous School(s)


*Taylor Cheatham                              FR          M            5-8          Phoenix / Biology/Betty H. Fairfax HS


               Jessica LaRue                    FR


1            McKenna Crank                   FR          OH         5-8          Payson /Payson HS


2            Breelle Lugo                        SO          OPP       5-9          Tempe / Engineering /Arizona Western College


3            Amanda Martin                  FR          Libero     5-7          Glendale/Sunrise Mountain HS       


4            Jorie Mayfield                      JR          OH         5-11        Tempe /Eastern New Mexico


5            Journee Nobles                   FR          OH         5-10        Round Rock, TX / Pre-Dentistry /Anderson HS


6            Melissa Pignatiello            FR          S             5-7          Peoria, AZ /Cactus HS      


7            Kelsey Marchant                  JR          Libero     5-8          Powell, WY / Elementary Education/Northwest College


8            Destiny Riles                         FR          DS          5-6          Midwest City, OK/MidAmerica Nazarene University


9            Lauryn Mussa                     FR          OPP       5-8          Peoria/ Exercise Science/Greenway HS


10          Ryane Sanders                   FR          OPP       5-9          Glendale/O’Connor HS  


11          Camila Trovato                   FR          Libero     5-6          Surprise/ Elementary Education/Shadow Ridge HS/Grand Canyon University     


12          Julissa Alaniz                       FR          OH/M     5-9          Parker/Parker HS


13          Deauna Johnson                 JR          DS          5-7          Lakewood, WA/Pierce College


14          Halei Sanders                     FR          OH         5-10        Peoria/ Elementary Education/Glendale Community College            


15          Izze Gibbs                            FR          OH         5-9          Flagstaff/Flagstaff HS


16          Nicole Newman                   FR          OH         5-10        Avondale/Agua Fria HS     


17          Amanda Wick                    FR          M            5-11        Glendale/ Sports Management/Deer Valley HS/Grand Canyon University


18          Kara Ward                           FR          M            5-10        Payson/Payson HS


19          Nicole Rackley                   SO          OH         5-9          Peoria/Kellis HS/Otero Junior College 


20          Kylie Greenway                   SO          OPP       5-9          Riverside, CA/Grossmont College


21          Jessica Youngberg            JR          M            5-10        Peoria/Centennial HS/Glendale Community College     


22          Sydney Pendgraft              FR          OPP       5-9          Surprise/Shadow Ridge HS 


23          Kennedy O’Connor              JR          OH         5-11        Graham, WA/Pierce College


24          Olivia Kovacs                      JR          Libero     5-5          Puyallup, WA/Pierce College            


25          Adara Greathouse             FR          OH         5-9          Surprise/Greenway HS


28          Hannah Moreno                 FR          Libero    5-6          Peoria/ Biology/Liberty HS


29          Carlee Beck                         SO          DS/S      5-8          Des Moines, Iowa/Loras College


41          Madison Williams               JR          Setter     5-6          Peoria/Nursing/Liberty HS/Grand Canyon University     



Coaching Staff:


Kristin Steele - Head Coach - 1st Season - University of Central Oklahoma


Ver’leea Hardaway - Assistant Coach - 1st Season - Washington State University


Tyler Jenkins - Assistant Coach - 1st Season - Arizona State University



2017 Spirit (W) Volleyball Schedule


 Aug. 16       at South Mountain CC (scrimmage)                   5 p.m.


Aug. 23        at South Mountain CC (scrimmage)                   6:30 p.m.


Aug. 25        University of the Southwest                                 7 p.m.


Sept. 1         vs Antelope Valley at Arizona Christian               1 p.m.


Sept. 2         at Vanguard University                                         2 p.m.


Sept. 6         at Arizona Christian                                             7 p.m.


Sept. 8-9      @Providence Christian Tournament in Pasadena, Calif.


Sept. 13        Benedictine Mesa                                             7 p.m.


Sept .14        Southwestern Assemblies of God Univ.         7 p.m.


Sept. 20        Hope International                                             5 p.m.


Sept. 23        vs Vanguard at Arizona Christian                         7 p.m.


Sept. 26        at SAGU                                                               7 p.m.


Sept. 27        at Chandler-Gilbert CC                                        7 p.m.


Oct. 4            Arizona Christian                                              7 p.m.


Oct. 6            at Embry Riddle                                                   7 p.m.


Oct. 13          at Hope International                                           7 p.m.


Oct. 14          at Bethesda University                                        TBA


Oct. 17          at Benedictine Mesa                                            TBA


Oct. 20          at West Coast Baptist                                          1:30 p.m.


Oct. 20          vs. Mills College                                                   4 p.m.


Oct. 21          at Saint Katherine College                                  1 p.m.


Oct. 25          at San Diego Christian                                        7:30 p.m.


Oct. 27          Bethesda                                                            7 p.m.


Nov. 2           Embry Riddle                                                     6:30 p.m.


Note: Home games will be played at Valley Vista High School



2017-18 Men’s Soccer Roster


#            Name                                   Class      Pos         Ht.          Wt.          Hometown / Major / Previous School


00          Logan Free                          FR          GK          5-10        153         Bonney Lake, WA/Bonney Lake HS


0            Alex Londors                       SO          GK          6-0          169         Chelmsford, England/Moulsham HS


1            Gerold Siaha                        JR          GK          6-5          203         Tucson/ Business/Cal State University of Bakersfield


2            Eduardo Aguilar-Mendoza   FR          F             5-8          126         Manteca, CA/Sierra HS     


4            Andrew Bianchi                   JR           D             5-8          160         Tucson/ General Studies/Pima Community College


5            Chase Castro                      FR          D            5-9          165         Las Vegas, NV/Odyssey Charter HS


6            Mauricio Ochoa                  FR           M            5-7          155         Elk Grove, CA/Franklin HS


7            Ricardo Navarro               FR           F             5-8          155         Inglewood, CA/Willow Canyon


8            Ramsin Larios                    FR           D            5-7          140         Turlock,CA/John H. Pitman HS


9            Giovanni Gil Ruelas            FR          M            5-11        150         Manteca, CA/East Union HS


11          Samuel George                   FR          F             5-8          154         Sittingbourne, England/Highsted Grammar School


12          Ramon Vicente Rojas         FR          M            5-6          170         Manteca, CA/Manteca HS 


13          Miguel Acosta                     FR          M            5-6          156         Stockton, CA/Franklin HS  


14          Adam Felipe Dumo             FR          D            5-6          135         Las Vegas, NV/Valley HS  


15          Ramon Suarez                  FR          D            6-1          154         Glendale/Bourgade Catholic HS


16          Christian Lopez                  FR          F             5-9          140         Phoenix/Madison Highland Prep


17          Eduardo Soriano III            FR          M            5-8          138         Las Vegas, NV/Liberty HS 


18          Jacob Garcia                      FR          M            5-6          138         Las Vegas, NV/Centennial HS              


19          Marc “Louie” Tate               FR          M            5-5          126         Quezon City, Philippines/Millennium HS              


20          Omar Centeno                   SO          M            5-8          165         Los Angeles, CA / Business/Delta College              


21          Andric McGill                     FR           F             6-0          146         McPherson, KS/McPherson HS


22          Hazem Sobhy                    FR        MF             5-9          163         Cairo, Egypt/American International School of Egypt


23          David Lopez                       FR          M            5-5          125         Manteca, CA/Sierra HS     


24          Zach Galeancu                   FR          M            6-0          175         Seattle, WA/Barry Goldwater HS


26          Michael Navarro               SO          MF          5-3          145         Glendale/Deer Valley HS  


27          Bryan Hernandez               FR          F             5-9          150         Phoenix/ Exercise Science/Carl Hayden HS         


28          Herman Knipp IV                FR          F             6-0          160         Louisburg, KS/Louisburg HS            


33          Bradley Beck                      SO          F             6-0          180         Las Vegas, NV/ Business/Glendale Community College


45          Kaden Jobe                         FR          GK          5-9          155         Wichita, KS/Maize HS



Coaching Staff:


Matt Gow - Head Coach - 1st Season - MidAmerica Nazarene University


Benjamin Bardales - Assistant Coach - 1st Season - Bryan College


Justin Harrison - Assistant Coach - 1st Season - MidAmerica Nazarene University



Ottawa - Arizona Men’s Soccer Schedule


Date              Time


Aug. 12         7:30 p.m. vs. Glendale Community College    at ASU West


Aug. 15         7:30 p.m. vs. GateWay CC                                at ASU West


Aug. 19          1:30 p.m. at Arizona Christian


Aug. 26          4:30 p.m. at Providence Christian College



Glendale resident and former Bourgade Catholic School player Ramon Suarez signs with Ottawa University Arizona mens' soccer.

Aug. 28          TBA at Soka University of America


Aug. 31          4 p.m. at Hope International University


 Sept. 2          Noon at San Diego Christian College


Sept. 7           7 p.m. at Embry-Riddle


Sept. 14         8 p.m. at Benedictine University at Mesa


Sept. 21         7 p.m. at Biola University


Sept. 23         1 p.m. at University of Antelope Valley


Oct. 5             TBA at Saint Katherine College


Oct. 7             5:30 p.m. at Bethesda University of California


Oct. 12          7 p.m. vs. Arizona Christian                       at Ottawa AZ*


Oct. 21          5:30 p.m. vs. Bethesda University - CA     at Ottawa AZ*


Oct. 24         7:30 p.m. vs. Benedictine                            at Ottawa AZ*


Oct. 28          2:30 p.m. vs. Grace College in Denver


Oct. 29          2:30 p.m. at Johnson & Wales University


Nov. 2           7 p.m. vs. Embry-Riddle                               at Ottawa AZ*


*: Home games tentatively scheduled for Ottawa University’s new home field



2017-18 Women’s Soccer Roster


#            Name                                Class      Pos         Ht.          Hometown / Major / Previous School


             Carley Cope                      JR          F/MF      5-2          Gilbert Psychology/Metropolitan State University


0           Alexis Kelly                        FR          GK         6-0          Phoenix/Mountain Pointe HS


~           Cassidy Morris                  JR          F/MF/D   5-6          Gilbert/Highland HS


00         Brooke Riddle                   JR          GK          5-5          Cypress, CA / Social and Behavioral Sciences/Golden West College


~           Bopha Thomas                 JR          F             -              Elgin, IL/Parkland College


1           Emily Kriplean                JR          GK          5-10        Peoria/ Special Education/Peoria HS/GateWay Community College


2            Shayna Marquez             FR                        -               River Valley HS


3            Kelly Smith                      JR          D            5-7          Goodyear/ Business Administration/Paradise Valley Community College


4            Taylor Constance            JR          MF          5-3          Gilbert/ Exercise Science/Chandler-Gilbert Community College


5            Sydnee Busby                 JR          F             5-8          Cypress, CA / Elementary Education/Orange Coast College


7            Shombri Baranski           FR                         -


8            Kii Aweau                        FR                         -


9            Kaitlyn Kelsey               JR          F/MF      5-4          Surprise/ Sociology/Willow Canyon HS/Glendale Community College


11          Briana Boehm                FR          D/CB      5-3          Laveen,/Betty H. Fairfax


12          Cassidy Chriest            JR          MF         5-5          Peoria/O’Connor HS/Paradise Valley Community College


13          Brandi Gutierrez            SR         CB          5-7          Orangevale, CA/Kinesiology/Folsom Lake College


14          Drew Theobald             FR          MF          5-5         Surprise/Valley Vista HS


15          Daniela Rios                  FR                         -              GateWay CC


16          Danica Milan                 JR           D            5-6          Gilbert/ Psychology/Chandler-Gilbert Community College


17          Tylar Williams                JR                         -              Chandler


18          Isabel Casillas               JR          MF          5-3          Yuma/Mesa Community College


19          Kaycee Youngs           SO          F             5-3          Peoria/Deer Valley HS/Glendale Community College


20          McKenna Richards      FR          MF          5-8          Phoenix/Exercise Science/Northwest Christian


21          Tori McClelland              JR          MF/F      5-5          Colorado Springs, CO / Undecided/Mesa Community College


22          Andrea Cerda                 FR                         -


23          Miranda Ruiz                  FR                         -              Paraclette HS


24          Keana Barrow                JR          MF          5-8          Goodyear/Phoenix College


25          Bree Hernandez            FR                         -              River Valley HS


26          Sam Ahern                   FR          D            5-6          Medina, OH / Biology/Shadow Ridge HS


28          Shania Maddux           JR          MF          5-6          Glendale/O’Connor HS/Parkland College


29          Alondra Renteria  FR                                  -              Phoenix College



 Coaching Staff:


Skelly Kellar - Head Coach - 1st Season - Azusa Pacific University


Brian Thames - Assistant Coach - 1st Season -


Matt Smith - Assistant Coach - 1st Season -



OUAZ Women’s Soccer Schedule


 Date                     Opponent


Aug. 12                  at SCC (Scrimmage) at 11 a.m.


Aug. 15                 Gateway (Scrimmage)  5:30 p.m. (at ASU West)



Former Peoria High School soccer goalkeeper Emily Kriplean signed to play with Ottawa University Arizona this fall

Aug. 19                  at Arizona Christian   at 11 a.m.


Aug. 26                  at Providence Christian  at 7 p.m.


Aug.  28                 at Soka


Aug. 31                  at San Diego Christian


Sept. 2                   at La Sierra at 7 p.m.


Sept. 8                  Snow College (Scrimmage)  at 7 p.m.


Sept. 10                Mills College   12:30 p.m.


Sept. 14                 at Benedictine


Sept. 24                 at La Sierra at 6 p.m.


Sept. 26                 at Saint Katherine College


Oct. 3                     at Antelope Valley


Oct. 5                     at St Katherine College


Oct. 10                    at Embry Riddle  at 7 p.m.


Oct. 12                  Arizona Christian at 5:30 p.m.*


Oct. 14                  BenU Mesa           at 7 p.m.*


Oct. 21                  Shepherd University at 5:30 p.m.*


Oct. 28                   at Johnson & Wales


Oct. 29                   at Grace (Neb.)


*: Home games tentatively scheduled for Ottawa University’s new home field


For more information about OUAZ athletics, visit http://www.ottawa.edu/ouaz/athletics. Follow OUAZ athletics on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/OUAZSpiritAthletics/ and on Twitter twitter.com/OUAZSpirit.

Editor’s Note: Derek Diesner is the Sports Information Director for Ottawa University Arizona.