Anderson, Pirates dominate All-OEC accolades
After running away with the Orange Empire Conference title and also cruising to a California Community College Athletic Association State Championship it was no surprise that the Orange Coast men's volleyball team dominated the OEC end-of-the-year awards.
Will Anderson, a 6-8 sophomore opposite was named the most valuable player of the conference, seven of his teammates were picked to the first and second teams and coach Travis Turner was selected as the coach of the year.
Setter Josh Friedman, middle blocker Zach Weston and setter Grayson Kling were each first team all-conference selections from Orange Coast and outside hitter Sam Warren, middle blocker Jake Diddy, outside hitter Cash Adamsen and libero Tyler Vedder were named to the second team.
The Pirates went 8-0 in conference and had a record of 20-1 overall.
They won their last 15 matches of the season and their last 15 sets of the year.
Orange Coast swept Irvine Valley and then Long Beach, which handed OCC its only loss of the year in mid-February, to win the state title at El Camino College in late April.
The Pirates finished the year with the highest winning percentage (.952) in the CCCAA. And they were the only 20-win team in the state.
Anderson was also picked the MVP of the state tournament with teammates Adamsen and Friedman selected to the all-tournament team at the state event.
Anderson led the conference in kills with 250, in hitting percentage at .360 and in aces per set at 0.61, and was second in kills per set at 3.79.
Friedman was tops in the OEC in assists per set at 7.92, Adamsen ranked second in hitting percentage at .329 and Weston was fourth in blocks per set at 0.89.
ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
2022 ALL-ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER – Will Anderson, Orange Coast
COACH OF THE YEAR – Travis Turner, Orange Coast
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FIRST TEAM |
SECOND TEAM |
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Josh Friedman – Orange Coast |
Sam Warren – Orange Coast |
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Zach Weston – Orange Coast |
Jake Diddy – Orange Coast |
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Grayson Kling – Orange Coast |
Cash Adamsen – Orange Coast |
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Adam Schulte – Irvine Valley |
Tyler Vedder – Orange Coast |
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Josh Beymer – Irvine Valley |
Karl Stenlund – Irvine Valley |
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Trevor Weinert – Irvine Valley |
Colin Chillingworth – Irvine Valley |
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Cameron Grammatica – Santiago Canyon |
Jaden Churchill – Irvine Valley |
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Connor Wilson – Santiago Canyon |
Troy Reindl – Santiago Canyon |
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Leonardo Mazuco - Fullerton |
Anthony Gutierrez – Santiago Canyon |
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Hunter Wong-Hin -Fullerton |
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David Perez – Fullerton
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-- Release courtesy of Brent Shaver, Irvine Valley College SID
