Irvine Valley swept Fullerton, 25-10, 25-22, 25-19 last Friday at home and improved its record to 10-5 overall and 8-1 in the Orange Empire Conference. The Lasers came in just outside of the state top 25 for the 3CWVCA this week.
Irvine Valley bounces back from a tough loss to Saddleback with a 25-10, 25-22, 25-19 Orange Empire Conference win over Fullerton at home on Friday night. The Lasers now play two matches on the road next week.
Irvine Valley and Saddleback went into Wednesday's Orange Empire Conference contest undefeated in conference play. IVC got off to a great start, winning the first set, but Saddleback came back and took the next three.
Irvine Valley defeats Cypress, 2-0, in an Orange Empire Conference contest on Tuesday at home. Sungho Yun and Salvatore Ingrao put away goals in the first 13 minutes of the match to put the Lasers out in front for good.
Irvine Valley dropped its third match in a row Friday afternoon, falling at Cypress in an Orange Empire Conference match. It was the Lasers' third straight defeat and dropped their record to 6-4-1 overall and 1-3-0 in the conference.
Irvine Valley fifth-year men's soccer coach Conor Ward recently earned his 50th victory at the college. When the Lasers defeated Fullerton, 4-1, on the road on Tuesday, Ward improved his record to 50-35-14 overall.
Irvine Valley comes in at No. 12 in the first 3C2A Sports Information Association's poll of the 2026 season. The Lasers enter the week with a record of 6-2-1 overall and 1-1-0 in conference. IVC has a big week coming up.
Irvine Valley stays in second place in the Orange Empire Conference with a convincing 4-1 victory on the road. IVC improves its record to 5-4-1 overall and 2-1-0 in the OEC. IVC hosts Cypress on Friday at an earlier time of 11 a.m.
Irvine Valley earns its fourth sweep of the season and fourth in Orange Empire Conference play with a 25-11, 25-18, 25-15 win at Orange Coast on Friday evening. The Lasers stayed undefeated in conference and moved to 7-4 overall.
Irvine Valley battled, but ends up short at a tough Santiago Canyon squad, 3-0, in an Orange Empire Conference match Friday. IVC's record went to 6-2-1 overall and 1-1 in the OEC. The Lasers host Fullerton Tuesday.
Irvine Valley went on the road to Santa Ana on Tuesday to open Orange Empire Conference play. The defending conference champion Lasers played well, but the Dons were even better and came away with a 4-2 victory.
Irvine Valley, which captured its second straight California Community Athletic Association state championship last spring, was honored by the South Orange County College District Board of Trustees on Monday evening.
Irvine Valley, the defending Orange Empire Conference champion, starts conference play on Tuesday at Santa Ana. The Lasers have a record of 3-3-1 overall under coach Conor Ward and return several top players from last year.
Irvine Valley plays one of its best matches of the season, going on the road to tie No. 7 nationally ranked NJCAA program Arizona Western in Yuma on Thursday. IVC's Jonathan Minney converted in the 68th minute for the draw.
Irvine Valley improved its record to 4-3 overall and 2-0 in the Orange Empire Conference with a 19, 25, 12 victory over Santa Ana at home on Friday. IVC rallied to win each of the first two sets and hit .313 as a team on the night.
