Michelle Orgel
3 Michelle Orgel
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Hometown:
    San Anselmo, CA
  • Year:
    Fr
  • High School:
    St. Francis Drake
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Emma Esparza, left, and Jacque Ortegon dominated their first match 21-8, 21-3, then moved into the WSC quarterfinals. (File photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Esparza/Ortegon advance to WSC quarterfinals

Emma Esparza and Jacque Ortegon recorded their most dominating victory in the opening round of the WSC Women’s Beach Volleyball Pairs Tournament on Wednesday at the Ventura Marina, then advanced to the quarterfinals without a single serve or spike.

Emma Esparza, a sophomore from Ventura, was a one-woman show in the 1st set against Glendale after her partner Jacque Ortegon suffered back spasms. (File photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Vaqueros battle back to tie Glendale 2-2 in finale

SBCC rallied to win the No. 2 and 3 matches on Friday and earn a tie with Glendale 2-2 in its final women’s beach volleyball dual match of the season at Cal State Bakersfield.

Madie Meyer, making the dig, and Michelle Orgell erased a 14-10 third-set deficit with a 6-0 run that produced a 16-14 win. (File photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Vaqueros blank Victor Valley 5-0 for first home victory

Madie Meyer and Michelle Orgell staged a stirring comeback from 14-10 down to win the third set on Friday at East Beach and help SBCC record its first home win by a 5-0 score over Victor Valley. It was also the first-ever shutout for the Vaqueros’ first-year beach volleyball squad.

McKenzie Garrison dives for a dig. She and Grace Trocki extended the No. 1 match to the limit vs. Ventura before losing the third set, 15-12. (File photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Vaqueros show improvement against Ventura and Bakersfield

SBCC extended a couple of matches to three sets on Friday in a pair of 5-0 women's beach volleyball losses to Ventura and Bakersfield at Cal State Bakersfield.

Grace Trocki makes a dig in the No. 2 match with partner Emma Esparza. (Photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Moorpark, Santa Monica topple Vaqueros

SBCC suffered a pair of 5-0 beach volleyball setbacks on Friday to Moorpark and Santa Monica at East Beach.

Jacque Ortegon (7) and Emma Esparza cruised to a 21-11, 21-9 win in the No. 2 match. (Photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Marin edges Vaqueros 3-2 in the fog

The College of Marin slipped past SBCC 3-2 in a non-conference women’s beach volleyball match on a cold and foggy Tuesday morning at East Beach.

Lily Eaves, left, served 12 straight points during a 21-4, 21-15 victory. (File photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Vaqueros earn first win in WSC opener, 4-1

SBCC posted the first win of its inaugural beach volleyball season on Friday, taking down Victor Valley 4-1 in the Western State Conference opener at Santa Monica.

Jacque Ortegon, making the block, and Emma Esparza won the No. 2 doubles vs. Santa Monica in three sets, 13-21, 24-22, 15-10. (File photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Garrison/Trocki, Ortegon/Esparza get SBCC's first 2 points in 3-2 loss

SBCC got its first two points in intercollegiate women’s beach volleyball on Friday and gave an outstanding effort before falling 3-2 at Santa Monica. In their second match of the morning, the Vaqueros lost to Palomar, 5-0.

McKenzie Garrison tries a cut shot in the No. 1 match on Friday during the first-ever intercollegiate women's beach volleyball match at East Beach. (Photo by Ken Sciallo/Sevilla Photography)
Mt. SAC downs Vaqueros in first beach volleyball match

SBCC played the first intercollegiate women’s volleyball match at East Beach on Friday and came up short in a 5-0 loss to Mt. San Antonio.