2014 LBCC Men's Volleyball News

Five members of the 2014 Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team recently earned All-Western State Conference postseason honors. Sophomores Tim Davis, Dan Starkey, and Henry Taylor were first-team honorees.

The 2014 Long Beach City College men’s volleyball season came to a screeching halt after a marathon five-set loss to visiting Irvine Valley College on Friday in a quarterfinal-round match of the CCCAA State Championships. (Photo by John Fajardo)

Long Beach City College opens its postseason run on Friday at 6 p.m. when the Vikings will host Irvine Valley College in the CCCAA State Championship quarterfinals. LBCC looks to capture its ninth state title. (Photo by John Fajardo)

The Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team needed just 57 minutes to complete a 25-14, 25-15, 25-19 Western State Conference sweep of visiting Los Angeles Trade-Tech College on Friday night. Ryan Boncuk (pictured) posted six kills, two aces, and two blocks for LBCC. (Photo by John Fajardo)

Sophomore Reylea Speller had a match-high 18 kills, sophomore Dan Starkey posted 16 kills, and freshman Marques Buggs totaled 14 kills to help lead the Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team to a 25-19, 25-20, 17-25, 25-21 win over visiting Santa Barbara City College on Wednesday at LBCC. (Photos by John Fajardo)

The Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team bounced back from a tough five-set loss on Wednesday with a 25-21, 25-23, 25-17 victory on Friday night over visiting Santa Monica College. Sophomore Henry Taylor (center) had seven kills and a .778 hitting percentage. (Photo by John Fajardo)

Sophomore Dan Starkey and freshman Marques Buggs (pictured) combined for 23 kills as the Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team needed just an hour and 15 minutes to complete a 25-20, 25-21, 25-20 sweep of visiting Irvine Valley College on Friday. (Photo by John Fajardo)

Sophomore Dan Starkey (pictured) totaled 16 kills in his Vikings debut but it wasn’t enough as the Long Beach City College men’s volleyball team fell 3-1 (25-19, 25-23, 20-25, 25-18) to visiting Orange Coast College in both teams’ season opener on Wednesday. (Photo by John Fajardo)