2016 LBCC Men's Volleyball News

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Olympic Gold Medalist Misty May-Treanor to Lead Volleyball Programs at Long Beach City College
Olympic Gold Medalist Misty May-Treanor to Lead Volleyball Programs at Long Beach City College

Long Beach City College has named Olympic gold-medalist Misty May-Treanor as the Director of Volleyball Operations. May-Treanor’s appointment is set to begin July 5.

Olympic Gold Medalist Misty May-Treanor to Lead Volleyball Programs at Long Beach City College
Olympic Gold Medalist Misty May-Treanor to Lead Volleyball Programs at Long Beach City College

Long Beach City College has named Olympic gold-medalist Misty May-Treanor as the Director of Volleyball Operations. May-Treanor’s appointment is set to begin July 5.

2016 State Champions!
Men's Volleyball: LBCC rallies from behind to beat Orange Coast for state championship

The Long Beach City College Vikings won their ninth state title thanks to a 3-1 victory over the Orange Coast College Pirates in the 2016 California Community College Athletic Association Men’s Volleyball State Championship final on Saturday night at Pierce College in Woodland Hills.

Sophomore Joshua Nehls led all with a career-high 26 kills in the state championship semifinal win over Golden West. (Photo by John Fajardo)
Men's Volleyball: LBCC wins thrilling five-set match over Golden West to advance to state final

In one of the most thrilling matches in Long Beach City College men’s volleyball history, the Vikings erased a 23-19 Set 4 deficit and prevailed in five to defeat the Golden West College Rustlers in the second semifinal of the 2016 California Community College Athletic Association State Championship at Pierce College in Woodland Hills.

LBCC looks to win its first state championship since 2012.
Men's Volleyball: Long Beach earns top seed for CCCAA State Championships

Western State Conference champion Long Beach City College and Pacific Coast Athletic Conference winner Orange Coast College have been named the top seeds for the 2016 California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Men’s Volleyball State Championship tournament.

2016 Western State Conference champions! (Photo by John Fajardo)
Men’s Volleyball: 17th straight Long Beach win wraps up conference championship

Long Beach City College wrapped up the 2016 Western State Conference championship as well as an automatic bid in to the state championship semifinals thanks to its 25-23, 26-24, 25-18 win over second-place Santa Monica College on Friday night at LBCC.

Men’s Volleyball: Vikings’ win streak at 16, pick up 3-1 victory at El Camino
Men’s Volleyball: Vikings’ win streak at 16, pick up 3-1 victory at El Camino

Long Beach City College extended its winning streak to 16 matches with its 3-1 victory at El Camino College on Wednesday night. The Vikings beat the Warriors by scores of 25-15, 25-19, 18-25, 25-22 to improve to 16-2 overall and 9-0 in Western State Conference play.

Men’s Volleyball: Vikings extend winning streak to 15, beat Pierce 3-1
Men’s Volleyball: Vikings extend winning streak to 15, beat Pierce 3-1

Long Beach City College surged to its 15th straight win thanks to its 25-17, 25-23, 23-25, 25-20 victory over visiting Pierce College on Friday. The Vikings haven’t lost since opening the season with consecutive defeats on Jan. 29 and 30.

Freshman Jordan Molina led LBCC with 14 digs in the win over Santa Barbara. (File photo by John Fajardo)
Men's Volleyball: Long Beach sweeps Santa Barbara for 14th straight win

Sophomore Joshua Nehls had 15 kills and eight digs while freshman Andrew Pearson totaled 11 kills, 11 digs, and four blocks to help lead Long Beach City College to its 14th straight victory, a 25-16, 26-24, 25-18 sweep of visiting Santa Barbara City College on Friday.

Freshman Taylor Dorr had 18 kills and and hit .464 in the win over L.A. Trade-Tech. (File photo by John Fajardo)
Men’s Volleyball: Long Beach gets 13th straight win with sweep of L.A. Trade-Tech

Long Beach City College needed just 56 minutes to earn a 25-16, 25-10, 25-10 sweep of visiting Los Angeles Trade-Tech College on Wednesday. The Western State Conference victory extended the Vikings’ winning streak to 13 matches and improved LBCC to 13-2 overall and 6-0 in the WSC.

Freshman setter Gary Trejo had a match-high 48 assists to go with 10 digs in the win over Moorpark. (File photo by John Fajardo)
Men's Volleyball: Vikings' winning streak reaches 12, LBCC beats Moorpark 3-1

Long Beach City College extended its winning streak to 12 matches thanks to a 3-1 Western State Conference win over visiting Moorpark College on Friday night. The 25-19, 25-16, 23-25, 25-17 victory improved the Vikings to 12-2 overall and 5-0 in conference play.

Men’s Volleyball: Long Beach win streak at 11, Vikings beat Santa Monica 3-1 on the road
Men’s Volleyball: Long Beach win streak at 11, Vikings beat Santa Monica 3-1 on the road

Long Beach City College added to its impressive winning streak as the Vikings picked up their 11th straight victory, a 3-1 win at Santa Monica College on Wednesday night.

The duo of Andrew Pearson (left) and Joshua Nehls (right) combined for 29 of the Vikings' 55 kills in their win over El Camino. (File photo by John Fajardo)
Men’s Volleyball: Vikings surge to 10th straight win, beat El Camino 3-1

The dynamic duo of sophomore Joshua Nehls and freshman Andrew Pearson combined for 29 kills to lead Long Beach City College to its 10th straight win as the Vikings beat visiting El Camino College 21-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-23 on Friday night in a Western State Conference match.

Men’s Volleyball: Winning streak reaches nine, Vikings beat Pierce 3-1
Men’s Volleyball: Winning streak reaches nine, Vikings beat Pierce 3-1

Long Beach City College won its ninth straight match as the Vikings cruised to a 3-1 Western State Conference win at Los Angeles Pierce College on Wednesday. LBCC won the match by scores of 25-18, 16-25, 25-21, and 25-19 to improve to 9-2 overall and 2-0 in conference play.

File photo by John Fajardo
Men’s Volleyball: Long Beach opens conference play with 3-1 win at Santa Barbara

Long Beach City College pushed its winning streak to eight matches thanks to its 3-1 win at Santa Barbara City College on Wednesday in both teams’ Western State Conference opener. LBCC dropped the first set 18-25 before surging to 25-17, 26-24, and 25-19 victories to pull out the match win.

File photo by John Fajardo
Men’s Volleyball: Vikings push win streak to seven with sweep at San Diego City

Long Beach City College extended its winning streak to seven matches thanks to a 25-22, 25-16, 25-12 victory at San Diego City College on Friday night. The non-conference win improved the Vikings to 7-2 overall.