2013-14 LBCC Women's Basketball News
A trio of standout Long Beach City College women's basketball players have signed their national letters of intent to take their talents to the state of Alabama next season. Shakeena Benton, Crystal Cockerhan, and Symphony Logan will continue their academic and athletic careers at Talladega College this upcoming fall.
One of the finest seasons in Long Beach City College women's basketball history came to a crushing end after a 90-81 loss at No. 1 seeded Ventura College on Saturday night in a fourth-round game of the 2014 CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoffs. (Photo by Chris Ruiz)
The Long Beach City College women’s basketball team continues its historic 2013-14 season on Saturday at 7 p.m. when the Vikings travel to No. 1 seed Ventura College for a fourth-round CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoff game. (Photo by Thomas R. Cordova Daily Breeze/Press-Telegram)
Sophomore Shakeena Benton scored a game-high 27 points to help lead the Long Beach City College women's basketball team to a 64-62 win at Pasadena City College in Round 3 of the CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoffs. (Photo by Thomas R. Cordova Daily Breeze/Press-Telegram)
A pair of South Coast Conference rivals will battle for the third time this season for the right to advance in the postseason. No. 5 seeded Long Beach City College will travel to No. 4 Pasadena City College for a third-round CCCAA Southern California Regional playoff game on Wednesday at 7 pm. (Photo by William Johnson)
Sophomore center Crystal Cockerhan (pictured) posted a triple-double with 14 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 blocks to help lead No. 5 seed Long Beach City College to a 70-54 win over No. 12 Mt. San Jacinto College on Saturday in Round 2 of the CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoffs. (Photo by William Johnson)
The Long Beach City College women’s basketball team has received the No. 5 seed and will host 12th-seeded Mt. San Jacinto College on Saturday (Mar 1) at 7 pm in the second round of the 2014 CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoffs. (Photo by John Fajardo)
Long Beach City College’s Michael Anderson and freshman guard Abbey Goodsell both earned top South Coast Conference South Division honors and head a list of seven all-conference postseason selections. Anderson was named the SCC South Division Coach of the Year while Goodsell was named SCC South Most Valuable Player.
Sophomore Shakeena Benton scored 14 points while sophomore Destinn Romain (pictured) came off the bench to score 12 points to help lead the No. 4 state-ranked LBCC women's basketball team to a 57-44 win over Los Angeles Southwest College in the Vikings' regular-season finale on Wednesday.
Sophomore Jasmine Williams (pictured) scored a game-high 17 points to help lead the No. 5 state-ranked LBCC women's basketball team to a 59-55 South Coast Conference South Division win over visiting El Camino College on Friday. (Photo by John Fajardo)
The No. 3 state-ranked LBCC women's basketball team won its 11th straight game after a 99-53 South Coast Conference interdivision victory over visiting El Camino College College-Compton Center on Friday. Crystal Cockerhan (pictured) had a team-best 16 points and 10 rebounds. (Photo by John Fajardo)
Sophomore Shakeena Benton scored a team-high 14 points while freshman Darshana Taafua (pictured) added 10 points and nine rebounds to help lead No. 4 state-ranked Long Beach City College to a 59-46 South Coast Conference win over visiting Cerritos College on Wednesday. (Photo by John Fajardo)
Sophomore guard Shakeena Benton torched visiting Los Angeles Harbor College for a career-high 33 points to help lead No. 6 state-ranked Long Beach City College to a 99-52 South Coast Conference South Division win on Friday. (Photo by John Fajardo)
The LBCC women’s basketball team went 2-1 over the weekend to take second place at the Irvine Valley College tournament. Long Beach picked up wins over Imperial Valley and Irvine Valley but lost in overtime 69-64 to Pasadena City College in Saturday’s tournament final. Sophomore Shakeena Benton was named to the All-Tournament team.
After opening the season with a 5-0 record, the Long Beach City College women’s basketball team has been rewarded with the No. 1 spots in both the California Community College Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (CCCBWCA) State and Southern California polls.
Sophomore Shakeena Benton and freshman Abbey Goodsell both scored 11 points each to help lead the No. 6 state-ranked Long Beach City College women’s basketball team to a 78-53 non-conference win at Santa Ana College on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Tony McAndrew)