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. Playoff brackets were announced this afternoon at the SoCal postseason coaches meeting.
Tickets for the CCCAA playoff game as the Hall of Champions Gym are $10 for general admission and $7 for students, faculty, staff, senior citizens over 60, and children under 12 years old.
Long Beach enters the postseason with a 24-4 overall record and compiled an 11-2 conference record to capture a South Coast Conference South Division championship. It was LBCC's first conference title since 2007 while the team's 24 wins has tied a school record. The Vikings are currently riding a five-game winning streak. LBCC will be making its third straight postseason appearance under fourth-year head coach Michael Anderson.
Mt. San Jacinto earned a Pacific Coast Athletic Conference title with a 12-2 record and enter Saturday's game with a 23-6 overall mark. Sophomore forward Cora Lopez leads the Eagles, averaging a double-double with 12.7 points and 13.1 rebounds per game. Chris Mozga is in his ninth season as head coach at Mt. San Jacinto.
Saturday's game will be the first meeting of the season between Long Beach and Mt. San Jacinto. The winner will advance to face either No. 4 Pasadena City College or No. 13 College of the Canyons in a third-round game. Three wins are needed to advance to the CCCAA Basketball State Championships on March 14-16 at Cerritos College.
