2014 LBCC Women's Volleyball News

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2014 All-South Coast Conference honorees (left-right): Brianna Ritzius, Chanel Brown, Bra'shawnda Byrd, and Emily Hammond
Women's Volleyball: First-team selections Ritzius, Brown top list of four LBCC all-conference honors

Sophomores Briana Ritzius and Bra'Shwanda Byrd as well as freshmen Chanel Brown and Emily Hammond all earned 2014 postseason All-South Coast Conference honors for the Long Beach City College Vikings as selected by conference coaches.

LBCC honored sophomores (center) Daniela Sanchez, Bra'shawnda Byrd, and Briana Ritzius before their final home match tonight
Women’s Volleyball: Vikings close out season with marathon five-set win over East Los Angeles

The Long Beach City College women’s volleyball went out on a winning note, closing the 2014 season with a marathon 25-23, 20-25, 25-20, 23-25, 16-14 victory over the visiting East Los Angeles College Huskies on Wednesday at LBCC.

Freshman Helen Maragos led the Vikings with 7 blocks in the sweep over Pasadena (Photo by Chris Ruiz)
Women’s Volleyball: Long Beach rolls to sweep of Pasadena

Freshman Chanel Brown totaled 17 kills to help lead the Long Beach City College women’s volleyball team to a 25-9, 25-20, 25-21 sweep of visiting Pasadena City College on Wednesday at LBCC.

Women’s Volleyball: Vikings roll to third straight win with sweep of LA Harbor
Women’s Volleyball: Vikings roll to third straight win with sweep of LA Harbor

Freshman Chanel Brown slammed a match-high 15 kills while the Long Beach City College women’s volleyball team served up 17 aces in a brief 59-minute sweep of the visiting Los Angeles Harbor College Seahawks on Wednesday at LBCC.

Women’s Volleyball: Vikings let late lead slip, fall in five to Cerritos
Women’s Volleyball: Vikings let late lead slip, fall in five to Cerritos

The Long Beach City College women’s volleyball team was two points away from wrapping up its second consecutive five-set victory, but the Vikings couldn’t close it out and instead suffered a 22-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-22, 15-13 loss to the rival Cerritos College Falcons on Wednesday at LBCC.

LBCC swept L.A. Trade-Tech on Dig Pink Night
Women’s Volleyball: Vikings celebrate Dig Pink Night with sweep of L.A. Trade-Tech

Freshman Chanel Brown totaled a match-high 17 kills to help lead Long Beach City College to a 25-14, 25-14, 27-25 win over visiting Los Angeles Trade-Tech College in both teams’ South Coast Conference opener on Friday night.

Freshman Chanel Brown led all with 20 kills in the Vikings' win over Ventura. (Photo by John Fajardo)
Women’s Volleyball: Vikings snap losing streak with five-set win over Ventura

Freshman Chanel Brown (pictured) posted a match-high 20 kills while sophomore Bra’shawnda Byrd totaled 17 kills to help lead the Long Beach City College women’s volleyball team to a 3-2 win over visiting Ventura College on Wednesday at the Viking Gym.

Sophomore Bra'shawnda Byrd (right) totaled 24 kills over two matches on Friday for the Vikings (Photo by John Fajardo)
Women’s Volleyball: Vikings drop a pair of opening-day matches at home

It wasn’t quite the way new women’s volleyball head coach Trisha Marx envisioned the start of her Long Beach City College career. On Friday, the Vikings opened the regular season with a 3-0 (26-24, 25-17, 25-18) loss to San Diego Mesa, followed by a 3-1 (25-18, 25-16, 21-25, 25-15) defeat to Chaffey College at home as part of the LBCC Quad Tournament.

Trisha Marx previously served as head coach at East Los Angeles College for four seasons.
Long Beach City College names Trisha Marx new women's volleyball head coach

Director of Athletics Joe Cascio has announced the hiring of Trisha Marx as Long Beach City College's new head coach of women's volleyball for the upcoming fall season. Marx comes to LBCC with coaching experience at the California community college, club, and high school levels.