2016 SBCC Men's Volleyball News
Kyle Smiley and Sarah Jimenez have been selected as SBCC’s male and female Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the 2015-16 season. They were honored at the 23rd annual SBCC Golf Classic on Monday, March 14 at La Cumbre Country Club.
Former SBCC player Jon Newton has been named head coach of the men’s volleyball team.
SBCC men’s volleyball coach Matt Jones is returning to Harvard, where he was a star player from 2009-12. Jones, the all-time Crimson leader in kills (1,218) and aces (97), will be an assistant coach for the men’s and women’s volleyball teams.
L.A. Pierce dropped the first set on Friday night, then claimed the next three for a 3-1 men’s volleyball win to spoil SBCC’s season finale at the Sports Pavlion. The scores were 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-12.
Haward Gomes had 10 kills and hit .533 on Friday night but El Camino was too much for SBCC in a 25-22, 25-21, 25-15 men’s volleyball sweep in the Sports Pavilion.
Haward Gomes notched a season-high 14 kills with nine digs on Wednesday night as SBCC cruised to a 25-12, 25-22, 25-11 WSC men’s volleyball victory at L.A. Trade Tech.
Moorpark won a 27-25 overtime decision in the first set on Friday night went on to defeat SBCC 3-1 in a WSC men’s volleyball match at Moorpark. The Raiders (6-10, 5-4) prevailed 27-25, 21-25, 25-22, 25-19 and got revenge on the Vaqueros (8-8, 3-6), who beat them 3-1 on March 9.
Santa Monica prevailed 34-32 in the longest set of the year on Wednesday night and went on to defeat SBCC 3-1 in a WSC men’s volleyball match at the Sports Pavilion. The scores were 25-17, 24-26, 34-32, 25-15.
Long Beach City College outhit SBCC .320 to .120 on Friday night in a 25-16, 26-24, 25-18 men’s volleyball sweep at Viking Gym.
Middle blocker Robert Gulvin had 13 kills, nine blocks and a .611 hitting percentage on Wednesday night, leading SBCC to a 3-2 men’s volleyball win over L.A. Pierce in Woodland Hills. The scores were 25-20, 10-25, 25-23, 18-25, 15-9.
Kyle Smiley was named the Scholar-Athlete of the Year for SBCC on Monday during the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table’s weekly press luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Café.
El Camino took the first two sets on Wednesday night on the way to a 3-1 WSC men’s volleyball win over SBCC in Torrance. The scores were 25-18, 25-23, 17-25, 25-11.
Matt Hall had a season-high 14 kills and hit .700 on Friday night, leading SBCC to a 25-11, 25-6, 25-20 men’s volleyball triumph over L.A. Trade Tech in the Sports Pavilion.
Taylor McCluskey pounded a season-high 22 kills and dug 10 balls on Wednesday night to lead SBCC to a 3-1 men’s volleyball win over Moorpark in a WSC match at the Sports Pavilion. The scores were 25-23, 21-25, 25-18, 25-21.
SBCC had an off night and Santa Monica took advantage on Friday with a .333 hitting percentage in a 25-20, 25-23, 25-23 men’s volleyball sweep of the visiting Vaqueros.
Taylor McCluskey had 18 kills and a season-high 15 digs on Wednesday night but Long Beach rallied for a 3-1 victory over SBCC in the WSC men’s volleyball opener at the Sports Pavilion. The scores were 18-25, 25-17, 26-24, 25-19.
