2019 SBCC Men's Volleyball News
Orange Coast swept SBCC out of the playoffs 25-15, 25-17, 25-12 on Friday night in a men’s volleyball state quarterfinal in Costa Mesa.
Four SBCC men’s volleyball players have been selected on the All-WSC squad.
SBCC was seeded No. 8 for the Southern Cal Regional men’s volleyball playoffs and will open at No. 1 Orange Coast on Friday at 6 p.m.
Things were going great for SBCC in Friday’s regular-season men’s volleyball finale as the fourth-ranked Vaqueros scored three straight points to win the third set 27-25 and take a 2-1 lead over No. 2 Long Beach in the Sports Pavilion.
Trent Lingruen ripped 17 kills on Friday night and Calvin Sanborn added 13 as SBCC downed Antelope Valley 3-1 in a WSC men’s volleyball match at the Sports Pavilion. The scores were 25-16, 25-23, 25-27, 25-19.
El Camino erased a 24-19 first-set deficit to win 28-26 and went on to sweep SBCC 3-0 on Wednesday in a key WSC men’s volleyball match in Torrance. The scores were 28-26, 25-21, 25-17.
SBCC swept L.A. Pierce 25-19, 25-22, 25-21 on Friday night in a WSC men’s volleyball match at Woodland Hills.
SBCC downed Santa Monica 3-1 on Wednesday in a WSC men’s volleyball match on the road. The last three sets were nail-biters and the Vaqueros prevailed 25-13, 25-23, 30-32, 25-23.
Blake Lockhart notched a career-high 19 kills and hit .471 on Friday night as SBCC downed Moorpark 3-1 in a men’s volleyball match at the Sports Pavilion. Three of the four sets went overtime and the scores were 25-27, 26-24, 25-17, 32-30.
SBCC took a 2-1 lead at Long Beach on Wednesday night, then the Vikings rallied to take the last two sets and pull out a 3-2 men’s volleyball win. The scores were 25-9, 18-25, 23-25, 29-27, 15-10.
SBCC rallied to tie No. 1 Orange Coast 2-2 on Saturday night, then dropped a 15-9 decision in the fifth set of a thrilling non-conference men’s volleyball match at the Sports Pavilion. The scores were 25-23, 25-19, 28-30, 21-25, 15-9.
Calvin Sanborn racked up 16 kills and a .591 hitting percentage on Friday night, leading No. 6 SBCC to a 3-0 men’s volleyball win over No. 7 Santiago Canyon. The scores of the non-conference match in the Sports Pavilion were 25-23, 29-27, 25-21.
Trent Lingruen and Calvin Sanborn combined for 33 kills and 18 digs on Wednesday as SBCC worked overtime to post a 3-1 WSC men’s volleyball triumph at Antelope Valley. The scores were 26-24, 25-13, 24-26, 26-24.
SBCC pulled within a point on two occasions -- a stuff block by Zac Pittard (13-12) and a solo block by Pittard on a spike from a back-row hitter to make it 14-13. Then Gabriel Vargas-Featherstone drove a kill off the block on the right side on match point.
SBCC will pay tribute to its retiring women’s volleyball coach with “Ed Gover Night” on Saturday, March 16 in the Sports Pavilion.
Calvin Sanborn recorded 10 kills and a .400 hitting percentage on Wednesday night as No. 6 SBCC toppled L.A. Pierce 26-24, 25-16, 25-18 for its second straight men’s volleyball sweep at the Sports Pavilion.
