Men’s Volleyball Faces Long Beach at CCCAA State Semifinals

Tournament Central

For the second time in the last three season, the El Camino College men's volleyball heads to the California Community College Athletics Association Men's Volleyball State Championships beginning Thursday at 5 p.m.

And for the second time in three years, the Warriors will face off against conference rival Long Beach in the CCCAA State Semifinals.

THE DETAILS

No. 2 El Camino College (17-2) vs. No. 3 Long Beach City College (17-3)
Venue: Fullerton College North Gymnasium; 321 E. Chapman Ave., Fullerton, CA 92832
Admission: $12 General; $8 Students with valid ID

FOLLOW THE ACTION

A live video stream of Thursday's match against the Vikings will be available. The stream is free and can be accessed on the ECCWarriors.com schedule page.

Live Video: http://bit.ly/2GC7Ps8

REGIONALS

El Camino College advanced to the CCCAA State Championships with a 3-1 (25-19, 28-30, 25-15, 25-17) over No. 7 Grossmont at the ECC South Gym. Cinjun Coe led the way with 18 kills for ECC and Gabriel Vargas-Featherstone added 16 kills in the victory.

The Vikings defeated No. 6 Santiago Canyon in four sets (25-17, 23-25, 25-19, 25-20) to advance to the CCCAA State Championships for the fourth straight year.

 THERE'S SOME HISTORY HERE

The Warriors and Vikings will face off for the third time this season after splitting a pair of matches during the regular season.

On March 1, the Warriors opened their conference home schedule with a thrilling five-set victory over the Vikings at the ECC South Gym. Cinjun Coe led the team with 20 kills and Gabriel Vargas-Featherstone added 15 kills while Joseph Sico dished out 59 assists in the victory.

The Vikings would return the favor on March 27 in Long Beach with a four-set victory. Coe belted out another 15 kills but no other Warriors player reached double digits in the loss.

Both teams shared the Western State Conference Title, losing only to each other.

In addition to this year's history, the last time the Warriors advanced to the CCCAA Semifinals was in 2017 where they swept Long Beach to advance to the CCCAA State Championship Match.

THE OTHER SIDE

The winner of the match between the Warriors and the Vikings will advance to the final and face the winner between No. 1 Orange Coast (22-0) and No. 4 Irvine Valley (14-7). The Warriors played each team this season, falling to OCC in five sets on Feb. 8 and defeating Irvine Valley in four sets on Feb. 22