2012-13 LBCC Women's Basketball News

March 6, 2013
Women’s Basketball: Vikings hope third time’s a charm at Mt. SAC Wednesday
The playoff run for Long Beach City College continues on Wednesday night (Mar. 6) when the Vikings will travel to face a familiar foe. No. 8 seeded Long Beach will take on No. 1 seed and undefeated Mt. San Antonio College in Round 3 of the CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoffs in Walnut.

March 6, 2013
Women’s Basketball: Impressive season comes to an end with playoff loss
One of the finest seasons in school history came to a painful end on Wednesday night as Long Beach City College fell at No. 1 and undefeated Mt. San Antonio College 74-59 in Round 3 of the CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoffs. Freshman Shakeena Benton (pictured) led LBCC with 13 points.

March 1, 2013
Women’s Basketball: Long Beach gets No. 8 seed for SoCal Regional Playoffs
Despite an impressive 23-4 overall record and 13-3 South Coast Conference mark, the Long Beach City College women’s basketball team received the No. 8 seed for the upcoming 2013 CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoffs.

March 1, 2013
Women’s Basketball: No. 8 LBCC rolls to 31-point win over No. 9 Canyons
Freshman Jasmine Williams (pictured) scored 15 points while three other Vikings scored in double-figures as Long Beach City College cruised to a 75-41 win over visiting College on the Canyons in Round 2 of the 2013 CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoffs on Friday at the Hall of Champions Gym.

February 22, 2013
Women's Basketball: No. 8 Vikings close out regular season with 78-41 win
Sophomore Talia Rayford posted her 17th double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds to help lead No. 8 state-ranked Long Beach City College to a 78-41 South Coast Conference win over Los Angeles Trade Tech College on Friday.

February 20, 2013
Women’s Basketball: No. 8 Vikings make it four straight with win over East LA
Freshman forward Regina Romain (pictured) nailed five three-pointers on her way to a game-high 19 points to help lead No. 8 state-ranked Long Beach City College to a 67-43 win over visiting East Los Angeles College on Wednesday night.

February 13, 2013
Women’s Basketball: No. 8 LBCC hits 20-win mark with 73-48 rout of El Camino
Sophomore Talia Rayford (pictured) had game-highs of 19 points and 15 rebounds to help lead No. 8 state-ranked Long Beach City College to a 73-48 South Coast Conference win over visiting El Camino College on Wednesday night.

January 25, 2013
Women’s Basketball: No. 6 Vikings hold off Cerritos for 62-54 conference win
Freshman guard Shakeena Benton (pictured) scored 14 points to help lead the No. 6 state-ranked Long Beach City College women’s basketball team to a 62-54 South Coast Conference win over rival Cerritos College on Friday at the LBCC Hall of Champions Gym.

January 17, 2013
Women's Basketball: Rayford earns December honorable mention state honors
Following an impressive month of December for the Long Beach City College women’s basketball team, sophomore forward Talia Rayford was named CCCAA/CCCSIA State Athlete of the Month honorable mention.

January 16, 2013
Women's Basketball: No. 6 Vikings cruise to 83-50 win over LA Southwest
Sophomore Kaaron King (pictured) scored 20 points while sophomore Talia Rayford grabbed 19 rebounds to help lead the No. 6 state-ranked Long Beach City College women's basketball team to an 83-50 South Coast Conference win over visiting Los Angeles Southwest College on Wednesday night at LBCC.

January 11, 2013
Women's Basketball: Second-half run lifts No. 7 LBCC to win at El Camino
The No. 7 state-ranked Long Beach City College women's basketball team used a 29-1 run in the second half to cruise to a 76-43 South Coast Conference win at El Camino College on Friday night. Shakeena Benton (pictured) led LBCC with 19 points.

January 9, 2013
Women’s Basketball: No. 7 Long Beach rolls to 52-point win over Compton
The No. 7 state-ranked Long Beach City College women’s basketball team bounced back from its narrow loss to top-ranked Mt. SAC last Friday with a big 81-29 South Coast Conference win over visiting El Camino College Compton Center on Wednesday night at the LBCC Hall of Champions Gym.

January 4, 2013
Women’s Basketball: No. 7 Long Beach edged by top-ranked Mt. SAC, 52-48
In a matchup of two of the top teams in the state, the No. 7 state-ranked Long Beach City College women’s basketball team suffered a narrow 52-48 South Coast Conference loss to visiting No. 1 Mt. San Antonio College on Friday night at the Hall of Champions Gym.

December 30, 2012
Women’s Basketball: No. 8 Vikings take Grossmont tournament championship
The No. 8 state-ranked Long Beach City College cruised to its ninth straight win to capture its second consecutive tournament championship following a 74-45 victory over Santa Ana College in Sunday’s championship final of the Grossmont College Holiday Classic.

December 29, 2012
Women's Basketball: No. 8 LBCC beats Citrus to reach Grossmont final
The No. 8 state-ranked Long Beach City College women’s basketball team overcame a poor night shooting to come away with a 45-38 win over No. 18 Citrus College in the semifinals of the Grossmont College Holiday Classic. Talia Rayford (pictured) had game-highs of 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead LBCC.

December 28, 2012
Women's Basketball: No. 8 Vikings avenge playoff loss with win over Cypress
Sophomore Talia Rayford (pictured) totaled 12 points and seven rebounds to help lead the No. 8 state-ranked Long Beach City College women's basketball team to a 69-54 win over No. 17 Cypress College on Friday night in an opening-round game of the Grossmont College Holiday Tournament.

December 19, 2012
Women's Basketball: No. 10 Long Beach knocks off No. 8 Pasadena 71-57
Freshman Jasmine Williams (pictured) scored 18 points, freshman Shakeena Benton added 17 points, and sophomore Talia Rayford posted nine points and 13 rebounds to help lead the No. 10 state-ranked Long Beach City College women's basketball team to a 71-57 South Coast Conference win over visiting No. 8 state-ranked Pasadena City College on Wednesday night at the LBCC Hall of Champions Gym.

December 8, 2012
Women's Basketball: Vikings bring home IVC tournament championship
The Long Beach City College women''s basketball continued its impressive run to start the season and closed the weekend with a 54-43 win over host Irvine Valley College to win the 2012 IVC Tournament championship.

December 7, 2012
Women's Basketball: Vikings open IVC tourney with win over Grossmont
Freshman center Crystal Cockerhan came off the bench to score a game-high 18 points to help lead the Long Beach City College women's basketball team to an 80-52 win over Grossmont College in an opening-round game at the Irvine Valley College tournament.

December 1, 2012
Women's Basketball: Vikings rebound to defeat Santa Ana 71-54 for third place
No. 13 state-ranked Long Beach City College bounced back from its loss last night in the semifinals to defeat host Santa Ana College 71-54 in the third-place game at the SAC tournament on Saturday.

November 30, 2012
Women's Basketball: LBCC suffers first loss, 65-51 to Moorpark at SAC tourney
The No. 13 state-ranked Long Beach City College women's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season, a 65-51 defeat to Moorpark College on Friday night in the semifinals of the Santa Ana College tournament. Sophomore Talia Rayford (pictured) led LBCC with 14 points and five steals.

November 29, 2012
Women’s Basketball: No. 13 Vikings rout Mesa 71-37 to open SAC tourney
Sophomore forward Kaaron King (pictured) and freshman guard Shakeena Benton both scored 14 points to lead the No. 13 state-ranked Long Beach City College women’s basketball team to a 71-37 win at the Santa Ana College tournament on Thursday.

November 13, 2012
Women’s Basketball: Rayford’s triple-double leads No. 13 LBCC to win
Sophomore forward Talia Rayford (pictured) posted a triple-double with 13 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists to help lead the No. 13 state-ranked Long Beach City College women’s basketball team to an 80-67 win over visiting West Los Angeles College on Tuesday at the Hall of Champions Gym.

November 9, 2012
Women's Basketball: No. 13 Vikings beat Santa Ana 71-54 in home opener
The No. 13 state-ranked Long Beach City College women's basketball team cruised to a 71-54 win over visiting Santa Ana College in their season opener on Friday night at the Hall of Champions Gym. Freshman Shakeena Benton (pictured) led Long Beach with 19 points