8:00am | Both the men’s and women’s Long Beach City College (LBCC) soccer teams are facing challenges in the upcoming Southern California Regionals Playoffs.

The LBBC men’s soccer team has received an at-large bid into the playoffs, earnign them the No. 12 seed. They will travel to face No. 5 East Los Angeles College in a first-round match on November 19 at 6:00pm.

The Vikings closed out the regular season tied for fourth place in the South Coast Conference at 4-6-4  and enter the playoffs with a 7-7-6 overall record. Long Beach returns to the postseason after a two-year absence. Under co-head coaches Cameron Beaulac and Pat Noyes, LBCC has reached the playoffs in six of the past eight seasons.

The winner of Saturday’s game will advance to face either No. 4 Oxnard or No. 13 Allan Hancock in a second-round game on November 22. Three wins in the SoCal playoffs will advance Long Beach to the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Soccer State Championships on November 2 and 4 at Cosumnes River College in Sacramento.

On the women’s team, they have earned the No. 13 seed for the playoffs and will travel to face No. 4 Santiago Canyon College in a first-round match on the same day as the men’s at a time to be determined.

The Vikings closed out the regular season by taking second place in an always tough South Coast Conference with a 9-4-1 record. LBCC enters the postseason with a 13-6-1 overall record. Long Beach makes its second straight playoff appearance under co-head coaches Alex Camargo and Melissa Douglas and has qualified for the postseason in 12 of the past 13 years. Long Beach has won a California Community College record six state championships overall (1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2005).

The winner of Saturday’s game will advance to face either No. 5 Cuyamaca or No. 12 Chaffey in a second-round game on November 22. Three wins in the SoCal playoffs will advance Long Beach to the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Soccer State Championships on November 2 and 4 at Cosumnes River College in Sacramento.