{"id":5256,"date":"2008-11-25T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-25T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/sports\/lbcc-women-s-vball-draws-playoff-berth-to-play-tonight\/"},"modified":"2008-11-25T07:15:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-25T07:15:00","slug":"lbcc-women-s-vball-draws-playoff-berth-to-play-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/sports\/lbcc-women-s-vball-draws-playoff-berth-to-play-tonight","title":{"rendered":"LBCC Women&#8217;s Vball Draws Playoff Berth, To Play Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style='float:left;padding-right:10px;padding-bottom:5px;'><img src='images\/archive\/sports\/photo7135852.jpg' align='left' \/><\/div>\n<p> <!--StartFragment-->     <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 12px; \">Although  they didn&#8217;t get the automatic berth, the LBCC women&#8217;s volleyball team received  an at-large bid, and will be playing tonight in round one of the 2008 Southern  California Regional Playoffs.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>With  the no. 14 seed, they&#8217;ll be traveling south to face no. 13 Palomar, tonight, at  7pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:9.0pt;font-family:\" trebuchet=\"\" ms??=\"\">Long  Beach will be making its third consecutive postseason appearance under head  coach Suzie Witmer.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>The Vikings  enter the playoffs with a 15-8 overall record and finished fourth in the South  Coast Conference with an 8-6 mark. LBCC is currently ranked No. 22 in the  state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:9.0pt;font-family:\" trebuchet=\"\" ms??=\"\">Palomar  has compiled a 20-4 overall record and captured the Pacific Coast Conference  championship with an 11-1 record.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Tuesday  will be the first meeting between the two squads this season. Last year, the  Vikings also traveled to San Diego for an opening-round playoff match and  suffered a five-game loss to San Diego Mesa College.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size:9.0pt;font-family:\" trebuchet=\"\" ms??=\"\">The  winner of Tuesday&rsquo;s match will face either No. 6 Fullerton or No. 11 Mt. San  Antonio in round two on Saturday, November 29. 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