2021 Pasadena City College Women's Volleyball News
Always remembered for its historical achievement for the most victories ever recorded in order to win the South Coast Conference championship--a perfect 18-0, the 2021 Pasadena City College women's volleyball team produced a talented crop of student-athletes now headed to 4-year universities.
One of the greatest regular seasons in Pasadena City College women's volleyball history met with a playoff whimper Tuesday night. The #2-seeded Lancers saw a 20-match win streak end, a perfect 11-0 record at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium tarnished, and a marvelous 2021 season in which they went 18-0 to win the South Coast Conference title conclude in a shocking 3-set loss to #15 College of the Canyons, 25-20, 25-16, 25-22, in Round 1 of the Southern California Regional Playoffs.
Seeded No. 2 for the postseason, the state #5-ranked Pasadena City College women's volleyball team hosts No. 15 seed College of the Canyons in a Southern California Regional Round 1 match on Tuesday. The playoff contest will have a 7 p.m. first serve at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.
The Pasadena City College women's volleyball team didn't play this week, but at times the Lancers might have felt like it went through a 5-set match of emotions in terms of reaping the rewards of one of the best regular seasons in school history.
Sophomore outside hitter Nalani Young became the first AVCA All-American selection in the history of Pasadena City College women's volleyball with her selection to the national Third Team as well as being named All-State. She was also one of seven Lancers named to the 2021 All-South Coast Conference Team.
The Pasadena City College women's volleyball team thought it had done more than enough to win a title. The state #3-ranked Lancers won 16 straight conference matches, beating every team in the 9-team South Coast Conference twice. But this year's rules of the game meant they had to also win two more matches on the final day of the SCC Tournament on Saturday.
Every match, the state #3-ranked Pasadena City College women's volleyball team seems to have a different theme, a different strength, or a different standout. On Wednesday night, the Lancers rediscovered the power of its serve attack. It wore down visiting El Camino College as the match progressed and PCC walked away with a 25-23, 25-14, 25-17 sweep for its 13th straight victory. The contest was played before a large student-populated crowd at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.
With the target on its back as the SoCal Region's top-ranked squad, the state #3 Pasadena City College women's volleyball team continues to get the best efforts that fellow South Coast Conference foes have to offer. On Friday night, host Long Beach City College played about as well in a hard-fought first set, but the Lancers finally held serve to go on to sweep the Vikings, 28-26, 25-23, 25-16.
While a small audience of Facebook Live viewers have enjoyed the spirited play of the state #3-ranked Pasadena City College women's volleybal this season, home fans finally got to see in-person on Wednesday what the streaming followers have seen all year--a winning team with vast depth and a swagger of confidence to go with it.
There have been small spurts, a scoring run in some sets, but the Pasadena City College women's volleyball team had yet to really show an efficient attack offense despite a successful start to the 2021 season. On Wednesday night, it all came together for the state #3-ranked Lancers as they hammered #24-ranked Cerritos College in a 25-12, 25-17, 25-9 sweep at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.
Ranked tops in Southern California, the state #3-ranked Pasadena City College women's volleyball team ran its winning streak to eight with a quick sweep over host Rio Hondo College, 25-14, 25-14, 25-16, on Friday night. The Lancers are 11-1 overall and a perfect 6-0 in South Coast Conference play.
Now, it's about winning the right way as opposed to just winning for the Pasadena City College women's volleyball team. The state #3-ranked Lancers found their hitting stroke in the final two sets and continued their mastery of serve and pass in sweeping Los Angeles Harbor College, 25-18, 25-15, 25-21, at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium Wednesday night. It was the SoCal Region's No. 1 squad's seventh straight victory.
When news came out that unranked Cerritos College had upset state #10 Mt. San Antonio on Wednesday, the unranked El Camino College Warriors figured why not pull the trick on the state #3 Pasadena City College women's volleyball team.
It's only a few weeks into the 2021 season, but there is something magical happening for the Pasadena City College women's volleyball team. On Monday, PCC moved up to #1 among South Region teams and elevated to #3 in the CCCWVCA State Top 25 Rankings. On Wednesday night, the Lancers looked the part in dismantling #16 Long Beach in straight sets, 25-16, 25-12, 25-17.
Call it hype of a matchup between top-ranked teams. Call it sheer excitement from facing a long-time school rival. Call it what you want, but the state's #6-ranked Pasadena City College women's volleyball team appeared like battle-tested heroes in rallying from a 2-1 sets deficit to beat host Mt. San Antonio College, 25-16, 18-25, 20-25, 25-13, 15-12, in a South Coast Conference match Friday night.
