Community college men’s volleyball: Orange Coast wins again

LONG BEACH - The Orange Coast College men’s volleyball team ended

interconference play with a 25-19, 25-17, 31-29 victory at Long Beach

City Friday.

OCC’s Jeff Taylor ended Game 3 with a kill after the teams traded

points down the stretch. Sophomore B.J. Lightvoet, a Costa Mesa High

product, led the way with 12 kills, while Soren Schneider added nine

kills for the Pirates (15-1, 10-1 in the Orange Empire Conference).

Coast maintains a 2 1/2-game lead over Irvine Valley in the OEC race.

Late in Game 1, Coast came alive. With the score tied, 16-16, the Bucs

scored four straight points en route to a 25-19 win. OCC maintained the

momentum into the second game, taking a five-point lead at 13-8 and

stayed on top throughout a 25-17 win.

The Bucs return to OEC competition Wednesday when they host San Diego

Mesa at 7 p.m.

The Vikings, of the South Coast Conference, fell to 7-6 overall and

7-4 in the SCC.