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It was an up and down year for the Lancers with some teams finishing on top of PCC’s South Coast Conference, while others struggled and were unable to find their groove.

Currently, the athletics department is going through several changes in its lineup, including a search for a new athletics coordinator and a new football coach. But even though the direction of the department is still unknown, the athletes of PCC still powered through their respective seasons and produced entertainment, learning experiences and valiant efforts.

BADMINTON

PCC’s badminton team is not only one of the most successful teams on the campus but is also one of the best in the state. The team powered through every SCC team it faced, finishing its season with yet another conference title thanks to an undefeated 12-0 record. Head Coach Bill Sanchez helped produce a team of talented athletes as well as a national contender in Priscilla Lun, a sophomore who took bronze medals in women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles at the USA Badminton National Championships.

 

MEN’S BASKETBALL

The men’s basketball team couldn’t shake out of its funk this season as it finished in fifth place in the SCC with a 7-19 overall record. The Lancers were off to a shaky start going into the Rio Hondo Tournament with a 5-5, record but lost control and continued into SCC play with a 10-game losing streak before finally beating LA Harbor. PCC finished 2-11 in its conference.

 

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Head Women’s Basketball Coach Joe Peron once again led the Lancers to a dominant record, struggling against only one team in the SCC: Mt. SAC. The Lancers’ conference losses were a heart-breaking 58-57 loss to Cerritos and two handed by the Mounties, who also cut PCC’s post-season short by defeating it 61-45 in the third round of the Southern California regional playoffs. The Lancers finished with a 24-6 overall record and were 13-3 in the SCC.

BASEBALL

Starting off with two wins right off the bat, the success of PCC’s baseball team was short-lived as it immediately turned around and went into a seven-game slide. The Lancers were able to nab a three-game win streak against Cerritos and Mt. SAC but the team quickly dropped another four and finished the season with a 10-24 overall record and 5-16 in the SCC.

 

MEN’S/WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

PCC’s men’s and women’s track teams each came in fifth place in the SCC in 2010, a drop for the women who came in fourth in 2009 (the men took fourth place in 2009 as well). Individually, van der Wyk was a top contender and was second in the SCC as well as in Southern California.

 

FOOTBALL

Winning its first four games and giving Interim Head Coach Dennis Gossard his 53rd win (giving him the record for most wins by a football coach in school history), PCC’s football team started off on a high note during a questionable time for the athletics division. It was short-lived though as the team collapsed and lost it’s next six games, finishing the season 4-6 and 0-4 in the National Southern Conference. The team is currently in the process of hiring a new coach.

 

MEN’S SOCCER

In a year of mixed emotions, the men’s soccer team improved its record but lost one of its most valuable assets. Armed with a new head coach, the men’s soccer team saw its 2009 season woes slip away. The team did not win one game that season but drastically improved this year, finishing with a 6-6-8 overall record and a 3-5-6 conference record. The team did so without the help of long time Assistant Coach Warren Altounian who took time off due to illness at the beginning of the year and passed away in April.

 

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Another team that saw a change in the head coach position was the women’s soccer team. With Mallory Gutierrez and Vania Ovando leading the way with 15 and 14 goals respectively on the season, the Lancers were unable to pull away from the rest of its conference. Finishing the season with a 6-7-6 overall record and a 3-6-5 SCC record, PCC finished in sixth place with Cerritos College taking the conference title.

 

SOFTBALL

PCC’s softball team also got a new head coach but unlike the men’s soccer team, softball still struggled. The Lancers kept finding themselves on the losing end of the Mercy Rule because of their inability to score enough runs to stay in the game. Though the softball team won four times by this rule (including a 30-0 rout of El Camino College-Compton Center), it lost 15 times by Mercy and finished off the season with a 9-30 overall record and a 6-15 conference record.

 

MEN’S/WOMEN’S SWIMMING

Continuing with his old ways, swimmer Sharif Alaoui helped lead the Lancers and established himself as one of the best swimmers in the conference. PCC swam away with fourth place in the South Coast Conference (the same as last year) and the men’s team came in eighth place in the state while the women’s team came in 19th.

 

MEN’S/WOMEN’S TRACK

Head Coach Larry Wade, another newcomer in athletics department coaching, led the Lancers to a respectable finish. The men came in fourth place in the SCC while the women took fifth place. Despite a number of disqualifications and a weak showing by the men’s team, Korey Brown was able to get a meet medal in the 400-meter race while sophomore Tracee van der Wyk established herself as a top NCAA prospect by taking the state championship in the 1,500-meter race as PCC’s first-ever state track champion.

 

WOMEN’S WATER POLO

Though sophomore goalie Hannah Hogue exceeded 500 saves with 526 and led the team with 62 steals during its 2010-2011 season, it wasn’t enough to bring the team out on top of the SCC. The Lancers finished in sixth place in the conference with a record of 3-7 while taking a 7-21 record overall. According to PCC’s website, the team’s sixth place finish was the lowest since 2004.

 

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Head Volleyball Coach Tammy Silva continued to lead the Lancers to a successful finish during their 2010 season. Going into conference play with an 8-2 record, PCC continued its dominance, losing only to El Camino (who breezed through the SCC for an undefeated season) for its only two conference losses. The Lancers came in second place in the SCC and was eliminated in the third round of the Southern California Finals by Cypress College. PCC finished its season with a 22-5 overall record and a 12-2 conference record.

Front, PCC’s Defensive back Tevin McCaskill returns an interception and dodges a defender during the 33-29 loss against Ventura College on Oct. 2. The loss was the first of PCC’s season. Back, PCC’s Tenia Sebastian hands the baton to Tracee van der Wyk during the Southern California Preliminaries at Mt. San Antonio’s Hilmer Lodge on May 6 while competing in the women’s 4 x 400 meter relay. (Daniel Lottes, Brian Warouw)

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