Beach Volleyball: Two pairs earn all-conference honors

Monserrat Rodriguez and Rosie Cazares-Gonzalez were named 1st Team All-South Coast Conference
Monserrat Rodriguez and Rosie Cazares-Gonzalez were named 1st Team All-South Coast Conference

In a season where the Cerritos College beach volleyball sent one of their top duos to the Southern California Regional Championships, two of them earned 1st Team All-South Coast Conference recognition. Additionally, another pair was named 2nd Team All-SCC, while one was selected Honorable Mention. The pairing of sophomore Monserrat Rodriguez (Gahr HS) and Rosie Cazares-Gonzalez (El Rancho HS), who dropped both of their matches at the SoCal Championships, earned 1st Team all-conference honors, while sophomore Leeya Rubio (Schurr HS) and freshman Josie Navarro (Sierra Vista HS) joined them on that team. The pair of Herlinda Casanova (St. Joseph HS) and Juliette Casillas (La Serna HS) were named 2nd Team, with sophomore Brisa Cortez (Schurr HS) and freshman Nayeli SalasOrtiz (Schurr HS) garnering honorable mention honors.

Rodriguez and Cazares-Gonzalez went 14-2 as a #2 pair on the ladder, while they were 4-2 in the #3 pairing. Including the postseason, they finished 21-7 as a pair, while Rubio and Navarro combined for an 11-13 record, which included them going 6-8 at the top of the ladder. As for Casanova and Casillas, they went 7-1 in the #4 spot and were 9-4 playing at #5, with a combined 16-6 record on the year. The duo of Cortez and SalasOrtiz, they finished 20-8 overall, with most of their success coming in the #3 position with a 14-3 record.

At the South Coast Conference Tournament, Rodriguez and Cazares-Gonzalez, along with the pairs of Rubio and Navarro and Cortez SalasOrtiz, were named to the All-Tournament Team.