LONG BEACH – The Rio Hondo College women's beach volleyball team split a pair of South Coast Conference matches on Friday at Long Beach City College. The Roadrunners opened the morning with a 4-1 victory over College of the Desert and was edged 3-2 by host Long Beach to close out the day.

Rio Hondo lost for just the second time this season and moved its overall record to 13-2. The Roadrunners are 4-2 in conference action with four matches remaining. The return to the sand next Friday (Apr. 14) when they will face Mt. San Antonio College and LBCC at Rosie's Dog Beach in Long Beach.

Rio Hondo defeated College of the Desert 4-1
Faith Lee/Nadine Oronoz 20-22, 21-15, 15-11
Faith Wada/Jade Fuentes 21-10, 24-22
Madison Mader/Denisse Sanchez 21-13, 21-17
COD def Jennifer Martinez/Jaida Zuniga 22-20, 21-15
Jasmin Miramontes/Isabel Villavicencio 21-11, 21-15

Long Beach City College defeated Rio Hondo 3-2
LB def Lee/Oronoz 21-10, 23-21
LB def Wada/Fuentes 21-13, 21-19
Mader/Denisse Sanchez 18-21, 21-18, 15-5
LB def Martinez/Zuniga 14-21, 21-19, 16-14
Daniela Sanchez/Maleia Petterez 21-18, 22-20