Loyola Volleyball will vie for a 5th CIF Regional crown this Saturday (May 20) against No. 1 seed Newport Harbor in the finals of the 2023 CIF State SoCal Regional Playoffs.
- WHO: [3] Loyola (28-2) at [1] Newport Harbor (36-2)
- WHAT: CIF State SoCal Regionals - Finals
- WHEN: Saturday, May 20 at 12PM
- WHERE: Newport Harbor HS - Newport Beach, CA
ADDRESS: 600 Irvine Ave, Newport Beach, CA 92663
PARKING: Please use street parking or the available school lots.
TICKETS: https://gofan.co/app/events/998757?schoolId=CIF
- All CIF State Regional games require the purchase of a ticket via GoFan.
- No paper tickets will be sold on-site. Guests present tickets on their phones at the gate.
- Prices for the Championship game are $12 for General Admission and $8 for HS Students/Kids 5+/Seniors 65+.
LIVESTREAM: Newport Harbor will not be livestreaming the game. If a link is made available, it will be linked here by Saturday morning.
PREVIEW: To get to the finals, Loyola swept both [6] Scripps Ranch and [2] Corona del Mar in Rounds 1 and 2. Saturday's championship game will be the second time the Cubs and Sailors have met this season, with Loyola taking the March 25th matchup at Leavey Gym by a 3-1 (25-18, 25-16, 27-25, 25-20) final score. Both are Top-5 ranked teams in the nation and will meet in the postseason for a third time in the last two seasons.
HISTORY: Loyola has four CIF State SoCal Regional championships (2009, 2010, 2012, 2017), all under the direction of head coach Michael Boehle '84. Each of the four titles were won in sweeps, with the most recent coming in 2017 over Corona del Mar. Loyola was also the National Champion in 2009 according to ESPN Rise and in 2017 according to MaxPreps/VolleyballMag.
More info on the CIF State Regional Playoffs:
https://www.cifstate.org/sports/boys_volleyball/bvb_reg_champs
View the full SoCal Regional bracket here:
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