Women's Water Polo: Long Beach moves to 5-1 in conference play with pair of home wins

Freshman Jessica Diaz led the Vikings with four goals in the win over El Camino (Photo by Chris Ruiz)
Freshman Jessica Diaz led the Vikings with four goals in the win over El Camino (Photo by Chris Ruiz)

The Long Beach City College women's water polo team picked up a pair of South Coast Conference wins at home on Wednesday, beating El Camino College 16-5 and East Los Angeles College 10-2. With the victories, Long Beach improved to 13-5 overall and 5-1 in conference play.

Leading 1-0 over El Camino after the first quarter, LBCC blew the game open with seven unanswered goals in the second to take an 8-0 halftime advantage.

Freshman Ashley Diaz (Esperanza HS) led the Vikings with four goals while freshmen Payton Ballard (Lakewood HS), Angelica Sinay-Gudiel (Poly HS), and Cathryn Lynch (Marina HS) all scored three goals.

The LBCC women return to action on Friday (Oct. 17) at the Riverside tournament.