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Men's Water Polo: Vikings go 4-0, beat Diablo Valley in finals of Riverside tournament

Sophomore Marino Fatovic scored three goals in LBCC's 11-5 win over Diablo Valley in the finals of the RCC tournament (Photo by Chris Ruiz)
Sophomore Marino Fatovic scored three goals in LBCC's 11-5 win over Diablo Valley in the finals of the RCC tournament (Photo by Chris Ruiz)
Posted: Oct 11, 2014

Behind three goals from sophomore Marino Fatovic (Dubrovnic, Croatia), the Long Beach City College men's water polo team beat Diablo Valley College 11-5 in the finals of the Riverside City College Men's Water Polo Tournament on Saturday at the Riverside Aquatics Center. 

The Vikings won all four games in the eight-team tourney, outscoring their opponents 56-25 to improve to 11-2 on the season. 

LBCC's defense, led by goalie Matej Matijevic (Zagreb, Croatia), stifled Ventura College 17-6 and Citrus  College 12-7 on Friday. Long Beach then shut down a strong Orange Coast College team 16-7 on Saturday morning before avenging an early season loss to the talented DVC club in the championship game.

Head coach Chris Oeding's squad got solid play throughout the tournament from sophomores Nathan Pinkney (Granite Bay HS) and Blake Grove (Newport Harbor HS), and four freshmen -- James Applegate (Wilson HS), Max Taylor (Las Vegas, NV), Conor Shuey (Albuquerque, NM), and Frankie Cervantes (Granite Bay HS).

Recap courtesy Chris Shuey