2015 LBCC Men's Water Polo News

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LBCC All-American Max Taylor will attend and compete at the University of Redlands in the fall.
Men’s Water Polo: Taylor signs letter of intent with University of Redlands

Long Beach City College men’s water polo interim head coach Dave Kasa has announced that Max Taylor has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue his academic and athletic career next fall at the University of Redlands.

Conor Shuey with LBCC Water Polo interim head coach David Kasa (left) and Athletic Coordinator Mary Hegarty (right) prior to signing his National Letter of Intent.
Men’s Water Polo: Shuey signs National Letter of Intent with San Jose State

Long Beach City College Men’s Water Polo’s Conor Shuey (Palo Verde HS/Las Vegas) has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue his academic and athletic career at San Jose State University next fall.

2015 CCCAA Men's Water Polo State Champions
Men's Water Polo: Vikings knock off Golden West 12-11 in overtime for 10th state championship

The Long Beach City College men's water polo team erased a fourth-quarter deficit to rally for a 12-11 victory in overtime against rival Golden West College to capture the 2015 California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) State Championship.

Freshman Giorgio La Rosa scored five of his game-high nine goals in the third quarter of LBCC's win over Diablo Valley. (Photo by Chris Ruiz)
Men's Water Polo: LBCC to face Golden West in state championship final after 17-9 rout of Diablo Valley

Freshman Giorgio La Rosa (pictured) scored a game-high nine goals while freshman Nick Wood totaled 10 saves in goal to help lead the Long Beach City College men's water polo team to a 17-9 win over Diablo Valley College in the semifinals of the 2015 California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Water Polo State Championship at Pasadena City College on Friday.

Freshman Giorgio La Rosa and interim head coach Dave Kasa lead the Vikings into the State Championships this weekend. (Photos by John Fajardo & Chris Ruiz)
Men’s Water Polo: Vikings rack up 18 postseason honors, ready for State Semifinals on Friday

The Long Beach City College men’s water polo team earned 18 postseason honors highlighted by freshman Giorgio La Rosa (Catania, Italy) and interim head coach Dave Kasa. But this weekend, LBCC looks to add some hardware to the trophy case as the Vikings are just two wins away from a state championship.

The LBCC Vikings are just two wins away from the college's 10th state championship. (File photo by John Fajardo)
Men’s Water Polo: Vikings two wins from 10th state title, face Diablo Valley at State Championships

The Long Beach City College men’s water polo team is just two wins away from capturing the program’s 10th overall state title and first since 2013. Despite falling in the Southern California Regional final on Saturday, LBCC earned the South’s No. 2 seed for the 2015 California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Water Polo State Championship.

Long Beach received the No. 2 seed for this weekend's Southern California Regional Championship tournament (Photo by Chris Ruiz)
Men’s Water Polo: Long Beach gets No. 2 seed for Southern California Regionals

The South Coast Conference champion Long Beach City College Vikings have received the No. 2 seed for this weekend’s Southern California Regional Championship tournament. The three-day event runs November 12-14 at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut.

LBCC won its third straight South Coast Conference championship and 13th over the past 15 years.
Men's Water Polo: Vikings edge Cerritos 13-12 for third straight SCC championship

Freshman Giorgio La Rosa scored a game-high five goals and added five steals to help lead the Long Beach City College men's water polo team to a 13-12 come-from-behind win over Cerritos College in the championship final of the 2015 South Coast Conference tournament.

Freshman Mark Denison had a team-high four of the Vikings' 26 steals in their win over El Camino. (Photo by Chris Ruiz)
Men's Water Polo: Long Beach closes out regular season undefeated in SCC after 21-0 win over El Camino

The Long Beach City College men's water polo team wrapped up its regular-season schedule with a 21-0 shutout victory over visiting El Camino College on Wednesday. The Vikings went a perfect 6-0 in South Coast Conference play and take an 18-4 overall record into the postseason.

Freshman Giorgio La Rosa led all with a season-high seven goals in the Vikings' narrow loss at No. 8 Long Beach State. (Photo by John Fajardo)
Men’s Water Polo: Vikings nearly knock off No. 8 Long Beach State, edged 12-11

Long Beach City College freshman Giorgio La Rosa scored a season-high seven goals, but the Vikings couldn’t hold a fourth-quarter lead and fell 12-11 at No. 8 nationally-ranked Long Beach State University on Sunday at the Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center.

Sophomore Conor Shuey was one of five Vikings to score three goals in LBCC's win at LA Trade-Tech. (File photo by John Fajardo)
Men’s Water Polo: Vikings win sixth straight, roll past LA Trade-Tech 25-5

The Long Beach City College men’s water polo team extended its winning streak to six games as the Vikings cruised to a 25-5 South Coast Conference win at Los Angeles Trade-Tech College on Wednesday.

Freshman Teo Dadic had three goals in the Vikings' win at Golden West on Saturday. (File photo by John Fajardo)
Men's Water Polo: Vikings go on the road to defeat rival Golden West 9-8

The Long Beach City College men's water polo team handed top-ranked Golden West College its first loss of the season as the Vikings edged the rival Rustlers 9-8 on the road on Saturday as part of a big sweep by the LBCC men and women.

Freshman Giorgio La Rosa had a game-high five goals in the Vikings’ 18-5 win over Chaffey. (Photo by John Fajardo)
Men’s Water Polo: Long Beach remains perfect in conference after 18-5 win over Chaffey

Long Beach City College freshman Giorgio La Rosa (pictured) had a game-high five goals in the Vikings’ 18-5 rout over visiting Chaffey College on Wednesday at LBCC. With the South Coast Conference win, the Vikings remain unbeaten in SCC play at 4-0 and improved to 10-2 overall.

Goalies Noah Borin and Nick Wood combined for 13 saves in the Vikings' 19-9 win at Mt. SAC.
Men's Water Polo: Vikings improve to 5-1 with 19-9 rout at Mt. SAC

Long Beach City College freshman Giorgio La Rosa (Catania, Italy) totaled seven goals, six steals, and three assists to help lead the Vikings to a 19-9 South Coast Conference win at Mt. San Antonio College on Wednesday. With the victory, LBCC improved to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in SCC play.

Sophomore Conor Shuey scored a game-high four goals in the win at Rio Hondo.
Men’s Water Polo: Long Beach opens conference play with 22-4 win at Rio Hondo

Sophomore Conor Shuey had a game-high four goals while nine other Vikings scored in a 22-4 Long Beach City College win at Rio Hondo College in both teams’ South Coast Conference opener on Wednesday. The win improved LBCC to 4-1 overall.

Freshman Giorgio La Rosa totaled six goals and three steals in the Vikings' win over LA Valley.
Men’s Water Polo: Vikings go 3-1 to open season at Cuesta Tournament

The Long Beach City College men’s water polo team opened up the 2015 season by picking three wins out of four games at the Cuesta College Tournament in San Luis Obispo.