Men’s Water Polo: Long Beach gets No. 2 seed for Southern California Regionals

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONALS BRACKET

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.

The Vikings take a 20-4 overall record into the regionals. LBCC gets a first-round bye and will play the winner of No. 7 Riverside City College and No. 10 San Diego Mesa College on Friday at 11:30 a.m. A win in that contest would advance the Vikings to a Saturday morning semifinal match against the winner of No. 3 Cerritos College and No. 6 Cuesta College.

Saturday's championship final is set for 2:45 p.m. The top two teams from the Southern California Regionals advance to the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Water Polo State Championship on November 20-21 at Pasadena City College.

Last season, LBCC finished second at the SoCal Regionals, falling 9-5 to Golden West College in the final. The Vikings advanced to the State Championships only to lose to the Rustlers once again, 5-2 in the state final.

Long Beach looks to win its 10th state championship overall after last winning in 2013.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE – MEN'S (BRACKET)

Thursday, November 12
Game #1 12:00 p.m. - #7 Riverside City (16-10) vs. #10 San Diego Mesa (20-5)
Game #2 1:15 p.m. - #8 Mt. San Antonio (21-8) vs. #9 Orange Coast (11-9)

Friday, November 13
Game #3 9:00 a.m. - Winner #8 vs. #9 vs. #1 Golden West (24-1)
Game #4 10:15 a.m. - #5 Citrus (21-6) vs. #4 Los Angeles Valley (18-8)
Game #5 11:30 a.m. - Winner #7 vs. #10 vs. #2 Long Beach City (20-4)
Game #6 12:45 p.m. #6 Cuesta (21-10) vs. #3 Cerritos (22-9) 

Saturday, November 14
Game #7 8:30 a.m. - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3
Game #8 9:45 a.m. - Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 5
1:30 p.m. 3rd Place Game
2:45 p.m. Championship Game (Both advance to CCCAA State Tournament)