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

Long Beach received the No. 2 seed for this weekend's Southern California Regional Championship tournament (Photo by Chris Ruiz)
Long Beach received the No. 2 seed for this weekend's Southern California Regional Championship tournament (Photo by Chris Ruiz)

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)