Women's Water Polo: LBCC set to host 18th annual truWest Battle at the Beach

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Long Beach City College hosts the 18th annual truWest Battle at the Beach women's water polo tournament starting on Friday. The two-day tourney runs October 23-24 and will be played at three sites this year – LBCC, Cypress College, and Cerritos College. A large field of 24 teams from throughout the state will be in action with a total of 48 games played.

Long Beach opens tournament play on Friday at 11:30 a.m. and will face Cuesta College at Cypress. Depending on that outcome, the Vikings will play again at either 3 or 4:10 p.m.

Teams will change sites on Saturday. Championship round games are scheduled to be played at Cerritos.

Three of last season's state championship final four will be in action at this year's Battle at the Beach. Defending state champ Fullerton opens play at 8 a.m. on Friday, facing host Cerritos. Riverside takes on Sierra College at 10:20 a.m. at Cerritos and Diablo Valley College will play Mt. San Antonio College at 10:20 a.m. at Cypress.

Last year, Fullerton defeated Riverside by a final score of 10-8 in the championship final while Long Beach was a 10-8 winner over Orange Coast College in the third-place game.

MAPS/DIRECTIONS: LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE | CYPRESS COLLEGE | CERRITOS COLLEGE

Day 1 Results

At Cerritos
Gm 1: Fullerton 18, Cerritos 3
Gm 2: Santa Barbara 7, Grossmont 3
Gm 3: Riverside 15, Sierra 6
Gm 4: San Diego Mesa 8, Orange Coast 4
Gm 5: Fullerton 14, Santa Barbara 5
Gm 6: Grossmont 7, Cerritos 3
Gm 7: Orange Coast 10, Sierra 8
Gm 8: Riverside 8, San Diego Mesa 5

At Cypress
Gm 9: Golden West 22, Citrus 9
Gm 10: Diablo Valley 12, Mt. San Antonio 8
Gm 11: San Joaquin Delta 15, Ventura 8
Gm 12: Long Beach 16, Cuesta 8
Gm 13: Diablo Valley 9, Golden West 6
Gm 14: Citrus 15, Mt. San Antonio 5
Gm 15: San Joaquin Delta 10, Long Beach 9
Gm 16: Ventura 12, Cuesta 4

At Long Beach
Gm 17: Palomar 15, Pasadena 3
Gm 18: Los Angeles Valley 18, Rio Hondo 5
Gm 19: Saddleback 14, Southwestern 3
Gm 20: Cypress 6, Chaffey 4
Gm 21: Palomar 13, Los Angeles Valley 11
Gm 22: Pasadena 19, Rio Hondo 8
Gm 23: Cypress 11, Saddleback 10
Gm 23: Chaffey def. Southwestern 

Day 2 Results

At Cerritos
Gm 25: San Diego Mesa 9, Santa Barbara 6
Gm 26: Golden West 10, Long Beach 5
Gm 27: Fullerton 8, Riverside 5
Gm 28: Diablo Valley 9, San Joaquin Delta 8
Gm 29: Long Beach 13, Santa Barbara 6 (7th place)
Gm 30: San Diego Mesa 12, Golden West (5th place)
Gm 31: Riverside 15, San Joaquin Delta 10 (3rd place)
Gm 32: Fullerton 9, Diablo Valley 5 (Championship Final)

At Cypress
Gm 33: Cerritos 9, Sierra 7
Gm 34: Citrus 10, Cuesta 9
Gm 35: Grossmont 8, Orange Coast 7
Gm 36: Mt. San Antonio 12, Ventura 3
Gm 37: Cuesta 11, Sierra 10
Gm 38: Citrus 13, Cerritos 8
Gm 39: Ventura 11, Orange Coast 6
Gm 40: Mt. San Antonio 15, Grossmont 9

At Long Beach
Gm 41:  Saddleback 16, Palomar 9
Gm 42: Cypress 8, Los Angeles Valley 6
Gm 43: Pasadena 13, Southwestern 0
Gm 44: Chaffey 18, Rio Hondo 8
Gm 45: Cypress 6, Palomar 4
Gm 46: Los Angeles Valley 13, Saddleback 12
Gm 47: Pasadena 8, Chaffey 7
Gm 48: Rio Hondo 9, Southwestern 8

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