Women's Water Polo: Long Beach beats Mt. SAC 11-6 for South Coast Conference championship

Sophomore Makenna Oberst (Los Alamitos HS/Concordia University-Irvine) scored a team-high three goals while freshman goalie Felicia DePalma (St. Joseph HS) totaled nine saves to help the Long Beach City College women's water polo team defeat top-seeded Mt. San Antonio College 8-6 in the championship final of the South Coast Conference tournament on Saturday at Cerritos College.

The SCC title was the Vikings' first since 2010 and seventh overall since 2001. LBCC went 8-1 in conference games this season.

With the score tied 4-4 at halftime, Long Beach went on to outscore the Mounties 4-2 over the second half to hand Mt. SAC its first conference loss.

Sophomores Ashley Diaz (Esperanza HS) and Cori Reynolds (Poly HS/Long Beach State) both scored twice while freshman Kennedy Conroy (Millikan HS) had four assists.

The Long Beach women's victory capped a conference championship sweep by the Vikings following the men's 13-12 win in the tournament final over Cerritos.

The Vikings reached the championship final thanks to an 11-1 win over Chaffey College in Friday's semifinal. LBCC extended its shutout streak to seven quarters before allowing a Chaffey goal late in the fourth. Freshman Natalie Nilan (St. Joseph HS) led Long Beach with three goals in the Chaffey match.

LBCC will take a 19-9 overall record into next week's Southern California Regional championship tournament. The three-day event runs November 12-14 at Mt. San Antonio College. Playoff  seedings will be announced on Sunday.