COA Water Polo Championship November 18-19, 2005 Central Aquatics Complex, Fresno, CA An official event of the 2005-06 COA Championship Festival presented by US Bank

[printable version of Day 1 Results]

Day 1, 11/18/05 at Central High School, Fresno, CA

Contact: Pete Schuler, Cuesta SID
pschuler@cuesta.edu or 805 546-3211

Women's Water Polo
N1 Diablo Valley 10, S3 Orange Coast 9 (SD)
S1 Riverside 11, N3 Merced 1
S2 Long Beach 6, S3 Orange Coast 3
N2 Sierra 9, N3 Merced 3
S2 Long Beach 7, N1 Diablo Valley 3
S1 Riverside 10, N2 Sierra 5

Men's Water Polo
N1 West Valley 15, Cerritos 10
S1 Golden West 15, N3 Modesto 5
S2 Long Beach 5, S3 Cerritos 0 (4ft)
N2 Diablo Valley 12, Modesto 9
S2 Long Beach 9, N1 West Valley 8
S1 Golden West 12, N2 Diablo Valley 7

Tomorrow's Line Up

Men's Championship Game (Noon)
S2 Long Beach v. S1 Golden West
Women's Championship Game (1:15)
S2 Long Beach v. S1 Riverside

Women's Preliminary Round

Diablo Valley 10, Orange Coast 9 (sudden death)
1 2 3 4 OT OT SD T
OCC 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 9
DVC 3 1 3 0 0 2 1 10
Scoring
OCC: Jeanette DeMeneces 4, Laura DeMeneces 3, Sarah Mutt 2
DVC: Jenna Boll 6, Kelly McCabe 2, Jenna Cassidy 2
Saves
OCC: Katherine Anderson 6
Veronica Campbell 9
Game Notes- Diablo Valley road five goals by Jenna Boll to take a 7-5 lead over Orange Coast at the end of the third quarter, but then the scoring stopped. Orange Coast scored two fourth quarter goals to send the game into overtime and kept pouring it on to take a 9-7 lead in overtime. The Pirates two goal lead in overtime was their first lead of the game, but it wouldn't last too long. The Vikings ended their 14 minute scoring draught with Boll's sixth goal of the game to bring Diablo Valley back within one. Kelly McCabe's buzzer beater tied the game back up and forced a sudden death period. Diablo Valley continued it coring spurt with their third goal in two minutes when Jenna Cassidy netted the game winner just :38 second into the period.

Riverside 11, Merced 1
1 2 3 4 T
Mer 0 0 1 0 1
RCC 3 5 2 1 11
Scoring
Mer: Erin Lee
RCC: Layla Bahzadian 3, Cydney Owen 2, Corrie Stuursma 2, Jennifer Laumea 2, Katie Inglett, Dayna Van Gorder
Saves
Mer: Bethany Robinson 2
RCC: Emily Fardig 3, Gloria Doran 1
Game Notes-The Blue Devils lost leading scorer Kristi Ferraro to foul trouble with two minutes left in the first half and never had a chance the rest of the way against the top-ranked Riverside Tigers. Riverside improved its record to 33-1 and increased its winning streak to 23 consecutive games. Each of the Tigers' starters scored in the game in a balanced attack that doesn't allow any quarter to their opponents. The Tigers stifling defense also starred to goalies, Emily Fardig and Gloria Doran, who helped lead the defense to a near shut out.

Long Beach 6, Orange Coast 3
1 2 3 4 T
OCC 2 0 1 0 3
LBCC 3 3 1 1 8
Scoring
OCC: Allison Chico, Sarah Mutt, Natasha Bustard
LBCC: Blair Davidson 3, Kristin Swart 2, Heather Penna
Saves
OCC: Katherine Anderson 9
LBCC: Jenna Beer 10
Game Notes-Defending State Champion Long Beach split its season series against with a 6-3 victory. The Vikings fell behind early when the Pirates' Sarah Mutt and Natasha Bustard both scored in the opening minutes, but a pair of goals by Blair Davidson evened the score by the end of the first period. Orange Coast would score only one more goal as Long Beach started hitting its outside shots and pulling the game out of reach.

Sierra 9, Merced 3
1 2 3 4 T
Mer 1 0 2 0 3
Sie 0 5 1 3 9
Scoring
Mer: Tori Doe 2, Kristen Pietrzyk
Sie: Madeline Stephenson 5, Kayleigh Knight 2, Shannon Church 2
Saves
Mer: Bethany Robinson 6
Sie: Jayde Bracy 7
Game Notes-Sierra's Madeline Stephenson and Shannon Church both scored two goals in the second quarter to help the Wolverines overcome a 1-0 first quarter deficit. The scoring boost helped Sierra knock off the Blue Devils and gave them a chance to play top ranked Riverside in the de-facto semi-final, Merced is 0-2 and was eliminated.

Long Beach 7, Diablo Valley 3
1 2 3 4 T
LBCC 2 1 2 2 7
DVC 1 0 1 1 3
Scoring
LBCC: Blair Davidson 3, Kristin Swart 2, Clair Conforti, Heather Penna
DVC: Michelle Long, Jenna Boll, Kelly McCabe
Saves
LBCC: Jenna Beer 7
DVC: Veronica Campbell 6
Game Notes-Two-time defending State Champion set up its title defense by beating the top seed from Northern California, Diablo Valley, 7-3. Long Beach languished in the rankings behind Riverside, Fullerton and, Orange Coast for most of the season, but they will still play for their third straight title tomorrow. Diablo Valley upset Orange Coast earlier in the day and appeared to be ready to become only the second team in ten years to make the title game from the Northern California Region, but for the tenth straight year the title will reside in the south.

Riverside 10, Sierra 5
1 2 3 4 T
Sie 0 1 1 3 5
RCC 2 2 3 3 10
Scoring
Sie: Kayleigh Knight 3, Shannon Church, Chrissy White
RCC: Cindney Owen 4, Miranda Quinones 3, Dayna Van Gorder 2, Jennifer Laumea
Saves
Sie: Jayde Bracy 6
RCC: Emily Fardig 5
Game Notes- Top-ranked Riverside advanced to the State Title game as expected with two solid wins over their Northern Californian opponents. The Tigers built a 7-2 lead over the Wolverines over the first three quarters and will go into tomorrow chasing their first State Title.

Men's Preliminary Round

West Valley 15, Cerritos 10
1 2 3 4 T
Cerr 3 3 2 2 10
WVC 1 2 2 3 8
Scoring
Cerr: Miguel Ruiz 3, Kevin Armijo 2, Austin Cooper 2, Richard Caldwell 2, Michael Ramirez
WVC: Brett Garrett 4, Jacob Young 3, Gabor Sarusi 2, Joey Balczer 2, Duje Kaurloto 2, Peter Davis, Jerome Keif
Saves
Cerr: Ian Pawlowski 5
WVC: Ben Hoggan 2
Game Notes-Defending State Champion West Valley survived a dozen ejections to take their first step towards a third straight title. Brett Garrett led the Vikings with four goals in a game that was still tied with a minute left in the third quarter. West Valley scored twice in that final minute to take a two goal lead and never looked back, as Cerritos pulled back to 12-10 with five minutes remaining, but couldn't get any closer.

Golden West 15, Modesto 5
1 2 3 4 T
Mod 0 2 2 1 5
GWC 3 3 4 5 15
Scoring
Mod: Robert Matosic 2, Bryan Hale, Jason Winchester, JC Reed
GWC: Ash Blythen 3, Nathan Bennett 2, Drew Vyn 2, Reed Honrath 2, Rory Kelly, Danny Whithead, Xavier Colombi Andy Mackie, Travis Fader
Saves
Mod: Tim Reyes 3
GWC: Matt Sullivan 8, Ryan Pellerin 2, Tommy Cantrell 2
Game Notes-Top-seeded Golden West cruised through its first game of the tournament in a 15-5 win over Merced. The Pirates made it interesting after Robert Matosic scored two consecutive goals in the third quarter to close the Rustlers gap to 7-4, but Golden West ran off the next seven goals to blow the game open. SoCal Player of the Year Ash Blythen scored three of the Rustlers first five goals to lead Golden West.

Long Beach 5, Cerritos 0 (forfeit)

Diablo Valley 12, Modesto 9
1 2 3 4 T
Mod 1 3 3 2 9
DVC 4 3 2 3 12
Scoring
Mod: Bryan Haile 3, Stephen Reding 2, Jorge Denis, JC Reed, Robert Matosic
DVC: Michael Struempf 4, Anton Sapozhnkov 3, Vlad islav Andreiev, Spencer Hink 2,
Saves
Mod: Tim Reyes 8
DVC: Adam Blattler 5
Game Notes-Diablo Valley and Modesto played each other for the fifth time this year and the third time in the last three weeks, but the result was the same. Diablo Valley over Modesto, this time 12-9. The Pirates nearly came back to pull off the upset, but the Vikings held them off to keep their rivalry decidedly one-sided.

Long Beach 9, West Valley 8
1 2 3 4 T
LBCC 4 2 2 1 9
WVC 3 4 6 0 13
Scoring
LBCC: Jake Kinne 4, Miljan Colovic 2, Milos Skaljac, Byron Bailey
WVC: Jerome Keif 2, Gabor Sarusi 2, Joey Balczer 2, Peter Davis, Brett Garrett
Saves
LBCC: Kevin Kinnear 13
WVC: Ben Hoggan 3
Game Notes-Two-time defending State Champion West Valley's reign came to an end today in the most heartbreaking and cruel ways. After winning a hard fought game in the morning against Cerritos, Cerritos forfeited its game against Long Beach allowing Long Beach to be rested and fresh for their semi-final against the tired and worn champs. The two teams squared off for a seven-goal first quarter that gave Long Beach and by halftime that lead had doubled to 6-4. Long Beach maintained its two goal lead until Brett Garrett scored on a fast break, just a minute and half after Joey Balczer had pulled them within one, to tie the game with :27 left in regulation. However Long Beach had one more trick up its sleeve and South Coast Conference MVP Miljan Colovic hit a 12-meter shot with three seconds left to win the game and send Long Beach to the title game. Long Beach will be searching for its first title since 1988.

Golden West 12, Diablo Valley 7
1 2 3 4 T
DVC 1 2 3 1 7
GWC 6 2 3 1 12
Scoring
DVC: Vladislav Andreiev 4, Spencer Hinck 2, Anton Sapozhnkov
GWC: Drew Vyn 3, Rory Kelly 3, Travis Bee 2, Kevin Guerin, Nathan Bennett, Kyle Healy, Travis Fader
Saves
DVC: Adam Blattler 1
GWC: Matt Sullivan 2, Tommy Cantrell 4
Game Notes-Golden West beat Diablo Valley in the final game of the day to send them selves back to the title game. The Rustlers have lost the past two State Championship Games to West Valley, but the Vikings were eliminated today. Tomorrow the Rustlers will face Long Beach City tomorrow for the title. The two teams have split four games this year, however Golden West got the better of their foe last week to win the Southern California Regional Playoffs last weekend to earn the top seed here today.