Tigers Topple Diablo Valley & West Valley at Cuesta Tournament Friday

SAN LUIS OBISPO -- Winning a pair of games to open its first day of action at the Cuesta Tournament, the Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers men's water polo squad also avenged its only loss from two weeks ago.

Riverside City (8-1 overall) began Friday's (Sept. 23) action with an 18-5 win over the Diablo Valley College (DVC) Vikings. RCC erupted for seven goals in the first and third quarters to lead, 7-1, at the end of the first quarter, 10-4 at halftime, and 17-5 heading into the final quarter.

Sophomore driver Lazar Raca (Belgrade, SERBIA / Sports School '15) -- who is pictured -- drilled home five goals and added three assists and two steals. Sophomore driver Jesus Osorio (San Bernardino / Cajon HS '15) added three goals, one assist and one steal. Sophomore center Jonah Saenz (Riverside / Poly HS '15) chipped in with three goals as well.

Freshman goalie Kristopher McVeigh (Riverside / Poly HS '16) started and went the distance. He had eight saves, one assist and one steal.

In the nightcap on Friday, Riverside broke a 2-2 tie at the end of the first quarter with a five-goal second quarter en route to a 12-6 win over the West Valley College (WVC) Vikings. The RCC win avenged a 9-8 loss (RCC's first and only setback of the season to date) to West Valley in the championship game of the WVC-hosted 52nd Annual Nyquist Invitational Tournament (Sept. 10).

RCC sophomore utility Kyle Christian (Riverside / M.L. King HS '15) led the Tigers with four goals and added one steal. Raca added a pair of goals, two assists and one steal.

McVeigh was in goal again and logged ten saves and two steals.

Riverside continues Cuesta Tournament action on Saturday, Sept. 24, when it faces San Joaquin Delta College (SJDC) Mustangs at 8 a.m. and then will take on host Cuesta at 11:15 a.m. RCC edged SJDC, 13-11, and the defeated Cuesta, 9-7, in a semifinal game of the WVC-hosted Nyquist Tournament (Sept. 9-10).

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