Men’s Water Polo Drops Conference Contest to OCC
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Riverside (4-6, 1-1) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
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Orange Coast (5-1, 1-0) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
The Riverside City College men's water polo team faced off against Orange Coast College on Wednesday night in an Orange Empire Conference (OEC) showdown. Despite being locked up at six-all entering into halftime, the Tigers were outscored 9-3 in the final two quarters en route to their first conference loss of the season at 15-9.
Sophomore Norbert Kovacs paced the offense with six netters to match his season high mark. He paces his team in goals with a total of 24. Additionally, he has scored at least one goal in the past five contests.
Sophomore Andrew Serrano followed with two goals, while freshman Ethan Saenz chipped in a score.
Freshman David Romero picked up the loss after manning the cage for three quarters and racking up 12 saves. Freshman Leonardo Monges added a save in the final quarter of play.
Riverside (4-5, 1-1 OEC) will face off against Mercyhurst University on Saturday, September 29 in the 2018 Cal Baptist Lancer Joust Tournament.