Tigers Win Fifth Straight, Defeat Host Saddleback, 17-6

MISSION VIEJO -- Leading after every quarter, the Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers women's water polo squad went on to post a 17-6 win over the host Saddleback College Gauchos in an Orange Empire Conference (OEC) game Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 30) in Mission Viejo.

Riverside (9-1 overall, 2-0 OEC) led, 5-2, after the first quarter, 10-2 at halftime, and 15-4 after three quarters. The win was the Tigers fifth straight.

Frosh attacker Sarina Briseno (Riverside / Poly HS '15) led the Tigers with four goals and two assists, and also had two steals. Frosh two-meter offensive player Emily Martin (Yucaipa / Yucaipa HS '15) also had four goals and two steals, and sophomore two-meter defensive player Jaclyn Myers (Riverside / Martin Luther King, Jr. HS '13) had two goals and four assists.

Sophomore goalkeeper Kayla Chang (Laie, HI / Kahuku (Oahu) HS '14) recorded four saves and frosh Ariana Olmos (Redlands / Redlands East Valley HS '15) added five saves.

Riverside will next compete in the Cuesta Tournament on Friday-Saturday, Oct. 2-3. The Tigers will first play against the Orange Coast College (OCC) Pirates.

Due to the suspension of the Santa Ana College Dons men's and women's water polo programs, RCC's first home game will be on Wednesday, Oct. 14, when it greets those same OCC Pirates in an OEC game at 3 p.m.

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