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MEN'S WATER POLO
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MEN'S WATER POLO SEASON ENDED BY CUESTA, 14-9 WATERPOLO MEN (11/11/2011) |
Riverside's fourth-quarter comeback fell short in the final minutes as the Tigers fell to #3 Seed Cuesta in a quarterfinal match at the Southern California Championships, hosted by Riverside at its new aquatic center. The Tigers, the No. 6 seed, trailed the entire game. After three quarters, Riverside trailed the Cougars 9-5, but the Tigers rallied. Trailing 11-6 with less than six minutes remaining, Riverside scored three consecutive goals, getting within two at 11-9.
Cuesta (23-10), however, had an answer, scoring three goals in the final two minutes to advance to the semifinals tomorrow, Saturday, November 12 against the winner of the #2 Long Beach City-#7 Cerritos match. Riverside got three goals from Trent Virgil and two from Jordan Donnelly. Cuesta, meanwhile, had three players - Dragan Dincic, Eric Marsh and Luka Vukomanovic - scored four goals. The Cougars also got a strong performance in goal from Thomas Ross who managed stop 16 of the Tigers' shots on goal. The Tigers conclude their 2011 season with a 11-17 record.
Game 5-MEN/Quarterfinal
Team 1 2 3 4 Final
#6 Riverside-----1 2 2 4 9
#3 Cuesta-------2 4 3 5 14
Riverside Goal Scorers: Trent Virgil 3, Jordan Donnelly 2, Lee Grissom, Matt Hass, Mitchell Grutz, Sean Evans.
Cuesta Goal Scorers: Dragan Dincic 4, Eric Marsh 4, Luka Vukomanovic 4, Matt Giancanelli, Paul Davis.
Goalie Saves, Riverside: Brandon Blyth - 14
Goalie Saves, Cuesta: Thomas Ross - 16
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER POLO RESULTS (DAY 1, THURSDAY) WATERPOLO MEN (11/10/2011) |
(Recaps available below)
Southern California Water Polo Championships
Riverside City College, November 10-12, 2011
Thursday, November 11
Men's Matches
#7 Cerritos 10, #10 Ventura 8
#8 Orange Coast 12, #9 Mt. San Antonio 9
Women's Matches
#7 Chaffey 7, #10 San Diego Mesa 4
#9 Ventura 11, #8 Cypress 7
Friday, November 12
Men's Matches
#5 Grossmont vs. #4 Los Angeles Valley, 9 am
#1 Golden West vs. #8 Orange Coast, 10:15 am
#6 Riverside City vs. #3 Cuesta, 11:30 am
#2 Long Beach City vs. #7 Cerritos, 12:45 pm
Women's Matches
#5 Fullerton vs. #4 Long Beach City, 2 pm
#1 Riverside vs. #9 Ventura, 3:15 pm
#3 Cerritos vs. #6 Orange Coast, 4:30 pm
#2 Golden West vs. #7 Chaffey, 5:45 pm
Saturday's Matches
Women's
Semifinals, 11 am and 12:15 pm
Championship, 4 pm
Third-Place, 5:15 pm
Men's
Semifinals, 8:30 am and 9:45 am
Third-Place, 1:30 pm
Championship, 2:45 pm
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MEN'S WATER POLO STUNS ORANGE COAST, WILL PLAY FOR CONFERENCE TITLE WATERPOLO MEN (11/4/2011) |
Riverside men's water polo team will play for the Orange Empire Conference Championship after stunning No. 2 seed Orange Coast in their semifinal match, 12-8, at the Riverside City College Aquatic Center. Just a week ago, Orange Coast beat the Tigers 12-9 in both team's regular-season finale.
Played in rain and windy conditions, Riverside dominated play from the opening whistle. After a 1-1 first quarter, Riverside took a 4-2 halftime lead before taking total control in the third quarter with a 10-4 lead. Trent Virgil shook the Pirates' defense for four goals, with Jake Ainsworth adding three. Riverside goalie Brandon Blyth was outstanding, stopping 13 of 21 shots, some were point-blank shots.
Riverside men's team will take on top seed, Golden West at 2 pm, while Orange Coast will face Fullerton in third-place game at 11:30 am. The fifth-place game will be No. 6 Santa Ana vs. No. 5 Saddleback at 9 am. Four teams from the Orange Empire Conference are expected to be selected for the 10-team Southern California Regional Tournament field next weekend, which Riverside will also host. The regional tournament will be a single-elimination 10-team field with the first and second-place teams advancing to the state finals at Cerritos College.
The Riverside-Golden West championship match will be the second time the two teams have meet this season, with the Rustlers winning the first match. The Tigers fell to Golden West 17-13 in a conference match on October 19th. The Tigers opened the tournament with an impressive 20-8 rout of Santa Ana as 12 different players scored for the Tigers, who are the No. 3 seed.
On the women's side, Riverside, seeded No. 2, will square off against No. 1 seed Golden West tomorrow (Saturday, Nov. 5) at 3:15 for the conference title and the No. 1 seed for the Southern California Championship Tournament. Orange Coast will play Fullerton for third place at 12:45 pm with Cypress and Saddleback playing for fifth place at 10:15 am. The Riverside-Golden West meeting with be their third of the season, with each team having won once. Golden West ended Riverside's 50-match win streak earlier this year.
Orange Empire Conference Water Polo Championship
At Riverside City College
TodayyyâÂs Men's Results
Riverside 12, Orange Coast 8
Riverside 20, Santa Ana 8
Fullerton 12, Saddleback 10
Golden West 19, Fullerton 6
Tomorrow
MennnâÂs Schedule
Championship Match
Golden West vs. Riverside, 2 pm
Third-Place
Orange Coast vs. Fullerton, 11:30 am
Fifth-Place
Saddleback vs. Santa Ana, 9 am
WomennnâÂs Schedule
Championship Match
Riverside vs. Golden West, 3:15 pm
Third-Place
Orange Coast vs. Fullerton, 12:45 pm
Fifth-Place
Cypress vs. Saddleback, 10:15 am |
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MEN'S WATER POLO DROPS REGULAR-SEASON FINAL WATERPOLO MEN (10/26/2011) |
Riverside men's water polo team dropped its regular-season final match as the Tigers fell to Orange Coast, 12-9, in an Orange Empire Conference match at the Riverside City College Aquatic Center.
With the loss, Riverside has lost six of their last seven matches headed into the Orange Empire Conference Tournament next week. The Tigers, who finished 3-2 in conference play, will be the No. 3 seed for the conference tournament, which will be hosted by Riverside City College. Riverside will play on Friday, November 4 at 9 am against No. 6 seed Santa Ana.
Against Orange Coast, which will be the No. 2 seed, Riverside got three goals and two assists from sophomore Trent Virgil. He also drew four ejections and had two steals.
The Tigers converted just nine of 33 shots on goal. |
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LATE GOAL SALVAGES WEEKEND FOR MEN'S WATER POLO WATERPOLO MEN (10/22/2011) |
Riverside salvaged a tough weekend with a sudden death goal against Cerritos in the Tigers final match of the Golden West Tournament. The goal gave Riverside its only win of the weekend, 13-12, over Cerritos.
Riverside dropped its three other matches, losing to Diablo Valley, 16-11, Grossmont, 15-9, and Long Beach City, 19-7.
Sophomore Trent Virgil had a solid weekend, scoring 11 goals in the four matches, including 5 against Cerritos. Jordan Donnelly added 7.
The Tigers return to action on Wednesday, October 26th with a home match against Orange Coast. Riverside will then prepare for the Orange Empire Conference Tournament, which the Tigers will host the first weekend in November. |
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GOLDEN WEST DOWNS RIVERSIDE, 17-13 WATERPOLO MEN (10/19/2011) |
Golden West jumped out to a 10-6 halftime lead and rode it to a 17-13 victory over Riverside in an Orange Empire Conference match in Huntington Beach.
Golden West, the defending conference and state runner-ups in 2010, secured the conference's No. 1 seed headed into the conference tournament, which Riverside will host, with the victory.
Riverside got five goals from Trent Virgil and three from Jordan Donnelly, but it wasn't nearly enough offense to keep up with the Rustlers who have been held until 10 goals just three times this season - twice being by four-year universities.
Riverside will return to Huntington Beach this weekend for the Golden West Tournament. |
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MEN'S WATER POLO SNAPS LOSING STREAK WATERPOLO MEN (10/14/2011) |
Riverside men's water polo snapped a three-match losing streak with a 10-8 victory over California Baptist University during its second game of the Riverside Mini Tournament. Earlier in the day, Riverside dropped a 16-7 match to Long Beach City. The loss was the Tigers' seventh loss in their last nine matches.
Behind back-up goalie Daniel Scribe, the Tigers got off to a fast start against CBU, scoring five first-quarter goals. Leading 5-3 at intermission, Riverside scored three more in the third, taking a commanding 8-4 lead. Riverside leading scorer Trent Virgil mustered four goals in the match and an assisted on another. Scribe finished the match with 11 saves.
In the loss to Long Beach, Riverside allowed eight goals in the first half, while being held to two. The Vikings poured it on the second half, unleashing an offensive attack which netted five goals in the third and another three in the fourth.
Riverside travels to Huntington Beach on Wednesday to take on Golden West at 4 pm. |
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MEN'S WATER POLO SPLITS FOUR MATCHES WATERPOLO MEN (10/8/2011) |
Riverside men's water polo team snapped a four-match losing streak as the Tigers split four matches in its own Riverside Tournament. The Tigers won both of their matches on Friday, downing Palomar, 21-16, and Cerritos, 9-8. However, on Saturday, Riverside dropped its final two matches - 11-8 to Long Beach City and 12-9 with Cuesta.
Riverside, which will host a mini-tournament next Friday when Long Beach City returns along with California Baptist University, is now 7-13 on the season.
Sophomore Jake Ainsworth had a big weekend as he scored 18 goals with 5 assists in the four matches. He had five in each of the Tigers two wins. Leading scorer Trent Virgil finished with 9 goals, 6 coming in the two Tiger losses. |
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MEN'S WATER POLO DROPS FOUR AT CBU TOURNEY WATERPOLO MEN (10/1/2011) |
Riverside men's water polo team squared off against four of the best four-year programs in Southern California in the annual California Baptist University Tournament this past weekend. The result weren't good as the Tigers dropped all four matches. Riverside was outscored 57-36 in the four matches.
However, Riverside was in each match either early or had strong second-half comebacks to make their match competitive.
Against Fresno Pacific University, Riverside fell behind 6-3 at halftime, but outscored the Sunbirds in the third quarter, pulling within two goals at 8-6. Fresno Pacific, however, pulled away for a 13-9 victory. Riverside's Trent Virgil had five goals in the match.
In their second match, Concordia University used three consecutive five-goal periods to hand the Tigers a 17-7 loss. Game 3, Riverside held its own against Occidental University as Virgil scored four goals, but eventually fell 14-11. In its final match against Claremont-Mudd University, Riverside couldn't capitalize on a strong first half, falling 13-9. |
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MEN'S WATER POLO ON ROLL HEADED INTO CBU TOURNEY WATERPOLO MEN (9/28/2011) |
Riverside men's water polo team appears to be on a roll after a sluggish start to its season. Riverside won its second consecutive match as the Tigers routed Fullerton, 20-6, in an Orange Empire Conference match at the Riverside City Aquatics Center.
The 20-goal outburst was the Tigers' third of the season and marked back-to-back matches where the offense scored 20 goals. Riverside will try to keep its offensive power going when the Tigers participate in the California Baptist University Tournament this coming weekend. The tournament will be held at CBU and Riverside City College aquatic centers.
In the win over Fullerton, Riverside got five goals from Jake Ainsworth and four from leading-scorer Trent Virgil.
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VIRGIL LEADS RIVERSIDE TO A 20-5 ROUT OF SANTA ANA WATERPOLO MEN (9/21/2011) |
Riverside freshman Trent Virgil scored on 7 of 11 shots as the Tigers snapped a three-match losing streak with a 20-5 rout of Santa Ana in an Orange Empire Conference match at the Riverside City College Aquatics Center.
Virgil, a graduate of Murrieta High School,also had two assists and a steal in the match, which saw Riverside jump out to a 10-2 first-quarter lead. At halftime, Riverside led 12-4 and put the match away with a 6-goal third quarter,
Riverside (4-6) will take the weekend off, returning to the pool on Sept. 28 to host Fullerton in an Orange Empire Conference match. |
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MEN'S WATER POLO DROPS THREE OF FOUR IN SAN LUIS OBISPO WATERPOLO MEN (9/17/2011) |
Riverside men's water polo team dropped three of four matches at the Cuesta Tournament in San Luis Obispo over the weekend. The Tigers' lone victory came in thier first match when they edged American River, 13-12.
Riverside (3-7) went on to drop three consecutive matches - 18-14 to host Cuesta, 21-11 to Diablo Valley and 14-5 to Los Angeles Valley.
The Tigers, who return home to take on Santa Ana in an Orange Empire Conference match at 4 pm on Wednesday, Sept. 21, were outscored 31-14 in the second half in their three losses. Riverside is allowed 14.6 goals per match. |
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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT AND VIEWPOINTS LAUNCHES TIGER TV GENERAL NEWS (9/15/2011) |
The Riverside athletic department, in conjunction with Viewpionts, the District's on-campus newspaper, has launched Tiger TV.
James Martinez, Matt Dziak and Javier Cabrera, editor in chief of Viewpoints, will cover Tiger athletics from the sidelines to the locker room, giving Tiger fans an inside look at the week's happenings.
There will be post-game interviews as well as a weekly wrap up and highlights from all 19 athletic teams during the 2011-12 season.
"We're excited about Tiger TV," said Athletic Director Barry Meier. "It will be another way for us to keep the community involved in the 19 athletic programs and the student-athletes who work so hard - in the classroom and on the field.
"Viewpoints is a top-notch college newspapers and (associate professor of Journalism) Allan Lovelace does a tremendous job working with his students to put them in a position to pull off a project like this. In the end, this is a win-win, a win for our student-athletes and win for the students wanting a career in broadcast journalism." |
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MEN'S WATER POLO HAS SINKING FEELING WATERPOLO MEN (9/12/2011) |
Riverside men's water polo team is off to its slowest start under head coach Nate Hass after dropping four of five matches last week. With a roster where 17 of the 23 players are freshman, Hass said he knew his team would struggle early in the season.
Before traveling to Huntington Beach for the Golden West Tournament, Riverside dropped a 16-7 match to Claremont-Mudd College. In Huntington Beach, Riverside suffered three consecutive losses - 17-9 to Long Beach, 12-11 to Cerritos and 14-12 to Los Angeles Valley - before salvaging the weekend with a 13-12 victory over Orange Empire Conference foe Orange Coast.
Freshman Trent Virgil, a graduate of Murrieta High School, led the Tigers with 20 goals, including five in their victory over Orange Coast. |
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Community Education Football Offense/Defense Class
Riverside City's Kinesiology Department will be offering a spring Community Education class for Football Fundamentals (KIN-A60/A61 in the spring schedule or the college catalogue). The course provides the student an opportunity to learn general and specific individual defensive and offensive football fundamental techniques and strategies, emphasizing active participation in the game of football. The community education class is open to all students. Participants can sign-up on the Community Education website or in person the first day of class, which is Tuesday, April 3. The Community Education class will take place from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays on the football practice field. Students should come in proper football attire, which includes shorts and cleats. Cost is $36, please bring exact change. This is a noncredit class. Instructor is Tom Craft. |
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Community Education Out of Season (Basketball) Conditioning Class
Riverside City's Kinesiology Department will be offering a spring Community Education class for Out of Season Basketball Conditioning Class (KIN-A95 in the spring schedule or the college catalogue). The course applies advanced conditioning and weight training principles for an out-of-season training program for varsity sport competition. The community education class is open to all students. Participants can sign-up on the Community Education website or in person the first day of class, which is Tuesday, April 17. The Community Education class will take place from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm in Wheelock Gym, on Monday through Friday with the end date being June 7. Students should come in proper attire, which includes gym shoes. Cost is $36, please bring exact change in you plan on registering in person. This is a noncredit class. Instructor is Joshua Thomas. |
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Community Education Women's Summer Soccer Class
Riverside City's Kinesiology Department will be offering a spring Community Education class for Men's Soccer (KIN-A64 in the spring schedule or the college catalogue). This course is designed to introduce students to the rules, basic skills, and offensive/defensive strategy in soccer Emphasis will be placed on improving individual skills and applying these skills to game situations Subsequent enrollment in additional semesters will
provide the student an opportunity for added skill competency
development. Participants can sign-up on the Community Education website or in person the first day of class, which is Tuesday, July 3. The Community Education class will take place from 8 am to 10 am at the Norco College Soccer Stadium and meet Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (ending date is August 14, will be no class on Wednesday, July 4). Students should come in proper attire, which includes soccer cleats. Cost is $36, please bring exact change in you plan on registering in person. This is a noncredit class. Instructor is Lynsey Jalayer. |
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Community Education Men's Summer Soccer Class
Riverside City's Kinesiology Department will be offering a spring Community Education class for Men's Soccer (KIN-A64 in the spring schedule or the college catalogue). This course is designed to introduce students to the rules, basic skills, and offensive/defensive strategy in soccer Emphasis will be placed on improving individual skills and applying these skills to game situations Subsequent enrollment in additional semesters will
provide the student an opportunity for added skill competency
development. Participants can sign-up on the Community Education website or in person the first day of class, which is Tuesday, July 3. The Community Education class will take place from 10 am to 1 pm at the Norco College Soccer Stadium and meet Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (ending date is August 14, with no class on Wednesday, July 4). Students should come in proper attire, which includes soccer cleats. Cost is $36, please bring exact change in you plan on registering in person. This is a noncredit class. Instructor is Francisco Melgarejo. |
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