Long Beach City College attacker Federico Gulisano scored 7 goals to help lead the Vikings to their 21-5 championship victory against Mt San Antonio in the South Coast Conference Tournament.
This win had impacts beyond more than just a championship victory in this conference for the Vikings.
“It puts us in a really good position for rankings for the regional championship, which should make our path a little easier,” Head coach Djoko Radunovic said.
The defense of the Vikings stepped up in this match, giving them a great opportunity to have a dominant win.
“Our goalie only touched the ball about 4 times in the first half, which means our defense was spectacular,” LBCC goalkeeper Mauricio Bonilla said.
In this first half, the Vikings outscored Mt. San Antonio 12-1 scoring on most trips down the pool and had very few turnovers.
“Working as a team was definitely important for us as well as the energy off the bench,” Viking attacker Elijah Webb said.
Despite the blowout victory, the team recognizes that there is always room for improvement, and growth especially with the increasingly difficult competition they will be facing in future tournaments.
“Communication is one thing we can always improve and also not getting stupid ejections. Playing smart defense.” Webb said.
There is a common message throughout the team that says that they can not be satisfied with just this victory, but also continue to get better.
“We celebrate tonight, but the next thing we have is regionals, so we gotta stay focused for that,” Bonilla said.
The first match of the SoCal Regionals tournament for the Vikings will be on Thursday, Nov. 13 at Southwestern College.
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