Vikings women’s water polo attackers Amy Fritz and Irene Pueyo Caballero tied four goals each in a 19-2 win against Cerritos College for the SCC championship on Saturday.
With this win, the Vikings are now at 10 SCC championship wins in a row.
The Vikings showed a strong performance at Cerritos College, leaving them stunted after dominating them offensively and defensively for the entire match.
Women’s Water Polo Head Coach Chris Oeding explained that the team focused on fundamentals in their training. Â
“We really just started with really good pressure on the ball forcing them to have difficult passes,” Oeding said.
The Vikings’ goalkeepers Olivia Birdsall and Maya Jennings made sure to keep most of the offensive attempts out of goal, with only two goals scored against them.
“We have been studying their offense and how they play and I think that helped to press for the ball,” Birdsall said.Â
Viking attacker Amy Fritz remarks that it is due to the team working as a unit that they can achieve the level of play they have.
“It’s not just my goals, it’s everybody working together, so I can’t take credit for all of it,” Fritz said.
Coach Oeding said that working together as a unit is what allowed them to bring home the championship.
“We are going to do some game planning for the next game. We are going to win that game and continue that season on,” Oeding said.
LBCC’s women’s water polo team will play against Riverside College on Saturday at 11 a.m. for the second round of the 3C2A SoCal Regionals.
