CC Roundup: Griffins polo surges up

2024 COMMUNITY COLLEGE ATHLETICS
Men’s Water Polo / Women’s Volleyball / Women’s & Men’s Soccer

 

ECS staff report

Men’s Water Polo

CHULA VISTA- In a matchup between a pair of clubs both seeking to elevate into the state Top 10 rankings, Grossmont College was way too much to handle for El Camino College of Torrance. The Griffins raced to a 10-4 halftime lead, eventually whipping the Warriors, 21-11, Friday (Oct. 4) at the Southwestern College tank (pool).

However, in the second game of the mini–tournament, Saddleback College of Mission Viejo, the 9th-ranked program in California, would wind up as champions. The Bobcats obliterated the host Jaguars, 34-9, then beat the Griffins, 18-13.

Southwestern failed to supply boxscores or any other game information (well, except the final scores).


Women’s Water Polo

NORWALK – The Grossmont College women’s eaater polo team hoped to make its mark at the Cerritos College Mini-Tournament, but came awaywith a split.

The Giriffins advanced to the championship game was dumping the host Falcons, 15-2. But with a chance to move into the state Top 10, Grossmont barely fell to 9th-ranked Golden West College of Huntington Beach, 7-6.

The Rustlers, which placed a remarkable four players on the 2023 all-Southern California team,

Nextfor the Griffins will be theie Pacific Coast Athletic Conference opner against San Diego Miramar on Wednesday. The game site is yet to be announced, but it will probably be held at Granite Hills High starting at 2 p.m.


Avery Banaag

Women’s Volleyball

Fri/. Oct. 4
Grossmont College def. Imperial Valley, 3-0 (25-16, 25-six, 25-12)
BYE: Cuyamaca College

Skyler Martinez

Women’s Soccer

Fri., Oct. 4
Cuyamaca College at Grossmont College, no report

Men’s Soccer

Fri., Oct. 4
Cuyamaca College 2, San Diego City 1

DOWNTOWN – The Cuyamaca College men’s soccer team movef to within a game of first place in the Pacific CoastAthletic Conference following Friday’s (Octg. 4) 2-1 road victory against San Diego City College.

Following a scoreless first half, a 1-1 deadlock as broken late when Enrique Rodriguez tallied at unassisted goal in the 89th minute to gain the victory for the Coyotes.

Jason Flores broke the scoreless drought with a goal in the 51st minute, but Knights midfielder Elijah White (Portland, Ore.) tallied the equalizer  in the 67th minute. Both of these goals were also unassisted.

Cuyamaca (5-4-2 o erall) moved into second place and within a full game of first-place Southwestern , the team that the Coyote already gained a draw in the opening week of the PCAC schedule. San Diego Mesa dropped to third’ SDCC remains in fifth place.

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