Men’s water polo: Pirates tie for third in tournament

VENTURA - Orange Coast College tied for third place in the Ventura

Water Polo Tournament after splitting Saturday’s matches with Citrus

College and Riverside College.

In game one, the Pirates’ strong first half led them to a 12-4 win

over Citrus.

Matt Oliver held Citrus scoreless in the first half as OCC took a

commanding 6-0 lead.

Jeff Pratt and Luke Alvarando each had three goals for the Pirates in

the opener.

“It was a great way to start the season,” Coach Chris Oeding said. “We

know what we need to work on, but overall, I was pleased.” In game

two, three fourth-quarter goals gave Riverside a come-from-behind 8-6 win

over OCC.

Pratt and Eric Kim each had two goals each, while Oliver had 10 saves

in goal.

“It will come down to where we can go from here,” Oeding said.

Next up, the Pirates (3-1) will travel to San Diego to take on

Southwestern College Wednesday at 3 p.m.