OEC Water Polo Championships

Golden West (24-0 Overall, 6-0 OEC) defeated Fullerton College to be crowned the 2012 Orange Empire Conference Champions.  This is the first conference title for Golden West women's water polo since 2003.  The women defeated Orange Coast College 12-5 in the conference semi-final game, and a 13-6 win over Fullerton to become conference champions.  

Third place game went to Riverside (23-5 Overall, 4-2 OEC) after defeating Orange Coast 8-5.  Cypress College (11-16 Overall, 2-4 OEC) took fifth place in the conference with a decisive 17-4 win over sixth place Saddleback (3-20 Overall, 1-6 OEC).

Santa Ana (4-18 Overall, 0-6 OEC) finished in seven in the conference. 

Next week at the Southern California Regional Playoffs, the Orange Empire Conference will be filling five of the ten spots available for the tournament.  Golden West, Fullerton, and Riverside will take the top three spots, respectively, while Orange Coast will take the No. 6 seed and Cypress as the No. 8 seed.