2024 Ventura College Men's Water Polo Team News
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Three Pirates Named First Team All-WSC for Men's Polo
December 01, 2024The VC men;s water polo team had three players earn first team All-Western State Conference awards in voting by the conference coaches. Owen Patterson, Evan Augusta and Thomas Shea all earned first-team All-WSC accolades for Ventura. -
Men's Water Polo Ends Season with Victory
November 09, 2024The VC men's water polo team had a lot to play for on Saturday. With their 15-12 victory over Citrus in the thrid-place game of the Western State Conference Tournament, the Pirates finish their season with a 13-13 overall mark, the program's best finish since 2016. Evan Augusta led the inspired effort with four goals while Samuel Abarca, Michael Soho and Brayden Black all scored twice in the win.Stephen McNaughten turned in 10 saves in the cage for Ventura.
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Men's Polo Dropps Close Decision in WSC Semi's
November 08, 2024The Pirates' men's water polo team went down swinging Friday, dropping a 23-17 decision to Los Angeles Valley in the semifinal round of the Western State Conference Tournament at Citrus College. Evan Augusta and Owen Patterson each scored four goals in the effort while Michael Soho, Samuel Abarca and Thomas Shea each scored twice. Patterson also had three drawn exclusions and a pair of steals in the game for VC (12-12, 2-3).
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Pirate Men Celebrate Día de los Muertos with Two Wins
November 02, 2024The Pirates' men's water polo team left the Día de los Muertos Tournament in Chula Vista witha pair of wins Saturday, defeating San Digeo Miramar 18-4 before outlasting San Diego Mesa 12-10 in the finale. Owen Patterson again led VC (12-11, 2-2) with seven goals on the day while Evan Augusta and Brayden Black each netted five in the two games. Ethan Ortiz totaled eight saves in the cage.
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Men's Polo Falls Twice at Día de los Muertos Tourney
November 01, 2024The VC men's water polo team dropped a pair of contests Friday at the Día de los Muertos Tournament at Southwestern College in Chula Vista. VC fell to Palomar 13-9 in the opener before dropping a 22-13 decision against Grossmont in the nightcap. Owen Patterson scored 11 goals on the day and Evan Augusta added five scores for Ventura (10-11 (2-2)).
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Men's Polo Defeats Citrus For WSC No. 3 Seed
October 30, 2024The Ventura College men's water polo team defeated Citrus 17-8 Wednesday to secure the No. 3 seed in next week's Western State Conference Tournament, hosted by the Pirates. Owen Patterson scored five goals and drew three exclusions to lead VC (10-9, 2-2) and Brayden Black netted four scores. Thomas Shea and Evan Augusta each scored twice in the game while Ethan Ortiz and Stephen McNaughten recorded seven and five saves in goal, respectively.
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Men's Polo Takes Two to Close Golden West Tourney
October 26, 2024The VC men's water polo team captured a pair of victories Saturday to close the Golden West Tournament in Costa Mesa. Ventura (9-9, 1-2) took down Palomar 16-14 in the morning match before defeating Riverside 10-7 in the finale. Evan Augusta scored seven goals to lead the way for the Pirates and Stephen McNaughten recorded nine saves in the cage in the two wins.
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Pirate Men Split Two at Golden West Tourney
October 25, 2024The VC men's water polo team split a pair of games Friday at the Golden West Tournament in Huntington Beach. The Pirates (7-9, 1-2) dropped a decision against the hosts before edging Sierra by a single goal. Owen Patterson scored four goals with a apir of steals and four drawn exclusions on the day while Michael Soho scored three times with two steals. Evan Augusta also netted a pair of scores.
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Pirates Defeat Diablo Valley at Cuesta
October 18, 2024The Pirates' men's water polo team defeated Diablo Valley 15-11 Friday at the Cuesta Classic II in San Luis Obispo. In the second game o fthe day, VC dropped a decision to the host Cougars. Owen Patterson scored eight goals and recorded four drawn exclusions on the day while Evan Augusta had six scores with two steals. Samuel Abarca and Brayden Black each netted a pair of goals in the effort for Ventura (6-8, 1-2).
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Men's Polo Falls at LA Valley
October 16, 2024The Ventura College men's water polo team dropped a Western State Conference decision at Los Angeles Valley College Wednesday afternoon, 23-13. Owen Patterson le dthe Pirates wit six goals, two drawn exclusions and a steal while Erik Schwartz netted two scores. Wyatt Dingman dished out three assists while Michael Soho and Evan Augusta each dropped a pair of dimes.
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Pirate Men Return Home, Fall to Cuesta
October 09, 2024Playing at the Ventura Aquatic Center for the first time since their exhibition Alumni game on Aug. 31, the VC men's water polo team battled in their 15-11 defeat against Cuesta. Thomas Shea led the Pirate effort with three goals in the game while Evan Augusta scored twice with two assists and two steals.
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Pirates Drop Decision at Cerritos
October 04, 2024The VC men's water polo team dropped a 14-11 decision at Cerritos College Friday. Evan Augusta totaled four goals, two assists and a pair of steals to lead the Pirate effort while Biglin Boaz scored three goals with three drawn exclusions.
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Pirates Open Conference Play With Win
October 02, 2024The VC men's water polo team opened Western State Conference play with a victory Wednesday, defeating Santa Monica 19-12 on the road. Owen Patterson was dominant in the post with 10 goals and hea added three steals defensively. Evan Augusta handed out six assists while Stephen McNaughton and Ethan Ortiz recorded six and five saves, respectively, in the cage.
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Ventura has Easy Time at Crafton Hills
September 18, 2024The Pirates' men's water polo team raced out to an early 5-0 advantage and never looked back, scoring 19 of the first 20 goals at Crafton Hills Wednesday in Yucaipa. Owen Patterson led 11 VC scorers with four goals while Evan Augusta scored three times. Luigi Travi, Caleb Graffious, Erik Schwartz and Jessie Zepeda all found the inside o fthe cage twice in the victory.
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Pirate Men Split Two at Miramar
September 14, 2024The VC men's water polo split two more games Saturday at the San Diego Miramar Tournament, bringing their weekend mark to 2-2. The Pirates defeated the hosts 18-9 in the first match of the day before falling to Grossmont 21-15 in the nightcap. Owen Patterson led VC (3-5) with six goals, eight steals and five drawn exclusions and Erik Schwartz netted five scores with a pair of drawn exclusions. Thomas Shea scored four goals with a pair of steals.
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VC Wins One of Two at San Diego Miramar Tourney
September 13, 2024The Pirates' men's water polo team won one of two games Friday at the San Diego Miramar Tournament. VC defeated San Diego Mesa 25-11 in the opener before falling to El Camino 23-16 in the nightcap. Evan Augusta scored nine goals on the day with four steals while Wyatt Dingman and Boaz Biglin each netted six scores in the two games. Ethan Ortiz led the way in the cage with 10 saves.
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Men's polo Splits Final Day of Nyquist Invite
September 07, 2024The VC men's water polo team split a pair of matches Saturday on the final day of the Nyquist Invitational at West Valley College in Saratoga. The Pirates (1-3) ran away from Merced 15-6 in the first game and dropped a 14-10 decision to San Joaquin Delta in the finale. Boaz Biglin netted five goals on the day with three steals and five drawn ejections to lead the way while Evan Augusta scored four times with four assists and three steals.
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Men's Water Polo Opens Season at West Valley Tourney
September 06, 2024The VC men's water polo team dropped a pair of close games Friday to open their 2024 campaign at the Nyquist Invitational at West Valley College in Saratoga. The Pirates fell to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 11-9 before dropping a 12-10 decision to Modesto in the nightcap. Michael Soho totaled five goals with five steals on the day for the Pirates (0-2) while Boaz Biglin found the net four times.
