Division II Wrap-up - Lathrop

Here's how the Division II teams shape up after the Lathrop Tournament. University of Nevada, Reno sits in 1st place with a record of 10-2. Reno is one point ahead of UC Riverside and 3 points ahead of Sonoma State. Both teams are completely within striking distance. Reno went 3-1 in Lathrop, outscoring it's opponents 33-15, the best goal differential of the tournament. UC Riverside, sitting in 2nd place, went 3-0-1, the best record at the Lathrop Tournament. The 9-9 tie between UC Riverside and Sonoma State shows that these are definitely 2 teams ready to make a run towards that top spot. UCR had a 7-5 win against XXX, a 7-4 win against XXX, the tie to Sonoma State, and a 12-10 win versus CSU Monterey Bay. Talk about some close games!!! Sonoma State sits in 3rd place, with 17 points, just 3 points behind UN Reno and 2 points behind UC Riverside. SSU had a solid weekend, although giving up 31 goals against (in 7 previous games they had given up just 33 goals against). SSU will put the 12-2 loss to Reno aside and regroup for their next meeting. San Jose State went 1-3 at Lathrop, although keeping every game close. A 7-4 loss to UC Riverside, a 6-3 loss to UN Reno, and a 6-5 loss to Sonoma State shows that SJSU is definitely competitive. Their 10-5 win vs. CSUMB showed some real goal scoring by SJSU. SJSU sits currently in 5th place, although they have played 3-4 less games than all other DII teams. CSU Monterey Bay came into this event with 6 losses and 1 tie to their credit. Although they finished 0-4 in Lathrop, they really gave their opponents some great games! The 10-12 loss versus UC Riverside was a barnburner. There were 2 UC San Diego sat idle and currently sits in 4th place in Division II. On January 10th, 2004, UCSD hosts a WCRHL event at the Palomar Family YMCA in Escondido. San Jose State, UC RIverside, UC Davis B and UC Santa Barbara B will be in attendance. The 3 Division II teams will have games against each other and against the B teams. In their last meeting, SJSU beat UCSD 9-3(Nov. 8, Marina). Also, the last time UCSD played UC Riverside, UCSD came out on top 9-8(Oct. 12, Upland). And to make the cycle full, UC Riverside beat San Jose State 7-4 at Lathrop.