Long Beach State, CSU Fullerton, Cal Poly SLO B Gold Finish Strong

Long Beach State finished strong in Division I, going 3-1 on the weekend, with their only loss being a 6-5 loss to Cal Poly SLO Sunday morning.  Long Beach finished 13-4-1 on the season, 5 points ahead of 2nd place UNLV.  UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly SLO finished tied for 3rd with 19 points and identical records, but the head-to-head tie-breaker went to UC Santa Barbara with 3 wins and 1 tie against Cal Poly this regular season.  All 4 teams will play in a 3-game round robin on Saturday, March 2nd, with all teams advancing to the semifinals on Sunday, March 3rd.  The championship game is scheduled for Sunday, March 3rd at 11:30am.

CSU Fullerton finished 3-0-1 in Division II play this weekend, with the only blemish on their perfect record, a tie, coming at the hands of UC Irvine on Saturday evening.  CSU Fullerton finished 15-0-1, followed by UC San Diego, UC Irvine, Chico State, University of Arizona and UC Santa Cruz, in that order.  The teams will play in 2 3-team pools on Saturday, March 2nd, with teams 1, 4, and 6 in Pool A and teams 2, 3, and 5 in Pool B.  The championship game is scheduled for Sunday, March 3rd at 10:30am.

 

In the B Division, the best was saved for last.  Arizona State B Black and Cal Poly SLO B Gold were tied for 1st place after 15 regular season games.  Sunday morning the two teams faced off and Cal Poly got off to an early start, scoring just 1 minute 23 seconds into the game.  Cal Poly scored again in the 1st, and at the end of the 1st they were up 2-1.  The 2nd period saw 2 straight ASU goals, followed by 2 straight Cal Poly goals.  ASU scored 2 minutes 36 seconds into the 3rd to tie the game at 4.  A game filled with penalties early took a turn and there were no penalties in the 3rd.  Cal Poly's James Wood scored with 4:05 remaining for the game-winning goal.  The final standings were Cal Poly SLO B Gold, ASU B Black, UCSB B, ASU B Maroon, U of A B Red, ASU B Gold.  U of A B Red suffered a goaltender injury on Saturday and the team is not going to compete at Regionals. Cal Poly SLO B Green, originally the 7th seed, will be bumped up into the event.  Round robin play starts Saturday, March 2 at 8:00am and the championship game is scheduled for Sunday, March 3rd at 10:00am.

 

Come out and cheer these teams on at The Rinks - Corona Inline!  Admission is free!  Or if you can't make it, follow the games at: http://wcrhl.com/schedule.php?event_id=1487