Golden West women’s club team takes title

The Golden West Water Polo Club women’s team was crowned champion of

the Sacramento Valley Invitational last weekend at UC Davis.

Golden West went undefeated in the 20-team tournament, earning

victories over South Africa (5-0), American River Sacramento Valley

(12-2), Great Lakes-Michigan (14-0) and Stanford Water Polo

Foundation (8-2) in pool play.

In championship round play, Golden West went up against a strong

Davis team and emerged with a 15-4 victory. Golden West next handled

Chino Hills Area Water Polo 10-2 in the semifinals. The win set up a

rematch with Stanford in the championship, which Golden West won 8-2

to claim the championship trophy.

Monique Blanchard led Golden West’s scoring attack in the

tournament with 17 goals. Mary Chatigny scored 14 goals, and Alison

Riddle had six goals.

Golden West Water Polo will host the TruWest Tournament this

weekend at the Olympic Water Polo Training Center in Los Alamitos.

The TruWest Invitational is an eight-team tournament that will

highlight play from top-seeded teams scheduled to compete at the

National Olympic Water Polo competition July 28 through Aug. 1 in

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Golden West is also scheduled to compete at the 2004 20/Under

Women’s National Championship July 20 through July 22 in Atherton.