Huntington Beach Summary and Looking Forward to Queen Creek!

What a great event, for teams in all divisions - but mainly for Division I.  

 

Last weekend we saw Arizona State get their first 2 wins of the season, and come within striking distance of #3 and #4 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and UC Santa Barbara.  It definitely is early in the season, but to see the teams sitting close to each other is a good sign of the parity within this division.  Arizona State will play 5 games this coming weekend in Queen Creek, AZ, playing Long Beach State once, and playing both Cal Poly SLO and UCSB twice each.  The pendulum could easily swing the other way, especially if ASU can roster their players that were unable to make it out to San Jose and Huntington Beach, CA.

 

This weekend University of Arizona will be in action as well, with 2 exhibition matchups against Division I teams, Cal Poly SLO and UCSB.  Arizona State B Black will be in B Division action but will face Long Beach State in an exhibition game on Saturday.  All 3 ASU and both U of A B teams will be in action.

 

Back to the Huntington Beach event to point out the top teams in Division II.  CSU Fullerton sits in 1st with an 8-0 record, followed by UC Irvine at 7-0-1 and UC San Diego at 7-1.  UC San Diego's only loss is to CSUF, their first game of the season.  UCI and CSUF have not faced each other yet this season, and will face off next semester.

 

The B Division sees Arizona State B Black above the pack, but followed tightly by Cal PolY SLO B Gold and UC Santa Barbara B (both just 2 points back of ASU B Black).  Just 6 teams will qualify for Regionals in the B Division, which at this point look like 3 ASU teams, Cal Poly Gold, UCSB B, and Arizona B Red.  After this weekend, U of A B Red and Blue will be caught up in terms of games played, so Blue may squeak their way into that #6 spot, especially if they can win their Sunday game against ASU B Maroon.