On Saturday, the Cerritos College men's water polo team opened their season with three impressive wins at the Navy Tournament in Annapolis, MD. Competing in the tournament for the fourth time in the last five seasons, the Falcons opened with a 20-13 win over Salem (WV) International University and then followed that with one of the most impressive wins in school history. Cerritos pulled off a 19-18 overtime win over the host Midshipmen's "B" team in front of a stunned crowd. They concluded the day with a convincing 23-7 victory over Penn St-Behrend College.

The Falcons will play a pair of games in Sunday and will take on McKendree (IL) University at 8:00 p.m. and then finish with a 3:20 p.m. contest against Gannon (PA) University.

Cerritos vs. Salem (WV) International University: Led by eight goals and four steals from sophomore Angel Rojas (Colegio Fray Luis Amigo HS, Venezuela), the Falcons opened with an 8-1 lead and went on for the solid win. The team looked to the goalkeeping tandem of freshmen Matthew Contreras (Montebello HS) and Jason Curiel (El Rancho HS), who combined for 11 saves. Also getting on the scoreboard was the quartet of freshmen Bryan Santis (La Serna HS), Mark Arroyo (Schurr HS) and Jonathan Butz (Los Altos HS), as well as sophomore Jesus Rojas (Colegio Fray Luis Amigo HS, Venezuela), who all scored twice, while Jesus Rojas posted four assists.

Cerritos vs. Navy "B" Team: Angel Rojas was a one-man show in the upset win over the Midshipmen, as he scored a school record 12 goals for the Falcons. He helped the team stay close in the game, scored the goal to send the game into overtime and scored the eventual game-winning goal. Not to get lost in his performance, Contreras turned away 16 shots. Sophomore Anthony Govani (Garden Grove HS) and freshman Ever Resendiz (Colegio de Bachilleres 6 HS, Mexico) each scored a pair of goals in the win. Cerritos was able to overcome 15 turnovers against Navy, and were forced to go deep into their bench, as six players received three ejections and did not finish the game.

Cerritos vs. Penn St-Behrend College: Goals came quickly in the Falcons final game of the day, with freshman Isaac Norsian (Schurr HS) leading the team with six goals, with freshman Allen Castano (Schurr HS) finishing with four goals. In the game, nine different players scored, while Angel Rojas went scoreless in very limited playing time. Curiel finished with 10 saves and four steals in goal.