Phil Portisch lit up the scoreboard with 20 total goals at the Aggie Roundup at UC Davis, leading West Valley to wins over American River and UC Merced. The Vikings (6-2) also had good showings against NCAA D1 UC Davis and Cal and remained unbeaten against 3C2A schools with the win over ARC (2-1).

2nd-ranked WVC handed #4 ARC its first loss of the season Saturday with an 18-9 win behind seven goals from Portisch and an 8-2 3rd quarter. Sy Lazzaroni scored twice in the first minute to open the 3rd and a pair of Portisch scores extended WVC's 7-5 halftime lead to 12-7. Lazzaroni ended the game with his 3rd goal, this one on a power play, just before the horn. William McKeon stopped 14 ARC shots to pick up the win in the cage.

The Vikings opened the tourney with a hard-fought 17-9 loss to host UC Davis. Portisch had a team high four goals, and Ethan Ivey had 13 saves in goal. The Vikings had a 3-2 lead after one, but were outscored 5-2 in the 2nd and 4-0 in the 3rd.

West Valley opened Sunday with a 21-13 victory over UC Merced. Portisch finished with five goals, while Lazzaroni found the back of the cage four times. Portisch also came away with four steals, and McKeon recorded seven saves and a pair of steals in goal.

In WVC's 21-12 loss to three-time defending NCAA champion Cal, Portisch, Ethan MacLeod and Taine Pickering each finished with four goals. Portisch had six steals and joined MacLeod with a pair of field blocks. McKeon stopped four Bear shots in goal. 

Next up for the Vikings is the Coast Conference opener Wednesday (9/16) at Merced (1-11). The ball drops at 3:00pm.