Long Beach City's Birdsall named 3C2A Women’s Water Polo Championship tourney MVP
SANTA CRUZ - Long Beach City goalkeeper Olivia “Lola” Birdsall was the Most Valuable Player of the 2025 3C2A Women’s Water Polo State Championships, the California Community College Water Polo Coaches Association (CCCWPCA) recently announced.
The first-year keeper from San Juan Capistrano stopped 22 of 39 shots (56%) to lead the Vikings to their 2nd-consecutive 3C2A title last month at Merced College. Birdsall also recorded six steals and five assists in the three-game tourney. She is the second-straight Long Beach “Olivia” to earn the state tournament MVP award, joining 2024’s Olivia Slavens.
Birdsall heads up 14 All-State Tournament 1st and 2nd Team selections. Long Beach coach Chris Oeding was named the Coach of the Year.
3C2A Women's All-State Tournament Team
Coach of the Year: Chris Oeding - Long Beach City
Most Valuable Player: Olivia Birdsall (FR) - Long Beach City
1st Team All-State Tournament
Irene Pueyo Caballero (FR) - Long Beach City
Jennifer Connelly (SO) - Long Beach City
Yosra Elseifi (SO) - Riverside City
Angelina Beall (SO) - Riverside City
May Guidoux (FR) - Santa Barbara City
Katie Strohl (FR) - Santa Barbara City
Finley Munchoff (SO) - Orange Coast
2nd Team All-State Tournament
Presley Burrell (SO) - Riverside City
Pamela Hernandez (FR) - Santa Barbara City
Emma Willis (SO) - Orange Coast
Makenna Perez (SO) - Sierra
Heidi Sherman ( SO) - American River
Laine Woordard (SO) - San Joaquin Delta
Brianna Smyth (SO) - Diablo Valley
(Matt Folsom, CCCWPCA)