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Women's Water Polo UCSD

No. 16 Tritons Fall To No. 2 Stanford And No. 9 LMU At The UCI Invitational

IRIVNE, Calif.  ?The 16th-ranked UC San Diego women's water polo team suffered two losses to two top-10 opponents on the first day of the UC Irvine Invitational.  The Tritons began the day with a loss to No. 2 Stanford by a 16-6 score.  Stephanie Heinrich scored five times against the Cardinal in the loss.  Against No. 9 Loyola Marymount, the Tritons led after the first quarter but fell to their Western Water Polo Association rivals by a 14-8 margin.  Sydney Gstettenbauer scored four times for UCSD in the loss.  The Tritons are now 3-5 on the season.

In the 16-6 loss to Stanford, Stephanie Heinrich scored five goals while Janice Aguilar added a score.  Markayla Quane recorded nine saves.  The Tritons hung tough with the Cardinal, being outscored only 5-3 in the middle two quarters.  Stanford outscored the Tritons 11-3 in the first and fourth quarters combined.

 

In the 14-8 loss to LMU, the Tritons led after the first quarter by a 4-3 score.  LMU outscored the Tritons by a 6-1 margin in the second quarter, which proved to be the difference as the Lions took a 9-5 lead at halftime.  Both teams would score twice in the third, while LMU outscored the Tritons 3-1 in the fourth.  Gstettenbauer scored four goals while Rebecca Gearty, Audra Bloom, Stephanie Bocian and Jessica Tran added goals.

 

UCSD is back in action on Sunday for day two of the UCI Invitational.  The Tritons will face the loser of No. 14 Cal State Northridge vs. No. 11 Michigan on Sunday at 11:45 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Janice Aguilar

#13 Janice Aguilar

2M
5' 6"
Sophomore
Audra Bloom

#9 Audra Bloom

ATT
5' 7"
Junior
Stephanie Bocian

#7 Stephanie Bocian

UTL
5' 8"
Junior
Rebecca Gearty

#5 Rebecca Gearty

2MD
5' 10"
Junior
Sydney Gstettenbauer

#3 Sydney Gstettenbauer

ATT
5' 6"
Senior
Stephanie Heinrich

#12 Stephanie Heinrich

UTL
5' 6"
Junior
Markayla Quane

#1 Markayla Quane

GK
5' 9"
Junior
Jessica Tran

#15 Jessica Tran

ATT
5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Janice Aguilar

#13 Janice Aguilar

5' 6"
Sophomore
2M
Audra Bloom

#9 Audra Bloom

5' 7"
Junior
ATT
Stephanie Bocian

#7 Stephanie Bocian

5' 8"
Junior
UTL
Rebecca Gearty

#5 Rebecca Gearty

5' 10"
Junior
2MD
Sydney Gstettenbauer

#3 Sydney Gstettenbauer

5' 6"
Senior
ATT
Stephanie Heinrich

#12 Stephanie Heinrich

5' 6"
Junior
UTL
Markayla Quane

#1 Markayla Quane

5' 9"
Junior
GK
Jessica Tran

#15 Jessica Tran

5' 4"
Freshman
ATT

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