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No. 16 UCSD Edged By No. 11 Michigan; Falls in Sudden Death OT To No. 13 LBSU

Women's Water Polo UCSD

No. 16 UCSD Edged By No. 11 Michigan; Falls in Sudden Death OT To No. 13 LBSU

IRVINE, Calif.  ?The 16th-ranked UC San Diego women's water polo team lost twice on the final day of the UC Irvine Invitational on Sunday.  The Tritons lost to No. 11 Michigan by a 7-3 margin.  In its second game of the day, UCSD nearly defeated No. 13 Long Beach State, losing to the 49ers in sudden death overtime by a 9-8 score.  In the loss to Long Beach State, Sydney Gstettenbauer scored three times while Rebecca Gearty scored twice.  UCSD drops to 3-7 on the year.  The Tritons return to the pool on Friday when they host UC Irvine.  First sprint is set for 6:00 p.m. at Canyonview Pool.

In the loss to Michigan, the Tritons were in the game until the fourth quarter.  UCSD and Michigan battled to a 1-1 tie at halftime as both teams held on the defensive end.  Michigan and the Tritons each scored twice in the third quarter to bring the score to 3-3 through three periods.  In the fourth, it was all Michigan as the they outscored the Tritons 4-0 in the final quarter.

 

Jessica Tran scored twice while Stephanie Bocian added a score.  Markayla Quane made seven saves in goal.

 

In the 9-8 loss to LBSU, Gstettenbauer scored three times while Gearty scored twice.  Bocian, Janice Aguilar and Tran also scored for the Tritons.  UCSD held a one goal lead after the first, second and third quarters, leading 5-4 through three.  LBSU then outscored the Tritons 2-1 in the fourth to force overtime. 

 

In the first OT period, the Tritons scored and took a 7-6 lead as the teams changed sides.  LBSU outscored UCSD 2-1 to force sudden death where LBSU scored the game clincher.


Quane made eight saves in goal for UCSD.

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Players Mentioned

Janice Aguilar

#13 Janice Aguilar

2M
5' 6"
Sophomore
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
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
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
Markayla Quane

#1 Markayla Quane

5' 9"
Junior
GK
Jessica Tran

#15 Jessica Tran

5' 4"
Freshman
ATT

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