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No. 16 Tritons Finish Strong at UCI Invitational

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No. 16 Tritons Finish Strong at UCI Invitational

IRVINE, Calif. - The No. 16 UC San Diego women's water polo team finished competition at the UCI Invitational on a high note by upseting No. 14 Michigan in the 15th place game on Sunday. The Tritons split the day in Irvine by suffering a close 8-7 loss to No. 18 UC Santa Barbara before beating the Wolverines, 11-6.

UCSD's crucial victory against Michigan ends a six game losing skid while helping them improve to 7-10 overall.

After finishing the first quarter tied at 2-2, the Tritons entered the half trailing the Gauchos in game one.

UCSD attempted a fourth period rally, but it wasn't enough to comeback as UCSB took an 8-7 win.

In game two, the Tritons jumped out to an early 3-1 lead against the Wolverines. With junior goalkeeper Courtney Miller's impressive performance in the cage, UCSD took a commanding 7-2 lead over Michigan at the half.

Miller finished the day with 22 saves while Laurel Kistler led the Tritons with five goals. Julia Kirkland was close behind with four scores.

The Tritons return to Canyonview Aquatic Center this week as they host Long Beach State on Friday at 6 p.m.

Game One Box Score 1 2 3 4 F
UCSD 2 2 1 2 7
UCSB 2 3 2 1 8

Goals:
UCSD: Julia Kirkland 2, Laurel Kistler 1, Lani Tittle 1, Lauren Finwall 1, Jolene Guiliana 1, Lauren Boyer 1
UCSB: Shore 3, Trabucco 1, Hendrix 1, Solberg 1, Thomas 1, Fitzgerald 1
Saves
UCSD: Courtney Miller - 9
UCSB: Brokaw - 10

Game Two Box Score 1 2 3 4 F
UCSD 3 4 3 1 11
UM 1 1 2 2 6

Goals:
UCSD goals: Laurel Kistler 4, Julia Kirkland 2, Emma Sasson 2, Lauren Finwall 1, Jolene Guiliana 1, Lani Tittle 1
UM: Sejna, Martin 1, Graziano 1, Arnold 1, Anderson 1, Thomason 1
Saves:
UCSD: Courtney Miller - 13;
UM: Campbell  - 3

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Players Mentioned

Jolene Guiliana

#16 Jolene Guiliana

UTL
5' 5"
Freshman
Lauren Finwall

#15 Lauren Finwall

CTR
5' 5"
Freshman
Julia Kirkland

#11 Julia Kirkland

ATT
5' 4"
Freshman
Laurel Kistler

#22 Laurel Kistler

ATT
5' 5"
Freshman
Courtney Miller

#1 Courtney Miller

GK
5' 10"
Freshman
Emma Sasson

#14 Emma Sasson

ATT
5' 7"
Freshman
Lauren Boyer

#17 Lauren Boyer

CTR
5' 10"
Freshman
Lani Tittle

#19 Lani Tittle

ATT
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jolene Guiliana

#16 Jolene Guiliana

5' 5"
Freshman
UTL
Lauren Finwall

#15 Lauren Finwall

5' 5"
Freshman
CTR
Julia Kirkland

#11 Julia Kirkland

5' 4"
Freshman
ATT
Laurel Kistler

#22 Laurel Kistler

5' 5"
Freshman
ATT
Courtney Miller

#1 Courtney Miller

5' 10"
Freshman
GK
Emma Sasson

#14 Emma Sasson

5' 7"
Freshman
ATT
Lauren Boyer

#17 Lauren Boyer

5' 10"
Freshman
CTR
Lani Tittle

#19 Lani Tittle

5' 7"
Freshman
ATT

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