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No. 20 UCSD Upsets No. 17 Wagner, Falls to No. 16 Indiana

Women's Water Polo UCSD

No. 20 UCSD Upsets No. 17 Wagner, Falls to No. 16 Indiana

SAN DIEGO - The No. 20 UC San Diego women's water polo team continued to impress in the final day of the Aztec Invite. The Tritons started the day with a 10-7 win to upset No. 17 Wagner and finished with a close 10-8 overtime loss to No. 16 Indiana on Sunday at the Aztec Aquaplex.

UCSD won two of four at San Diego State after starting the weekend with a 13-6 win against Bucknell before falling in a tight match against No. 10 Princeton, 10-9, on Saturday. With today's results, the Tritons move to 13-16 overall.

UCSD came out firing in the first quarter against Wagner. With a pair of goals from Laurel Kistler and scores from Julia Kirkland, Rachel Emami and Lani Tittle, the Tritons took a 5-2 lead in the opening frame.

After blanking the Seahawks in the second period, the Tritons went into the half with an 8-2 lead thanks to goals from Kistler, Tittle and Kirkland.

Wagner scored the first two goals in the second half, but Tittle and Kirkland each scored to join Kistler in completing the hat trick.

The Seahawks had an attempt at a comeback in the final quarter as their defense held the Tritons scoreless, but UCSD held strong and secured a 10-7 win.

Against Indiana, UCSD came from behind to tie the match in the third quarter.

The Hoosiers scored back-to-back goals in the first minute of play and took a 3-0 lead with 3:26 left in the first quarter. But goals from Kistler and Lauren Boyer cut UCSD's deficit to 4-2.

Indiana opened up the second frame with two goals, but the Tritons fired back with goals from Tittle and Kistler to head into the half trailing just 6-4.

The Hoosiers opened the second half with a goal to extend its lead to three, but three straight goals from Jolene Guilana, Kistler and Tittle tied the match up at the end of the third frame.

The Tritons took their first lead of the match in the fourth quarter when Kayla Fedler netted a goal. But with 5:07 left in regulation, Indiana tied it up at 8-8 to send the game into overtime. In overtime, the Hoosiers scored twice to take the 10-8 victory.

UCSD will take two weeks off before returing to Canyonview Aquatic Center on April 2 to host UC Irvine.

Game One Box Score
Wagner            2         0         3         2         7
UCSD              5         3         2         0         10
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Game Two Box Score
UCSD              2         2         3         1        0       0       8
Indiana             4         2         1         1        1       1       10
Goals

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Players Mentioned

Jolene Guiliana

#16 Jolene Guiliana

UTL
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
Lauren Boyer

#17 Lauren Boyer

CTR
5' 10"
Freshman
Rachel Emami

#20 Rachel Emami

ATT
5' 9"
Freshman
Lani Tittle

#19 Lani Tittle

ATT
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jolene Guiliana

#16 Jolene Guiliana

5' 5"
Freshman
UTL
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
Lauren Boyer

#17 Lauren Boyer

5' 10"
Freshman
CTR
Rachel Emami

#20 Rachel Emami

5' 9"
Freshman
ATT
Lani Tittle

#19 Lani Tittle

5' 7"
Freshman
ATT

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