LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 8 UC San Diego women's water polo team will continue tournament play when they take part in the California Baptist Mini Tournament on January 25.
DETAILS
VS. Concordia University Irvine
Saturday, January 25 - 10:15 a.m.
Lancer Aquatic Center
Live Stats
Vs. RV Pomona-Pitzer
Saturday, January 25 – 2:00 p.m.
Lancer Aquatic Center
Live Stats
BIG WEST IN THE POLLS
3. UC Irvine
4. Hawaii
8. UC San Diego
9. UC Santa Barbara
12. UC Davis
T-14. Long Beach State
19. CSU Northridge.
LAST TIME OUT
The Tritons had an impressive showing at the UC Santa Barbara Winter Invite to open the season. UC San Diego went 3-1 with a triple overtime win over then No. 4 Cal to close out the weekend. Their performance over the weekend helped the Tritons jump five spots in the polls this week.
BIG WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ciara Franke became the Triton's first Big West Player of the Week after her performance at the UC Santa Barbara Invite. The junior matched her career high of five goals against Cal and scored the golden goal. She finished the weekend with eight goals.
MILESTONE WATCH
Taylor Onstott netted her 100
th career goal as she set a new career high of six goals for the Tritons.
Ciara Franke is close to reaching that milestones with 90 career goals.
SIZING UP THE OPPONENTS
Both teams UC San Diego will face this weekend open up their season at the California Baptist Mini. Pomona is currently ranked second in the latest Division III polls. The Sagehens went 20-13 last season and finished runner up in the SCIAC tournament. The Eagles play in the GCC conference and finished last season 9-15.
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You can follow women's water polo on Instagram and twitter @UCSDwwp.
UP NEXT
The Tritons will have the weekend off before hosting the prestigious Triton Invite at Canyonview Aquatic Center from February 8-9.
About UC San Diego Athletics
With 30 national team championships, nearly 150 individual titles and the top student-athlete graduation rate among Division II institutions in the United States, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program annually ranks as one of the most successful in the country. The Tritons sponsor 23 intercollegiate sport programs that compete on the NCAA Division I and II levels and, in summer 2020, will transition into full Division I status as a member of the Big West Conference. UC San Diego student-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent. A total of 82 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 37 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. In competition, more than 1,300 UC San Diego student-athletes have earned All-America honors.
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