LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 10 women's water polo team seeks a 2-0 start in Big West play when they take on Long Beach State this weekend.
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At Long Beach State
Saturday, March 7 – Noon
Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center
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ABOUT THE TRITONS
Roster Schedule Stats
Overall: 13-6
Home: 3-3
Away: 1-0
Neutral: 9-3
Conference: 1-0
VS. Ranked Opponents: 6-6
ABOUT THE 49ers
Roster Schedule Stats
Overall: 11-6
Home: 3-0
Away: 0-2
Neutral: 8-4
Conference: 0-0
VS. Ranked Opponents: 8-6
BIG WEST IN THE POLLS
4. Hawaii
5. UC Irvine
T-8. UC Santa Barbara
10. UC San Diego
15. Long Beach State
18. UC Davis
21. Cal State Northridge
MAKING HISTORY
The Tritons won their very first Big West Conference game when they defeated Cal State Northridge 12-9 on February 29. In their first season as a member of the Big West, The Tritons have already made noise this season with their first win in program history over California back in January.
HISTORY WITH LONG BEACH
Since 2006, Long Beach State holds the edge in the series 14-9. The Tritons fell to the 49ers 5-1 the last time the two teams met on March 10, 2019 with
Jessee Ransone scoring the lone goal in the contest.
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UP NEXT
The Tritons will have a busy weekend in San Diego next weekend. They host Hawaii on March 13 at 6 p.m. for their Big West home opener. On March 14 and 15, they will compete in the Aztec Invitational, hosted by San Diego State.
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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