LONG BEACH, Calif. – The No. 9 UC San Diego women's water polo team fell in a high scoring contest 15-14 to No. 15 LBSU at Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center on Friday night. The loss drops the Tritons to 8-5 and 3-1 in Big West conference while the Beach improve to 2-6 and 1-3 in conference action.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Ciara Franke scored on the Tritons' first possession of the game. Minutes later,
Grace Pevehouse scored on a penalty shot to give the Tritons a 2-0 lead.
Annika Arroyo found the back of the net within the first 32 seconds of the second quarter. The Beach scored two goals within less than a minute to make it a one-point game. Every time the Tritons would score to make it a two-point game, the Beach had a response.
Sydney Boland scored on the Triton's seven women offense to give them a 7-5 lead, but Elena Kotanchyan scored in the final second of the half to make it a one-point game.
The Beach tied the game up in the third quarter and took the lead with four minutes left in the quarter. The Tritons would reclaim the lead at 10-9 with 1:25 left but the Beach would score two more goals to take a 11-10 lead at the end of the quarter.
Long Beach State fired two goals to open the fourth to take their largest lead of the day at 13-10. The Tritons would hang tough and goals from Pevehouse and Franke brought the game back to a one-goal game. The Beach scored on a power play to lead 15-13 with 37 seconds in the game.
Annika Arroyo scored quickly, and the Tritons were able to force a turnover to have one final possession. Pevehouse looked for the equalizer but was well guarded and unable to get her shot off.
TRITON TIDBITS
- Franke had a game high four goals. Arroyo and Pevehouse each had hat tricks.
- The Tritons shot at .500 compared to the Beach's .455
- UC San Diego's defense held the Beach to 3-for-11 on power plays.
UP NEXT
The Tritons will play LBSU in a nonconference game at Noon on April 17.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions III and II and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America accolades, while 38 have received prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
Return To Sport… Safely
In order for UC San Diego scholar-athletes to be permitted to return to training and competition safely and within federal, state, local and university guidelines, the athletic department implemented a number of measures designed to complement and enhance the university's highly-successful Return To Learn program. Notable actions include being physically distanced when practical, including during out-of-season training sessions; wearing masks, except when undergoing physically strenuous exercise; and maintaining proper hygiene. Athletes, coaches and staff are testing at a higher frequency than the campus population, teams adhere to CDC, NCAA and Big West Conference guidelines and department officials participate in regular meetings with conference and university-affiliated physicians and the UC San Diego emergency operations staff.
