LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 10 UC San Diego women's water polo fought to come back from an early deficit against No. 7 UCI but ultimately fell 12-9 at Canyonview Aquatic Center. The Tritons are 9-6 and 3-2 in Big West Action while the Anteaters improve to 10-7 and 2-2 in Big West Action.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UCI's Piper Smith went on a 3-0 run in the first quarter to give the Anteaters the early lead. After a UC San Diego time out, The Tritons got on the board with a goal from
Tera Richardson. The Anteaters scored within the final 30 seconds to reclaim a three-goal lead.
The Anteaters outscored the Tritons 4-2 in the second frame. Goals from
Annika Arroyo and
Grace Pevehouse kept the game close, but a 2-0 run in the final three minutes of the quarter gave the Anteaters an 8-3 lead.
UCI opened the third quarter with back-to-back goals to take their largest lead of the day. Arroyo and
Holly Maine scored in the third for the Tritons to make it a six-goal deficit with one more quarter to go.
Down 11-5 to open the fourth, the Tritons did not give in.
Jessee Ransone scored with 6:09 left and
Ciara Franke scored on back-to-back power plays. The offense was not able to work fast enough to make up the deficit and the Anteaters came up with the win.
TRITON TIDBITS
- The Tritons outscored the Anteaters 4-1 in the final quarter.
- Franke had a team high three goals.
- Olivia Seargeant recorded her first career assist
UP NEXT
The Tritons will play their final regular season game tomorrow at Canyonview Aquatic Center at noon. Prior to the start of the game, the Tritons will honor their seniors.
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 honors, while 38 have earned 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.
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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.
