LA JOLLA, Calif. – The No. 11 UC San Diego women's water polo team heads to the Barbara Kalbus Invitational this weekend with three days of matches, beginning on Friday, Feb. 25 and ending Sunday Feb. 27, at UC Irvine's Anteater Aquatics Complex.
 
ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
The Barbara Kalbus Invitational features some of the top teams in the country, with 14 of the 15 squads competing this weekend ranked in the top 25, including No. 1 UCLA and No. 2 USC. The Tritons' bracket includes UCLA as well as No. 10 UC Davis. UC San Diego is the third seed in its bracket and will face UCLA in its first game of the tournament at 1:30 pm on Friday.

For more information, see the attached tournament page. All games will have FOSH live stats and links can be found here and on the official tournament page.
 
ATTENDING THE TOURNAMENT
General admission tickets are $15 per day, with $10 tickets for seniors and children. Tickets can be purchased online  here. More information on ticketing, parking, and other tournament information can be found on the official tournament page.
 
DETAILS
UC San Diego (8-4, 0-0 BW) vs UCLA (15-0)
Friday, Feb. 25 at 1:30 pm (Non-conference)
Barbara Kalbus Invitational – Irvine, California
 
UC San Diego (8-4, 0-0 BW) vs UC Davis (9-5)
Friday, Feb. 25 at 5:30 pm (Non-conference)
Barbara Kalbus Invitational – Irvine, California

ABOUT THE TRITONS
Roster Schedule Stats
Overall: 8-4
Home: 2-2
Away: 0-0
Neutral: 6-2
vs. Ranked Opponents: 4-4
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Tritons last competed on Feb. 19 at the Bulldog Invite at the University of Redlands, returning home with a pair of wins, taking down Whittier 12-5 and defeating Claremont-Mudd Scripps 17-8. Against Whittier, the Tritons came out swinging, going up 6-0 after the first two periods with two goals from Chloe Pena. Whittier scored their first goals of the game in the third period, but UC San Diego maintained a comfortable lead throughout, notching another six goals in the second half to take the win. Lauren Bellavia led the way with three goals in the match.
 
The Tritons got out to an early lead once again in their second match of the day, jumping out to a 6-1 lead at the end of the first period with a goal from Grayson Mix, two goals from Lucia Doak, and three goals from Kendall Thomas. Lauren Bellavia began the second period with two more goals for UC San Diego, helping extend what would eventually be a 12-1 first half lead.
 
Thomas and Doak continued to progress for the Tritons this weekend with six and three goals, respectively. "Both Lucia [Doak] and Kendall [Thomas] are learning a ton every single game," said UC San Diego head coach Brad Kreutzkamp. "However, as freshman, they still have a ton more to learn. They both have the physical talent to be stand out Division I water polo players, and they've shown flashes of that this season, I just can't wait until they put it all together and become the stars that we think they will be."

RECORD WATCH
With 679 career saves, Bennett Bugelli ranks fifth all time, having already leapt up from ninth place this season, making 25 saves at the UCSB Winter Invite and another 25 saves at the Triton Invite. Next on the list is Maryam Hadiashar with 697 saves.
 

Goalie Saves	Player Name	Years Played
1,465 saves	Courtney Miller	2013-2016
852 saves	Jefi Paulsen	1987-1990
701 saves	Leona Mason	1993-1996
697 saves	Maryam Hadiashar	1997-2000
679 saves	Bennett Bugelli	2017-

 
Head coach Brad Kreutzkamp also changed his standing in the record books this season by collecting his 246^th career win, moving him to the top spot all-time with the Tritons. "It's a bit surreal getting that record, I'm not sure it's set in yet," said coach Kreutzkamp. "Looking back at all the athletes that have come and gone it's mind blowing, but every single one of them had a hand in this. Having two amazing associate head coaches in Jenna Williamson and Nicki Davidson was critical and I can't thank them enough."
 
"It's simply mind blowing to be on any list with [Denny Harper]. As the father of women's water polo here at UCSD, I hope he's proud that one of his assistant coaches was the one to catch him. I've learned so much from him and it's pretty cool to be with him on this list now."
 
Through 12 games this season, Coach Kreutzkamp is up to 252 career wins.

UC SAN DIEGO AND COVID-19
UC San Diego's nationally renowned Return to Learn program was created to return to in-person teaching, learning, conducting pioneering research and serving our communities in the safest way possible. The program has three adaptive pillars that are central to our strategy to resume on-campus activity: risk mitigation, viral detection, and intervention.

For the latest information on UC San Diego and COVID-19, please visit the University's Return to Learn site.

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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 has begun a new era 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 II and III 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 garnered 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 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.