LA JOLLA, Calif. – The 13th-ranked UC San Diego women's water polo team will stay at home to take on No. 9 Long Beach State at Canyonview Aquatics Center on March 11 for their second Big West Conference match of the season, before heading to San Diego State for three weekend matches against Wagner, Saint Francis, and Bucknell as part of the Aztec Invite.
DETAILS
UC San Diego (12-7, 1-0 BWC) vs. Long Beach State (10-9, 0-0 BWC)
Friday, March 11 at 6:00 pm
Canyonview Aquatics Center – La Jolla, Calif.
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UC San Diego (12-7, 1-0 BWC) at Aztec Invite
Sat.-Sun., March 12-13
Aztec Aquaplex – San Diego
Aztec Invite Information
WHAT'S AT STAKE
UC San Diego comes into the match against Long Beach State having won four consecutive matches, including last week's 11-5 win over No. 25 CSUN in its Big West Conference opener. Over those four matches, the Tritons outscored opponents 46-26. UC San Diego is 1-0 against Long Beach State this season, defeating them 12-8 as part of the Triton Invitational back on Feb. 13.
Ciara Franke brings a 15-game goal streak into this match against Long Beach State, totaling 39 goals on the year. Franke recorded one goal in her last match against CSUN.
RECORD WATCH
Bennett Bugelli recorded seven more saves against CSUN, bringing her career total up to 736 career saves. In the win over UCSB at the Kalbus Invitational, Bugelli moved up to third all-time, passing Maryam Hadiashar, 697 saves, and Leona Mason, 701 saves. This season, she has already leapt up from ninth place after making 25 saves at the UCSB Winter Invite. Next on the list is Jefi Paulsen with 852 saves.
| Goalie Saves |
Player Name |
Years Played |
| 1,465 saves |
Courtney Miller |
2013-2016 |
| 852 saves |
Jefi Paulsen |
1987-1990 |
| 736 saves |
Bennett Bugelli |
2017- |
| 701 saves |
Leona Mason |
1993-1996 |
| 697 saves |
Maryam Hadiashar |
1997-2000 |
HISTORY WITH EVERY WIN
With the win over CSUN, head coach
Brad Kreutzkamp moved up to 255 career wins, after already having surpassed his former head coach and mentor
Denny Harper earlier this season for the program record.
TICKETS AVAILABLE
Tickets for the match against Long Beach State on Friday, March 11 at 6 pm are available for purchase
here. Adult tickets are being sold for $6 and child and senior tickets are $5. Spectators are highly encouraged to purchase tickets online for the smoothest entrance process. The most up-to-date spectator attendance policy can be found
here.
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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Instagram. The team's handle is @ucsdwwp.
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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 37 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 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
