LA JOLLA, Calif. – The 12^th-ranked UC San Diego women's water polo team is set to face two ranked opponents this week at Canyonview Aquatics Center, first facing No. 11 UC Davis in a Big West Conference matchup on Friday, March 25, before hosting 17^th-ranked Loyola Marymount on Sunday, March 27 for Senior Day. This pair of matches will be the final home contests for the Tritons this season.   
 
DETAILS
UC San Diego (16-7, 2-0 BWC) vs. UC Davis (11-9, 0-1 BWC)
Friday, March 25 at 6:00 pm
Canyonview Aquatics Center – La Jolla, California
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A live video feed will not be available for this match.
 
UC San Diego (16-7, 2-0 BWC) vs. Loyola Marymount (10-7)
Sunday, March 27 at 12 pm
Canyonview Aquatics Center – La Jolla, California
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WHAT'S AT STAKE
UC San Diego enters with eight consecutive wins under their belt, a stretch that dates back to an 11-10 win over UC Santa Barbara on Feb. 27 in their final match of the Barbara Kalbus Invitational. Three of those wins came against top-25 ranked opponents, with the 10-9 win over then No. 9 Long Beach State on March 11 being the top-ranked opponent. UC San Diego is 0-2 against the Aggies this season, both losses coming in February. The Tritons fell 9-7 to UC Davis at the Triton Invitational on Feb. 13 in their first meeting of the season before losing 11-8 to the same Aggies at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational on Feb. 26. 
 
RECORD WATCH
Ciara Franke is on the brink of becoming the 10^th all-time goal scorer in UC San Diego history. With 195 goals, she is currently tied for 10^th with Brenda Reiton. Franke has netted 42 goals, despite missing six matches over the course of the season. With 153 career steals, Franke is also on the cusp of the top-10 list in this category, with five less than Kristen Larson.

Bennett Bugelli recorded eight more saves against Wagner, bringing her career total up to 754 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
754 saves	Bennett Bugelli	2017-
701 saves	Leona Mason	1993-1996
697 saves	Maryam Hadiashar	1997-2000

HISTORY WITH EVERY WIN
With the three wins over Wagner, Saint Francis, and Bucknell at the Aztec Invite, head coach Brad Kreutzkamp moved up to 259 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 UC Davis Friday, March 25 at 6 pm are available for purchase here, as are tickets for Senior Day against Loyola Marymount on Sunday, March 27 at 12 pm. 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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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.