LA JOLLA, Calif. – The 12^th-ranked UC San Diego women's water polo team (17-9, 2-2 BWC) will hit the road once again to take on No. 17 UC Santa Barbara (11-10, 1-3 BWC) for its Senior Day this Saturday, April 9. This will be the first of three consecutive Big West road matches the Tritons will play leading up to the Big West Conference tournament that begins April 21.
 
DETAILS
UC San Diego (17-9, 2-2 BWC) vs. UC Santa Barbara (11-10, 1-3 BWC)
Saturday, April 9 at 12:00 pm PST
Campus Pool – Santa Barbara, Calif.
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WHAT'S AT STAKE
UC San Diego heads up the coast to Santa Barbara after falling 15-6 in a difficult matchup against then 5^th-ranked Hawai'i last Friday. The Tritons have scored 10 goals or less in each of their last three matchups, all against ranked opponents, going 1-2 in that stretch.
 
UC San Diego has faced UC Santa Barbara just once this season, with the Tritons defeating the Gauchos 11-10 back on Feb. 27 in their final match of the Barbara Kalbus Invitational tournament hosted by UC Irvine prior to Big West Conference play beginning. Since that match, UC San Diego has gone 8-2 (2-2 BWC), while UC Santa Barbara is 1-3 since, representing their record in BWC play.
 
HAPPY NATIONAL STUDENT-ATHLETE DAY

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— UC San Diego WWP (@UCSDwwp) April 6, 2022

 
RECORD WATCH
Ciara Franke cemented herself as the 10th all-time goal scorer in UC San Diego history against Loyola Marymount, scoring four goals, including three penalty shots, in the win. With 199 career goals, Franke moved ahead of Brenda Reiton (195). Franke has netted 46 goals, despite missing six matches over the course of the season. Franke is two goals behind Sydney Gstettenbauer (201) and three goals behind Lauren Boyer (202).
 

Goals	Player Name	Years Played
321 goals	Sarah Lizotte	2011-2014
297 goals	Alexis Wieseler	2013-2017
245 goals	Julie Swail	1992-1995
218 goals	Jamie Dailey	1989-1992
210 goals	Emma Kudrutzki	1999-2002
205 goals	Julia Kirkland	2013-2016
203 goals	Kristen Bates	2009-2012
202 goals	Lauren Boyer	2014-2017
201 goals	Sydney Gstettenbauer	2006-2009
199 goals	Ciara Franke	2018 - Present

 
Bennett Bugelli recorded 2 more saves against Hawai'i, bringing her career total up to 772 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
772 saves	Bennett Bugelli	2017-
701 saves	Leona Mason	1993-1996
697 saves	Maryam Hadiashar	1997-2000

 
 
HISTORY WITH EVERY WIN
With the win over Loyola Marymount on March 27, head coach Brad Kreutzkamp moved up to 260 career wins, after already having surpassed his former head coach and mentor Denny Harper earlier this season for the program record.

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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.