SAN DIEGO -Â UC San Diego women's water polo won its fifth-consecutive game Saturday, taking down Concordia, 13-7.
It was the 13th-ranked Tritons'Â first game of San Diego State's Aztec Invitational. With the victory, they improved to 12-8.
The Golden Eagles dropped to 9-12.
UC San Diego was slated to play two games Saturday. However, the 5:20 p.m. contest against No. 17 San Jose State, was canceled. The tournament was running at least an hour behind with game start times. The Aztec Aquaplex does not have lights, so it was mutually agreed upon to cancel the game.
HOW IT HAPPENED
UC San Diego scored the first two goals of the game and was able to stay in front the rest of the way.
Leading by just a single goal at 2-1 following the opening quarter, the Tritons broke the game open in the second frame, out-scoring Concordia 6-2.
The Golden Eagles had a 26-25 edge in shots, but UC San Diego held a .520 to .269 shot percentage.
Caroline Christl recorded a hat trick while
Courtney Okumura had two goals and an assist for UC San Diego. Goalie
Lexi Stahl turned 11 Concordia shots into saves.
The Golden Eagles got three goals from Andie Perreira, while Tamsyn Evezard added two. Tea Summers finished with six saves in net.
TRITON TIDBITS
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Caroline Christl extended her scoring streak to six games. She netted three goals in five of those.
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Sofia Munatones also ran her goal-scoring streak to six games.
• It was
Lexi Stahl's fourth game this season with a double-digit save total. Over her last three outings, she has made 13, 11, and 11 stops.
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Kendall Thomas has scored in her last five games.
• UC San Diego's last five-game win streak came in 2023 between April 7 and April 28. The Tritons defeated UC Davis twice, CSUN, UC Santa Barbara, and San Diego State.
UP NEXT
UC San Diego plays two more tourney games Sunday, taking on La Salle (11 a.m.) as well as No. 8 Princeton (2:45 p.m.).
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 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 84 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.
