LA JOLLA, Calif. -Â On day two of its own Triton Invitational, the No. 14 UC San Diego women's water polo team was defeated by top-ranked UCLA and 10th-ranked Long Beach State Saturday.
UC San Diego is hosting the 16-team, three-day event at Canyonview Aquatic Center.
The Bruins won by a score of 11-7 while the Beach came out on top by a slim 10-9 advantage.
The Tritons fell to 4-5 overall on the young season.
For a complete schedule and results after two days of the Triton Invitational, visit the
tournament page.
Tickets for the event are available through the
Triton Box Office.
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. UCLA
The game opened with the teams trading goals. UCLA got on the board in the first minute of play.
Caroline Christl answered two minutes later by converting a five-meter penalty shot. However, the Bruins caught fire, scoring the game's next five goals, four before the first quarter ended. That 5-1 lead after the first quarter proved to be the difference.
The teams matched one another the rest of the way. The Tritons and Bruins each scored twice in the second, three times in the third, and once in the fourth quarter.
Christl had another big outing, finishing with a hat trick.
Lucia Doak,
Kendall Thomas,
Sofia Munatones, and
Sydney Munatones each scored single goals.
Bria Zwaschka made 11 stops in net for UC San Diego.
HOW IT HAPPENED vs. LONG BEACH STATE
UC San Diego made a valiant comeback bid but fell short.
The Beach led 10-4 after three quarters.
The Tritons out-scored their opponent 5-0 in the fourth frame, but couldn't find the equalizer.
Christl matched her three-goal performance from the UCLA game. Thomas scored twice and Zwaschka turned aside 10 Long Beach State bids.
TRITON TIDBITS
• On the first day of the tournament Friday, UC San Diego defeated seventh-ranked Arizona State 16-15 in sudden victory overtime.
Caroline Christl netted the game winner.
• Christl leads the Tritons in scoring with 22 goals over nine games.
• Top-ranked UCLA and third-ranked USC will play for the tournament title Sunday.
UP NEXT
The Triton Invitational wraps up Sunday. UC San Diego takes on No. 7 Fresno State at 9:30 a.m. The two teams met earlier in January with the Bulldogs taking a 14-9 win in Fresno.Â
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.
