LA JOLLA, Calif. - The ninth-ranked UC San Diego women's water polo team wraps up its regular season this week with a pair of home games including Senior Day and and the 23rd Harper Cup.

Friday, the Tritons (14-13, 3-3 Big West) entertain conference rival #18/19 UC Santa Barbara (16-11, 2-4 Big West), scheduled for a 6 p.m. start at Canyonview Aquatic Center. The first 100 students get free thunder sticks.

Saturday, UC San Diego and #21/22 San Diego State (14-12) go at it in the Harper Cup, also at Canyonview. UC San Diego will be looking for its ninth-straight victory in the head-to-head battle.

The first 100 students get a free t-shirt.

Eight Triton seniors will be celebrated prior to Saturday's game - Caroline Christl, Lucia Doak, Sila Fedler, Kenzie Larson, Abby Moll, Courtney Okumura, Lexi Stahl, and Kendall Thomas.

Tickets for both games can be purchased through the Triton Box Office.

---

INSIDE THE GAMES
--- Game 28: Big West Conference ---
• #9/13 UC San Diego (14-13, 3-3) vs. #18/19 UC Santa Barbara (16-11, 2-4)
• Friday / April 18 / 6 p.m. Pacific
• Tickets
• Canyonview Aquatic Center / La Jolla, Calif.
• ESPN+ | FOSH Live Stats
• Instagram

--- Game 29: Senior Day/Harper Cup ---
• #9/13 UC San Diego (14-13) vs. #21/22 San Diego State (14-12)
• Saturday / April 19 / 12 p.m. Pacific
• Tickets
• Canyonview Aquatic Center / La Jolla, Calif.
• ESPN+ | FOSH Live Stats
• Instagram

---

THE TEAMS

UC SAN DIEGO TRITONS		UC SANTA BARBARA GAUCHOS		SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS
Roster | Schedule & Results | Statistics		Roster | Schedule & Results | Statistics		Roster | Schedule & Results | Statistics
Location: La Jolla, Calif.		Location: Santa Barbara, Calif.		Location: San Diego, Calif.
Conference: Big West		Conference: Big West		Conference: Golden Coast
Overall: 14-13		Overall: 16-11		Overall: 14-12
Big West: 3-3		Big West: 2-4		Golden Coast: 4-3
Home: 3-6		Home: 3-2		Home: 5-4
Away: 3-3		Away: 3-4		Away: 4-3
Neutral: 8-4		Neutral: 10-5		Neutral: 5-5
Streak: 1 loss		Streak: 3 wins		Streak: 1 loss
ACWPC National Ranking: 9		ACWPC National Ranking: 18		ACWPC National Ranking: 22
CWPA National Ranking: 13		CWPA National Ranking: 19		CWPA National Ranking: 21
Big West Preseason Poll: 4th of 8		Big West Preseason Poll: 2nd of 8		Golden Coast Preseason Poll: 4th of 8

---

THE HARPER CUP SERIES
• All-Time Series: San Diego State leads 13-9
• Last Meeting: 4/21/24, UC San Diego wins 12-10 in San Diego
• First Meeting: 4/19/02: San Diego State wins 8-7 in La Jolla
• Last San Diego State Win: 4/18/15, 6-3 in San Diego
• Current Streak: UC San Diego 8 wins
• At UC San Diego: San Diego State leads 6-5
• At San Diego State: San Diego State leads 7-4
• UC San Diego Goals Scored: 151
• San Diego State Goals Scored: 179

2024: UC San Diego 12, San Diego State 10
2023: San Diego State 9, UC San Diego 10
2022: UC San Diego 13, San Diego State 8
2021: San Diego State 7, UC San Diego 10
2020: Game canceled due to pandemic
2019: UC San Diego 9, San Diego State 5
2018: San Diego State 5, UC San Diego 6
2017: UC San Diego 10, San Diego State 6
2016: San Diego State 5, UC San Diego 6 (SD)
2015: UC San Diego 3, San Diego State 6
2014: San Diego State 5, UC San Diego 8
2013: UC San Diego 4, San Diego State 6
2012: San Diego State 10, UC San Diego 5
2011: UC San Diego 7, San Diego State 15
2010: San Diego State 11, UC San Diego 3
2009: UC San Diego 7, San Diego State 14
2008: San Diego State 6, UC San Diego 5
2007: UC San Diego 8, San Diego State 10
2006: San Diego State 6, UC San Diego 5
2005: UC San Diego 4, San Diego State 9
2004: San Diego State 9, UC San Diego 4
2003: UC San Diego 5, San Diego State 9
2002: San Diego State 8, UC San Diego 7

---

KREUTZKAMP HITS MILESTONE
In his 16th season leading the Tritons, Brad Kreutzkamp, the program's winningest coach, hit a major career milestone on Jan. 31. A 16-15 sudden victory overtime triumph against Arizona State in La Jolla was his 300th career win at UC San Diego. He came into the 2025 season with 296 wins.

Kreutzkamp Moments
Win #1: 2/6/10, 8-4 vs. Marist
Win #50: 3/31/12, 13-4 vs. Azusa Pacific
Win #100: 3/16/14, 11-8 vs. Wagner
Win #200: 4/29/18, 12-2 vs. Cal State East Bay
Win #300: 1/31/25, 16-15 (SV) vs. Arizona State

---

SARAH LIZOTTE TRAVELS TO AFRICA
Assistant coach and Triton All-American Sarah Lizotte recently took a trip to Zimbabwe to help revitalize youth water polo in the country. Check out the feature story "From California to Zimbabwe: Global Coaching, Local Impact with Sarah Lizotte", written by Alexandra Tuff. 

---

MAKANA FAKE WINS COLLEGIATE DEBUT
Freshman goalie Makana Fake saw her first collegiate action on March 15 against Michigan at Canyonview Aquatic Center. She played all 32 minutes en route to winning her debut contest, 13-12. Fake made four saves and grabbed three steals in the victory.

---

BIG WEST STANDINGS
(through 4/17)

Team	Big West	Overall
Hawai'i	7-0	18-4
Long Beach State	6-1	15-10
UC Irvine	5-2	14-12
UC San Diego	3-3	14-13
UC Santa Barbara	2-4	16-11
UC Davis	2-4	12-13
CSUN	1-6	16-1q
Cal State Fullerton	0-6	11-19

---

TRITON RECORDS
(through 4/17)

Overall	14-13
Big West	3-3
Non-conference	11-10
At home	3-6
On the road	3-3
At at neutral site	8-4
In overtime	2-0
Scoring 0-6 goals	0-2
Scoring 7-9 goals	0-6
Scoring 10-12 goals	2-5
Scoring 13-15 goals	8-0
Scoring 16-18 goals	2-0
Scoring 19-20 goals	2-0
Scoring 21-plus goals	0-0
On Thursdays	0-1
On Fridays	4-0
On Saturdays	8-8
On Sundays	2-4
vs. Ranked Teams	11-13
vs. Unranked Teams	3-0

---

MULTIPLE GOAL GAMES
(through 4/17)

Caroline Christl	19
Kendall Thomas	16
Abigail Schechter	10
Courtney Okumura	8
Evelyn Burns	5
Lucia Doak	5
Sydney Munatones	4
Emily Cloherty	3
Abby Moll	3
Sofia Munatones	3
Allie Bartholomew	1
Kyla Bruhn	1
Olivia Obando	1

---

GAME-WINNING GOALS
(through 4/17)

Caroline Christl	4	CSUN, Arizona State, UC Irvine 1, UC Davis
Abigail Schechter	3	LMU, San Jose State 1, Cal State Fullerton
Lucia Doak	2	Princeton, Villanova
Sydney Munatones	2	LIU, UC Davis 1
Allie Bartholomew	1	Fresno Pacific
Evelyn Burns	1	San Jose State 2
Holly Roberts	1	Michigan

---

CURRENT TRITON SCORING STREAKS
(through 4/17)
• Caroline Christl 21
• Holly Roberts 4
• Abigail Schechter 2

---

GAME-BY-GAME GOAL LEADERS
(through 4/17)

4/10 vs. Hawai'i	3	Caroline Christl
4/5 at CSUN	4	Kendall Thomas
3/29 at Long Beach State	3	Caroline Christl
3/15 vs. Michigan	4	Holly Roberts
3/15 vs. Harvard	3	Courtney Okumura, Kendall Thomas
3/14 vs. Cal State Fullerton	5	Abigail Schechter
3/8 vs. UC Irvine	4	Kendall Thomas
3/1 at UC Davis	7	Caroline Christl
2/23 vs. California	3	Caroline Christl, Abigail Schechter
2/22 vs. UC Irvine	7	Caroline Christl
2/22 vs. Stanford	1	Caroline Christl, Courtney Okumura, Abigail Schechter
2/21 vs. UC Davis	3	Kendall Thomas
2/15 at LMU	4	Caroline Christl
2/9 vs. Long Island University	4	Abby Moll
2/9 at Harvard	5	Caroline Christl
2/8 vs. Princeton	4	Lucia Doak/Abigail Schechter
2/8 vs. Villanova	4	Caroline Christl
2/2 vs. Fresno State	3	Lucia Doak/Kendall Thomas
2/1 vs. Long Beach State	3	Caroline Christl
2/1 vs. UCLA	3	Caroline Christl
1/31 vs. Arizona State	5	Caroline Christl/Sofia Munatones
1/25 vs. Fresno Pacific	3	Emily Cloherty/Abigail Schechter
1/25 vs. San Jose State	4	Caroline Christl
1/19 at Fresno State	2	Caroline Christl/Sydney Munatones
1/19 vs. San Jose State	3	Caroline Christl/Kendall Thomas
1/18 vs. California	2	Evelyn Burns
1/18 vs. Stanford	2	Sofia Munatones

---

2025 AWARDS
• Caroline Christl: Two-time Big West Player of the Week (3/5, 2/12), Two-time UCSDTritons.com Athlete of the Week (2/24, 2/3)
• Kendall Thomas: Big West Preseason Coaches' Team, UCSDTritons.com Athlete of the Week (4/7)

---

2024 AWARDS
• Caroline Christl: ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention, All-Big West Second Team, UCU Athlete of the Week (4/1)
• Lexi Stahl: All-Big West Second Team, Two-time Big West Player of the Week (4/10, 3/13)
• Kendall Thomas: ACWPC All-America Third Team, All-Big West First Team ... All-Big West Preseason Coaches' Team, Two-time UCU Athlete of the Week (4/22, 1/29)

---

AYE AYE CAPTAIN
The 2025 Triton captains are Lexi Stahl and Kendall Thomas.

---

ACWPC NATIONAL POLL (4/16)	CWPA NATIONAL POLL (4/16)	BIG WEST PRESEASON POLL
1. USC	1. USC	1. UC Irvine
2. Stanford	2 Stanford	2. Hawai'i
3. UCLA	3. UCLA	3. Long Beach State
4. Hawai'i	4. Hawai'i	4. UC San Diego
5. California	5. California	5.UC Davis
6. Long Beach State	6. Long Beach State	6. CSUN
7. UC Irvine	7. UC Irvine	7. UC Santa Barbara
8. Fresno State	8. Fresno State	8. Cal State Fullerton
9. UC San Diego	9. Princeton
10. Arizona State	10. Loyola Marymount
11. Harvard	11. Arizona State
12. Loyola Marymount	12. Indiana
13. Princeton	13. UC San Diego
14. Michigan	t-14. Harvard
15. San Jose State	t-14. San Jose State
16. Indiana	16. Michigan
17. UC Davis	17. UC Davis
18. UC Santa Barbara	18. Wagner
19. Pacific	19. UC Santa Barbara
20. Wagner	20. Brown
21. Brown	t-21. Pacific
22. San Diego State	t-21. San Diego State
23. Marist	23. Marist
24. California Baptist	24. CSUN
25. Long Island University	t-25. Long Island University
	t-25. California Baptist
UCSD: 15, 15, 11, 13, 11, 8, 7, 9, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9	UCSD: 12, 14, 14, 13, 11, 10, 8, 9, 11, 11, 12, 11, 13

 

---

HEAD COACH BRAD KREUTZKAMP
Brad Kreutzkamp is currently in his 16th season as head coach of the UC San Diego women's water polo program in 2025. Kreutzkamp has led UC San Diego to eight Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) championships and eight appearances at the NCAA Championship. Kreutzkamp has been named the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) and WWPA Coach of the Year five times during his career. On Jan. 31, 2025, he hit a major milestone by earning his 300th career win - a 16-15 sudden victory overtime win against Arizona State in La Jolla. Full Bio

---

WELCOME BACK SARAH
Four-time ACWPC All-America First Team honoree and two-time NCAA Division II Player of the Year Sarah Lizotte rejoined the team this season as an assistant coach. As a player for Brad Kreutzkamp between 2011 and 2014, Lizotte is UC San Diego's all-time leader in goals (321), assists (176), and shots (758). Player Bio | Coaching Bio

---

ON THE MOVE
After 20 seasons playing as an NCAA Division II team, the entire athletics program has completed a four-year transition to NCAA Division I, culminating in full DI status as a member of the Big West Conference for the 2024-25 academic year. All UC San Diego sports are now eligible for conference and NCAA postseason play.

---

FOR THE YOUNGER CROWD
Got some young Triton fans in your family? If they are eighth grade or under, check out the Junior Triton Club. Membership includes a free t-shirt, admission to over 100 UC San Diego home athletic events, and much more!

---

GEAR HERE
For the latest Triton apparel and accessories, visit the official team store of the Tritons here.

---

WHY THE TRITONS?
The Triton is described as the offspring of Poseidon and Amphitrite, a demigod of the sea with a lower part of the body like that of a fish. It is known as a mighty and fierce sea warrior. Given UC San Diego's close proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its connections with the world-famous Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Triton became our mascot in 1964.

---

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.