Women's Water Polo | April 28, 2017
CSUMB 13, MERCYHURST 8 -- BOX SCORE
GENEVA, Ohio. -- No. 4 seed Cal State Monterey Bay women's water polo team began the Wester Water Polo Association Championship Tournament in style with a 13-8 win over No. 5 Mercyhurst on Friday afternoon at SPIRE Institute, earning a berth to Saturday's semifinal game against No. 1 UC San Diego.
After missing 5-meter penalty shot opportunities early on in the game, the Otters were able to rally and take a 5-2 lead at halftime. Mercyhurst put forth a comeback effort in the third quarter, but CSUMB equalled that with three scores of their own. A 5-goal fourth quarter put the Lakers away as the Otters cruised to a 13-8 win.
LEADERS OF THE RAFT... GOALS: Tucker -- 4;
ASSISTS: Marisa Lovos -- 4;
STEALS: Dinah Aiad,
Sarah Smith -- 2;
DRAWN EXCLUSIONS: Adrianna Craft -- 6;
FIELD BLOCKS: Aiad -- 1;
SAVES: Morgen Fain -- 12
THE LAST WORD... "The girls came out strong, which is what I asked them to do. We created a lot of opportunities for ourselves. We had a slight breakdown on defense but were able to pull it all together and get the win. Freshman
Angela Steele stepped up big for us today."
THEY'VE GOT NEXT... Monterey Bay now battles No. 1 seed UC San Diego in Saturday's semifinal game 2 with a chance at the WWPA Title game on Sunday.
GO OTTERS!
