Los Angeles, Calif.----- San Jose State University freshman Olga Descalzi Portell scored five of her eight goals on the day in an 11-9 win over #14-Princeton to highlight the Spartans' first day's action in the LMU Invitational women's water polo tournament.
Descalzi Portell's two goals to open the second half broke a 5-5 tie, put San Jose State (7-6) ahead to stay and ignited a four-goal rally in a five-goal third-quarter against the Tigers (12-5). The Spartans' 11 goals were just the fourth time this season Princeton allowed 10 or more goals in a match.
Lili Urvari scored two of her six goals on the day for San Jose State in the win over Princeton.
The Spartans' also had a five-goal fourth quarter in their first match of the tournament against #20-Marist. That was enough to wipe out a 9-4 deficit with 6:38 to go and send the match into the overtime. Sierra Painter's one score of the day gave San Jose State hope for a complete comeback.
However, Anais Mathes scored the game-winner on an even strength goal with 1:01 in the first overtime to give Marist a 10-9 win over San Jose State.
Urvari led the Spartans in scoring with four. Descalzi Portell poured in two of her three goals in the fourth-quarter rally.
San Jose State goalkeeper Hannah Henry was credited with 10 saves in each match.
The Spartans conclude their play in the LMU Invitational Saturday, March 16, with matches against unranked Bucknell and #16-Wagner.
LMU Invitational women's water polo tournament
Burns Aquatic Center, Los Angeles, Calif.
March 15, 2019
First Day Matches
| Score by quarters |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
1OT |
2OT |
Total |
| #20-Marist (10-10) |
5 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
| #19-San Jose State (6-6) |
3 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| Goal scoring |
| Marist – Grace Doerfler, Anais Mathes, Myrian Lizotte, 2, each. Justine Castro, Jocelyn Castro, Susan Cantoni, Carolyn Gauvin, 1, each. |
| San Jose State – Lili Urvari, 4; Olga Descalzi Portell, 3; Sierra Painter, Matilda Moore, 1, each. |
| Goalkeeper saves |
| Marist – Carsen Horvatich, 9. |
| San Jose State – Hannah Henry, 10. |
| Ejections |
| Marist – 8. |
| San Jose State – 13. |
| Score by quarters |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| #14-Princeton (12-5) |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
| #19-San Jose State (7-6) |
1 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
| Goal scoring |
| Princeton – Eliza Britt, 4; Kailie McGeoy, 3; Maddie Pendolino, Amy Castellano, 1, each. |
| San Jose State –Olga Descalzi Portell, 5; Matilda Moore, 3; Lili Urvari, 2; Riley Agerbeek, 1, each. |
| Goalkeeper saves |
| Princeton – Marissa Webb, 8. |
| San Jose State – Hannah Henry, 10. |
| Ejections |
| Princeton – 4. |
| San Jose State – 12. |
