COACH BETH HARBERTS
LOS ANGELES, Calif.----- San Jose State University's ambitious weekend facing teams ranked No. 1, No. 3, and No. 8 nationally in this week's Collegiate Water Polo Association rankings concluded with non-conference losses to top-ranked USC, 20-3, and to No. 8 Fresno State, 15-9, in the UCLA Mini Tournament.
DRAWN EXCLUSIONS
• The Spartans (6-6) were tied with USC (4-0) at 1-1 midway in the first period before the Trojans pulled away for a 6-1 lead at the end of the quarter.
• Cila David, Riley Agerbeek and Jaime Pitcher scored for San Jose State. USC's Paige Hauschild, a member of the 2021 U.S.Olympic Games gold medal winning team and whose brother Ben played for the Spartans' men's water polo squad, led all players with five goals.
• Despite only 90 minutes between matches, San Jose State built a 4-1 first-quarter lead over No. 8 Fresno State (4-7). On January 29, Fresno State led San Jose State, 4-1 in the first quarter, before the Spartans came from behind for a 10-9 win at the Cal Cup in Berkeley. History from the 4-1 score repeated itself with the Bulldogs coming back for the 15-9 win.
• David would finish the Fresno State match as San Jose State's top scorer with three goals – her third "hat trick" of the season. Teammate Lauren Woolley added a pair of scores – the second time in the last four matches she scored twice.
• Spartan goalkeeper Elaina Davey had a busy day making eight saves against USC and seven against Fresno State. San Jose State was out-shot on the day, 65-47, in the two matches.
• San Jose State returns to action, Saturday, February 12, for its home opener vs. Cal State Monterey Bay in the SRAC at noon.
San Jose State University women's water polo
UCLA mini tournament - non-conference matches
Spieker Aquatics Complex, Los Angeles, Calif.
February 5, 2022
| Match 1 |
Score by Quarters |
Total |
| No. 11 San Jose State (6-5) |
1-0-2-0 |
3 |
| No. 1 USC (4-0) |
6-8-4-2 |
20 |
| Goal Scoring |
| San Jose State - Cila David, Riley Agerbeek, Jaime Pitcher, 1, each. |
| USC - Paige Hauschild, 5; Grace Tehaney, Bayley Weber, Brooklyn Aguilera, Tilly Kearns, Honnie Vandeweghe-O'Shea, 2, each; Claire Haas, Mireia Guiral, Julia Janov, Alejandra Aznar, Sabrina Garabet, 1, each. |
| Goalkeeper Saves |
| San Jose State - Elaina Davey, 8. |
| USC - Sofia Stein (16:00), 2. Erin Tharp (16:00), 6. |
| Ejections |
| San Jose State - 4. |
| USC - 5. |
| Match 2 |
Score by Quarters |
Total |
| No. 11 San Jose State (6-6) |
4-1-2-2 |
9 |
| No. 8 Fresno State (4-7) |
4-6-4-1 |
15 |
| Goal Scoring |
| San Jose State - Cila David, 3; Lauren Woolley, 2; Riley Agerbeek, Olga Descalzi, Ryann Lucchesi, 1, each. |
| Fresno State - Sienna Jagielski, 4; Fanni Muzsnay, Ella Simone, 3, each; Emily Nicholson, 2; Savannah Fitzgerald, Brooke Ochoa, Daphne Guevremont, 1, each. |
| Goalkeeper Saves |
| San Jose State - Elaina Davey, 7. |
| Fresno State - Paula Nieto Jasny - 14. |
| Ejections |
| San Jose State - 9. |
| Fresno State - 12. |
