Spartans fall to the Tritons 13-12. Hear from assistant coach Cristian Tanase as he talks about the weekend. #AllSpartans pic.twitter.com/O6bPQCnFBB
— San Jose State Women's Water Polo (@SanJoseStateWWP) January 19, 2025
FRESNO, Calif.—Darcy Spark led the Spartans with five goals as the No. 18 San José State women’s water polo team finished play at Polopalooza on Sunday with a hard-fought match against No. 12 UC San Diego, falling 13-12.
- Spark scored two of the team’s four goals in the first quarter.
- She scored the team’s final two goals of the match, drawing SJSU within one goal with 1:24 remaining in the match.
- Nynke Willemsen and Bridget Cranley each scored twice.
- Cranley got the scoring started as SJSU took the 1-0 lead just 45 seconds into the match.
- Three other Spartans scored a goal – Sarah Woren, Renee Fleming and Rose Jensen.
- Goalie Grace Smith made eight saves in her 32 minutes of action.
UP NEXT – The Spartans travel to the Lancer Joust next weekend for matches on Friday against California Baptist at 4:30 p.m., and Saturday against UC San Diego at 10:30 a.m., and Whitter at 1:30 p.m.
|
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Tot |
|
San José State |
4 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
12 |
|
UC San Diego |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
Win: Bria Zwaschka, Loss: Grace Smith
SJSU Goals: D.Spark (5), N.Willemsen (2), B.Cranley (2), S.Woren, R.Fleming, R.Jensen
UCSD Goals: C.Christl (3), K.Thomas (3), S.Munatones (2), A.Schechter (2), H.Roberts, C.Okumura, L.Doak
#AllSpartans