Spark & Ruzic Lead Spartans To VictorySpark & Ruzic Lead Spartans To Victory

Spark & Ruzic Lead Spartans To Victory

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Darcy Spark and Emma Ruzic combined to score eight goals to lead the No. 19 San José State women’s water polo team to a 13-10 win over CSUN in the first match of the Bronco Invitational Friday afternoon.

  • Spark was the first Spartan to score four goals in the match, while Ruzic also scored four times.
  • Sarah Woren and Bridget Cranley scored twice, while Rose Jensen found the back of the cage once.
  • Renee Fleming assisted on four goals in the win.
  • The Spartans trailed 6-5 at halftime but erupted for five goals in the third and held the Matadors to one goal in the fourth quarter for the win.
  • Spartan goalie Grace Smith made 13 saves in the match and recorded three assists in the win.
  • Spark led the team with three steals, while Ruzic grabbed two, and Jennine Osorio had one.

UP NEXT – The Spartans continue at the Bronco Invitational Saturday with matches against No. 25 Brown at 11:30 a.m., and No. 20 Pacific at 3:15 p.m.

Team

1

2

3

4

Tot

CSUN (8-3)

4

2

3

1

10

SJSU (7-6)

3

2

5

3

13

Win: Grace SmithLoss: Marin Byars
CSUN Goals: S.Martinez (2), D.Telek (2), N.Bacoyanis, K.Cornejo, H.Sandhagen, T.Scarry, V.Martinez, A.Pal
SJSU Goals: Darcy Spark (4), Emma Ruzic (4), Sarah Woren (2), Bridget Cranley (2), Rose Jensen

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