Hear from head coach Beth Harberts after the opening weekend of competition at the Polopalooza. #AllSpartans pic.twitter.com/Rf0AHpO4Yv
— San Jose State Women's Water Polo (@SanJoseStateWWP) January 18, 2026
FRESNO, Calif.—Darcy Spark scored a season-high seven goals as the No. 12 San José State women’s water polo team lost a tightly contested match to No. 7 Fresno State, 15-14 in overtime, Sunday afternoon in the team’s final match at the Polopalooza.
- Spark scored her seven goals on 11 shots taken.
- She scored four times in the second quarter, but her second goal in the third quarter gave SJSU a 12-11 lead.
- Rose Jensen scored four times in the match, no one goal more important than the one she scored with 55 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the score at 13-13 and send the match to overtime.
- Bridget Cranley scored the team's only goal in the second overtime period to tie the match at 14-14.
- The Spartans held Fresno State scoreless in the third quarter and the first overtime period.
UP NEXT – San Jose State competes at the Brigitte Donner Daws Memorial Invitational, hosted by California, on January 24 and 25. The Spartans open the tournament with a rematch against the Bulldogs on the 24th at 11 a.m., and face UC Davis the same day at 6:30 p.m.
No. 7 Fresno State 15 No. 12 San José State 14 OT
SJSU 3 5 1 4 0 1 -- 14
FS 4 6 0 3 0 2 -- 15
Goals – SJSU – Darcy Spark 7, Rose Jensen 4, Jennine Osorio, Mackenzy Clark, Bridget Cranley.
FS – Handress 2, M. van der Kolk 2, C. Munoz 2, S. Martinez 2, S. Strickland 2, R. Bryant, A. Johnson, M. Cranley, N. Markovsky, K. Anderson.
Saves – SJSU – Tatianna Raffin – 15; FS – Katelyn Mobley 10.
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