February 5, 2006
LOS ANGELES — The Cal State Bakersfield water polo team wrapped up a four–game stretch against four ranked teams Sunday with a 16–7 loss at No. 2–ranked Southern California at the McDonald’s Swim Complex in Los Angeles.
The Roadrunners went 1–3 against some of the best teams on the west coast on this road trip, scoring an upset victory over No. 18 Cal State Northridge on Friday. However, an upset was not in the cards against a tough Trojan squad.
USC jumped out to a quick 4–1 lead and despite two goals in the second period the Trojans jumped to a 9–3 halftime lead. In the third period, USC began to pull away, scoring six goals thanks to Brittany Hayes who netted three of her game–high four goals in the period.
Freshman Kaila Karr led the way with three goals while Kathrine Gillett scored two to pace the Roadrunner attack.
The ’Runners (1–4) travel to UC San Diego for the UCSD Arena Invitational on Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 11–12).
#2 USC 16, Cal State Bakersfield 7
| Team |
1
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2
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3
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4
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Final
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| CSUB (1–4) |
1
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2
|
2
|
2
|
7
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| #2 USC (2–0) |
4
|
5
|
6
|
1
|
16
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Goals
CSUB – Karr 3, Gillett 2, Ortiz, Blinovskaya.
USC – Hayes 4, Cardenas 2, Van Norman 2, Pardo, Riddle, L. Wenger, Craig, Stein, J. Wenger, Bartunkova, Anae.
Saves
CSUB – Yakhina 4.; USC – Lopez 7.
California State University, Bakersfield Athletic Department
9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022
Phone: (661) 654-3071 • FAX: (661) 654-2376
