DAVIS, Calif. - First quarter leads and
strong defensive efforts were not enough for the CSUB women's water
polo team Sunday as the Roadrunners fell 5-4 to No. 11 nationally
ranked Loyola Marymount and 12-7 to No. 10 UC Davis at the UC Davis
Shootout.
“Overall we had a good weekend,”
said CSUB Head Coach Jason Gall. “We had six shutout quarters, our
defense was solid all weekend and these were good confidence games
for us.”
Bakersfield went up 3-2 through the
first period against Loyola Marymount on goals by Amanda Ortiz, Petra Koudelkova and Katherine Gillett. After holding the Lions scoreless
in the second period, and getting a goal by Jessica Manke, the
'Runners could not find the back of the net for all of the second
half.
Loyola tied the game 4-4 midway through
the fourth period before Carrie Kosnik scored the game-winner at the
2:18 mark.
Veronica Campbell had 10 blocks and two
steals in goal for CSUB, while Gillett and C.J. Longeuay chipped in
three steals each.
“This was one of our best defensive
games of the year,” said Gall. “We just had some opportunities
offensively that we didn't convert on.”
Against host UC Davis, the 'Runners
once again led after the first period, this time 4-3. The momentum
swung in favor of the Aggies in the second period, however, as they
outscored Bakersfield 5-1, taking an 8-5 advantage into the half. To
make matters worse for the 'Runners, Ortiz, the national leader in
goals scored, was forced to the bench with 21 seconds remaining in
the half after being served with her third ejection of the game.
Without Ortiz for the second half, CSUB
managed just two second half goals, while the Aggies netted four
goals to open up a five-goal lead.
Ortiz led the 'Runners with three
goals, while Becky Seelos added two. Longeuay and Koudelkova rounded
out the scoring with one goal each, while in goal, Campbell collected
14 blocks.
Bakersfield, now 17-15 overall and 9-5
in the Western Water Polo Association, close out the regular season
Saturday with matches at conference foe Cal State Monterey Bay and
Cal.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
CSU Bakersfield
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Loyola Marymount | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
CSUB Goals: Amanda Ortiz (1), Petra Koudelkova (1), Katherine Gillett (1), Jessica Manke (1)
LMU Goals: Mary Ann Campos (2), Diana Romero (1), Carrie Kosnik (1), Nicole Highes (1)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| CSU Bakersfield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| UC Davis | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
CSUB Goals: Amanda Ortiz (3), Becky Seelos (2), Petra Koudelkova (1), C.J. Longeuay (1)
UCD Goals: Laura Uribe (2), Dakota Mohr (2), Rachelle Smith (1), Christi Raycraft (1), Sophia Patronas (1), Ashley Chandler (1), Ashley Greenwood (1), Jessica Soza (1), Mary Lowe (1), Dana Nelsen (1)
