Roadrunners Conclude Most Successful Season in Program History With Win

SANTA CLARA, Calif. ? The CSUB water polo team concluded its most successful season to date, defeating Sonoma State Sunday afternoon, 9-8, at the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Tournament to take third place. The Roadrunners finish the season with a 22-14 overall record and were 12-4 in conference play. Prior to this season, CSUB had never finished higher than fourth place in the tournament.

The second-seeded 'Runners had to fight off a hard-charging Seawolves team who had earned the No. 5 seed in the tournament. CSUB built a 9-4 lead as Amanda Ortiz scored with 1:58 remaining in the third quarter. However, it was all Sonoma State after that, scoring four times in the final quarter to pull within one, 9-8. But the Roadrunner defense held strong and survived a furious last second rally to hold on for the victory.

Ortiz scored three times in her final collegiate game. Freshman Shannon McKenzie also added three goals. Kaitlin Torres had a pair of strikes and Alyson Moss added one. In goal, Veronica Campbell had eight blocks, two in every quarter.

Campbell and Ortiz earned first-team all-tournament honors while Moss was named to the second team.

This concludes the 2009 CSUB water polo season.

	1	2	3	4	Final
No. 15 CSU Bakersfield	3	4	2	0	9
Sonoma State	2	1	1	4	8

Goals:

CSUB ? Amanda Ortiz (3), Alyson Moss (1), Shannon McKenzie (3), Kaitlin Torres (2).

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Players Mentioned

#1 Veronica Campbell: GK; 6' 1"; Senior

#10 Shannon McKenzie: Utility; 5' 3"; Freshman

#9 Alyson Moss: 2-Meter; 5' 8"; Junior

#4 Amanda Ortiz: 2-Meter; 6' 1"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#1 Veronica Campbell
: 6' 1"; Senior
: GK

#10 Shannon McKenzie
: 5' 3"; Freshman
: Utility

#9 Alyson Moss
: 5' 8"; Junior
: 2-Meter

#4 Amanda Ortiz
: 6' 1"; Senior
: 2-Meter