Freshman Debuts with Seven Saves; Richardson Scores Three LONG BEACH, CA- Goalie Bri Hawkins, making her first start of the season, and junior Ashley Richardson combined for the No. 8-ranked 49ers (6-6, 1-1 MPSF) to defeat No. 10-ranked UC Santa Barbara (12-10, 1-3 MPSF) 9-6 at the campus pool on Friday afternoon. Hawkins recorded seven saves on the afternoon, while Richardson found the back of the net three times, including the game-winner in the third period in leading The Beach to the victory. Richardson broke a 5-5 tie with 6:09 left in the third with a breakaway goal to give LBSU a 6-5 lead. Drue Wawrzynski and Angelica Garcia added two goals a piece for the 49ers. Teres Gorbett scored three times in the first half, helping the Gauchos to tie the game at 5-5 at the half. Yvonne Conrad had 10 saves for UCSB. Long Beach State hosts No. 2-ranked UCLA tomorrow at 12 p.m. and travels to UC San Diego on Sunday at 1 p.m. | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Overall | | UCSB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | | LBSU | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Scoring: Garcia, LBSU (5:39, 1), Blumberg, UCSB (5:01, 1), Richardson, LBSU (4:47, 1), Ricks, UCSB (2:52, 1), Richardson, LBSU (:45, 1), Gorbett, UCSB (:37, 1), Stewart, LBSU (:17, 1); Garcia (5:15, 2), Gorbett (4:40, 2); HALFTIME: 5-5; Richardson, LBSU (6:09, 3), Wawrzynski, LBSU (5:06, 3); Gordin, LBSU (4:49, 4), Bell, UCSB (4:34, 4), Wawrzynski, LBSU (2:47, 4)
Saves: Hawkins, LBSU 7; Conrad, UCSB 10. |
