UCLA Slips Past The 49ers, 5-3
Bruins Jump To 3-0 Lead And Hold On
April 10, 2004 LONG BEACH, CA-- UCLA jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second quarter en route to a 5-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) women's water polo victory over Long Beach State Saturday afternoon in Long Beach. The No. 3-ranked Bruins improve to 19-3 overall and 8-1 in the MPSF while the No. 4-ranked 49ers fall to 15-6 and 5-4 in league play.
UCLA got things going with just 0:16 left in the first quarter on a goal by Molly Cahill. 49er goalie Bri Hawkins, who finished with 10 goalie saves, had five saves in the first quarter alone, but Cahill scored from 10 feet out to give UCLA a 1-0 lead. In the second quarter the Bruins built the advantage to 3-0 after goals by Jenna Murphy (2:04) and Katie Flanagan (1:14). The 49ers finally found the net with 0:44 left in the half on a six-on-five advantage goal by Robyn Gordin. UCLA goalie Emily Feher had nine goalie saves on the afternoon, three each in the second and third quarters.
The 49ers came out quickly in the second half, scoring the first goal to pull to within 3-2 as Angelica Garcia scored at 5:45. The Bruins pushed the advantage to 4-2 with 2:25 in the period on a goal by Kristina Kunkel. UCLA then took control of the game with a Brittney Bowlus goal at 6:44 in the fourth to grab a 5-2 lead. The 49ers did score one last goal, at 2:25 by Alison Braden, but Feher and a strong Bruin defense kept the 49ers at bay.
The 49ers will be in action next Saturday and Sunday, April 17-18 when they host the Long Beach State Invitational at the Campus Pool.
| TEAMS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | | F | RECORDS | | #3 UCLA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 19-3 / 8-1 | | #4 LBSU | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 15-6 / 5-4 | LBSU GOALS: Gordin, Garcia, Braden
UCLA GOALS: Murphy, Cahill, Flanagan, Bowlus, Kunkel | Goalie Saves: Hawkins-LBSU 10 (GAA: 5),
Feher-UCLA 9 (GAA: 3) |
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